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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
RELATIVE OF CAIRO
MAN DIED WEDNESDAY.
N. r. MiLLET, WELL KNOWN
WHISKY DEALER DIED IN THE
PRIME OF LIFE FROM KIDNEY
TROUBLE.

Mr. George Millc- of this city has
+ received n6ws of the death of his I'M
Gle. he following account of which
was published in the Louisville Cour-
I Ter Journal Thursday;
Melvin Francis Millet. the we'll
known distiller and Wholesale whisky
dealer died yesterday morning at his
res dence, 931 Third street, after an
illness that had extended over a per-
iod of nearly four months He had
suffered with kidney troubles. but his
condition was not considered serious
until last Monday morning, when mr.
aemic poisoning set in. Since that
time Il has boon known thar he could
not recover.
Until Monday Mr.. NJ llet had been
able to sit MP little each day. and
had talked CT trip to Florila. which
he thought was 10 restore his health.
when tle uraemia set in on Mon
day. NJ. G. MiIlet, brother and Mrs
II. Roulhas and Miss Rose Millet, his
sisters. wee summoned 10 the bedside
where they remained unsl death
came
Mr.. Millet was BON n Louisville
fortynine years ago, his father being
John Millet. al thai tine a prominent
dry goods merchant mere.
He attended the city schools, and in
1860 went TO live at Hickman. Here
his father diod in 1873, and the young
man went to Owensboro to accept a [.
position 20 form the firm of Thixton, /.
Millet & Co. of VIII ch he was the sen /
or member when he lied Three years ,
ago tho firm was moved f.om Owens I
1OrO To louisville.
Mr.. Millet was fonl Of travelling.
aud lad made extensive European
ours, besides "trip 10 the Orient. He
vas a deyout members OF the Catholic
1hurch, and his funeral will be held
t the Ca hedrll Of The Assumption
Friday morning at O'Clock, the Roy.
rather George w. Schuhmann OFF c
ting
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Th1 CUMBERLAND RIVER.

u is likely hat the r.vers and har.
bors Bill, as It viii pass the house
viii be amended in material respects
by he senate, 1t is to be hoped that
Tue appropriation for the Cumberland
river WIN be so amended as to pro.
vide for continuance Of the work on
the lo,ks that are now tvo-thirds
Tho bill as reported bv
the hease committee provides only
Tor The construction Of an isolated
lock Near Burnside and $4,000 mere.
~ Tor Eain'erance on the lower riv.
e. From a common sense business
standpoint ine nearly-completcd Part
o. We work should be finished as soon
as prac icabie: so as to make tina,
much = an open waterway available
WINE tle further work Of improve,
meht u extended above and below.
And instead Of beginning at the head
q me river v h new work. thai
WORK should be first extended from
lhe completed locks below Nashville
70 tae mouth Of he riyer.-Nashville
EannCr
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no FLORIDA THROUGH OLD BAT
TLEFlELDS.

Dixie Flyer" leaves s., Louis 81
$40 p. m. and arrives Jacksonville
$40 second morning. Through sleep,
ers. Daylight ride through the most
picturesque and historic section of the
south.
Florida Limited" leaves st. Louis
at 400 p. M and arrives Jackson
vile 7:55, st. Augustine 1925 next
morning. Solid train with dining and
observation cars.
Both trains use the
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA AND
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY
between Nashville, Chattanooga and
Atlanta, the famous "Battlefelds
Route"
For folders and interesting litera-
ture call on or write to
ERNEST G. WOODWARD,
Travelling Passenger Agent, N. C.
and st. L. Railway. National Bank
OF Com. Building, st. Louis. Mo.
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Electrical illumination win be made
special feature of the Lewis and
Clarke Centennial exposition at Por,.
land. Oregon. A total of 10000 lights
viii be used. A monster searchlight
casting a beam eighty inches wide.
which will pierce the darkness for a
dis ance Of 200 miles. will be placed
on the crest Of Mt. Hood, which rises
1l.255 feet above the sea and is dis.
tant forty-six miles from Portland.
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BASEBALL CHAT
From Henderson.

From Henderson.
The Daily Journal says:
The Cairo Citizen Is still talking of
four club league. Quit knocking, be
a booster.
Catchefs Con Harlow of Na'chez
Cotton States league, and Mcbride OF
Indianapolis. have asked for a trial
u is more than likely thar Catcher
Mains of Ironton, o. viii be signed.
He comes well recommended both as
q hitter and catcher.
Secre airy Zimbro has received over
500 letters frSm ball players from all
paris of the country wanting 10 play
here. bat not one application for third
base.
Eleven season tickets were sold
Il aioh makes II in all The weather
has been bad 10 talk baseball and It
IS hoped that By he first Of the month
the number viii he increased 10 one
hundred.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Thomas A. Edison was recently
ash ed if he had invented the appara.
tins used for the electrocution of muir.
derers in New York and Ohio. Il did
moi" he said. and am sorry that
electricity has been put to such a use.
CT course that is the most painless
method Of putting any one to death.
There IS sensation Ct a moment
only-as quick as The la of an eye.
Bnt in that second there Is pain IN
deseribabIe. The fash comes and the
shock: :. Is ten times more excracist-
ing than the feeling that results from
cnes placing his hanas on live Goals.
II IS burning. devilish. narrowing
feeling. Imagine the quick thrustlng
Of 10000 no. needle points into the
body st one time and you may have
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= BUSINESS LOCALS. Z

II. Sanders & Son, farming imple-
ments and wagons. High grade gro
ceries and fine coffee a specially.
Cairo Iron and Machine Supply
Store. ]. B. Reed. Prop. zoos Ohio.
Iron, steel and heavy hardware. mill
supplies, betting, pumps. gas pipes.
For fresh vegetables, fancy and
staple groceries aud choice meat call
at the Walter & Sherick market,
Eighth street.
Re.abard, photographer, maker of
fine photographs. Try this gallery,
you viii get fine artistic work at sat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

President Louhet of France. has
just completed six years of his seven.
years term of office. and his political
friends are trying 20 induce him to
Withdraw his declaration thar he will
no. stand for reelection. The presi.
Dental office in France has not the
power and prerogatiyes which attach
to he office in the United Sts.es. but
the salary is larger. $4,000 a year.
with an equal allowance for expenses.
ana numerous perquisit es.
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The above Is a correct statement Of
tho circulation Ct the Cairo Bulletin,
daily and Sunday. for the year 1904
and for the month OF January, 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed, and sworn to before me
this thirtyfrsr day OF January. 1906.
Il. II GILBERT,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.

ON the Bulletin Of Feb. IS. 1870.
II was estimated that thera woro
sso negro voters in the city and In
IN the unity. making 500 in an.
Mark Twain's "Innocents Abro.d-
ha1 lust appeared. The Bulletin al
E WIS.,. al Who could spare the ss.5o %
buy copy of it,
Peter Williams. moro generate.
aho~n as Cairo Pete. cleared the
snofes q tine He had lived in
0aifo 10 or l6 years and was a pc
euiiar character He was singularl,
lohd q excitement and was alwars
present ct Tires. on occasions Ct eel
eoIa' ens. and took an especial -.
iight In the crashing roar Of cannon
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Greatest Slaughter Of Officers.

The greatest proportionate loss Of
officers - en- in any battle " al
the capture OF the Recsn, in tho Cri.
mea. where three officers we're lost to
every tweuty-two men.
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Oh. suetl

She said: ITS a lovely bouquet,
And its odor quite takes me awuet
To the country. it does.
Where bumble.bees boes
And he mock,bird is SIM its met.
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SOUTHERN DIVISION.

rHE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO MEMPHIS
NAsHNILLE, CHATTANOOGA, AT
VANNAH, VICKSBUPq
AID JACKSONVILLE.
300 a. m. 1.-The Dixie Flyer" Msmpbi,.
Nashville and Jacksonville.
3:iO O. M Memphis and New O rlaAue Lifuit,
ed via Memphis, arriving in Memphis at s;Ik
3. m. and New Orlsans 7:l5 D. NJ.
6:u0 a. m. Paducah and ouisville
I:1O 2. m, daily, Memphis and New Orleans
Fast Mail arriving in Memphis st 7:1o D. m. and
New Orleans at s.25 q. m.
1910 p m, daily, Nashville, ChstAnoogAapd
Atlanta. El
Gas pm. Memphis and New Orleans speciA'
STRIVE in Memphis at 1880 p. m, New Orleans
1000 a. n.
$40 m. Psduoah, HopkinsvilIe aud Louis
Vile
ASFor through tickets, sleeping car ar com.
modations and further information anrly ~
Illinois Central Passenger Station, Cal o, m.
J. II. JONES, TIT. AEt.
A. 81. HANSON. Gen Pass. Act. hicsEo.
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SHEARS AND PASTE.
Reflected BRIGHTNESS.

Why does that congressman say so
many more clever things than the
rest of u.s."
lie Is shrewd enough 10 pick out
the brightest repor ers TO interview
him"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

L q aaid that Injunction proc el.
infs may be begun against the che.
atecal trust. If they were directed
ngt nst some actors the public would
help bear the expense.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
LuckIess WIGHT.

He was over 6 feet in height,
A man Of both mettle and meight,
But he showed a receipt
When dunned for his meipt,
Called the butcher a cheipt.
And was licked in the subsequent
feight
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Tommy-Mamma. doesn't silk cone
from a worm?
Mamma-Yes. Tommy.
Tommy-Then all y2ur silk dresses
como from worm. don't they?
Mamma-Yes, Tommy
Tommy wonder If Pop was .hink
ing of that last night when he said
the wcrm was bound to turn?
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

a HusEisn giant . FEEL inches
hi has landed in England. re
sF Is good care Of his size by going
wa instead Of eastward.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Fopulsn' has waned notably in
Kansas Thsre are tnly six bewhis
keied men IN the Kansas legislature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

noblemen. Their emoluments are
$4,000 yearly in the three first cities
mentioned, $4,000 in the next three
and $S7 800 in the last two.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

The Huilstin is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
colenan's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co., Union depot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Louisville Is in the throes of
great religious revival 1900 peop.e
attended church there "Wednesday.
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Festivities.

Mrs. Smith-Pol,teness costs moth
ing. | am snre, my dear.
Smi.h-No; but it was advertised
al $i.9S a lot more people would have
II.
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Maxine Elicit, the actress, got the
first ticket to the presidents inaugus
raj ball
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or the sound of martial music

The river was rising: Steamboat
arrivals: Dan Able, Columbus:
Lewellin. Paducah; Hornet No. 2.
New Orleans: Longworth, New Or.
leans; Virginia, Louisville; st. Luke
Memphis; Sam Brown. st. Louis;
Sam Orr. Evansville; City of Alton,
Marble City Vicksburg.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Jacob Ris says Governor Varda-
man Of Mississippi. is an ass And
Jacob is his frs cousin
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
Lawn Grass Seed.

Now is the time to sow lawn grass
seed. We keep the best.
G.. Fl. JACKSON C co.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative BSomo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund he money II IL fails 10 cure
~ W. Groves signature Is oneAch CSC boz.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

a faint idea Of the shock when the
current isknIned en-"
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Trouble Ahead.

The Ichthyosaurus- What's the
matter, old chap?
The Pterodactyl-Ey has begun to
wear hafs, and I'm afraid she will
want my wings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST

/ Oklahoma is composed OF twenty
six counties, with an annual produe-
lion exceeding Sl00,O00000 in value,
with SCG1.945 acres of farm lands;
/ with s9O.609,073 worth of taxable
property tan increase of SC.474G01
turing the last year.; with 3 22275
miles OF railway with property the
assessed valuation Of which is sll..
l09,GG7; with sixty-seven Touring
mills having a daily capacity of H..
6G5 barrels; with ESQ grain elevators
having a capacity Of 3.525,O0O bush
els; with 33G banks carrying deposits
aggregatingN s1S,3S4.3i3S4; with
school buildings exceeding $4,000 900
in value; ana all this has been ae.
complishcd within fifteen years.
Miss Alice NJ. Robertson, who has
Just been appointed postmistress at
Muskogee. the most important town
in the Indian territory. is the grand
daughter of he Rev. DR.. Worcester.
pioneer missionary among the Chero.
KEGS before their removal from Geor.
gia to the Indian territory For sew.
eral years she has been supervisor of
Creek schools, a position for which
The circumstances OF her early life
peculiarly fitted her Many of the
schools are in remote and almost in
accessible portions of the Creek no
ton, reached only by long drives over
roads so bad that she has several
ines been thrown out Of her buggy
She has had 10 ford dangerous
streams. sometimes getting into deep
water. and has had to depend upon
the most primitive accommodations
for food and shelter.
Although premature burial is ex.
-remely rare. except perhaps on the
he possibility of such an
occurrence can not be denied 1t is
we'll known that. owing TO this pos.
'lbility, remote as il is. many other
gise strong.minded persons have
we'd under the shadow Of great |
ear, and have in their wills directed |
payments to be made 30 physicians |
Who should be willing @ run the risk |
If homicide to prevent live burial II |
nay safely be said. however. that the 1
lorrors Of the accident are imaginary 4
'ather than real. If a person in a /
'tate Of trance were to he buried 1
while life still persisted in a latent !
ia G. it is scarcely conceivable that 1
he victim could awake; the uncon-
of catalcpsy would simply |
leepen until Il became fixed in the /
sleep Of death.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation, for one year, ending De-
cember 81, 1904. ..........*.193 1888
Average daily and Sunday csrcu-
lation for the month of Janu
airy, 1905 ................. 2045
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And was ii.
feight.

Mr.. Speecher Ga politician - tell
you. the question is. what shall we do
with our new possessions?
Mr.. Newpop-I walk the floor at
nights with mine
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The eight ambassadors Of the Ger
man empire al Rome. Madrid. Wash
ingtcn. Constantinople Paris. Lou
don, 81. Petersburg and Vienna are
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
Cost Of Extineuishino Fires.

1t costs on an average $500 to put
cut fire in London. and 500 to ex-
tinguish ono fl New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
Elephant Papa Saw.

Little Charley-Pa, was the ele-
phant you told Mr.. Ryefuddle you
saw in the city white one?
Mr. Whooper-Why, THAT IS
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

The Young Mems Dramatic assoei
alton repeated its entertainment az
the opera house given few weeks
before, with the exception of a
balk or two that might have occurred
even among professionals. the enter
tainment passed off smoothly and sat
The net proceeds,
amounting to 800, were turned over
to the Cairo orphan asylum.
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Mrs. Whooper lin a tone with ice
down It's back Charley, the eIe-
plant your papa saw was neither
viii nor sacred.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Grand Duke sergius drew 81 300
olo n year during his term of office
Ruler Moscow.
Judge Joseph II. Kibbey, just ap-
pointed governor of Arizona, has a
nigh reputation as an expert on irh
gaticn law.
United States Sena ogelect George
$. Nixon of Nevada. now many times
4 millionaire. was telegraph opera.
r twenty-six years as1.
jules Verne seems doomed to dis.
appointment His great ambition is
&C be elected to the French academy.
but the prospect of its realization is
not bright
The French government has be-
slowed the decoration Palmes Acade-
miques upon Miss Frances Johnston
Of Washington. D. c. But enc other
American woman has been honored
IN this way.
John Rosane. an American. is the
manager Of a company chartered to
develop the mineral resources Of
northeastern Siberia The territory
in which his company operates isl
2oe.09e SQUARE miles.
The eight ambassadors Of the Ger
man empire al Rome. Madrid. Wash
ingtln. COnstantinople. Paris. Lou
don. g. pefsrel,urg and Vienna are
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TALK IT OVER WITH US.

And let us tell you why 1t is wise to
advertise In the columns OF The
Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

Nanny. the reaper man. is said to
be worth IS 100000. He attributes
his success in money making TO a
liberal system of advertising in the
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

According TO the census returns Of
1860 there We're S50.500 negro voters
in the country. OF these there were
700. 200 in the slave holding states.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

WIN. Kluge adyer Used that he had
added dry goods department TO his
grocery store next door to the corner
of Poplar and Nineteenth streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25

The price of flour ranged from
$425 70 $725. There was an active
demand. and had il been here, 10000
barrels could have been disposed OF.
Corn sold at 50 cents bushel. Eggs
were II cents a dozen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
OFFICERS ELECTED
 BY MERIDIAN BOARD
Police Arrest Man Charged With Ab- ducton of Little Girl In
 Pennsylvania

Meridian, June 20.-(S -(Special)-The an nual election of officers and directors of the Meridian Board of Trade took place today the voting being done by ballot, and resulted as follows:
 President A. H, George; secretary, B. J. Carter; treasurer, A. c. Hunter.
 For vice president there was a tie vote between Frank Heiss and s. A. Neville, the manner of determining which has not yet been decided upon. Directors elected were A. H. George, K. Threefoot, O. l.. Mckay. Frank Hess, Sam Meyer, T. E. Rivers, A. J. Lyon.
 The police today arrested Theodore Mill Ter, alias Clark. alias Albert Smith on a telegram from Kings ton. Pa. alleging ab- duction of Mary McKlosky, aged II years. The man and girl came to Meridian sev- eral weeks ago. taking up their residence on the Southside. Miller, who is 54 years old, claimed that the little girl was his daughter. When the man was arrested the girl was not on the premises, and he claims 10 have sent her home yesterday.
 Sheriff Temple received a message this afternoon from Kemper, stating that Pierce Mobbley who killed the young farmer, Ed Jones, last Saturday, was on his way to Meridian to surrender.
 A large audience assembled at the city hall this evening to witness the closing exercises of St. Alysia academy when the following young ladies received diplomas: Misses Alice Martha O'leary, Lettye Win ner. Ella Frances Semmes. Anna Eliza beth Dorsey, Ella Ruth Walker, Hilda Elizabeth Lawless and Marguerite Cecilia Chambers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Damage Suits Filed.

l.. F. Logan, administrator of the es- tate of Emanuel Logan. has filed suit In the office of Clerk Gilespy If The city court against the Central Of Georgia Rail- road company. The plaintiff clains that his intestate was killed on Mach 1, 1905 by being knocked off a car relongirg to the defendant, and as l result of the negligence of defendants agents. Dam ages to the amount of Sl5Q)j are asked
 Henry Davis, Margaret Davis. Annie Smith and Alfred Jones have filed suit in the circuit court against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for S5C00 in each case. 1t is claimed by the plaintiffs that while passengers on one of the defendants cars. they were severely Injured in a collision with a train. The accident is alleged to have occurred on February 21 near the Woodward Iron com pany works.
 Matthews Humpnrey. by his next friend P. T. Humphrey has filed suit in the office of Circuit Court Clerk McAdory against Pratt Coal company and Prs t Consolidated Coal company. It is averred that the plaintiff was injured at a saw mill of the defendant company at Little ton, receiving serious and permanent in- iuries He asks damages to the amount of $10,OO0
 r. r. Humphrey. father of Matthews Humphrey, has filed suit against the same companies alleging that as result of the accident, which it Is claimed occur red to his son, he was deprived of his , services and assistance for long period of time
 Howell Porter has filed suit in the cir cIit court against the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company for s10.000. The plaintiff sues to recover damages for per- sohal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived by falling from a scaffold, over come by gas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
CHEAP RATES TO

Meeting of National Educational Asso- ciation Asbury Park, N J., July 3-7, 1905. Rate very low tick cts on sale June 2s-3a and July 1-2. 1905; final limit July IL. 1865; limit may be extended to August 3l, 1905, by deposit and payment of fee of 90 cents. Take the A. G. S. 5:i5 a m. train. Sleep CT to New York. Dining car.
 United Society Christian Endeavor In ternational Convention. Baltimore. Md. July 5-l0, 19o5 Rate of one fare plus s1 for the round trip; tick cts on sale July 1-2-3-4, 1905; final limit July 15 1905; return limit may be extended 10 August Si, 1905. hy deposit and payment of fee of s1. Take A. G. s. 5;4i a. m. train. Sleeper to Baltimore. Dining car.
 Purchase tickets ia Bristol and the Norfolk and Western railway Solid train service. Through sleepers. Dining car ser vice. All information cheerfully furnished.
 warren l.. Rohr. Western Passenger Agent. Chattanooga, Tenn.
 D. c. Boykin. Passenger Agent Knox vile. Tenn.
 Roanoke. Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Circuit Court.

Judge A. A. Coleman presiding:
 In the circuit court yesterday the fol- lowing appeal cases were disposed of by Judge Coleman:
 l.. A. Smith vs. Birmingham Loan com pany dismissed.
 J. A Stripland vs. Kansas City, Mem- phls and Birmingham Railroad company; dismissed.
 Thomas Bros vs. Hamilton Furniture company; dismissed.
 National Chemical company vs. Kansas, Memphis and Birmingham railroad dis missed.
 The Ware Manufacturing company vs. Frank H. Hamilton; dismissed.
 c. T. Cowgirl vs. J. M. Brown; non-suit taken by plaintiff.
 In the case of Henry Ellis pro ami vs. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com pany; a judgment by consent for $50 was allowed.
 Catherine Guyllow has filed suit in the circuit court against Andrien Sicard seek Ing to recover certain property in this county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
IMPROVEMENTS ON
 PRATT CITY STREETS
PLANS ARE MADE FOR PAVING SIDEWALKS ON THIRD STREET. COUNCIL WILL MEET MONDAY. OTHER NEWS.

Pratt City, June 2O.-(special) Work will shortly begin on considerable street improvement In Pratt City. At recent meeting of the council an ordinance was passed providing for laying concrete sidewalks on Third street. When the plans now under consideration are car ried out Third street will be one of the prettiest thoroughfares in the city
 The city street force will do a large amount of improving and grading this summer and will put the streets of the city in perfect condition before the ex- piration of the summer.
 Council to Meet.
 The regular meeting of the mayor and beard of aldermen will be held next Monday night.
 Revival to Close.
 It is probable that the series of re- vival services which have been in prog ress at the First Presbyterian church will come to a close tomorrow night The services have been conducted by the Rev Frank Marston of Goodwater, who has been preaching some strong and foreible sermons.
 Personal and General.
 MT, Frank NJ. Page left tonight for Marion s. C., in response to message summoning him to the bedside of his father, who is quite i'll.
 Mrs A. II. Daniel delightfully enter tained the Womens Home Mission so- ciety of the First Methodist church this afternoon at q tea.
 The Rev. pr. Frank Miller of BrminG- ham preached special sermon last night at the First Methodist church to the young people.