The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-10
EvINoroN.
The melancholy days have come
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.- The saddest of the year." .4.
While the above sentiment, Of Que
o1 our best authors, 10 substantially
true, It does not follow thst We should
entertain nothing but gloomy Thoughts.
Our oil wise Father and dispenser OF
Ill coed seems TO have left mon0tony
cut Of the order of things and has so
constituted us that the pre-, tiest sights
and pleasantest sounds would grow
tedious and tasteless were they never
varied by change. Just now the fall
ing leaves, the brown prairies,, the
gray skies and hollow winds give y
tiage of sadness to our thoughts, and
We fe kind of lonesome When ". list
in vain for the silver lutte of the ployer,
the plaintive pipe Of the curlew, the
cultural cry of the sandhill crane, tho
sweet variations of the meadow lark
and laughing, merry r0undelay of the
bob'o link. But each division of the
year-spring, summer, autumn and
winter-brings its own peculiar pleas
ures and delights. Our welcome,
sweet summer has only left us for 4
swing 'round the circle, and -as -~...ab.:
ysence makess the heart grow fonder"
81 we will better love and appreciate
her when she comes again with her
wealth of fruitage, birds, bulbs and
flowers.
since writing my last letter one of
Worthiagton's girls has been visiting
in town. refer to Miss Viola White.
Miss w. is attending the high school
at Worthington, u dilligent student,
eager to excel, and withal q very
pleasant Young lady.
w. C. Barton and wife attended ~ Q
Jackson County Sunday School con.
vention last Saturday and Sunday at
jackson.
Chester and Burt Pope, sons of Buell.
Pope, of Mobiles county, were visiting
at their uncle's, w. q. Barton, family.
Chester and Burt are bright and prom
ising boys. They took in our harvest
home festival during their stay.
Speaking of our festival. While not
as complete u success AS we antici-
pated, we did fairly we'll, the gross
receipts being about $50. We had
reason to expect attendance from Jack
son and Round Lake station, but for
some cause they failed to show up.
But Worthington helped us out in
good shape, both by their money and
0eniality and friendliness. We are
glad to note the attendance of Rev.
Fisk, the young and popular minister
of the Congregational church, and
socially one Of the most pleasant and
approachable of men. We have fire.
queutly heard mention made of Rev
F.'s watchful care and untiring solici-
tude for the spiritual welfare of his
flock which is making him many
true and steadfast friends. The poor
and obscure share alike with the ricl,
| and prominent his visitatiOns and
! sympathy. This is the Masters spirit,
| and reminds me of \ stanza in what Is
said to have been General Garfield 3
| favorite poem:
Commend me to that friend that comes
When am sad and lone
Aud makes the ai,g ~ish Of my heart
The suffering Of his OWL"
Arthur Palm, Ed. Buchan, photog'
rapiler, with his pleasant wife, Elmer
ilcrrvn aud Miss Miller, Will Wright
;snt Miss Win,lie White, I. Miller, ,kud
Miss Jane HussettOn, " i'll Ch;s,,ry and
Miss Kellogg. From Lorai" town.
sl,ip-George =. Mackay, accompanied
by Ills sun, Joe, and sparkling, "cc"ln-
plished and everywhere welcome
| daughter, Jessie, the hail fellow and
| happy hearted L. A. ChristiAn~On
! with his vivaciou5 and sweet tempered
wife, Mary; John ualsberKer and his
| pretty and winsome- daughter, Lizzie.
Round Lake gave us that cheerful, ~
ciable aud helpful lady, Mrs. } n.
ludae, son, George, and daughter
Minnie, who doesn't take back seat
! in our estimation for either brightness
| or good looks. SWELL" says the
Worthington folks, "we've had pleas
ant time, aud you've got nice
church, and if they didn say God
bless you they meant it, ard We thank
them just the Same and pray that We
may all he of "lhe church of the first
born whose names are written in
heaven" There were many interest,"
ing features, particulars of which
shall not have room to mention, but
will say Miss Jessie Mackay, Miss
| IIansberger and Miss HusseltOn will
others gave us some fine vocal and in
strumental music. MIR. Geo. Mackay
performed with his characteristic il
sweetness and skill on his violin. Two
candidates competed for the big cake
Miss Lizzie Hansberger, supported by
WurthingtOn and I.orain, and Mrs
Katie DHdQe, backed by Ewington and
Round Lake. Miss Hansberger Sc
cured the trophy: The big oie wa:
competed for by Walter Spaff"rd and
Arthur Palm. Walter Spafford being
victor, though some objection was
raised to votes being put in about the
closing of the polls.
FARMER JOHN.