Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 8, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah, dated [perh 29 June 1886].

Catlin Clack.

Correspondence Danville News

Our visitors last week were the Misses Mollie Dickson and Eva Dudenhoffer and Harlin Waity of Danville, and Miss Wass of Kansas, Ill.

Mrs. A. Jones and son Willie, and Thos. Dale were among the Momence excursionists.

Died on Saturday morning at 2 o'clock, June 28th, Mrs. Mourning Culp, daughter of Josiah Sandusky, and the wife of Joe D. Culp, leaving a husband and four children -- one a babe two weeks old. Mrs. Culp, like her mother, "Aunt Betty" Sandusky, was a noble woman, a kind hearted neighbor, a devoted wife and a dutiful and affectionate mother. Her age was 35 years, 11 months and 16 days. A funeral service was held in the M. E. church on Sunday at 11 o'clock by Rev. A. Cummings of Fairmount, assisted by Rev. H. Wass, which was largely attended by relatives and friends. Her body is at rest in Oakridge Cemetery, but the memory of her virtues will remain bright and green for many years to come.

Rev. Hoppis, a blind preacher from Ohio, and Rev. R. P. Warren of Fithian held forth at the Christian church on Sunday afternoon and night.

The soldier's reunion to be held September 1st and 2nd, at the fair grounds is beginning to materialise. The Committee of Arrangements met on Saturday and made the following committees:

On Receptions -- Capt. Truax, Oakwood; Wm. Frazier, J. W. Newlon, S. R. Tilton, W. R. Timmons, Thomas Dale, of Georgetown.

On Grounds and Huckster Stands -- J. W. Newlon, H. Lloyd, C. T. Caroway.

On Soliciting Supplies -- Thos. Dale, M. Madden. J. W. Newlon, W. R. Timmons, Nathan Smoot, of Pilot, C. Hillman of Oakwood.

On Registration and Badges -- W. Harper, Geo. Harner.

On Music -- F. M. Champion.

On Finance -- C. T. Caroway, treasurer; Thomas Dale, secretary; J. W. Newlon, W. R. Timmons, S. R. Tilton.

Success is assured. Get ready to call "Jo."

J. A. Church, our assessor, has made his final "round up." He found 1,231 horses, 3,691 cattle, 71 mules, 1,840 sheep, 3,524 hogs, 3 engines, 4 safes, 481 wagons, 467 watches and clocks, 234 sewing machines, 58 organs, 10 pianos and 275 dogs that are not homeless. We have about 475 voters.

A barn belonging to Nelson Donahue, five miles south of Catlin, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground last Friday evening. About six tons of hay, some corn and oats, four pounds of salt and a set of new harness were its contents, all of which burned. The horses were lose in the lot but happened to be outside of the barn at the time it was ignited. Insurance $500.

Last Friday night some avaricious mortal stole from Mr. Geo. McClanathan's kitchen his boots and his son Owen's shoes, only these and nothing more, although in his pants not ten feet from the boots, in another room however, was a wallet containing seventy dollars.

The Catlin school for the coming year will be under the management of Prof. Graham of Champaign county as princial, and Miss Campbell of West Newell. Both are highly recommended and were selected from among twenty five applicants.

Mrs. S. Hodges and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Cal Hodges picked raspberries yesterday afternoon at the home of the former. About six o'clock the latter started for her home, one mile south, riding a pony and carrying her berries. On the way the pony became unmanageable and threw her off, bruising her badly but not fatally. She had to be taken home in a wagon. Soon after she started from the village Mrs. S. Hodges was seized with a nervous chill, became prostrate and delerious, remaining so for several hours. This morning both are better and show signs of a speedy recovery.

Rudolph Cook, who a few years ago went to Kansas and there married, returned yesterday, bringing with him two children--one two years, the other four months old. His wife was buried last Wednesday in Springfield, Mo.

Fortunate is the firm whose name indicates the business it is engaged in. Among such is the soap manufacturing company lately incorporated by S. H. Oakwood, B. F. Hyde and C. W. Hole. These names are suggestive of ashes, grease and water.

Hannah Mariah.

June 29, 1886