The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
COUNTY NEWS.
EWINGTON.


Now to make 4 loag story short, wo
are absolutely needing rain, aud th>st Is
the only whine VI. are going to make
this time. q =
1t il getting to belt it has not nj.
ways been-x custom to recount every
inauspici0us feature Of the times, tOr
the weather and overlook, or fail to
mention the unnuMbered blessings
which kind Providence is daily be-
slowing upon us. Diogenes with his
candle in the daytime in search os al
honest man, would Oo u fair represen.
tati0n Of some people who never can
seem to hnd anything 10 be thankful
for, but are adopts at borrowing ~trou.
ble and ferreting out every unpleasant
phase of our surroundings. We sOMe.
times drop into that groove ourselves,
but try hard to steer clear of it as 1t
leads straight to misanthropy and cy-
nicism, those prolific sources of discord
and discontent.
What \ glorious winter We have had!
II you will indulge \ little metapl,or,
and allow us,to speak Of Il in.the sense
OfsA meteOrOlogfcal menu SVesR viii
call It Il poached winter on toast.
And then what u spring-DeAutiful
| as 4 midsumMer's: night dream, only
the wind don't blow yours, that off so
often in dreams, but we promised not
to- grumble aud We a'iut going to
either. :
Corn planting ard breaking is now
the order of the day. Thomas Brown,
that all round rustler, has about Is
acI es broken already.
Robt. Freeman has arrived and COM
menced breaking So acres for John
Smith. Sam :. Smith is getting ready
to open mp his farm on Sec. Is.
Lee Walters and Frank Pack are up
from Cherokee, County, Ia, and ready
for business. Our young folks or
ganized a literary society last Friday
evening to be known as the EwingtOn
Literary Society.
81 G. freeman, PRESIDENT; Edith e.
Spafford, vice president; Katie A.
Dudge, secretary; Jennie Barton. treas
urer; Tnos. Brown, marshall. Next
meeting May 10.
There is to be a class ::arraneed to
practice singing under the instruction
of John W. Dyer. THIS is Il move in
the right direction. There is no lack
musical talent among our young pe0-
pie and all we lack is to have it brought
out and cultivated.
Last Sunday WAS ''red letter" or
Jubilee day" for US. Our Sabbath
school was visited by the Round Lake
school, en- masse, as also by the LOrain
! school, including Geo. X. Mackey,
and Sykes the respective superintend-
ents, who each at the conclusion Of the
lesson service made some timely and
pertinent remarks. 1t WAS certainly
an interesting and pleasant event, and
we hope this interchange Of c0uttesies
will be kept up during the summer. At
the conclusion of the services, Rev.
Mr.. Harrington, Methodist minister
from WOrthingtOn, was on hand and
delivered a very instructive and en-
tertaining discourse from the text
"Righteousness exaltet} Il nation, but
sin is a reproach to any people" Man,
striking illustrations were cited, both
of ancient medieval nations. whose
overthrow or decadence dated from
their abandonment of the trtte and liv
ing God. .au<l- stl.eir7 La psa- ~intn evil and
| idOlatrous practices. Our Ows, putioI
Was cited as All example Of what God
will do for those who recognize His
Sovereign rule. Many of the scene.
aud incidents Of Washington's jnau
guratio,, one hundred years ago. wer,
recalled and set forth in Il vivid ant
interesting manner. We hope t" lave
frequent visits from WOrtlingto on!
clergy. The services wound up with til,
singing and organ accompaniment o
thai sweet heaven.born Lynn. Goo
be with you till we meet again.
Rev. Silas GOetz, Of Pipe Stone, ~
his return from the German Evaugeli
Cal conference will preach for us il to-
school house. on the evening of! Ma!
Sth. A good attendance is desired. !
We are sorry to hear that And.
Brady has been retired from the fore
on the Roche farm. lie has been e,n
ployed for number of years there. an'
has borne the reputation of a trust
worthy and industrious young man
and is highly esteemed among th
young people Of the neighborhood VIII
will miss him very much, il he ret nrn
to Chicago, his former home. We hea
of no reason assigned for his dismis
sal and it seems strange. of not unfair
that he should not be Informed of tn
charges preferred against him, and b
given chance to defend himself.
j FARMER JOHN.