Newspaper clipping of 5 October 1887

 

Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 11, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 5 October 1887, page 2, column 2.

Catlin Clack

A White baby at Robert White's

A. Jones is attending Masonic Grand Lodge

Rev. A. Cummings preached at the M. E. church last Sunday night.

D. W. McDonald and Charles Church attended the State fair last week.

Last Sunday was the semi-annual reorganization of the M. E. Sunday school.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Lloyd and Mrs. Carley are spending a week in St. Louis with relatives.

J. R. Pratt has sold forty-four American round washing machines since the Danville fair.

John Keeton of Liconderoga, N. Y., is visiting his brother, Wm. Keeton, and sister, Mrs. I. Kay.

Our visitors are Wm. Ithmore Douglas, of Kansas; Mrs. E. Gass, of Rossville, and Mrs. J. Price, of Danville.

Bert Brazelton, J. F. Keeny, S. R. Tilton, Warren Caraway and Geo. Cook and wife are among the Chicago sightseekers this week.

The Catlin school is running nicely under the management of Prof. Graham and Miss May Terpening. Not a croaker croaketh a croak.

Mrs. C. H. Douglas for several months has been gradually losing her eyesight. She goes to Chicago this week in search of medical aid. Her husband will accompany her.

Cards are distributed announcing the marriage of Miss Mary J. Hinton and Wm. Henry D. Snyder, to take place at the residence of the bride's father on Thursday, Oct. 6th.

Clay Runyon is twelve years old next Saturday. He lives in the family of Wm. Pemberton, but will come home on that, to him, momentous occasion and assist in eating his goose.

W. R. Timmons and wife will attend the Grover Cleveland reception at the Palmer House, Chicago, this week. Let us hope the Captain's political integrity will not be shaken.

By request of Thos. J. Dale, J. W. Newlon and others the soldiers and citizens interested in the disposal of funds left from the soldiers' reunion at Catlin, will meet at the town hall, Catlin, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 1887, at 3 o'clock p.m.

The I. O. O. F. will publicly install officers next Friday night at the M. E. church. Bruce Smith, Esq., of Danville, will deliver an address, and a glee club will furnish some good music, after which a reception will be held in their hall.

Died, Sept. 30, 1887, Mrs. Annie M. Claunch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lynn. Her disease was malarial fever. She was sick about four weeks. Mrs. Claunch was born Feb. 25, 1866, in Washington county, Pa. About two years ago she was married but has remained at home with her parents. Her husband is a railroad employee and has been absent from her for some time, was not here at the time of her death. She leaves a child that will be cared for by her parents. A short service was held at the home by Rev. A. Cummings. Her interment took place at Oakridge cemetery. Mr. Lynn and wife wishes to express thanks to those who so kindly befriended them in this their time of great trial.

The following is a list of presents received at the North-Saulsbury wedding:

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Hanging lamp Mr and Mrs D Swisher, H Bickhart and Maggie Reynolds
crumb pan D W Russell
plush rocking chair Mr and Mrs J M Custer, Ella, John and Chas Custer and Fannie Weaver
chair tidy Carrie Custer
set silver forks Mr and Mrs O M Danely
chair tidy, pair pillow shams and pair towels Mrs Lawrence and son
pitcher Wm Owen
spoonholder Annie and Charlie Milemore
pitcher Nathan Sams
pickle castor Dennis Alison
bread plate and two pickle dishes Mr and Mrs John Emery
satin perfume sack Eugenia and Gertie Leseure
water set Sam Reynolds
fruit dish S Morgan
fruit dish Mr and Mrs Milemore
pitcher John McVey
pickle castor Mr and Mrs C Baldwin and Mr and Mrs Leapley
water glass F Leapley
fruit dish Mr and Mrs G W Wilson and Clara Van Horn
pair towels D Frazee
pair pillow shams Enos Frazee
photograph album Mr Finley and wife
tidy towel Dora and Lizzie Culp
silver castor G W Tilton and wife and E A Snell and wife
set of goblets S Hodges and wife
set of silver spoons R Holmes and wife
set of silver spoons W Knapp and wife
silver sugar spoon Dollie Leverich
fruit dish J Coburn
napkin ring E Olmstead
water set Oscar Pryor and wife and O A Pryor and wife
tea set DeWitt Frazier
pair towels Wm Olmstead and wife
pair towels Joe Finley and wife
set of napkins J Engleman and Sophia Dill
pitcher and set of napkins E Jones and wife
bed spread Miss Grace Brady
bed spread Mr. and Mrs. Alix
table cloth Mr. and Mrs. Gerling
table cloth Wm. Bement and wife
set napkins Misses Phebe and Ellen Harding
set napkins Bert Olmstead
pair towels Mrs. and Miss Morgan
pair towels August Miller and wife
pair chair towels Miss Myrtle Billman
pair towels Henry Dickson
pair pillow shams John Finley
porcelain kettle C. Olmstead
pair towels Miss Pearl Golding
pair towels John Lewis
pair towels Lew Bracewell and wife
bed spread Lizzie Jones, Emma Thornton and Cynthia Watkins
set napkins F Watkins
tea set S. Dickson and wife
berry set John and Charles Dickson
bed spread J Williams and wife
salt set F. Williams
pair towels Jessie and Harry Williams
Fruit dish S. W. Baum
pair towels E. Ellis and wife
carpet and bed bride's parents
chromo Wilber Saulsbury
set silver tea spoons E. N. North
silver butter knife E. North and wife
set silver knives C. M. North and wife and daughter, Debbie

In addition to the above a large number of presents bore no name, and it is impossible to find out who were the donors.

Hannah Mariah

Transcribed by Debra (Williams) Faust

Suggested definitions

castor -- small glass bottle.

pillow sham -- decorative cloth to cover a pillow during the day.

chair tidy -- cover to protect back of chair

crumb pan -- shaped like a dust pan to collect crumbs from the table cloth.

satin perfume sack -- a sachet

water set -- a crystal carafe and glass(es).

chromo -- a colored lithographic print