The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
LOCAL..
WORTH1NGT0N, MIMI, JULY 1. 1874.

IOCAL.
wORTH1NGTON, MIMI, JULY 1, 1871
CHURCH DIRECTORY
METHODIST EP1scopA1~-Rev; J. W. Lewis,
pastor: Services every Sabbath, morning 1t
ton Praying Band" Sabbath evening at ! O'Clock.
Pray meeting Thursday evening at O'Clock.
PREsB1TERIAN:- in the west room On N
rst floor Of Miller Block Eek SUNDAY SShoSl At IL
and evening. Sunday School Immediately after
the morning service. PRAYER meeting Thursday
evening.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION:
The Republicans Of Mobiles County: Minnesota,
viii meet IN delegate convention at Worthin&ton
on Thursday the 9Th day Of July, 1874, at 2 O'clock
+ M to choose delegates to the Congressifo.n n
been fixed as follows: One delegate for each
organized township In said county and one dele:
e eass tSF H Sfs1 1e'fS Ss
Under such apportionment towns will be enti-
tied to delegates as follows a3T::,
$ FL; ! E $:$ % ss;:s;
$:$::{ f! ,%s % %;$
BY order 81 oo"% j! !: surros, Chairman.
Dated Worthington, June 96th, 1874.
The Advance is issued a day in ad.
vance this week so as to enable it to
celebrate the Fourth.
The regular monthly Concert of the
Uuion Congregational Sabbath School
will be held ut the Church on Sunday
at clock p. m.
Mrs. Raitt has had a handsome pick.
ct fence put around her lot.
A sidewalk has been laid along Sec
ond Avenue, from Tenth to Ninth
Street.
The Methodist block has been rooted
again and services are held as hereto
fore.
The Union Congregational Church
on Sunday last, adopted resolutions in
viting the Presbyterian congregation tc
worship with them while deprived of q
place of worship.
DR.. Barber and A. c. Robinson art
cutting subterranean passages from
their cellars to the sewer.
The counters and shelves are being
put in the Methodist Block, prepare
tory to receiving the goods Of Mr.
Lyon.
The New Court House, on Court
House Square, is so far advanced that
it is to be dedicated by dance at eacl
end Of the Fourth.
There are great many dogs running
about town without collars on, in VIC
lation of the ordinance. In all such
cases, it is safe to infer that the own
ers want them killed and the proper Of
tlcer need not hesitate to do his duty.
Miss Nellie Humiston (big little Mel
lie. laid an egg on our table few days
since which measures seven inches one
way and eight the other. Such egg
are Il proper result of our climate ant
of the temperance feature of the Col
ony.
The State Sabbath School Conven
ton will begin on Tuesday next, July
18th, ut Hastings, and will continue
three days. Shall Worthington be rep
resented?
Moore & Smith opened their Ic
Cream and Confectionery Rooms OF
Thursday evening by a general invita-
ton to the citizens to come out and coo
off with ice cream. soda water and cake
all free gratis for nothing." Th
invitation was accepted, and the IRE
ception'' continued until nearly l
O'Clock. The new rooms are very nea
and tastefully decorated, the ice cream
is cool and we'll favored and the sod
fountain is one Of the ''nobbiest" o.
the frontier.
S. D. Sprague has been out durin
the week in the western part Of tn
county. He reports the crops il
splendid condition. He visited tn
farm of Jonas Bedford, who has abou
100 acres of wheat and 20 acres of 9th
er crops, all in promising condition.
| HE Strawberries and rosnl,orr;oa ar