Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 4, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 17 August 1887, page 2, column 4.

Catlin Clack.

Glen Fleming's baby is recovering.

John Wolf is very low with typhoid fever.

A colt belinging to M. B. Pemberton was killed by lightning last week.

Forty dollars were extracted from the portmonie of Mrs. W. S. Pate at the reunion.

Miss Minnie Parker, who is attending the institute in Danville, was laid up a few days last week with a sprained ankle.

Prof. Nabors, a prominent musician and teacher from Pilot, accompanied Rev. Parker Shields on his last trip over the circuit.

A game of base ball between the Oakwood and Tilton clubs on last Saturday was drawn at the third inning with ten to nothing in favor of the Oakwoods.

If attending a soldiers' reunion is a test of loyalty to the government, Catlin is entitled to a grand tally, as the township for two days was almost depopulated.

With pleasure we note the fact that J. W. Newlon, Esq., will soon be a resident of Catlin. He has bought Guy Sandusky's beautiful residence just opposite the fair ground.

The fair authorities have decided that a pony weighs seven hundred pounds or less, and will give a purse of $20.00 to the owner of the one showing the best speed at the Catlin fair.

T. Pratt, R. Clipson, D. O'Connel, M. Hill and E. Star have lost a horse each within the last few days. The disease is called spinal fever ending in lock-jaw. None have recovered that has taken it.

The whole community was shocked on last Sabbath by the news of the sudden death of John Ross, a prominent farmer and dairyman, living five miles west of Catlin. He died of heart disease without a moments warning. He was buried at Fairmount.

Down on Butler's branch one mile from Catlin in the woods, in a hut lives an octagenarian, whose history as he relates it, is quite remarkable. His name is Hiram Nelson. He was born in 1800, was personally acquainted with General Jackson, was a soldier under General Harrison and hewed the logs for the first house in Lafayette. He takes pleasure in relating his early exploits, some of which are very interesting.

HANNAH MARIAH.