The Worthington advance., 1882-10-12
PERSONALS.

Folger $ Peabody are absent on q visit
to New York.
Register of Deeds johnson has re-
turned from a trip to Council Bluffs.
Judge Wilson has been over to MUIR
ray county attending court.
Mr.. Boyce and family left 4 few days
ago and will locate in Council Bluffs
for the winter.
Attorney Clark has been absent at.
tending to law business in Murray aud
Jackson counties.
S. V. Holstein, of Alma, Wis.,. Is on
a visit to Worthington looking after
his lands.
II. l.. Taylor, of the Wenona (nl.)
Index, dropped up into our new rooms
on Saturday and extended his tay
Mr.. Mellen, of Murray, our former
Representative in the Legislature,
spent several days here last week.
Mr.. Thompson, a young Englishman,
has arrived to take charge Of Rev.
MIR. Gums Episcopal school.
W. ". Heron and wife, was down
from Worthington to attend our coun.
ty fair.-Sibley Gazette.
A. Van Wagenen, Of the Rock Rapids
Reporter, and banker Thompson of
that place, made us a friendly call yes
terday.
Cal. Tompkins is back from Slayton
with broken arm. lie was carpenter
ing on the new hotel and the scatfold-
ing broke and threw him to the groued
distance of nearly 80 feet.
Rev. Hart has gone to st. Paul to
attend the State Conference Of COngre-
gational churches. The Congregation.
al pulpit will Ike filled next Sunday
morning and evening by Rev. u. W.
Comstock. the newly appointed mis-
.sionary Of the Am. 5. S. Union.
w. G. MARITIME and G. r. Hewitt
came down from Worthington Wednes-
day morning to put the tin roof on o.
car Frees new store building.-Sibley
Gazette.
a. $. Mitchell, of Lawton, Wis. has
been in town il few days and has deci.
ded to open in the butter and egg bust
ness in Worthington. His brother will
be on in 4 few days and will occupy
part Of Mr.. Gnnn's house. The cellar
under the Land office has been secured
for handling the butter and eggs.
James Mathews, agent of the n. Y.
Chiidrens Aid Society, made Us a fly.
ing visit on Tuesday, looking to his
wards in this vicinity. lie looks bet
ter than before his railroad accident
and seems to have permanently recov-
cred. He is enthuast,c in his work and
is still cogitating plans for opening i,
factory in Worthington to give places
to n. Y. boys and girls.
Hon. f. F. Drake, Of st. Paul. was
in town the other day looking to his
properey here. Mr. D. says the rail
roads are making havoc with his addi-
tion to Wortlington ard lie is submit
ting with 4 good grace. It looks now
as though all Of that addition to the
town and the lake shore of the East
Lake. won|e. be given over to rail road
shops, dcpots, yards, tracks, etc.
A. NJ. Crosby. the Republican nomi-
lee for Senator in the Seventh district,
came over to Luvrrne Monday even
ing and attended the convention the day
following. II the purpose Of Mr.. Cros-
by'S visit WAS to look after his fences
in this vicinity he certainly had the
satisfaction Of finding them i'll excel
lent rer:.!r.-Luverne Herald.
Congressman Conger, of Michigan,
with his wife and party Of friends,
spent a day In Worthington last week,
locking over our beautiful town. Mr..
e.. is the hero of something Of 4 ro-
NANCE which went the rounds Of the
papers year or two ago. His present
wife Was All old fame but both mar
r!ed ot|.erWhere. After 20 years or
more they were !;otl. left unmarried by
the death Of their mates, and Conger
locked upat the gallery one day from
his seat in Congress and caught the eye
OF the widow lie was at her side in 4
few minutes ard they were married
soon afterwards.