The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-30
COUNTY NEWS.
EIpiNGpON.


!. After the pro,racted spell of dry
VI Gather the farmers of this vicinity
are rejoicing over frequent llght.show-
ers vi late, which, Whlle hot thorongh-
~ soakiug the ground, are givin:sveg-
citation u frts:l AID vigorous appear-
ance. ....: : ~:
There never was time when Dur
town presented SO .business-like and
prosperous an appeatalce.s.-: Not. less
than thirty breaki1'y~ plows have beeii
in operal ion, and an immense sight of
yirg II soil has been capsized and il
be!,tg BoWn to flax. -.
T sPieAching on next Sabbath in our
schoOLhouse by Rev: Silas> GoetZ Of the
Evangelical Alliance 1T 2 O'Clock. Sab
bath school Immediately after: Come
and meet WITH US friends. We have 4
very, interesting Sabbath school. II
you don'tAeliese itsome.a and see: : i. =,
- A couple of loads OF our folks went
over to Round Lake station the other
evening to attend the reading OF Mrs.
XirKinia NJ. Harrington. OF Worthing:
tOn. for the benefit of";tthe, Sabbath
school ut that place. Thew writer could
not attend but MAS informed that the
occasion was y complete. success and
that the receipts r6r ticketsssold must
have been in the regicn Of 50 Or~GO dol
lars. Mrs. IL: is said to be a very fine
| reader, and the. SELECTIONS were :ap-
propriate aud interesting. The inter
ludes were tiled in with delicious
music 10y Mr.. aid Mrs. j. Riley, OF
ROche's ROost. Oh organ and violin, as.
sisted by Mr.. +, A. Tripp on base viol.
-: Our esteemed and pleasant neighbor
Mrs. W. G. Barton, has been enjoying
II much needed respite from her house
hold duties in two weeks visit~to her
Mrs. NJ. l.. Pope. The last three days
of the visit was shared by W. G.. him
self, accompanied by his sister, Mis-.
Katie A. Dodge. together with Mas
ters Oscar and Willie. An handsNlook
and feel better. The writer's family
acknowledge Il pleasant and welcome
call one evening recently from couple
Of jolly loads of young felix's from
| Dodge and sister Minnie, Andy Brady.
wards, Charlie Barnum, Mrs. Alice
Hawkins and Miss kinstrum from
lsocle's Roost. Andy Brady is some
thing Of Il prodigy in a musical sense.
playing simultaneously three instru-
ments. viz: guitar, mouth. organ and
triangle in perfect time and with fine
effect. The organ is attached 10 his
neck with 4 clamp and the triangle lie
operates with his feet. Andy will M
sadly missed in social circles, rs he
leaves on Thursday next for his old
Chicago home.
Children's day, June 9th will be o.
served by us III 4 union service al d
basket lunch IF the Ewington ant.
Round Lake Sunday schuols in what is
usually known as Darret's Grove III
Round Lake, now owned and occupi' d
by MIR. Denton, Ut Illinois, who kindly
gives us the use OF it on that OCCASION
The Round'Lake school will have Their
new Sunday school organ Oh the grounC
and the exercises will consist of sing
ing. recitntiOns. essays and speeches ol
Ethe best methods of promoting Sab
bath school work. eHli>tinH intrrt st j,
same, and giving ,he proper bent to Il {
youthful mind. Dear fr'' DIS let u.
think more and drerer IN b 'ethings.
and make up to the almost 4utinite i'm
portance OF early and thorough culture
OF the tender sAi'i'nes in tie nursery a.
the CnnrCn. Reconstruction Is wei
enough in its way, but the old forest
| tree that has been kinkett and crcOKeC
| by perverse tendencies. and marred auC
malformet' by tn" contraction OF bar
habits can never. never be made It.
have the intellect ual beauty and mora'
symmetry and utility If the one that
has been early and carefully train 4
and directed. How every true frient:
and we'll wisher Of humanity tjoices
to note the constantly increasing inter
est and effort in this direction. and
YET there are vast fields yet untitled.
and the noxiOus weeds and pestilept
tares Of ~immorality are everywhere
spriDeing up to stu'tify and stunt thu
mental and moral vigOr of our youth
How many of us realize these things Is
we ought. and say III our hearts earn
estly and sincerely as did old Jacob
God before whom my fathers Ahra'
ham and Isaac did walk, the God whicl
fed me all my life long unto. this day
the Angel which redeemed me from al
evil, bless the lads"
i FARMER JOHN.