The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . n the line of his chosencalling and is now located at Xo. 50 Xorth\ermilion street, where he carries a largeand carefully selected line of gooils and em-ploys good workmen. On the 15th of March, 1S77, Mr. Bolleswas united in marriage to Miss Clara .\.Saxton. a of .\lniont, marriage was celebrated in (.liicagoand has been blessed with two chiklren,Addie I., and Harry H. Mr. Bolles is amember of Bloomington Lodge Xo. 43, A. M., is also connected with the Modern\\oodmen of .\merica, the Improved Orderof Red Men ami
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . n the line of his chosencalling and is now located at Xo. 50 Xorth\ermilion street, where he carries a largeand carefully selected line of gooils and em-ploys good workmen. On the 15th of March, 1S77, Mr. Bolleswas united in marriage to Miss Clara .\.Saxton. a of .\lniont, marriage was celebrated in (.liicagoand has been blessed with two chiklren,Addie I., and Harry H. Mr. Bolles is amember of Bloomington Lodge Xo. 43, A. M., is also connected with the Modern\\oodmen of .\merica, the Improved Orderof Red Men ami the Royal Lircle, while in])olitics he is a Democrat. He served forone term as a member of the city councilin Bloomington. but has never been a poli-tician in the sense of office seeking. ])re-ferring lo devote his time and energies tohis business affairs. He belongs to the PirstBaptist church and is chairman of its boardof trustees. Mr. Bolles has a finely balancedmind and well rounded character. He ]ws-sesses a gtiodly supply of that tlesirable. H. H. BOLLES. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 947 commodity—common sense—and this heappHes not only to his business but to tlievarious relations of life and as a citizen heis loyal and progressive, upholding everymeasure and movement which he believeswill contribute to the general progress andmaterial advancement. HIRAM H. CATLETT. The subject of this sketch is one of A^ir-ginias native sons,—the state which hasfurnished so many honored presidents of theUnited States. He was born on the 21st ofOctober, 1823, in Charlottesville, four milesfrom the residence of Thomas grandfather owned the land on whichthe University of Virginia now stands. He isa son of Lawrence T. and Sally (Harmon)Catlett, both natives of Virginia, the latterborn in Stanton, in which city she was rearedand married. After their marriage thiscouple located in Charlottes\-ille. remainingthere until 1828. Mr. Catlett, Sr., was edu-cated for a lawyer, but not
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