The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-11-20
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Smiths Drug Store.
EWINGTON.
M0NDAY:-Snow all gone
Clouds rolled by,
Cl. eer up john
+: : Clear blue sky.
r, Farmers out again
-. Flowing III the field,
3" Hoping for 4 better
Next YEARS. Weld. -

Next years yield.
As almost every one has known OF
Mrs. Hattie =. Barton's recent illness
it is only necessary to state that she is
up and around and able to attend to
her household dutles.
Miss Jennie Barton, home from Da-
kota. after lengthy visit. IT.
The oyster: supper and sociable held
at Steve. Freeman 8 for the benefit of
the Library society, was we'll patron
lied and proved blooming success.
Will. McCune, kindly drove Rev.
Vim. Brown, out to Bethel Church on
Sunday and he preached US stirring
sermon. Text: 'Who is on the Lord g
side." lie argad in a convincing and
clear manner, the honor, safety aud
happiness of those who are found on
that side, and concluded by relating in
a pathetic and touching manner, an in
cident in connection with his imprison-
ment in Andersonville, where he was
held for twenty months il that worse
than living tomb. The Rev. has con
sented to hold Thanksgiving service
at Bethel Church, ut one o'clock, 18th.
Welcome all, come!
The event of last week was the en-
barkatiOn on the matrimonial sea OF
n couple of our young people, Mr.. Ed
win Whipkey and Miss Barbara Schaff-
ner. The ceremony was performed in
Bethel Church, on Tuesday evening,
in the presence of a good attendance
of invited friends and by Rev. $. B.
Goetz, and after the fair and happy
subjects received the congratulations
Of the friends present, led the way to
Mr.. Geo. Huffmeister's home-brother.
in.law of the bride-where a bountiful
and palatable repast was in waiting.
After the happy and hungry guests
had satisfied the keen demands of ap-
petite. the evening was spent until a
late hour in social converse, music aud
song. The presents were numerous
and nice and if it would not intrude
too much on your valuable space l
would like to name them together with
the givers:-Nil Schimmclfing and
Katie Dodge, fine table cloth and half
dog napkins; Curtis Morgan, crystal
glass water pitcher; EIida Freeman,
silver sugar spoon and butter knife !;
Charlie Barnum, glass butter dish,
| I'm ynu Gnnff nr1 r1.oo v;oouor v,;t ~ {, -.
Minnie Dodge and Jennie Barton beau
tiful parlor lamp and shade; Pat. Fore.
man and Sadie Ed wards, set triple
plate tea spoons; ". G. Barton and
wife, SAINT; Steve. and Libbie Free
man, glass water set and tray; Susan
E. Barton. glass honey and fruit dish
and half d. zen individual dishes; J. A.
Spafford and wife, quadruple plate sill
yer butter dish; Tommie Edwards,
half dozen tumblecs; Connie Whipkey,
beautiful opalescent glass water set
and tray, half dog. tumLlsrs and hale
doz. teaspoons; Sadie Edwards. towel;
Geo. Dodge and wife, towel; T. Fur
gusrn and wife. nice mirrer; Clara
Spafford, chair tidy; Hurry Hobson,
pair of nicr gilt frame pictures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Whipkey are
now comfortably installed in house
keeping, surrounded by host Of
friends and with an ample outfit, and
if life don't yield their share of happi-
ness and presently, we are no prophet.
So there now!
| FARMER JOHN.