The Worthington advance., 1878-12-19
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start of everybody and wish them i
Merry Christmas. Please consider |
yourselves caught by this announce
ment and send in your Christmas pres
ents. Send by small boy, by team, by |
mail, by express, or deliver in person.
Anything received except citrons.
Turkies, chickens, butter, eggs, clothes,
pop corn, cider, ''yarbs, i" wood, rabbits,
elk, wolf and muskrat skins. pickeral,
ripe strawberries, greenbacks, trade
dollars, farms, in fact, anything that is
good to eat, wear or sell.
Speaking Of Christmas reminds US
that preparations are making for fes-
tlvities in Worthington.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School
will give an entertainment, one Of the
features Of which will be Christmas
tree.
The NJ. E. Sabbath School will also
have u Christmas tree and appropriate
exercises.
The Congregational Sabbath School
is also preparing an entertainment.
We learn that the ''boys'' contem-
plate u dance over Barlow's store.
woREHINGIoN SOCIETY
A writer in the Journal complains
of the way working girls" are treated
in Wortlliugtou, and says:
Nice, white hands, good clothes, no.
thing to do, and soft nothings in the
head, are tie qualifications for Il lady,
2nd four dollars in the pocket, and hay
to eat at home, the qualifications Of
the gent Of the period in Worthington.
Tie editor Of the ADVANCE, during
his six years residence here, has often
called attention to the neglect which
some Of our worthiest people have suf-
fered ut the hands Of ''stuck up'' folks.
And yet looking over the history of
these six years, we can see that people
in humble circumstances, who have
behaved themselves, have steadily
grown in public estimation and taken
Il good position in society. On the
other hand, We have seen a number of
both sexes, who came to the front when
rudeness and ill-behavior i'll public
were rather encouraged than condemn
ed, gradually lose what little position
they had by their conduct.
A number Of young people have
learned by sad experience that they
cannot be loud, insolent and rowdyish
in public, and ''cheek it through"
The very people who encourage them
to this course, will desert them when
the pinch comes.
We often hear remarks about 'so-
ciety" in Worthington, and we never
hear it without a smile. A place i'll
which the majority Of the people are
working people and comparatively
poor; where course and ignorant peo-
pie have often been received with open
arms and pushed to the front, ought
not to he saying much about good
society" and social distinctions. Good
society is made up of people of cl'arac-
ter, and we hope to see 4 state of
things grow up in Worthington III
which the humblesr working man or
woman will he received into society
simply on the ground of character and
good manners.
The I.YCEUM.-'The house was pack
ed on Monday night, although the eve
ming was stormy, showing the interest
taken in the exercises. The question,
as to whether circumstances or an evil
heart cause men to do most wrong
was discussed, with Messrs. Clark,
Phelps and Church in the Affirmative
and Messrs. Tuttle, Humiston, Win
ters, Sellers and Miller in the negative.
Miss Ella Gibson read an interesting
selection. Miss Rice acted as Critic.
The question for next Monday night
is as follows: Resolved, That under
the present system, capital is hostile to
the interests Of the laboring classes.
Affirmative-C. B. Loveless. Mega
tive-Lafayette Church. Assistants
G. Cole and s. Mclean. Reader-Mrs.
, Craft. Essayist-H. u. Winters.
We learn that Lieut.. Plotts and At
tornpy Rol,rer had Il little ''mnncus'
ut the latter's Office the other day, grow
ing out Of business matters. The At
= torney, it seems, endeavored to involv.
p the Lleutenant's wife III the matter
, saying some rough things, whereupol
the Lieute,ant's arm was suddenl,
p controlled" (by some muscular spirit
we suppose, aud it struck straight on
. from the shoulder and hit the attorne,
:. on the nose. The lawyer was then ''in
spiretl'' by his band to embrace til
Lieutenant, and the Lieutenant's ICON
L trol' then punched the attor ,ey's head
; A lively scrimn,age ensued, in which
:. we learn, several chairs were ''leritat
I'd" and injured.
Moral-Turn them both out 0
a church.
THE ADVANCE.
I. PRESTON, MINI, Dec. IL, 1878.
y EDITOR ADVANCE: have not bee
: notified, but think my subscription Out
e II so, when, and how much am b.
r. hind to take the to the 1st Oe January
6, 1880? must Lave the ADVANCE, har
" times or not. DON'T you think tn;
y men will find out what contraction All
resumption mean after a while? Yo
can see by the vote l.; this county tn;
IS they have seen a hand writing on til
n wall, and two years from now sue
. sheets as the Window Reporter wi
y find out that the ADVANCE is the O.,
Is ftI'at is sticking to the principles of tt
old Republican Party, and that it is Il
one that is going to bed with the ol