The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-12
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS !:


ne resulted until MS uedlH. Foi NUM-
Der of years his health was delicate
consequently he was an easy prey to |
disease and at the command of the |
reaper he fell asleep to awake in the |
likeness of Christ. He had not been |
active in church work for some time |
on account of i'll health but he never |
forgot his duties at home and was a |
loving and devoted husband and faith |
or and by these loved ones he will be |
5orely missed and we would recon- |
mend them to the Creator, who doeth |
all things we'll Mr. Crowell had sig |
nifed a desire to go to his heavenly |
home. He is seuryyed by his Wife, !
daughter, Mary, and brother, Wes- |
icy of East st. Louis. The deceased
was a member of Myrtle Lodge, No,
119, Knights of Pytilias, OF Jeffer- |
sOnylle, and a large number OF the |
members of Mound City Lodge, No, |
1877, attended the funeral in a body. |
There were large number of floral
ributes which attested the esteem |
in which the deceased was held, con
spicuous among the flowers was the
triangle, an emblem Of the order, and
an Offering from the X. of p. lodge Of
this city The funeral was conduted
by Rev b. F. Utley, at Grace NJ r
church at lis p. m Tuesday and in |
terment took place in Beech Grove |
cemetery. The services at the grave
4, 1a MI. ~ iRn
of p. Lodge of this city The deceased |
SO lived that when his summons |
came to join the innumerable cara
van. that moves to the pale realms Of !
shade, where each shall take his cham
Der in the silent halls Of death He |
Went, not like the quarryslaye at |
night, scourged to his dungeon; but |
sustained and soothed by an unfalter
ing trust approached his grave like
one who wraps the drapery OF his |
couch about him. and lies down 70
pleasant dreams"
l.. D. Stophet is giving his residence |
a new coat OF paint.
Little Miss Cleo Carlton of Cairo, |
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. |
Mills on High street, this week
Miss Maud Wall accompanied by
her father, James Wall, left for Anna
Wednesday where she will spend a |
week with relatives Miss Wall will
then proceed to Chicago where she
will take a summer course in Ora |
matte Art.
NJ 7. Halified has resigned his posi-
ton as electrical engineer at the plant
Jf the electric light and water com
pany and will probably secure posi-
ton in Cairo.
Misses Jennie OHara and Nellie
Sweeney were Cairo shoppers We'd |
nesday
c. J. Note Of Mounds was fined $50 |
aud given 10 days in the county jail
of this city Wednesday for the second |
offense OF selling whisky in local
option town His wife was also fined
500 Tor the same offense.
The Olney district conference of the |
NJ. f. church recently licensed Der |
nard Rogers, the Is years old son of
the presiding elder to preach. Many |
citizens will remember Bernard as
only d few years ago his father was
pastor Of Grace NJ. +. church of this
city.
Theodore Goekenkamp, the infant
son of MI and Mrs. ~ NJ. Harris, re-
ceived the sacrament of baptism by |
Rev. B.F. Utley Wednesday. The child
has been seriously i'll the past few
days
Ed Bergman is having his residence
en- Fifth street reprinted.
A hay ride composed of several jolly
young people from Cairo accompanied
by chaperones visited our city on
Wednesday evening The crowd was
composed of Misses Ruth yesterday
Malone. Margie Hill, Fay
and Cecil Eut; Messrs. Harry
Stout Leslie Roche, Joe Bernard.
Earl Quilmont, Bartly Kelly, Joe Nc
Cleligot and Tom Halliday. Several
Of the party visited the family of r.
II. HaWley during their stay here. {
Mrs Bean of Belknap, who has |
spent the past week with her daugh- 1t
ter, Mrs. b. f. Utley, left for her
home "Wednesday.
Several of our citizens We're sere
raded Wednesday night by an orches-
ira composed OF colored mem
Mrs j. w Bundshuh and family re
turned home this week after spending
the past month at their farm at Villa
Ridge.
Fred. the lCyearold son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Columbus Meecham was acct.
dc1tally drowned while fishing off the
Metal. Bound Package Companys
boom. Accompanied by two little
Frazer boys he had but a ftw moments
before gene cat to fish and it is
thought he lest his balance and went
overheard After dragging the river
fer about half an hour the body was
recovered by two men, Grant and
Lewis His parents were away from
homo and when his father returned
from Cairo. where he was attending
business. it was only the timely ar
-iyal of some men that kent him from