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GEO. II. CLARK,
Druggist, Woodsville.

| wish to call your attention to the fact
that | carry in stock a line of PYROG-
.RAPHY outfits, ranging in price from
ST. IS to $4.00 each. Also, large assort-
'ment of designs for burnt wood work, In
panels, boxes, picture frames, &c. Price.
l0c to $1.00 each.
BY THE WAY, when your Doctor
writes another prescription for you, why
not send it to me to be filled. can guar
antee accurate service, fair prices and
quick delivery
| have complete stock of the highest
grade drugs, sent out from the laborator
les. Both Telephones.
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G. A. R. OFFICERS ELECTED.
At the regular meeting of Wash
burn Post No. II, Dec. lst, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Com
mander, Geo. X. Church; S. V. c.,
Jesse r. Squires; Q. NJ, Horace E.
Renfrew; o. d., George Barnett;
Chaplain, w. S. Jenne; Surgeon, j.
C. Stearns; O. g., George Martin.
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Mrs. Hattie Rowell, who has been
spending several weeks with her son,
]. NJ. Rowell, in Everett, Mass, re-
turned here, Friday night.
Mrs. David Blakely, who has been
spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. w. c. Low, at
Brooklyn,N MY, returned here Tues
bay.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

A meeting of the stockholders Of
the Bradford Agricultural and Trot-
ting association has been called for
Dec. 18th, at l p. m. in the office Of
l.. J. Brown. The business to come
before this meeting is to fill vacan-
cies on the board of directors caused
by designations.
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, STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Bradford National Bank will
be held in their banking rooms in Brad
ford, on Tuesday, Jan. IL, 1910, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, for the election
of officers for the ensuing year and the
transaction of any other business that
may ! gally comepefore said meeting.
G. NJ. MARSHALL, Clerk.
Bradford Dec. Z 1909. 9-l3
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| the undersigned, will not be respon-
sible for any debts or bills contracted by
Bessie N. Church from this date
Signed, VIM H. CHURCH.
Fairlee, Vt, Dec. 8, 1909. 1912
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For SALE--Two story house, opposite
the Strickland house, on south Main street.
Has city water. Desirable location. Will
be sold at a bargain. Apply to S. X.
PARKER, OPINION Office. 81
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GRACE CHURCH
NOTES REV. E. A. LEGG
PASTOR.

Sunday morning the subject of
the pastors sermon will be, "Can
/ believe in the atonement? The
subject Sunday evening will be
"The backbone of courage" Ev-
eryone cordially invited to these
services.
Sunday school at noon.
Tuesday evening the Epworth
League meeting will be led by Law
renee Worthley, topic, Dragging
AMI Praying"
Thursday evening the subject
will be the next clause in the Apos-
ties creed, "The Holy Catholic
Church"
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thing 10 use. Try il for Breaking in New Shoes
Sold Everywhere, 25c. Don't acceQtdny substitute
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For Sale. Gne Driving Horse, weight
100. w. c. Woodard, Fairlee,Vt. 10
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Allen has a larger line of picture
moulding than ever before.
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We were glad to see SO many vis-
itors present at our school Sunday
morning. May we not expect you
again next Sabbath morning.
Our motto is "All the church in
Sunday school and all the Sunday
school in the church." Are you in
terested in this great work? A cor
dial welcome is extended to all.
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Remember the Rebekah Fair, l.
o. o. F. Hall, tonight at 7:30
Ross F. Howe, was called home
from Burlington, Wednesday eve
ming, to see his mother, who is i'll.
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DAVID S. CONANT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
solicitor in Chancery and Notary Public.
Collections promptly attended to. BRADFORD
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08

SOLOMON'S
CLEARING SALE
See Prices
Center Page.
THE BIG AUCTION SALE
Furniture Going Fast Under the Ham
n1er al E. c. Cox Sale, Now
in Full Blast.

Last night was the first evening
auction sale ut r. E. Cox establish
ment aud furniture was eagerly
bought by large crowd OF bidders
Az the rate the goods are hammered
.oft by the auctiOneer it viii not take
long 10 clean out the stoct as Their
are no delays in the transactions
one, two. three-and the article Is
sold. Mr.. Joseph c. Herold the auc
tioneer is known over the south AMI
east as "the silver.tongu "a am
toneer." He is cor sidered by man
as one of the finest auctiGneers in the
United States and few men know bet
ter how 60 dispose ct a large ste k
to advantage than he does. il seem
20 be natural gift with him lie $
strictly business on the block. am
when off the block few more polished
gentlemen can he found Mr. CoN
certainly male a good 'mpye asd
should congratulate himself in secUs
ing his services to dispose of the hi
stock of furniture that must b.
closed out regardless Of what it costs
before the first of September.
The sales will be resumed Monday
and continue every cay ultil not q
piece OF furniture is left There vii
he three sales each day, 10 a. m, 2.al
p. m. and 1850 p m.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
SOLOMON'S
CLEARING SALE
See Prices
Center Page.
Clearing the Atmosphere.

In the capacity of dramatic critic
Mr.. j. Comyns Carr. the author oil
Some Eminent Victorians." wrote q
notice Of the play Of Charles l." in
which Irving played nm lcr the man
asement Of Mr. Bateman. His pro
duction deeply licensed The manager
In order, perhaps, to find the oppor.
tunity Of informing the critic OF his
disapproval. he manager invited him
10 a supper at the Westminster club
D. the second or third night Of the
production.
When he thought the fitting moment
had arrived, Mr. Bateman led the CO.
yersation to the point at issue. ami.
emphatically banging the table with
his fist. declared in the louCest of
tones that he die not produce his plays
p, the Lyceum theater to please Mr.
Comyns Carr
There as a moments awkward ST.
lence, which Mr.. Carr confesses he
lid not feel quite able 20 break. but
which was released by wit of the
company with the happy retort:
Well. dear 10Y, then you can't b.
surprised if they don't please him" -
YOUTH; Comrcnicn..
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
GUN STOPS CHURCH SERVICES
aged Man Said Loud Singing Of Con,
gregaton Disturbed His slum-
bers and Aroused His Ire.

Salem. y. Ills hair as white as
now and his shoulders bent with
Years Of toll, Thomas c. Irclan, who
| avs that he is nearing his seventy.
inth birthday, was brought before
justice of the Peace Smith 10 answer
charges OF assault and battery upon
Rev. j. W. Tower. pastor, and several
members of the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, Pennsville. He was
held under bonds to keep the peace
and for his appearance at court.
Irelan, it is alleged. has entertained
considerable luminosity against Pas
tor Tower and his congregation since
the erection Of A small building near
his home by the members of the Ed
worth league. in which 70 hold festi
walls and special services. The other
evening, while a special service was
being held in the building, IL Is
charged that Irelan fired four shots
from double barrel shotgun on tn,
building While no one vas strues
by the shot. il so frightened the add
ence that the meeting was quickly
brought to a close and the people
quietly stole to their homes. Wit
nesses also allege that person, whom
they had every reason 10 believe was
lrelan, had fired on the building be
fore, and once some person planned
10 burn il, boxes covered with oil be.
ing found under the rear steps.
Irelan made a statement. in which
he admitted that he fired the gun. bu,
not in the direction of the building
that it was his purpose to try to break
up the noise made by singing and not
to hurt any one; that he had in mind
for several days to fire the gun, for hc
removed the shot and placed powder
in the barrels so that he would not
iniure any one when he shot His only
excuse seemed to be that the singing
was kept up until ten o'clock at night
and II iuterfered with his sleep, and
in reply to Prosecutor Sinnickson's
question as to why he shot he SAID
that he thought he could deaden the
sound of the singing by firing the gun
Justice of the Peace Wheaton as
serted that when Irelsn was accused
OF attempting to fire the building b.
made the remark that If the members
of the congregation did anything 10
him he would burn all their properties.
and also that of the church. This
f-S!sk SS-.sz =. -to hearins
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
WORK IS RESUMED
RICH CONSTRUCTION CO. HAS
THREE GANGS ON CONNER.
CiAL AVENUE.
Pumps Set to Work to Drain Ditch
Expert Sheet PiIinq Worker
Expected Today--Pros-
poets Good.

| The Rich Construction Co. started
off in earnest yesterday morning to
rush the completion OF the big sewer
! on Commercial avenue. One gang is
| at work between Second and Fourth
streets while another gang it working
| IN the sewer between Seventh ard
Eighth streets The crew at Seventh
street il flushing the sewer with a
| line of hose from the hydrant at the
corner of Commercial and Eighth
streets while still arother gang is
busy using a hand pump at Fifth
street.
Mr. Rich expects to have a foreman
| here from ST. Louis today who is
thoroughly convelsant With the use
lii sheet piling and upon his arrival
and SUPERVISION expects 10 complete
the lob within the next ninety days
Today the company win rul the
centrifugal pump at Fifth street
which is corrected to Kilgore's trac-
ton engine and also will have a du-
pick pump connected to the boiler
lat Seventh street to pump cut all the
water from the big ditch at that
point.
The ground below Fourth street Is
'still Wet and the laborers are eXea
waiting with buckets instead of
shoyels
The river was again rising a little
yesterday but it is not likely 10 rise
much as there is no water in sight
above here, Unless former records
ARE broken, there ought to be a sea.
son of low water here for several
months
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08

hy the fact-that in defeating the
resolution they played into the hands
of the few who 10 not want the ordi-
nance enforced under any circum-
stances
The aldermen owe il to themselves
to set themselves right before the
people. ard 10 take such action as
will leave no doubt about relief for
the people in a matter about which
they have long complained, and
Justly. Just what they shall do Is for
them to decide OF one thing all con
ceraed can have no doubt free water
service pipes must come ami the
Cairo Water Co must furnish them.
Doubtless representatives of the Cairo
Water Co realize this as Well as any
one and are willing to meet represon-
tatiyes of the people in a conference
over the matter. as was proposed by
Alderman Meehan in his amendment
to the Neliis reSOIuti0n Probably
this would be a surer aud quicker
certainly a more pleasant way
of adjusting any differences that
may exist. There ought not to be, ana
probably Is rot anywhere, any dlspo-
sition to make war upon the water
COMPANY. The people of Cairo need
the service of the water company AMI
tho latter needs their patronage and
good win I'lder these circunr
stances there is 70 reason why con
ference Should not be held and "A
satisfactory agreement reached.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
IN POLICE CIRCLES
Judge Whitcamp Had Light Day \
city Court Yesterday--Fiys Ar.
rests After Court Closed

The lays husiress in the city court
was .ish; yesterday. only nine cases
coming up for the judges considers
lion Two disor4eriies were fined 81
and 81, the former paving his fine
OF three vags two took stays while
the third was fined SIS but not hay,
i"g tn s25 he was placed in jail
There We're also four DRINKS on tha
docket, three getting fines OF S. ami
The fourth 49, Two Of them paid 81
and s. respectively one hal his dne
tayle during good behavior while
The other lid not have any money
and was taken back 10 the lookup
The arrests made by the police aftel
court closed number FIVE. three Dis,
and two drinks
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
BALL GAMES TODAY
Sox and Bens at Mound iCty-Sylph'
and Big Fours-Muucs and Jack
son al Mounds.

Tho Cairo White Sox leave today in
lone Of Kratkys automobiles TO.
Mound City where they will play a
this year, the Mound City team no,
are better known as the "Bens' Tie
two teams have played several games
this year, the Mound iCty team nor
losing a game while the SoX have lost
several. The boys from Cairo say
they are going TO try to break the
streak of luck the Mound City team
has had lately A big crowd Of Cairo
ties are very much interested in The
.Sox and expect to go up and see the
game. They have the promise OF a
game with the Bertrand. No, team
for next Sunday
The Sylphs and the Big -Four teams
viii play a game at the Tairti tb
street diamond today and as b0JI
teams have been strengthened, gcol
game is expected The Big Foa.s
were defeated recently by the SyluhS.
The diamonds have been scraped re-
Gently aud are now in first class con
dition. The teams viii play for "a
purse today The batteries are: Big
Fours, DeatOu and Tell, SyIphs, G.
Kobler and Dugan
The Mounds and Jackson teams VIII
play at Mounds To-Day Mounds L.
feated jackson a short time ago by a
score Of / to 0.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
OUR|NGNOON HOUR
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL BE IN
CAIRO ON OCTOBER
% NEXT.
Time Changed by Committee N
Charge Says Mayor Parsons
Who Returned From ST.
Louis Yesterday.

Mayor Parsons returned last even
Ing from St Lotus where he went oH
business While there he called on
Mir Saunders, secretary Of the Deep
Waterways Association, who has
charge of President Tatt's nip dow
the river and Nj Saunders stated
that the president would be in Caro-
from II noon till / p. IN. Oct. Goth. He
win be at Cape Girardeau between Z
and : a. M and il will take about I'VE
hours to run to Cairo The mayor re-
CARDS this change as very adyauta.
geous to Cairo as it will enable more
people TO come here than would be-
the case ii he came early in JAa
morning and greater and betrl
demonstration in every way viii be
possible
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
GET TOGETHER

u will not require any extraordinary
power of discernment 10 satisfy any
ore who will take the trouble TO look
into the matter. that the present
state of things with resnect to free
water service pipes for the people of
Cairo IS not at all satisfactory an !
that some action ought to be taken
p without DELAY by the city authorize,
which shall insrrc 'ief t. tho PEG
pie from what they have long regard
ed as a great hardship and injustice
As the matter now sta ds there Is
an ordinance IN force requiring the
wat9r company to put in and maia-
tain service pipCs free Of cost 10 the
consumers Of water in the city: hut
the water company has neysr been
Officially called mon to obey II. and
II has repeatedly refused to obey II
when called upon by consumers.
The resolution offered by Alderman
Nellis in the city council last Tues
day night was the first attempt to
issue an official demand upon tn,
water company To comply with t.,
ordinance. aud its defeat when cuu
sidered in tie abstract stands as q
virtual declaration by the city couu
oiL. that the ordinance shall not b.
efiforced
Members of the city cornell whc
favor the enforcement Of the ord
rance YET voted against the Nellf-
resolution offered various plsusibla
reasons for the-r action. hut all g.
them must aimit aud whatever rea
sons or explanations they may ofc
for their votes will 80 overwIelme ,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
CASEY WAS MISGUIDED
IN KANSAS CITY PAPER

To The Bulletin: Received a let
ter this morning from Cairo with q
Iclipping from the Citizen and I am aC
cused of beirg interviewed by a Kan
sas City reporter at Leaycnworth In
the first place | was never in Leayen.
worth in my life and Furthermore was
not interviewed by any reporter II
such hal been the case certainly
would boost Cairo i~stead of knock
ing it, This roast thar got through
the Citizen dates back TO July n,
1903 Last fall ! had some trouble
with Mir Fisher about an item he pub
lished and / suppose this is one Of
his dirty tricks TO get even with me
after was gone would like very
much 10 be ia Cairo now TO defend
aNscii but as ] am not there to to so
world ask you to publish this letter
OF course ! don't say that Mr. Fisher
would lie about this matter but ne
ar'airlv handled the truth very care
less in This as well as other items he
as published
Mr. Editor ! have Travelled consider
1hle ana have never been quoted as
being knocker before. especially
Iabnut my home town and don't
think the people of Cairo viii believe
the Citizen. The Interests I holi in
Caro- should be proof enough for The
people not To pay any attention 10
Mr.. Fisher or the Citizen On tho
other hand | have always had a warm
feeling for my home town and the
people OF Cairo.
\crv respectfully
". J CASEY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
BIG Mat PACKERS
Made Defendants in Suit Brought for
$t,5ooooo Damages Under Sher-
man L7...

New York, Aug Armour, Swift
and Morris Packing Companies a7e
made defencan-S N a complaint ilel
under the Sherman -aj.-trust act by
the minority stockholders of the New
York Butchers dressed Meat Com
pany. who seek 10 recover sl500,010
damages The complaint AYERS that
the cmpanies affairs We're dictated by
the packers since 1897 when they
bought controlling interest The
companies purpose to procure cheap
er meats for the consumer the com
plant reeites was completely siulti-
fed by the packing companies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
PRIVATE CONTRACT LET
Owners of Property Auditing on Sec
ond Street Reach Agreement
viii be Paved With Brick.

Since upper Commercial avenue Is
to be paved by private contract til,
property owners along Second street
have agreed TO do likewise and have
instructed C,-y Engineer Thstlewu0l
to draw up contract between them
selves and Contractor Johnson Of
Danyille whose bid was accepted. Tho
work is to be done in accordance with
the specifications Of the city for brick
pavement. The Halliday Hotel Co,
the G G. G. and ST. l.. and the Illinois
Central railroads and Tie G. K. and
L. 5. viii pay for the work
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08

The employer virtually says to the
workman: You can lrinh what yea
please, when you please. But if you
please 20 indulge N habits when
would impair your efficiency and in
crease danger to your fallow-workmcn
and to my property, ron must find
work elsewhere. TEa attitude 5 prac-
tically the same as that Of the banker
who will not tolerate visits by any
clerk or teller however trusted and
capable to race tracks and gambling
houses. The railroads almost prohibit
employees from using intoXicants
while eff duty as well as On The g.
ula,ity Ct The oldtimp. hard-drinkiug
commercial traveller no longer IS
deemed an asset by wholesale houses.
Scientific saesmanship, as well as
modern manufacture and trauspor'a-
ton. demands mare aud more the
ciiminatiCl cf drunken ess Phila-
delphia North American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
were recorded Yesterday
William Harris ct ux to II J. Har
lis. lot IL. block 4, Fenchtcr and
lansdens addition, Wd. $3.50.
J. Murat Guion to EnEa A. Lagsdcn
ct ux, undivided 1876 lot 80, block So
city OF Cairo q.cd s33,34
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
TEN ROUNDS TO rRAw.

New Orleans. Arg. Jack Red
moni of st Paul and Grover HAYES
OF Chicago. fought ten rounds to q
draw before the Royal Athletic club
tonight Hayes mad an eve upp-ed
In the fourth round and received
rough punishment I'm the fifth and
sizth. hut fought camcly 10 the end
resulting b. a decision OF honors oven.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08

Another Dollar Day" is to be held
in Cairo by a number of business
men who found it a good thing last
May Next Friday ard Saturday are
the days selected-Aug. IL and IL. In
other cities this has proven a success
ful way of bringing seller and buyer
together
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08

Farmers in this section can get
some valuable pointers from Con-
gresham Thistlewocd who has solv-
ed the problem of raising 400 bushels
Of fine potatoes to thf acre by the
absent treatment method. Anyway,
when the congressman returned from
Washington the other Jay ne found
that he had raised that many tubers
on patch OF ground near Mounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
TO TEST GUARANTY LAW.

Topeka, Kas, Aug. An appica
tion for mandamus was today MEL
in the supreme court by tho attorney
general TO test the legality or The
constiutiouality of the Kansas guar
anty law The proceeding aims TO com
pei enforcement Of the law
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
ANrLoPlUM LAWS ANNULLEp

Pckin, Aug Chinese report thu
Japan has annuued China's aniiopiunl
growing laws within he south Man
Churia railway zone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-08
Measure of GeIehrifN

An actress must be we'll known to
nave the papers print the fact that
she Is about to be married. she must
De famous in order to have it stated
tnat she is not going to get married.
New York Post