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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-09-20
REPUBLICAN,: co UNITY. coNHENr1oM.

UNITY CONKENTION
The Republican electors Of Mobiles county will
meet in delegate Convention at sWorthinRton Z
{ sra On TUESDAY: SEPT: 25th, Ell, ~ ::
At2 o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose Of choosing,
One Delegate to represent: said county in: the
State Convention to be held at st, Paul. on
Thursday. September eth, 1877, and to choose
delegates to represent said countyin the sena
torial and Representative Conventions. :,
Also to nominate persons to be- supported at
the next general election for the following
County Ofices: ,'<,: >.,,1 ~
: County Auditor; '*1 -. L
: County Treasurer; > ~. - '..'!'',: -
Register Of Deeds; l.: :: 49, "' -. =:
J. Judge Of Probate; =
: Ct Jerk Of Court; -, '.,~ - .
Sheriff; ~ ~, ~.
County Superintendent:
. COrOner;' ! ~; 49,.
County Commissioner for Third District.
The basis OF representation will be one dele
gate for each 10 votes. or major fraction there.
OF, cast Tor Hayes electors at the last general
election. Upon this basis, townships will he Gu
titled to representation as follows:
Worthtngton Village II Grand Prairie 3
Township Dewald 3
BigelOw 3 Elk 5
kansom Summit Lake 1
Little Rock Graham lakes .
WeStside Seward 3
BY Order of Republican County Com.
Sept. S, 1877.
REP UBLICAN E12PRESENI,ATY TIVE CON:
VENIION.
The Republicans of the counties of Cotton
wood, Jackson, Mobiles, Murray, Pipestone and
Rock, will hold a convention at
HERON LAKE MIMI. j..
Wedne Sday, Oct. 8, 1877, ono O'Clock D. m for
The purpose OF nominating a candidate for
Representative and transacting any other bust
ness that may properly come before the conyel-
ton.
Each county will be entitl cd to one delegatc
at large and one for each hundred votes or ma .
jor fraction thereof cast for Republican canUi-
date for President in 1876. as follows:
Cottonwood, .; Jackson, 6; Murray, 8; Mobiles,
6; ROCK, 3; PipestOne |.
BY order Of Committee.
&c HUNTINGTON, Chm.
REPUBLICAN, SENATORIAL CONYEN:
IION.
The Republicans of the 3sth Senatorial dis
tflct Will hold delegate conye ntiOn at
WINDOW, MIMI.
On Tuesday, Oct. g. 1877, at l o'clock a. H., for
the purpose of nominating candidate for Sena-
tor to DO voted for at the Novem Der election. aid
Tor transacting such other business as may prUD
erly come before it.
The ratio Of representation will be one DELE
gate tor each 100 Republican votes or major frac
ZION thereof cast for President at the last cleo.
tlon Upon this basis counties will be entitled
to representation as follows:
Cott0nWOad ;JackSon s; Martin 7; Murray :
Mobiles s; Rock s; Watonwan +; Pipestone i.
l}y order OF the Republican Senatorial Com
mlttee JENS TORSIIN, Chm.
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BUSINESS NOTICES

Notices in local columns, reading matter type,
70 cents line first Insertion 10 centsa line each
subsequent insertion. To regular advertisers,
half rates.
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YOUNG MEN.

membership lat discount) in Bay;fes Great Mer-
camille College, keokuk, Iowa, on the Mississtp-
pi: Bookkeepers, Penmen, Reporters, t,!sar r.;
tors and Teachers thoroughly fitted. Don't fail
to address Prof. Miller. Keokuk. Iowa.
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COME IN AND WRITE 4 LETTER.
Farmers in town wishing to write letter are
invited to call at the ADVANCE Office and do So
Writing M terials free.
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millinery and Fancy Goods,

MRS. N. j. DENSMORE.
TT AS opened store for Millinery and Fancy
Ill Goods IN Methodist Block on Tenth Street
WOrthtngtOn, MINI. Ladies invited to call
4-a2-lyl 49,.
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CT.VJR RATES.

CLUB RATES.
The ADVANCE Is furnished ut 81 50 4 year to
Clubs OF ten or more Clubs OF ten for six months
Is cents for each subscriber.
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ARRIVALS..

Chas. Perkins, of Milwaukee, has ar
rived and is looking for lands.
Judge J. F. Hoyt, brother to w. II.
Hoyt, is visiting his brother ii, Elk and
thinks of taking an interest in the
cheese factory and in stock operation.
VIM. Sinclair, John Cooler, G. Drew
.er and Dennis Boyle, of Saltwater,
have arrived and are looking at lands
with view to locating.
A. E. Awbren, of Ridgway, Iowa, is
out with Miner & Parsons, looking for
lands.
A party of four gentlemen have ar
rived from Freeborn county, and are
prospecting for ''leads'' in this Garden
Of the West. They have all located in
the town west Of Seward.
A party of gentlemen, to the number
of five or six, are canvassing this coun-
ty and offering to our farmers at extra
ordinary low prices superior quality
of Goods. consisting Of ladies and gents
dress goods. These are OF French and
English manufacture, and consist of
Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Beavers,
Plaids, Stripes, FALSELY shawls, Scotch
Tweeds, Irish Tweeds, etc. We have
examined their goods and they are of
superior quality, and also remarkably
low priced. From reports in our ex-
changes in this State and Illinois, the
goods have proved as represented. The
agents i'll charge seem to:5be perfect
gentlemen, and an old and well known
citizen of this county, who has been
showing some of the party around, in.
forms us that the people are much sur
prised at the richness of the fabrics
shown and the extremely low figures
asked Tor them, and readily become
purchasers. The gentlemen are stop
ping at the Worthington Honse, in this
city, and invite all seeking something
nice. and cheap to call. 1t.
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WOREHINGTON MARKETN.
WHEAT, SIG 81.
FLOUR n Dbl. 7 on q IL 90.
BARLEY, 25@40c.
OATS q bushel, 20@25c.
BUTTER. 10c@12Hc.
EGGS u doz., 1Oc.
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An infant child of Il. b. Bcnn EFT
died Oh Tuesday morning last.
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For Sale Chean.

One Single Buggy. Inquire of c. r.
Shepard at I. n. Sater's Lumber Office.
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L. II. Griffin has put up a barn 16x24
and Il sheep shed 2ix42 for Thos. Wills.
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#}prthin9tu,1 9dpau1e.

WORTHINGTON, MOBILES COUNTY, MINI.
Terms Two Dollars per year, invariably in I'D:
vance. All orders will receive prompt attention.
Communications Intended for publication must
&c accompanied by the real name and address Of
ossarily for publication
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O&cial Paper Of the Coun-
tY.
Mrs. John Alley is dangerously ill.
County Convention on Tuesday next.

Mrs. John Alley is dangerously i'll.
County Convention on Tuesday next.
T. II. Griffin has put up a barn 16x24
and a sheep shed 24x42 for Thos. Wills.
An infant child of a. b. Bennett
died Oh Tuesday morning last.
W. r. Bennett has put new Hall
Safe in his Office.
The Republican Village Caucus will
lie held OH Saturday next ut ~ O'Clock
ut the Court House.
G. L. Pope has sold his Shoe Store to
J. II. Johnson, and will retire to his
farm.
G. w. Brant brings ussome fine sam
pies of white corn, late planting and
quite ripe.
The hotels were all full Monday
night. Shell booked about 81 dodgers
and breakfasted about 100.
There will be a Harvest Home SER
vice at the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday next.
IIoyt Il Shelton recently sold 100
boxes of cheese, $4,000 pounds,) to par
ties III st. Paul.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-06-13

that plays along the c'lyc Of J~chovah's
pavilion, discovering the mysteries and
elements of electricity, and then be
hold II "rcA; purpose il S''iHcrvcs. The
~tcrlin" g patriotism and hcroism are as
true IS ever. We need not look
to II .Ei and the Roman p~l,alanX.
nor ..', he odd Gulrd. beneath our
own ~"n 60 We behold them. We see
them with Il full knowledge of 4 dread
eternity before their pO,Scssor; this
makes them superior. Yes we see
them i'll a cause that now lies
Z" buried, deep hidden beneath a
stream of heroes. blood" The al1irma-
tive speak of the magnificent temples of
G rcccc. what temple have we reared in
their stead? The mystic and magnificent
temple of w~olnanhool, which has for it's
chief corner stone not q massive stone.
but virtue, and the goddesseS that tend its
vcStal altar, arc purity and modcSty.
We shall worship ut this temple. And
now in conclusion n argument in favor
Of the negative is inc~Ontrovcrtiblc viz
The onward march OF the true religion.
It is Il truth that sinks deep down into
the human heart. 1t is Il truth that Will
stand upon the very grave of time crying
where now is thy victory 0 time and
thy destroying power? and not content
! Ills iAt III, "iii 49,
hattlcmcnt and "brcak upon the splcn-
doris of ctcrnitv.'
At the conclusion of each speech, the
orator WAS the recipient OF beautiful be-
qucts from charming young ladies.
The decision as 10 which was the win
ming side. WAS left to a vote OF the au-
dicncc who had previously been furnish
ed with two tickcts-"Atlirnativc' and
"Nccativc.' When the last speech
was delivered the Chairman requested
The ladies not to vote for the man they
loved the best, but to decide according 10
the merits of the argument. McSSrs. X.
MIG. Hill and W. +. Bell made ballot
boxes Of their hats, and carried them
through the audience. when the ballots
were deposited. The result was-"Atlirm-
alive, GI "Ncgatirc,' a.
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Now is the time to subject the
premises to Il thorough ov~crlauling.
Search every hiding place where rubbish
may be likely to accumulate, bring il 10
light and throw it out where tic town
cart can reach il. Nothing is more
dclctcrious to health than rotting rags,
old leather, bones and other matter. Al
lowed t remain and catch the summer
rain and bear the hot sun, sickness IS
sure to follow. Our citizens cannot be
too mindful in this respect, and we urge
them to get rid of everything OF the kind.
In this connection We would mention
that our worthy Intcndant, w. II. Par
kcr, Esq. has had the low lands below
the rock falls well drained, and with Il
little care on the part Of individuals we
may not expect to be visited by cllilis
this summer. The Town Council in
doing this much needed work have
proved themselves TO be public bcnciac-
tors. Let the good work OF draining off
the swamps be continued. The draining
Of Il marsly lands will be a lasting and
Il positive benefit to the town-thc Doc
tors only being injured by it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-06-13
The Columbia Register,
BY HOYT, EMLYN, & MCDANIEL
James 4. IIoyt, Editor.

THE DAILY REGISTER contains the
latest news OF the day. all commercial, polit.
ical and other matter sent by telegraph, lull
local reports, editorials upon all current
topics, and
Grange ana agricultural Departments.
The Daily has a circulation extending to all
parts OF the State, is circulated in nearly CIV
cry State in the Union, and Is constantly IN
crcasing; therefore, az an advertising mcdi-
um ii cannot be surpassed.
The Tri- Weekly Register is issued every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, morning
and contains all the news OF two days III one
issue.
The Weekly Register is nm eight page pa
per. containing Fmty- EigM Columns, EN-
Tracing the cream Of the news OF c:ch week.
This papcr is within the reach OF every
fnmily, and we are pleased to state the fact
that It's large circulation IS raplolS c"lei'"'
ing. e,u,,
Grnnqc. and all matters OF interest tothe
Patrons Of llusbandry will re treated IN thclT
and Grange articles will appear III each o,
our publicaiions-Duily, Trl-Weckly and
Weekly.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily Rc.ls!cr.-Onc Year 500; Six
months $3.50: Three Months sl.T. 80.
Tri-Weckly RcGiStcr.-nne Year :'."; SIX
Months $50: Three Months LIS.
Weekly RcgiStcr.-Onc Year SUD; SIX
Months 100; Three Months ~.
JOB PRINTING.
The best and cheapest Book and Job Print
ing, of every description, promptly ana salts
lrctorily executed ut the Register Otticc:o
III kinds Of LuU IHonhs on hama, rhich 1e
''' ~ JAMES \. HOYT,
HIN EMLIN.
W, Il. MCDANIEL,
Projectors and Publishers.
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The Abbcville Rifle Club.

The Abbcvillc.Isiilcs held their annual
election OF officers last Friday night, with
the following result:
L.. w. WHITE, Captain.
>. {. HEMPHILL, LIST Lieutenant.
}. +. LYON, I'd Lieutenant.
j. IL. SIMMONS, 3rd Lieutenant.
\. w. JONES, Secretary.
II. NJ. GALPHIN, Treasurer.
y. :. OSBORNE, Ensign.
REV. K. y. PRATT. Chaplain.
De. j.. w. w. MARSHALL, Surgeon.
f.. b. GARY, ESQ, Solicitor.
Col. THOMAS THOMSON, Anniversa-
ry Orator.
The non-commissioned officers have
not yet been appointed. We congratu-
late the club on the very excellent sclcc-
ton Of officers.
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Due West Bible Society.

We learn from the -lSsocintc Reformed
Presbyterian that the annual meeting OF
this Society was held Wednesday, Both
Nav. The sermon was TO have been
preached by the late DR.. j. p. PrcsSlv.
TO fill his place, the Executive Commit
tee secured the services of Rev. }. o.
Lindsay, who preached an excellent and
very appropriate sermon, in which he
discussed several Of the errors of the
times in regard to the Bible, urging
strongly the acceptance Of the word OF
God, on the ground OF its internal evil
dcnccS, and especially on account OF what
the Saviour said himself Of it. The text
WAS, at is writtcn.' Professors Lee and
Kennedy were appointed a committee to
4 suitable minute to be entered
ON the records in regard to thc death OF
DrS. llcmphill and PrcSslv, both OF
whom had died since tie last meeting.
DR.. J. l.. Miller was elected Nic"-Presi-
dent to fill the place Of the late DR.. Hemp
hill. The following delegates were APP
pointed to attend the ADbcvillc District
Bible Society i'll July: DR.. W. NJ. Gricr,
DR.. Miller, Prot. Lee, Mr.. Il. S. Gal
lowav and Dr.. Bonner. y. committee
was appointed o seek out and supply
those in this vicinity who are "dc,titutc'
Of the Bible.
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REPORTS.

NEW York, June ll.-COtton dui! and caSi-
cr-uplands llN, 0rlaans ~, sales r. cont
Britain 5,G5l; continent 5,9O4 channel o,SV9.
Flour rather more steady, with only mod
crate Business doiugfo for export and home use,
closing firm choice todonbie extra 1.3oall:W.
Wheat la2c. better gu low grades, with ialr
milling and light export demand; winter
quiet and firm. Corn scarce and 2a212c.
CHARLESTON, June ll,-Cotton tfrmeTmmlu-
ding IIhall1S, net receipts ". sales lOo, ex-
ports cOastwiSe 3d.. u.-
June ll.-COtton nrm-middllng
1921, rccciptslS sales q.
81. Louis, June ll;mFlo our firm in rd and SHIN i'm.
ping dcmand-No. 2 rcd fall I.&e, No. 3 dltto
j .SoalSoT. Corn e%xcitc11-No: H : m IL f,r a.
Whisky steady. nj IN. Pork flrmcr---car
lots l3.25. Lard nominally lower, ut St4aS1s.
Bacon dull and unchanged.
GREENVILLE, S. C..
Piedmont 4 shirtings. per yard".:"".".G "
Al Shctin%S, per yaru."""..""". q
x Drills per aru".wm..""."; 81
4 discount of2% per cent Is made, II
paid on receipt OF the goods.
II. p. UAMMErr, Pres. and Trea
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Jail Dots.

Aaron Boston. Esq. of Greenwood, Is
now Il guest Of the county Jail, charged
with assault and battery.
Mrs. Mariah Edwards, wife of Hamp-
ton Edwards. who has been boarding at
Jones hotel for Il couple of weeks left that
house on Yesterday morning, leaving hcE
dear "hubbv'' to lodge with the Sheriff
for the remainder of a month. This low
ing couple had been guilty of making
war maps on the face of 4 nci"hbor.
Somebody took advantage of their alb
scnce from home and broke into their
house and stole all their meat. They arc
now in a bad fix. The above arc all coll
OrCQ.
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The Conaucrims Heroes.

As We predicted last week the Able
willie base ball club ''lanncd' out the
the Greenwood club last Saturday. The
game was 4 pleasant one and brought out
the best playin" on both SidcS. Our
boys says the Greenwood ladies cllecrcd
them when they made bad plays, which
was seldom. The score stood Abbcvlllc
-, Greenwood 10.
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The New County.

The Ntncty-Sir Guardian, it seems,
is much enthused on the Court House
question, and would have us believe that
the young ladies are equally as anxious,
when he says:
almost every young lady is public spirited
enough to have her fathers house a court
house"
That settles the matter, neigllbor Bon
ham. The court house, We doubt not has
been secured ere this, and it now makes
but little difference about the County.
You should be satisfied now.
Mrs. w. 4. LEE is on 4 visit to rela-
tons on the Savannah side.
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BASE BALL.-The mattel, game between
the Georgia No Name Nine and the Nd
beville Club will take place Friday. our
boys will give our Georgia cousins a
hearty welcome and 4 tight game. we
hope that Our visitors may be please
with Carolina hospitality.
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M0untain Views.

Mr.. G.. i. Burlctt says he Will give
fifty bags of cCttuil towards the Railroad,
and if necessary he will double his sub
scriptiOn.
Mr.. III. w. Cole who One furnished
good flour and meal to the customers OF
MarShalI's and Barnes Mills is now en-
ploved at BurdcttS Mill on the Rocky
River, where he will be pleased to serve
his old customers and new friends to the
best the country affords.
Mr.. Samuel Fleming is now counting
i'm tie nci9hbOrhood OF Mountain View.
lie is Il man Of few words, and means
business.
Mr.. John r. Iiaskin will give ten bags
of cotton to the new Railroad, and will
90 ''tcn bcttcr,'' rather than miss the
road.
Mr.. Alonzo Bowman will give half OF
his farm for the new Railroad, including
bitches. The best of it is too, he has one
of the best farms in the county.
! Mr.. b. \. Bells sweetheart may look
for him next Saturday.
Mr.. II. 0. McAdHms is rejoicing oyer
the birth Of i daughter.
. There are some pleasant rumOrS III
circulation in reference to MIR. l.. o,
Spcer's fall prospects.
Mr.. G.. + Burdegt is n of the most
successful "cot,ontut's' in the upper part
of Abbevillc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. w. a. IcSly,
post master at Mountain View, has white
washed the establishment.
Mr.. G.. +. Burdctt is Il good man and
charitable to tiC poor, He gave us q fine
lot Of June apples last Saturday.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ALsToS HorsE.-JP Pritchnrd. LowndcS-
Vile: q Douglass, Georgia; J VI Giles, j..
McC DuPrc, j Y.Ioncs, City; Ell Wilson, Fort
Pickcns; Il \ Mars, Lalhoun'S Mllls; ) =
Caldwell, Mt Carmel: p Oncal; Gaines Scrd-
Anderson; McD NJ Cater, The Fork Geo
Spccr, Monterey.
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Vic LaurcnSYillc Herald.

We regret to see that our usually good
naturcd friend is Il little dySpCptic this
week. Among other things he says OF
us:
"IIc should remember that there are to
Sji,S to our paper. and no /" patent! business
about ii. 1t is edited IL home: where all INC
type is set and press work done. Can the
.\bhcviiic CGitOrSny as much
There are trD %jd"S u nearly every sun
icct, and we accord to our ncig.tLor full
credit for printing both SIDES of his paper.
and have regarded that paper as one OF
our best and moss welcome exchanges.
Tho plan of printing both sides at homo
is a rood one. we admit. We did our
work that way for seventeen years, but
we have since learned that there have
been improvements in the printing buSI-
ness rs well as in other lines Of trade.
We think no man has Il right to dictate
to lli:; ncighbOr the plan upon which lie
shall conduct his business. h Is 4
matter entirely between publisher and
reader. Oar readers being satisfied, W"
would suggest that no h0mc-printcu pa
per that sets up less matter than we do,
should complain. We have no objection
to the UcruM following the old beaten
path. He may, if he chooses, ride III Il
STAGE in preference TO railroad c!r. Any
;"rriMy of the S,ar"-coach traveller VII!
~irir!iv unload thc express ana passenger
cars.
Last Saturday there being no great
rush Of G~ciiuIucmt- seeking to settle old
scores. We n!;luc 4 few calculations, giving
some idea @! the AMOUNT OF tyrc-Srttlig
done III each office, which facts may sur
prise Il friend:
WHO DOES MORE WORK.
Last week the "I'-c>s and banner set up:
Ems. Total.
lbs lines minion. 2i cms.""""". ;5'i%S
ro,a, So, on T. E...'...""..". O,5G5
Last week the "lIcrald' set up:
l., ~ lines long primer. Is ems" " 2b,I!V
3Fj lines BREWER. - cn!S,-.... G,Ib2-
Total set on Herald, "..""... %i.oiA
We set up more than the Herald, 7.5lS
TIE DIFFERENCE IN EEADING MATTER.
our patent outside con~tainS,... Ii,:-o
We set mp for the inside. -.."".. u,jJG-
Total matter III i. Il B:,."""". Si,.A1
TOTAL mattcrAn l~ierald'""~~ %i,0F
Difference in favor Of readers of p. & i. 5h.N'
From the above it will be seen that the
reuters OF the Press UNd BNHMcr get near
" three times IL much for the same mon
is The iICr0ld gives his customers:
The matter in the Hcrutd being set III
type, and loaded, makes his mater
cover more space in his paper than Il
reading matter takes up i'll the Press n
Hnunrr, but that is no advantage to his
readers, as they do not read by the square
inch. W do not say what we have said
with any spirit of unkindncSS, or to
dcDrcciatc a most valued exchange, but
TO show him that he does not do more
work for his subscribers than w DO for
OurS.