Catlin News Item

Danville News, Danville, Illinois, 9 December 1874, page 8, column 3.

Catlin News

The Danville District association of preachers have been here and gone. The attendance was not as large as was expected on account of protracted meetings at different points in the District. Some of our ladies wanted to entertain two or three preachers, and got but one, some none. There was a great demand for those who had formerly been on this circuit. Brother Hyde seemed to be a general favorite. Many questions of interest to the church were discussed and several good sermons preached, the most noted of which was the Elder's sermon on "Popular Amusements".

An essay was read by W. S. Hooper on the "Power of the Bishops;" by B. F. Hyde, on "Division of the Illinois Conference"; by R. L. Robinson, on the "Policy of preachers doing the financial work of church buildings;" by N. P. Heath, on the "Probation System"; by J. D. Bodkin, on "Test of Church Memberships"; by W.M. Cline, "Does the Church need more than one Missionary Secretary?"

J. S. Akers preached a sermon on [offering in the --?--.] Foster, also read a sermon, all of which both essays and sermons were made the su[b]jects of scorching criticism.

The association closed its labors on Thursday. R. L. Foster preached on Thursday night, and J. D. Bodkin on Friday night.

[--?--] in the price of poultry.

On Wednesday the association took a recess for the purpose of attending the funeral of Mrs. Church. The remains were brought into the house and a sermon was preached by Elder Noble. The funeral was largely attended. Mrs. Church was seventy-three years old, she came from London about twenty-two years ago, was a very pious woman, and for eleven years had been a member of the M. E. church.

During the Association, Allen Parker's smoke-house was broken open, and half of a small beef taken.

Next Friday night there will be a festival in the Masonic Hall, given by the Sons and Daughters of Temperance. Look out for something new, no trouble to get the worth of a quarter at a festival in Catlin.

George Jemison has a patent reversasable, self-adjusting, non-explosive, super-diagonal, elongated, portable buck-saw. Like George himself, it runs by horse power. Since he commenced cutting stove-wood, coal dealers do a light business. Very grave fears exist that they may be driven to inflict Vermilion county with some more screaky coal poetry. "Blast" your coal, quit singing about it.

The amount of money received at this station by the T., W. & W. R. R. for the month of Nov., for freight forwarded and received, and for tickets sold was 3022.55.

Our school teacher, although a Wiley man, when Triplet-ing home last Sunday night, after seeing his "gal," fell off the sidewalk. Yea, verily, fell off the sidewalk.

HANNAH MARIAH