Catlin News Item

Danville News, Danville, Illinois, 16 December 1874, page 8, column 3.

Catlin News

George Dibbley, an Englishman who for some time has made his home at the Eagle House -- F. Tarrant proprietor -- died suddenly while sitting in his chair last Sunday. He was 56 years old and seemed to be hale and hearty. It is thought intemperance hastened his death.

Little Elsie, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tarrant, aged 2 years, departed this life yesterday morning, she had never been in good health. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all our people. Today the funeral of both will take place from the same house.

The festival given by the S of T last Friday night was eminently successful. Forty-five minutes before refreshments, were occupied in listening to songs and speeches to the delight of all except the negatives. Quite a number of our Georgetown friends were with us and contributed much to the enjoyments of the evening. Come again jovial, genial, fun-loving Georgetown.

Recently Leander Shaver commenced a school in district No. 4. Recently also Thomas A. Taylor brought from Kentucky a negro lady and two boys aged 14 and 6 years. Recently also in pursuance of the laws of the United States there was opened in Leander's school to the disgust of his Republican patrons, a freedman's bureau; six days was all the time it required to change the color of his pupils from all white to all black. The directors could not legally exclude the darkies, neither could the teacher, consequently, last Friday the school "busted."

Calico schools in Catlin township are not a success.

C. A. Fertig, railroad agent, has a new assistant; his name is Tom; he will open an express office. Girls here is one more chance.

Catlin school is O. K.

We've killed our pig.

HANNAH MARIAH