The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-24
New advertisements this week: No.
tice Of mortgage foreclosure; summons.
SHORT LOCALS.
Merry Christmas.


The price Of fax has dropped to SOC.
Receipts are light and likely to contin-
ue so at that price.
The schools are having 4 vacation
until after the holidays. They will re.
open Monday, January 4,
Miss Gertie Oliver. daughter Of L.
G. Oliver, who has been sick with scar.
let fever, Is decidedly better.
The baby distributor left q small girl
ut Robert MiDington's last Monday.
Mother and child doing we'll.
The course of lectures by Rev. VIM.
Copp at G. A. II. ball closed on Friday
night, with fair attendance.
Geo. Tunstall of Rock county was
| discharged from the county Jail last
Sunday, after serving out forty five
days. sentence.
Hansberger Brothers are running a
hay press outside of the building dur
ing the pleasant weather in addition
to the one inside.
The trial of Michael Cenley, Of Els
worth, on the charge of selling liquor
without license, which was to have
come off before Justice Durfee last
Friday. was continued until Tuesday
the Goth.
Auditor Mills has completed the tax
levy for this county and the books will
be in the hands of Deputy Treasurer
Moberly for the receipt of taxes on and
after January l. Don't crowd in your
haste to pay your taxes.
The Mobiles County Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual meeting for
the election Of officers on Wednesday,
December 30, at l O'Clock p. m. 1t is
earnestly desifed that every member of
the society who can should he present
at that meeting.
Mr.. David Smith, Of Bigelow town.
ship, of whom mention was made in
the last issue of the ADVANCE rs l,av-
ing been kicked in the face, was in
town last Tuesday. lie says it was a
Narrow escape. His face is healing
rapidly, and lie will soon he as sound rs
eyer.
Miss Hall, one of the teachers in the
Worthington school, was presented
with a fine gold pen and a book Of 20.
ems by the scholars in her department
last Friday, as Il Christmas gift. The
presentation speech was made by Fos-
ter Moore. and is sand to have been q
good one.
The Scandinavians arr forming 4
joint stock company for the purpose Of
engaging in the business of general
merchandising. 1t is understood that
J. p. Peterson, now of Ellsworth, and
Chas. Peterson, both former Worthing-
ton boys, are to I've statesmen when the
new sto1e gets to running.
At the meeting of Fraternity Lodge
No. 10l, A. F. aud A. ~, held last
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: W.
NJ, B. F. Thurber; 8. w., l.. B. Ben
nett; J. w., II. E. Torrance; Treas,
G: p. Hewitt; Secretary, r. B. Plots;
Chaplain, VIM. NJ. Bear; Tyler, II. +.
Convey. The above named officers, to-
gether with several hereafter to be al,-
pointed, will lie Installed uext Monday
evening.
Last Sunday evening Rev. u. Hen
dersOn delivered al able address ut the
Congregational church on the right
fulness Of feasting aud the duty Of r.
taxation to those who are engaged in
the pursuit of wealth. 1t is better tu
have seasons Of moderate recreation
than to labor constantly. Mems senses
were given by their Creator to lie used
and enjoyed. aud while their abuse was
to he Condemned, their moderate use
was comme,.daLle.
The Wortllington Brass Band are
preparing to give concert some time
during the second week III January. 1t
will consist of boil, vocal and instru.
mental music, the instrumental part to
he under charge If Prof Merritt, and
the vocal under the charge of l.. N.
Lange. Tie Hecox brothers will also
assist. The proceeds are to be used to
detr:y expenses incurred by the band
for teachers. etc, and the people Of
WortLinRton should extend them a
helping hand.
The other day the youngest daughter
of Rev. ]. W. Lewis wanted to ''hol.l
4 meeting" The family to crafty her
accordingly met" in the parlor. Size
was then asked to proceed, and SHE
wanted collection taken up, which
was done, and PANIED out Is ceuts.
She explained that there was an arti.
Gle in Anderson + Lewis store::she
wanted to buy, and she was allowed ia
go to the store with the Is cents to buy
It. On arrival at tue store the price
was found to be SO cents, but she told
BERT" that lie must give the other q
cents, which lie did, and she went
home rej"icing.
BOARDING HOUSE,
Mrs. James Gibson has moved into
the Okabena tlOuse, Ninth street, and
will conduct fits class boarding
house, having ACCOMMODATIONS for i
limited number of bOarjers. Farmers
i ,o,x>1 NJ In