Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, p. 4, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 2 February 1887, page 2, column 3.

Catlin Clack.

J. F. Keeny reported very sick.

W. R. Timmons spent last Sunday at home.

Bertie Tilton visited her brother at Fairmount last Saturday, returning on Monday.

George Patterson's visit to Indiana almost insures the election of a democratic United States Senator.

Our visitors are Melissa Shepherd of Danville and Mr. Clay Sandusky of Greensburgh, Ind.

J. Newlon and daughters Tempie and Nora, of Fairmount, with Mrs. J. Harvey, of Kansas, were visiting here last week.

Albert E. Snell was chosen secretary of the I. O. O. F. at last meeting to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of A. Wilson.

We had two railroad accidents last week; several cars were badly wrecked but nobody hurt. We are pleased to say that no blame is attached to our agent or section men.

C. T. Caraway was called to Chrisman a few days ago to attend the funeral of the late Miss Anna Caraway, whose name has frequently been mentioned in this correspondence as a visitor here.

Married, on last Thursday evening at the close of services in the Pleasant Ridge chapel by Rev. J. P. Cooley, Mr. Albert Fisher and Miss Della Voorhees. May the happiness of that occasion long attend them.

Quite a number of friends and neighbors met with J. R. Ray and wife on last Monday as a social reminder that his twentieth wedding anniversary had arrived. Many suitable presents--china of course--were left as tokens of regard.

The newest thing in the township is the arrival of two Morman preachers who delivered five sermons in the school house in district No. 5. The principal speaker is F. M. Cooper, of Plano, Ill., the other is J. S. Kier of Braidwood, Ill. They were the guests of Charles Thomas, who it is said belonged to the Mormon church in Wales, and through whose influence this visitation was made. They take the name of "The Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints," and publicly disclaim holding views favoring polygamy. They left to-day, going east.

Those who were neither tardy or absent during the month ending in January in the lower grade of the Catlin school are as follows: Maud Crosby, Grace Church, Lola Wolfe, Nina Jenkins, Ida Walker, Sarah Jones, Hattie Jones, Lulu Squires, Nellie Wolfe, Bertie Wolfe, Lila Voris, Anna Renick, Etta Pratt, Mollie Laflen, Maggie Gilliland, Flora Gilliland, Cora Day, Lizzie Champion, Myrtle Cook, Myra Crosby, Charles Champion, Freddie Jones, Clyde Parker, Homer Tilton, Everett Wolfe, Clyde Williamson, Bertie Laflen, Bertie Jones, Chalmer Wolley, Clayton Pratt, Clay Runyon, Earnest Lennon, Charles Omstead, Ralph Tilton, Kate Campbell.

HANNAH MARIAH.

Feb. 1, '87