The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . cation in the line of his chosencalling and is now located at Xo. 50 Xorth\ermilion street, where he carries a largeand carefulh selected line of goods and em-ploys good workmen. On the 15th of March. 1S77, Mr. Bolleswas united in marriage to i\Iiss Clara a nati\-e of Almont. ^ marriage was celebrated in Chicagoand has been blessed with two children,Addie L. and Harry H. Mr. Bolles is amember of Bloomington Lodge Xo. 43, A. M., is also connected with the Modern^^oodmen of America, the Improved Orderof Red Men a


The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . cation in the line of his chosencalling and is now located at Xo. 50 Xorth\ermilion street, where he carries a largeand carefulh selected line of goods and em-ploys good workmen. On the 15th of March. 1S77, Mr. Bolleswas united in marriage to i\Iiss Clara a nati\-e of Almont. ^ marriage was celebrated in Chicagoand has been blessed with two children,Addie L. and Harry H. Mr. Bolles is amember of Bloomington Lodge Xo. 43, A. M., is also connected with the Modern^^oodmen of America, the Improved Orderof Red Men anil the Royal Circle, while inpolitics 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, pre-ferring to devote his time and energies tohis business affairs. He belongs to the FirstBaptist church and is chairman of its boardof trustees. ^Ir. Bolles has a finely balancedmind and well rounded character. He pos-sesses a goodly supply of that desirable. H. H. BOLLES. GF THEUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 947 coniiiiodity—common sense—and this lie?ap[)lies not only to his Ijusiness but to tlievarious relations of life and as a citizen heis loyal and progressi\e, upholding- everymeasure and movement which he believeswill contribute to the general progress andmaterial advancement. HlRA^r H. CATLETT. The subject of this sketch is one of \ir-ginias native sons.—the state which hasliu-nished so many honored presidents of theUnited States. He was bom on the 21st ofOctolicr, 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 \irginia, the in Stanton, in which citv she was rearedand married. After their marriage thisCLiuple located in Charlottesville, remainingthere until 1828. Mr. Catlett,


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