Catlin News Items

Newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 29 June 1887, page 2, column 4.

Catlin Clack.

Died, June 16th, at 6 o'clock, p.m., Mrs. Lucy, wife of Mr. Lee Burroughs. She took sick at 4 o'clock on the preceding evening, after having done a large washing. Her disease was called congestion of the stomach. She was the daughter of Squire M. Payne, who formerly lived in Danville, and whose death occurred suddenly a few years ago in a street car in Chicago. Mrs. Marion Burroughs, her only sister, was with her during her few hours illness.

Rev. Keneday, of Fairmount, preached a funeral sermon at the home and conducted the service at Oakridge cemetery, where she was laid to rest surrounded by weeping and sympathizing friends. Her age was twenty three years. She became a member of the M. E. church at the age of sixteen.

A circular from McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill., bears the name of Rev. Isaiah Villars, D. D., as President and Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy. He has recently been elected to this position and will enter upon the work at once, and Catlin adds another name to the roster of her honored citizens. Bro. Villar's home is here.

The flow of blood that followed the little disagreement between J. S. Smith and J. Finley a few days ago, the particulars of which have been published in the county papers, caused quite an excitement. Smith was placed under a bond of $100 and must answer to the court, where it will be demonstrated whether or not a man has a legal right to defend himself in his own way when assaulted.

W. R. Timmons and wife have just returned from a visit to Champaign.

The Tilton Brothers have just returned from the funeral of their mother. She was taken to the Washington church yard near Versailles, Indiana.

Rev. Simmons, of the Fairmount and Rev. Hornbeck, of the Catlin Circuit exchanged pulpits last Sunday.

Elder Lamb, of Indiana, occupied the pulpit of the Christian church last Lord's day.

HANNAH MARIAH