The state capital., 1891-07-04
FROM CAIRO.
CHURCH, SOCIAL AND GENERAL.
THE DoINGS OF OUR FOLkS.---
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.

PEOPLE WHO COME AND Go.
Sunday June 2Sth. This being hot
| day the people manifested their love FOL
the different churches and sabbath school:
The morning and evening services were
as usual well attended Verv sorry &c
note that on Monday Mrs. H. Thompson
OF 11th street was taken suddenly SICK
and her husband was summoned TO her
| bedside We hope her speedy recover.
IL. w. Baker has placed his son john
ME under DIR. L. j. Holly, that he may
become acquainted with some OF the
mysteries of the healing art. we COM
mend the potent assistance of Mi. Baker
and the high aspiration OF his son.-on
| Tuesday June oath a reception was ten
! dered Miss l.. E. Robinson of Metropolis,
at the residence of Mrs. George Bell by
the members of the p. S. L. Club. A
Grand time was had after which the
dainty dishes of the season were served
| in the highest style of the culinary art.
| The crowd being lively drew my atten-
| ton so was compelled 10 give the MEM
! bers of the club word of encouragement.
Among those present were the following,
also the costumes worn by them: Misses
| Addie Holland white satin with natural
| flowers: Ella Stephens pink nuns yelling
| G.. A. Wright black cashmere Mes
danes III. Lowe green SILK; Il. A. Jones
| lavender silk: l.. E.. Robinson cream
colored silk with pink flowers. The fol
| lowing young men were present III full
evening dress Mtssrs, W. IL. True Heart,
! III M. Khoades, A. Leech, &. L. Wilson,
K. Hamilton, Il. A. Bates, Oscar Cosby
Miss Robinson returned home with
| warm place in her heart for the hospital
ity shown her by the elite of our city,
| Master Alex Martin Jr. left for Hodge
Park Ills. to spend a few days in the
| woods ii shing and hunting Mrs Addie
Betus is quite sick. A party consisting
of Rev j. VanvactOr: Messrs j. q. Wal
ton, A. A Martin, Samuel Owens and
Miss Mary lsOn attended the Dis rict
Sabbath School Convention last week
which convened IN Villa Ridge. They
report the Baptist Sunday ocnool III
| tlOu ishing condition in this district and
spea ak of doing some very effective work,
electing Miss, Alice Hopkins as delega e
to represent this district at the coming
| grand session which is called to meet III
Joliet this week. Mrs. Rhoda Vaughn
arrived from Hodge Park by private con
yeyence to spend sunday WITH friends.
| She is a guest of Mrs. Alex Martin. she
| read the CAPITAL and remarked That IS
the paper, put my name down Ior one
years subscription OF your valuable pa
ner that | may keep posted abOuL the
doings of the race - Police Finney made
a tVino trip to EldOradO his former
home to negotiate a sale of his farm MIR.
Cnas. Scott our popular city hackman
reports doing a land office business at
the present time with all of his carriag-
es on the rood.--Miss Jennie Hollenworth
4 of Aurora. Ill. formerly of Cairo. is i'll
tbe city the guest of Mrs. Jonn Ranc-
Vile. - Mrs. John Holland is confined
TO her bed with severe attack of neural
, piay-Rey, Massiah arrived In New
E York CITY safe and sound last Tuesday
there taking passage on the steamer CIT,
, of Paris which left the dock "Wednesday
June oath for Europe.-Owing to the no
f weather and hard gravel streets work Il
, progressing rapidly on the Electro
street lailrOad. 1t is quite probable tina
the cars will b in operation by the
/ of July.-Hemry Day OF the Union Depo
f is rem .rted on the sick list.-Geo. MORN
f of 18th and Walnut street is erecting
q two story frame building for store pur
nose, as we understand Joint stoc
company. We commend the gentleme
highly in this direction. May success
crown his effort..-Mr. l.. W. Baker on
/ Grocer is enjoying a good business
n spite of the hot weather.-E. W. Halll
g day has been appointed >upt of the Elel
g trio street Railway Company which is
a guarantee that Cairo will have a tlrs
u class equipped road.-Nartin Stewart
It making some new imp Ovements on h
j. pleasant home. He is an honest har
IT working man who by his industry an
d good moral habits has secured for h
E family comfortable home-lt seen
s that a boom has struck our city wit
:? great torce by tn. moving OF old bu l.
II ings. giving place for more substanti
)f Ones.-Now summer is here and we hOl
S to see Cairo filled to grade before u
y high water comes again i hope v
Is wont be filled with sipe water but mo
IS earth as our city father say his posltl'
is is a high grader all the time.