The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-31

Rev. Robt. A. Sickles, pastor or the
Calyasy Baptist church, will preach
his farewell sermon tonight.
/ Large crowds of Cairo baseball fans
are spending the day in Paducah wit.
Messing the Cairo-Paducah game.
Rev. T. j. Porter will preach the
| second of a series of sermons tonight
on the subject of THE Evidence of
Conversion
Services will be held at the First NJ
f. church as usual today. Rev. j. A.
Scarritt having returned from Piasa
Chautauqua yesterday unexpectedly
The Moss Rose confectionery has
been purchased by Mr. Homer L. Allen
OF the Hotel Illinois and Mr. Steve
I.eyerone will take charge of the
place.
Mrs. Egbert c. Smith entertained
yesterday afternoon and last evening
at her beautiful home on upper Wal
nut street with garden euchre party |
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Joseph F. |
Hartley of ST. Louis, who is her guest. |
A meeting of the Christian Young |
Peoples union will be held this eve |
ming at $50 o'clock at the Elm street
Methodist church under the leadership
Of Miss Maude Lof1in. The subject |
will be "A Vision of World Wide Mis-.
sions.'
During yesterday 544 gallons of beer
were given free to those who called |
at the brewery. separate drinking |
places being provided for white and !
colored people. Sixty barrels. amount
ing to almost 1000 gallons were also
sold.
A change of time Is announced to
become effective today on the Cotton
Belt railroad. The train which for
merry arrived at 12:30 p. m. and left
at 3:15 p. m, will arrive at 1880 p.
m. and leave at 1880 D. m, allowing
only forty minutes in Cairo. Hereto
fore the time in Cairo was two hours
and forty-five minutes, which allowed
passengers ample opportunity to do
their shopping here.
While driving last Sunday evening
Miss Mary Patrick of this city and
Mr., John Glade of Cairo attempted
to turn on the Cairo road and the
horse becoming frightened, gave
Jump which threw them both from the
buggy Neither we're seriously hurt
but both were badly bruised.-Mound
City Enterprise.
The Democratic congressional con
yention for the Gath district will be
held at Norris City on August Is
While Hon. J. r. Williams Is not a can
ildate for the nomination, IL T.
.hought by many democrats that he
will be nominated for the office and
given another chance to defeat Pleas.
Chapman, the Republican candidate
for the office-Grayyille mercury.
Secretary HUNDRED OF the Y. VI. c
A. and Mr.. Otto Lee went to Anna
10 assist in observing rally
day meeting of men will be held
in the afternoon and a union meeting
at night This rally is to be held in
the interests of the Y. NJ. c. A. state
Anna has no branch as
ISOLATION but the organization of one
Is contemplated.
Young birds have suffered heavily
from the exceptional storms Of this
year Farmers say hundreds OF young
quail and doves have been drowned by
he deluges and hundreds Of other :
young birds were beaten out Of their
nests and drowned at the same time.
Many dead hir.ls may be seen. IL Is
said. under almost any orchard or
forest tree-victims Of the fierce win
and rain storms.-DuQuoin Tribune
A Newton man. in order TO celebrate r
be advent Of a new era. went on g
lark and didn't get home tin o'clocl
IN the morning. He was barely in the
house when nurse rushed up AM
Incovering a bunch Of soft goods
shcwed him triplets. The man looked
ID at the clock. said three. then al
the three Of a kind In the nurses :
arms AMI said: 4 am not superstitious
but thank heaven ! didn. come home
It p"