G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 14, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 9 February 1888, page 3, column 3.
Catlin Clack.
Wm. White, on last Saturday night, had a severe spell of cramp in the stomach.
James Chandler ("Uncle Jim") carries a watch that was won on Harrison's election in 1840.
Miss Frazier, Miss Cord and Miss Mitchell, all young ladies of Catlin, have had lung fever but are recovering.
J. Cooley and wife have just returned from Hillsboro, Ind., where they visited their daughter Belle, who has lung fever and measles. She will recover.
The teachers of the public school have agreed to lose the time they were laid out during the diphtheria scare, which is liberal on their part. Their term of service will end June 10th.
Rev. Byron Phelps, of Woodland, Ill., has been assisting Rev. Clark Phetterplace at Glossbrener church. Last Thursday night they held a jubilee meeting over the fifty-seven converts made during the revival.
On next Friday night, at the seminary, the school will serve oysters to all who will favor them with an opportunity. Admission ten cents. As they are trying to place an organ in the school room, every citizen should patronize them.
The Odd Fellows, of Catlin, on last Tursday met the procession that had charge of the remains of brother Fred Russell, and escorted them to the Oak Ridge cemetery where he was interred with the honors of Odd Fellowship, Tilton lodge officiating.
Rev. Alex Cummings, an aged minister and a good man, who for some time has made his home in Catlin, has endeared himself to our people by his many disinterested acts of kindness, by his piety and also by his unrequited labors in the pulpit, insomuch that last week a monied donation was given him by the citizens amounting to $57.00.
Ten young ladies on last Saturday night hired some "rigs", took a cigar apiece, and called around for a like number of gents, who were painted and wore frizzes. They were driven to Abe Wolfe's, where they enjoyed a leap year party and a pleasant evening.
With sorrow we record the death of Mr. Frank Nesbit, son of W. R. Nesbit, four miles south of Catlin. He was something over thirty-one years of age, and died of consumption, with which he has been suffering for two years. The last two months of his life he was confined to the house and suffered greatly. A funeral service was preached at Fairview Church by Rev. Wm. Reynolds, of Georgetown. He was buried in the Georgetown cemetery. We have not been able to obtain further particulars.
Van Davis is the sole proprietor of an imported canine, known as an English Setter, the sire of w[hi]ch once sold for $700. He looks like a cross between a Rocky mountain goat and an Indiana log sled. Van is a good looking, industrious, jolly young man, who has arrived at age when the electric twinges of fondness should lure him to a desire to love and protect some fair languishing daughter of Eve, but hte pet above referred to seem to hold monopoly on his affections.
Died, a few minutes after 4 o'clock, on the morning of Feb. 2, 1888, Alice Emily White, aged six years, five months and seven days. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James White. She died of lung fever, after a confinement of two weeks and one day. She was of gentle spirit, never forgot to say her prayers before retiring and on her death bed gave evidence of peace and resignation not usually observed in one so young. In the dying hour her face was lighted up by a smile that seemed heavenly, a smile which was plainly noticable when the casket was closed for the last time. She was brought to the M. E. church, a funeral was preached by Rev. A. Cummings, after which she was laid away in the Jones cemetery.
