The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01
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LOCAL.
woRTHINGToN. MIMI, AUGUST l, 1874
CHURCH DIRECTORY
METHODIST EPIscopAL~-Rev. j. W.. Lewis
pastor. Services every Sabbath, morning al
lO:3; sabbath School at 2:30 r. NJ; 'Worthing
ton Praying Band" Sabbath evening at O'Clock
Fray meeting Thursday evening at o'clock
Observation-Disclosures in the west room on
| first floor Of Miller Block. Sunday School at u
o'clockeach Sabbath. Rev. jackson. Pastor
UNION .CONGkE0A TloNAL--s morning
HSs a,
evening. Bible Glass every Monday evening al
8 o'clock at the Church. Rev. c. G. Foote, pas
tor.
Ladies' Union Prayer Meeting every Tuesday
| TESLA MENTs FOR SABBATH SCHOOLS
The Mobiles County Bible Society will
furnish TestameMts to Sabbath Schools
throughout the county, on application
of Superintendent.
A.P MILLER, Secretary.
Mr.. Ames IS putting up several hun
bred tons Of hay.
We are Informed that Mr.. Jonas Bed,
ford, of Dewald, will harvest about
1,5OO bushels Of wheat.
W. II. Bennett, of the depot, is out
with spanking bay team and neat
top buggy.
There was brisk little shower OF
hail on Wednesday evening. No dam.
age.
Mr.. Hill, of Marion, Illinois, is build.
ing house OH his farm north of town,
and will bring his family ON in the fall
or spring.
Considerable harvesting has Teen
done during the past week, and here
and there we hear of good crops being
gathered.
A refreshing rain visited this section
OH Saturday last, freshening things up
considerably. We need much more
however, to bring out potatoes and
corn.
80 Car loads of lumber arrived here
during the past week, indicating that
our lumber yards are stocking up 70,
fall trade.
DIR. Langdon had a green corn din
ner Oh Thursday, the ears being taken
from field of yellow dent growing on
) the shore Of the East Lake.
Fourth Avenue is being opened north.
a bridge has been put over the S'ditch'
and Fourth Avenue is now about the
best looking street in town.
We regret to hear of the death OF
Mr.. A. G. Guernsey. of Ransom town.
ship. lie died on Friday last of in.
guinal hernia, from which he has been
suffering for twenty years. DR.. Moore
assisted by Drs. Craft and Barber, per.
formed II surgical operation in the hope
of giving him relief, but without avail
Some Indians are said to have put in
an appearance about Lake Shetek.-
They are doubtless of the tame variety
anu are not out after scalps. However
if they are foraging for white scalps
we warn them away from Worthing
ton. We have Il base ball club and q
bucket company here, and if the In
dams come we shall give them q warn
reception.
Now the Jackson Republic will bt
happy. The st. Paul Press copies ou1
reference to Gen. Sibley and credits il
to the Jackson Republic.
Mr.. Ames informs us that his flax
where it was cut by the grasshoppers
is putting out new hollis, and general,
there are two new ones for every oil
one cut off. lie is not in a hurry abou
cutting his flax.
A gentleman who is interested il
prairie chickens requests us to say tina
it is unlawful to shoot chickens, excep
on ones own premises, before the fit
teenth Of August. lie thinks it woult
be a good thing to make an example 0
those who are shooting them before tin
time.
j. r. Dewy, of Ransom township
laid peck of early rose potatoes O,
our table on Thursday, which far excel
anything we have seen this year. TIL,
largest one Of the lot measured twelv'
inches in circumference one way an
nine inches the other way. Mr.. D. ha
several acres of fine potatoes and say
the secret of his success is Thorough
cultivation. lie also has some fin
wheat and other crops.
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PERSONALS
Gov. Stephen Miller was in tow
Monday and Tuesday.
Chas. A. Barrows, of Hersey, an,