Catlin News Items

G. Wilse Tilton Scrapbook, p. 1, newspaper clipping by Hannah Mariah from Danville Daily News, Danville, Illinois, dated 25 October 1900, page 6, column 3. Only a small portion of the newspaper article is included in the scrapbook.

Catlin Clack.

Oct. 24, 1900 -- Have not written for two weeks; been too busy. Since last letter the M. E. church was dedicated. Dr. Gobin, of DePauw, preached the dedicatory sermon. Elder Stephens of Danville and the pastor, S. Phillips, assisted in dedicatory exercises. Miss Corinne Phillips, of Danville, sang beautifully a solo entitled "The Ninety and Nine." The cost of the church was stated to be $6,464.80 and that there yet remained to be paid $1,100. This amount was pledged in a few minutes and everybody seemed pleased to know that they occupied such a beautiful church complete and paid for.

It will be twenty-one years before John Liken's boy can vote the democratic ticket.

Ray, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Benner, departed this life on last Friday morning. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. S. Phillips. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery.

On last Sunday evening the W. C. T. U. memorial window was presented to the church by Rev. J. Oakwood, of Ridge Farm. Among other exercises was a solo by Miss Zelia Sandusky.

Mrs. Lizzie Lincoln of Mound City, Kan.; Mrs. Jesse Dale of Danville; Mrs. Ada Sandusky and Mrs. Rose Miller of Catlin were guests of Mrs. Elsie McGregor on last Wednesday.

Miss May McGregor has accepted a position with a dry goods firm in Joplin, Mo., and will leave for that place this week.

There will be a silver medal contest at Glenburn church on Saturday evening, Nov. 3, 1900. The contestants are Clara Rossnet, Gertie Woodard, Mamie Calvin, Ethel Flynn, Katie Woodard, Lena Illk and Gertie Payne. Excellent music in quartets and solos will be rendered. Admission 10 and 15 cents.

The voters of Catlin will not need go hungry on election day as meals will be served in the basement of the M. E. church and also in the vacant store room of S. R. Tilton.

The Epworth League will give a hallowe'en social in the basement of the M. E. church on Wednesday evening, Oct 31.

The usual hallowe'en incantations and other amusements will be enjoyed. A regular oyster supper will be served.

[Richard Clipson is building two] houses in Catlin. Report says that he is going to marry an old maid and that both are so cranky that it will take two houses to hold them.

Died, Mr. John A. Church, on Monday morning at 6 o'clock, Oct. 22. On Thursday afternoon the remains were removed to the M. E. church where a funeral discourse was delivered by the pastor, Rev. S. Phillips. The choir sang "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "Nearer My God to Thee."

Rev. S. Hodges led in prayer. The text was, "Thus saith the Lord, set thy house in order for thou shalt die." The audience was large. The interment was in Oak Ridge cemetery.

Mr. Church was 72 years, 2 months and 2 days old. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. G. W. F. Church and Mrs. M. Payne; three brothers, Joseph, Charles and William and one sister, Sarah Church. He was married to Miss Mary Love, Sept. 27, 1849, who departed this life twelve years ago. Mr. Church came of old southern stock, having been born in Greenbrier county, Virginia. He was three years old when his parents emigrated to this county. He was probably elected to the office of assessor more times than any other man in the state. He has often held the office of collector, supervisor and school treasurer. His accounts were correct and his urbanity proverbial.

The greatest day now in prospect for Catlin, the presidential election not excepted, will be Sunday, Nov. 4, on the occasion of the presentation of the windows of the M. E. church. The windows are of fine artistic work and composed of opalescent and cathedral glass, beautifully blended. Each was paid for by and bears the emblem of an order or society. Each window will be presented to the trustees of the church by a speaker selected by the donors for that purpose.

The date is Sunday, Nov. 4. At the 10:30 service there will be presented the Boggess, the merchants, the traveling men's and the miners' window. At 2:30, the Sunday School and the primary class windows. At 6 the Epworth and the Junior League windows. At 7 the pastor's, the Ladies' Aid and the choir windows. Each institution will select its own speaker, a complete list of whom will be given on the week preceding the presentation. The speakers will each be men or women of prominence in their respective lines. The choir, the orchestra and our best quartet and soloists will contribute to the pleasure of the audience. Come and share with us the pleasures and benefits of the day.

Uncle Ed Busby this morning went out to get his horse and buggy ready while his wife was getting ready to take a drive. when she went out she found him lying on the ground unconsious. He is yet in a very precarious condition.

Hannah Mariah.