Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, page 14-15, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 22 March 1888, page 3, column 4.

Catlin Clack.

A. N. Nesbit's last boy is a girl.

Our sick are Mrs. Charles Boggess and a son of Wm. White.

Frank White was kicked in the face by a horse a few days ago, but will recover.

Layt McDonald and T. A. Taylor, who it was reported had been swindled by a life insurange agent, will get their policies as agreed upon.

Miss Bertie Tilton has the measles in the mild form, at the Illinois Female College, at Jacksonville. Her parents receive word from her every day by telegraph or letter.

The jolly, jocular, jocose John Thompson gave us a friendly call a few days ago, and suggested that the office of Prosecuting Attorney must soon be filled by the votes of the dear people. John will not be forgotten.

J. W. Newlon, Secretary of the Vermilion county Agricultural Association, although very busy fixing the fence around the office of Circuit Clerk, still looks after the interest of the coming fair. It will commence on the 21st of August.

A candidate came into the store a few days ago, grasped a citizen by the hand and patted him on the shoulder, exclaiming, "How are you Dave? I am so glad to see you! You are looking so well!! How is your wife? Bring her to see us; has she made her soap yet? You have such a nice family. How is that oldest boy? Oh, he is a fine fellow; let me send him some candy. Dave, will you be at the primary?["] "No I expect not," says Dave, "the little ones speak every Friday, but I hardly ever go about them, if I go I would rather visit the primary department than to go upstairs." Dave thought he was talking about the school.

On Wednesday last, Prof. Benedict superintendent of public schools for Vermilion county, held at this place what is known as a central examination and at its close remarked that it was the largest, best and most interesting meeting of the kind every held in the county. There were forty-four puplis from the schools of the township as follows: Shiloh, nine; Pleasant View, five; Plain View, two; Taylor, six; Hazel Grove, one, and Catlin, twenty-one. The following teachers were also present: Profs. Graham, Ament, Pratt, Squires, and the Misses Busby, Cord, Stockton, Terpening, Hartley, Newlon and Pate. The ancient "Birch Wielders" present were Dr. Runyon, Cerry Boggess, Frank Crawford and Wilse Tilton. Dr. Slagle, of Danville, and quite a number of visitors added to the above made up the attendance. These pupils were mostly teachers in embryo, were neat in appearance, intelligent in looks, and courteous in demeanor. Their ages ranged from fifteen to twenty-five, and they were pretty equally divided as to sex; hazel eyes and black hair predominated, although there were some who twinkled a blue or black eye and some also whose cranial covering was made fashionable by its auburn locks. One lady used her left hand in writing, some of them -- the boys -- chewed tobacco, and some of them -- the girls -- wax. The class was one that Catlin township may well be proud of.

HANNAH MARIAH.

Transcribed by Dee Marik