The Worthington advance., 1881-09-08
PERSONALX.

: r., PERSONALS.
A. s. Stranger has removed to Muir.
ray county to take care of his claim.
Judge Wilson expects to leave next
week for a brief visit to Kansas.
Will Loveless has returned from q
trip to the sea shore.
Banker Day and family returned Fri
day from visit to Duluth.
Miss Hannah Peterson is clerking at
the post office.
Miss Hattie Smith left on Monday
for Mankato to attend Normal School.
Mrs. Emory Clark arrived home yes
in New York State.
Our friend Geo. Hallas, one of tile
royalest farmers in Grand Prairie, made
us a pleasant call the other day.
P. Blaine, of Hersey, put in \ genial
appearance in town the other day and
reported at the ADVANCE office for a
pleasant chat.
Mr.. Brown, former Land Agent of
the S. NJ. road, and now banking at
Jackson, was in town u few days ago.
Mr.. Is. was putting in a word for Clark
Thompson for Governor.
Jas. G.. Clark, the eminent balladist
and poet. is at Sioux City and will sing
at Window tomorrow night. He
would have given NOrthington q treat
also but the Marble troupe were ahead.
Mr.. &. will be through again in Decem-
Der and we hope then he will give us Il
concert.
II. J. Alaybell, of the paper house of
lIa milton Il Co., Milwaukee, was in
town the other day and called in to take
our order for fall supplies. Mr.. NJ. has
Il farm, in Rock county and has 100 a.
cres of good flax. HIS wife has managed
the farm this year and made a success
OF it.
DR.. PEBBLES passed through town a
few days ago OIL his way to Denver.
lie finished his lectures in this vicinity
by course at Madelia. Everywhere,
except at Luverne, he drew good houses
and nette<%A;. handsome sum for the So
cieties under whose auspices he spoke.
The doctor promises to visit us again.
Messrs. Elihu Smith and A. NJ. Smith
with their families, leaye Worthington
this week to take up their residence in
Sioux City. They have been among
our best citizens, have had hand in
building up the place and their many
friends here will regret their departure.
Gone to the Minneapolis Fair: Miss
Mary Twitcllell; Miss Sadie Wisner;
Mrs. Judge wilson; Bert Law; G.. j.
Hunist0n; W. +. Thayer: w. S. Stock
dale and family:C. st. John Cole and
family; Charley Mcmillan and family,
accompanied by Miss Lola Clippenger.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The School Board met on Friday eve
ming last. The contract for plastering
the upper room in the school building
having been let to Ms .Twitchell for $50,
he to furnis! materials, to he cOMplet-
ed by Oct. 1st: the carpenter work was
let to Il. Rraden for $40, lie to furnish
the materials, style OF finish to be same
rs lower rooms.
The report OF the treasurer was ex-
amine'! and approved. Durin the past
year the first school bond amounting to
81, 600, interest and all, was paid, and
there is II bal.nce Of over $500 in the
treasury. The tax levy for the year
was s.. $50. about $500 less than the
former year. 1t is thought that for the
next year, the levy need not be above
s. 900. il.
The matter Of employing teachers to
assist Prof. Donovan being presented,
Miss Mary Twitc.ell MRS selected for
the intermediary department and Miss
Jennie Donovan for the Primary de-
partmeNt.
The Clerk was allowed $50 for his
services last year and 4 few bills were
allowed.
The contract to furnish IS tons Of
coal ut Sl1 per ton WAS let to Peter
Thompson.
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
The all.ual school meeting was held
on Saturday evening last. After the
reading Of the Treasnrer's Report,
showing a balance of about $500 in tie
treasury. the election of two members
of the Board t" iii! the places of Messrs.
Thompson and Twitchcll, was announc~
ed. The Iivst ballot resulted in the e.
lection Of Geo. J. Day and the second
in the election IF ID. Shell.
The Chairman stated that another
Department. would be added to the
school rs soon :1S the upper room could
he finished. This would bring the
WoyLlt!n.trn schools within the provis-
io;,s Of the High School law and entitle
the sch 20 $500 from tive State. Prof.
Donovan made il statement rs to the
studies to be pursued in this higher
grade. Adjourned.
BILLY M.1HBLE.
Tonight and tomorrow uisht the
Billy Marble troupe will perform at
Bennett Hall. They are favorites in
Worthingt III and always draw full
houses. 1t is only necessary to an
nounce that both Mr. Marble and Mrs
Marble will appear in the leading char
acters. The Flandrau Enterprise says:
The performances given by Billy
Marble and his troupe on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings OF last
week were very much enjoyed by the
people Of Flandrau. Billy is hard to
beat as Il comedian. and Mrs. Marble is
Il versatile and accomplished actress
and makes Il very fine stage appearance.
1t is not worth while to mention the
other members of the troupe, except to
say that the ladies averaged better than
usual with such companies.
Now the Sioux Falls Times and the
Luverne Herald are spatting each other
and the Times says the Herald hasn It
paid back some print paper borrowed
of the Times during the blockade.