Catlin News Items

Newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 18 January 1888.

Catlin Clack.

Our sick are J. W. Newlon and F. Tarrant.

A horse belonging to Thos. Church ran a nail in his foot last week and died of lock-jaw.

The Misses Maude and Clara Dougherty, of Fairmount, are visiting their Catlin cousins.

George Cubbage who lives at J. Cooley's shipped two barrels of rabbits to Chicago last week.

A gold watch and chain was what surprised Mrs. A. E. Snell a few days ago. Her husband did it.

The protracted meeting is still under progress, but on account of inclement weather the attendance is not large.

Capt. Timmons while meandering as a merchant missionary fell at Sador[u]s on his sample case, bruising his side and flattening his dried apples. Both are taking a lay off.

M. Madden, J. Buckingham and S. Clark each bought wind pumps last week. Dick Pratt, the celebrated washing machine slinger, is the agent.

Cards are out for the marriage of Mrs. Clara McDonald and Mr. Wm. Lesher. The nuptials will be solemized at the residence of her father Mr. Jesse Davis, on next Thursday at 6 o'clock p.m.

Verily, verily, Thomas and Jessie whose surname is Dale and whose home is in Danville on the banks of the Vermilion, tarried over the Sabbath in Catlin and the country roundabout, (selah! If you know what that means, I don't.)

Marion Curtis and wife, three miles south of Catlin, who have lived happily together for a number of years had a falling out last Saturday night after church, and parted, --fell out of a sleigh and parted the snow, that was all, and they still live happily together.

A. Church, township collector says that on account of a change in the time of court, he must return his books about the first of March, this year. This will shorten the time of collecting of which tax-payers should take due notice. The five largest tax receipts in the township will be the following: G. W. Tilton, $212.60; D. Rouse, $212.54; J. Wilcox, $210.59; T. Sandusky, $176.30 and T. A. Taylor $174.00.

Buried today, little May Estella Hill, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Todd. She was born at Buffalo, Ill., Dec. 26, 1880, and at the time of her death was seven years and nineteen days old; she died of croup. The casket containing her remains was borne to the M. E. church by the Misses Amy and Maggie Church, Nellie and Bertie Wolfe and Lydia and Anna Carby. A funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. A. Cummings after which it was carried to the Jones cemetery by young gentlemen J. Olmstead, J. Jones, A. Culp, R. Jones and C. Jemison. The pupils of the public school attended the funeral; her father Mr. Hill of Milmine, Ill., was present; her mother died a few years ago. The contrast between this funeral and the funeral accorded to the friends of the two children who fell victims to diphtheria a few weeks ago, was so marked that it caused a feeling of sadness to enter the hearts of many. The precaution exercised on the former occasion may have saved many children from that fell destroyer.

HANNAH MARIAH.

Transcribed by Daun Marrs