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G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 15, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 14 March 1888, page 3, column 3.

Catlin Clack

Easter concert at M. E. church April 1st.

We record the arrival of two new boys, one at Charlie White's, the other at Stephen Day's.

Wm. Gurling, our mayor, spent last Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. H. Stearns, of Fairmount.

Rev. Mathes occupied the pulpit of the Christian, and Rev. Funk the pulpit of the M. E. church last Sabbath.

Mrs. Wm. Dickinson, mother of Mrs. A. and Mrs. F. Jones, is probably nearing the close of a long and painful illness. She is very low.

Cushing Douglas is a candidate for coroner, and says, if elected he hopes to be able to hold his first inquest on the body of Wad Payne.

Our visitors are M. Brady and family, of Sidney; Rev. Mathes, of Atwood; J. Tate, of St. Louis; Miss Stella Hodges, of Danville, and Mrs. Lou Mitchell, of Colorado.

"Willful Boy," a thoroughbred colt recently purchased by Wm. Sandusky, in Kentucky, for which he paid $800, is supposed to be an animal that will become renowned in the speed rings of the world.

Wm. Hawkins starts this morning to visit his father at Richmond, Ind. He is said to be the oldest man now living that was born in that state. He is eighty-one years old and lives now, and always has lived within a quarter of a mile of where he was born.

Died, on Saturday evening, March 10th, Mrs. Ellen Kay, wife of Mr. Joseph Kay. She was partially paralyzed several months ago, from which she could not recover. Her age was forty-two. The writer has not been able to obtain further particulars of her death and burial.

The elected officers for the coming term in the I. O. O. F. Lodge at this place are: Wm. Jamison, N. G.; A. E. Snell, V. G.; C. F. Crawford, R.S.; Geo. W. Wolf, P. S.; G. Wilson Tilton, Treas. The trustees are C. H. Douglas, A. F. Nolan, D. Swisher, C. Thomas and J. R. Ray.

Married, on Thursday March 8th at the residence of James Cox, by Rev. Errickson, of Ogden, Mr. Elijah Carrigan and Miss Tillie Cox.

Smooth be the sea, with gentle gale,

And Flowery coast bereft of rocks,

On which to float the love-lit sail

Of Elijah Carrigan and Tillie -- Carrigan.

S. W. Leanord, S. G. Wilson and Thos. Back, two-thirds of whom are attorneys-at-law and the other third a contractor and builder, were here a few days ago for the purpose of appraising what is now known as the "yellow grocery," but which used to pass muster as the "Catlin school house."

Two genuine surprises were planned and executed here last week. The victims were Grandma Stansbury and Grandma Sherman. A splendid repast was spread at each place in their absence. They were sent for and hurriedly came home, both of whom almost dropped to the floor upon opening the door and seeing the crowd within. It was cruel but the end justified the means. It made them both happy. In other words, it was naughty but it was nice. Of course they received many useful presents.

HANNAH MARIAH

Transcribed by Dee Marik