The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-16
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
MONDAY.

Is not a more charitable town on the
face OF this earth than Cape Girar-
deau. Charitableness is our religion
and we stand by it to the last.
Hal Kimmel has stepped out of the
confectionery business leaving his
brother Manning in full charge.
The tow boat, Sidney Dillon. was
destroyed by fire last Saturday at
cincinnati, where she was laying up
on account of the low stage of water.
Another large caravan of movers
passed through the city this morning
going south.
The First Baptist church will rive
an entertainment on November IS.
Every effort will be used to make the
entertainment an enjoyable one and a
large crowd is anticipated.
The company that was here last
week got out of the city all right but
they were not burdened with money
from this town.
The president has issued Il proclo-
nation setting aside November 2S as
Thanksgiving.
The Bachelor cam down about SIN
o'clock Saturday evening with G. l..
Gaines, the popular pilot. at the
wheel. This pretty little boat has an
efficient crew of officers and is fast be-
coming popular.
Hon. J. Il. Kirk. Supt. of Public
schools. will lecture to the students
and people of Cape G%irardeau in the
public school hall tomorrow evening
at half past eve O'Clock. The Supt.
i. II fluent speaker and will have
something to say. All are cordially
invited to near him.
Quite a lot of cord wood is being
shipped to this city by the car load.
This is neither 4 local option town
or county. but nevertheless it has been
very dry here for the past few months.
The children of the public school
will give an entertainment in their
chapel on the 2Sth of this month. As
is customary with this school their en-
rertainment viii be first-class in every
respect.
\ party Of our hunters are making
arrangements to spend several days
in the woods this week.
The carpenters are making very
GOOD progress on the new st. Charles
Hotel building.
The public school children promise
Ms a good entertainment on Thanks .
giving.
Our ferry boats are both doing Il
good business as there is considcra-
BILE transit trade. The many movers
who are passing daily assists the ferry
trade here considerable.
No prettier weather could he de-
sired than we have had to-day and
everybody seems to be taking advan-
tage of it. The farmers are gathering
their corn. while in the city can he
heard the sweet music of the saw.
hatchet. trowl andhammer. While every
body but the gentlemen of leisure are
on Il hustle.
The Sackmann Medicine Company
are using every etfert to gain a repu-
tation for their remedies. They are
advertising their medicines far and
near and once taken hold of by the
public they will soon prove their own
worth.
Cape Girardeau is Il popular sun
day resort. lust as regular as the
day of rest comes. just As regular as
The sun rises, so regular do the drum
mers seek this city to spend the Sab
bath. Nearly every denomination of
rrligion is represented here and our
drummer friends come here to thank
the Lord for the business they do dur
ing the week and ask His assistance
for the coming week and His watchful
eye to follow and guide them. I'm
doubleday their askance have been
successful. hence their continuance of
spending the Sabbath in our city.
TUESDAY.