The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

NEWS FROM our NEIcHBoRs|


per here Friday
Lawrence Ashby aud son Sterling ci
Cairo were here Friday visiting rel1.
Itiyes.
Mrs |. N. Taylor OF Mounds, was
among thes hoprers here Friday.
Earl Victor Of Vienna transacte /
business here Friday.
Mrs. Q, smothers, Of Cairo, was
here Friday shopping.
Mrs. D. G. Williamson is quite Ill
''at the home Of her daughter Mrs. T..
N. Ford an First and Poplar streets.
Mrs. A. ]. Dougherty, ST., is serl-
ously III at her home on High street.
she was preparing to accompany her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Hood, to Cairo
on the 8 o'clock car Saturday night
when she was found In her room An
a comatose condition. Medical aid
was Immediately summoned but at a.
late hour Saturday night she still
remained unconscious and DIR. s. Will.
lard, her medical attendant, pro,
Eounced 1t eerebro-hemorrhage or
brain apoplexy. and unless change
for the better materializes In few
hours ne fears the consequences.
Two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Dixon, Of
Portland, Oregon. and Mrs. Dora
Pfeffer, Of Lebanon, ILL.,, anl SON,
Ccpt. A. J. Dougherty, Jr., at Wash
ington, D. G.. have been notified and
Mrs. Pfeffer is expected to arrive to.
day Sunday
AN elaborate baHqne- was given by
the lowell high school Juniors COLI |
plimentary to the Seniors at the ST.
Charles hotel Friday. evening. Eacn
mersber OF the honored class upon
arrival was presented with a larg
American beauty rose, the Juniors
class flower. The spacious dining
room was beautiful in its decoa- II
lions of pennants and flowers, coral
horeysuckle. the Seniors class flow
er, predominating. The table center
piece was composed of this flower and
stands OF it were caught around the
edge OF the festive board. Carna-
ions were also largely in evidence.
ieart-shaped place cards with tiny
land painted sprays of the Seniorl
lass flower on the front and with
he date and place of the banquet on
he inside cover, the whole tied with
foWrl and gold ribbons, the Senior
lass colors, made dainty souvenirs
II the occasion. The menu consisted
II chicken and salmon salad, oyster
'atties, cheese straws, potato chip II
am, cold chicken pickles, olives
eviled eggs with mayonnaise dress
ne, coffee, tea, strawberry ice !
ream and cake. st. Charles hotel
'asters had charge of the serving.
'uring the sumptuous repast num-
er OF toasts were given and as this
'as the first of the series of social
given for the classes at
hitch all members were present, all
arge amount of jollity prevailed.
ne parior was also decorated In thei
olors and flowers and here the mer
continued until a late hour.
game in which each one was re.
uested to name his or her favorite
astime with words, the first letters
which were those of the contest
nts' initials, furnished much amuse-
rent, and the remainder of the feet
lg hours were spent in music, both
peal and instrumental. Willie Dou~I
lerty, Jr., presiding at the piano
hose present were Prof. and Mrs.
!. l.. Harlan, Misses Mary Robertson,
ona and Lois Bankson, Ruth Bfide,
lldred Sims, Lucille Swisshelm, Ear
arr and Gail Gaunt, Messrs. Niles
lccard, Earl Hillerich, Ralph Schu.
r, Walbr Mulroney, Willie Dough.
ty and Ray Armstrong;
The central examination for the
amman department " the schools
roughout the country was held il
lis city this week under the super.
sion of the county superintendent
ISIS May Hawkins. and sixteen pu.
Is of tie Eighth grade of Lowell
hool (this city, who took the ex
nination, passed successfully. They
ere Helen Ford, Emma Belts, Julia
i'd Blanche Schiller. Mary. Mulron.
4, Gladys Parker, Myrtle Baccus,
lanch Faulkner, Frederick Haller-
srg, Arthur DeVore, Hugh Nesbit,
gorge Hutchinson, Harold Britton.
I'm Spaulding, Albert OSullivan and
hos. Armstrong. Graduating exer
ses will be held at the opera house
tuesday, evening, May 2,