The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-24
THER e s.


Friday evening of last week was we'll
attended. The question was Re
solved that woman suffrage is right
The affirmative won.
A little girl arrived Friday evening
of last week at the home of Capt.
and Mrs. VIM. Brown. This is girl
No. in the Brown home
Those seriously sick the past week
were Mrs Henry .Holshouser and lit
tie Myron Greenwood who has
typhoid fever. Several are indisposed
but not very sick.
Mrs. Fannie Baggott Of Gale visited
Mrs. Annie Oberts Tuesday.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the Baptist church Thursday evening
and an entertainment at the Meth.
odist the same evening. And the
question is which to attend.
The bank account of Grandpa Mar
childon has been diminishing rapidly
since he promised to pay the church
a quarter for every time he cussed,
and he has now sought safety in
flight, leaving this week for Hamilton
| Ohio and taking his wife with him.
1t may be that he hopes during his
two weeks stay away from Henry and
Hol to undo what years of experience
and practice have done.
Among those who have been in
Cairo shopping the past few days are
Mrs. Belle Hancamp and son, Mes
danes Henry Weiman. Roy Farman,
VIM. Clutts, A. D. Twente, Bert
Hobbs, Mr., and Mrs. C. C. Miller, DR.
Phelpts, s. l.. White and Mr.. Sow
ders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Weaver of Mt
Vernon moved Monday to Upper
Thebes to reside. Mr.. Weaver comes
to take the position Of fireman on the
switch engine here,
| Thebes has organized Men Only
bible class that promises to make
Cairo's bible class look like a small
frying chicken at a Georgia camp
meeting. Adult forty of our Biblical
students assembled at the NJ. E.
church last Sunday and the Bridge
City Mems Bible Glass of Thebes was
the outcome. They decided to meet
one Sunday at the Methodist church
and the next Sunday at the Baptist
and continue to meet alternately at
the two churches. The following off
GERS were elected. General VIM
King, Adjutant General C.. C. Miller
Teacher L. F. Cox, Treasurer Samuel
Wallace, Secretary John King. c. A.
Marchildon was elected colonel of the
First Regiment with L. B. Cox, John
| T. Bishop and D. w. Samons as cap.
ltains. Rev. Lyerle was elected
colonel of the Second Regiment with
Samuel Wallace. B. Minton and DR..
Sowders as captains.
The Cotton Belt and l. NJ, have men
and equipment on the ground to build
big concrete arch across Sections
creek near Gale at the foot Of the
bridge approach.
James Hill who was operated upon
in Alexian Bros. hospital at st. Louis
| the other day Is reported improving.
Miss Nellie Littlejohn of Oblong,
| Ill.,, who has been visiting A. F. Nc
KEGS family near Olive Branch,
came to Thebes Saturday where she
will spend few weeks with Mrs.
Eva Hargis.
Mr.. Margrove and son and Mr..
Chapman of Wilmington, are putting
Iup a saw mill east of Thebes on
some land bought OF C. A. Marchildon,
John Oberts was born in Union
county, Illinois, February l4th, 1S4l,
and died Dec. 18th, 1909. He en-
listed in the Civil war in 1861 and
served three years. He was married
in 1864 to Miss Nancy Hancock who,
with six children, four boys and two
girls, survive him. Henry, William
and John live at Thebes. James near
Grand Tower and Mrs. Doty and Mrs.
Miller at Wolf Lake, The deceased
had suffered about seven years from
cancer of the mouth. He had taken
treatment at several hospitals and
was In the hospital at Danville at the
| time Of his death, The remains were
shipped to Thebes Friday and funeral
services were conducted Saturday at
the Baptist church by Rev. Lyerle
followed by interment at the Thebes
cemetery. Members Of the Thebes
lG. A. r. post were present and con
Quoted the services.
| B. F. Brown is confined to his home
with an attack of yellow jaundice.