The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-26

% gwen on Tue evening Of JAn. 1St IN
tho Congregational church. Admit.
tsnce to concert 10 cents ut the close Of
which supper will DO served IN the
church parlor 1t Is cents plate. All
are cordially invisedv1 - :'~
Rev. F. L. Fisk presched IN .ppre-
pirate Christmas sermon It tho school
house In the Fellows neighborhood IN
Elk on Sunday afternoon. Tho day
Was cold, but the minister with bis ex-.
oellent hors>"and comfortable sleigh
and,s brave heart, defied tho winds Of
the prairie to preach tho word Of l,fe
to those who came to hear It.
About six O'Clock on Monday even:
Ing a serious runway took place. A:
team of horses drawing sleigb,
with some ladies on board, became
frightened IT. something in the road,
as they were passing Mr.. II. E. Covey's
residence. They ran as far as Mr..
AEON Forbes house, where they were
stopped in their mad career by the flrm
hand Of Marshal Convey. The ladies'
were thrown out. but not badly hurt.
The team belonged to Mr.. Brook.
bank.
The Swedish Lutheran church had .
Christmas tree for their little one on
Christmas night, the exercises consis-'
ted OF music BY the church choir and
the children, and recitations In both
Swedish and English languages. Rev.
F. Stone, tho acting pastor, made IN
amusing little address 20 tho children.
This is 4 flourishing school under the
charge Of Mr.. John l.edene, and good
corps Of teachers.
A little stir was made at the Wor-
Ellington House on Sunday afternoon
BY the falling OF = chandelier from the
ceiling to tho floor OF the diniuR room.
The accident was caused hy one Of the
screws wearing loose and coming out.
Happily the occurrence took place
when few persons were in the room.
otherwise serious results might have
followed.
The Sunday school of the Presbyter-
Ian church gave its Christmas enter
{ .inment on the evening Of tho 25th.
A concert exercise Of Scripture recitals
and song was given ly the school with
flue effect. There was also several do.
CARNATIONS BY pupils of the school. A
well adorned aud lighted tree held the
gifts until the time of distribution. II.
NJ. Palm, the superintendent; conduc-
ted the exercises: Geo u. Dayton
offered prayer The occasion was u
very enjoyable one to sll present.
Peter SmerlinR left this place sud-
denly and without announcement Of
hiss intensiOn 50 to do leaving sundry
uncancelled claims behind. Among
others was cl,attel mortgage on {.
horse. given to P. IL. Brown aud trans
ferred to the Minnesota Loan and In
vestment Company for the SUN: of $780,
SO. The animal being put up ut auc-
ton by Sheriff Anderson was knocked
down to ELL Thompson for SO. It
Was the day before Christmas, but a
poor day some how for selling mort
gagged horse, flesh.
The exercises on Christmas eve at
tho ii. E. church were of superior
Character. The house was crowded
to witness the enactment of the pro.
gram which had Oeen arranged. Rev,
J. W. Lewis offered prayer, after whicl,
were henred the songs. Tecitations, etc.
from the members Of the school. Some
Of the little CUES we're very pretty and
entertaining, tue least of them al
drawing forth the most admiration.
There were recit atoms by Miss Mabel
Bulls, Miss Free, Miss Effie Bulls.
Miss Mccartney, Miss Emma Mitchell,
and Miss Laura Lewis. The home of
Santa Claua WAS fonnd in the church,
the children n saint, personated by Mr..
Isaac Darby, appearing in due time
with a profnsion of gifts. Pastor
Harrington WAS prevented from at
tending by sickness. The superin-
tende"t, Mr.. Frank Lewis, presided,
and Miss Mabel Bnllis WIS at the or
t:R M Tie oecsitshh' was aa::vety happy
one. ~~..' 80
Many an otherwise handsome face ID
dtsaanred with pimtles ;Ahd :bIetches,
caused by hnmor in tie blood, whic,,
may DO thoroughly eradicsAsA by the
use Of Ayers sassapas,tta. II 10 the
safest blond medicine In the market no
Ing entirely tree from arsenic Of any
deletorious drug. '~"'S
tits found that this influenza epsde-
mic 10 not . modern invention, A
classical scholar has discovered mention
Of it In Hippocrates, 40 years before
tho Christian era Although there
were no railroads. telsgraphs or news
papers, tho people took II just % rad
lily ~ they do now. It w.s not regarded
- very fatal. Int every person who
took 1t died. Not one of them 70 nov
living. Il"
Mr.. e. A. PINCH. the manaserof the
WorthinRton Mills, was married ~
n..eRn.A w2>>n...s. 40 n.>.A>~