The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-18

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s. LOCAL.
Mr.. G. II. Babcock was in St.
Paul on Tuesday.
Mr.. Exam Wagner returned home at
Jordon, last Monday. III.
Mr.. =. F. People, deputy sheriff and
jsiler, is sick this week. .-
/ Miss Mary Desmond, of Alton, visited
friends in this city last week.
Mr.. Henry Twitchel] made bust
ness trip to st: Paul last week.
Mr.. ]. J. Bingham has been appointed
oil inspector for Mobiles county.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. 'Tibbetts left on
Tuesday, for the big fair at Chicago.
NJ. E. LAYTON formerly Of the firm
Of I.awton 4 Hedberg is the man to do
business In lands and loans. Sl-tf ~.
Rev. A. NJ. Damon and his daughter
/ Cora, Of Mansfield. Pa, are in this city
! visiting Mr.. M. II. Damon and family.
Mr.. E: r. Humiston has laid a new
sidewalk in front of his residence lot.
+ and there will be one laid in front of
the Congregational parsonage lot i'm
mediately.
Mr.. j. W. Tibhetts, brother Of the
water works superintendent will assist
r. b. Pitts, at the pump station,
while Mr.. H. B. Tibbetts is at the
Worlds. fair>
II. E. Convey, with the aid of team
of eight horses, Is doing good work
with the grader. on our streets this
week, smoothing down tie very rough
streets Of our village.
Rev. s. Anderson will leave next
Monday for Minneapolis, where he
will attend a celebration, at which
time he will hear a discourse delivered
by Bishop Chiller, of Sweden.
Mr.. Ed. Warren caught a ten
pound buffalo with trolling hook
on Wednesday. This particular
fish was caught while floating too
near the hook, as the buffalo never
cares to bite at feathered hooks.
The man who called, sarsaparilla a
fraud, had good reason, for he had got
hold of worthless mixture at "rt due
ed rates." He changed his opinion,
however. when he began to take Ayers
Sarsaparilla. 1t pays to he careful,
when buying medicines.
The Worthington Band have or
dered their new uniforms, which
will be here about Decoration Day.
The boys are arranging for another
entertainment, to be given on or
near the above date, proceeds to
apply on payment of uniforms.
Mrs. Charlotte O. Van Cleve, the
veteran miss onary worker of Miunea-
polls, and editress of the missionary
column in the North and West will be
in Worthington next Sunday, aud will
speak in the Presbyterian church ut
both III ,rning aid evening services.
"A wolf in sleeps clothing'-the
substitute offered by the ''cutter'' as
bling just 10 good as Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. II you don't want to he bitten,
insist upon having Aver y Sars~parilla,
even il it is little dearer. Depend on
it, It will be cheaper for you in tile
end.
Rev. D. B. Jacks ~, assistant super
intendent of tie Ch.ldr+n's Hrme So
ciety, OF Minnesota. spent last Sunday
in Worthington and addressed the diff
ferent congregations in the interest of
his cause. He had with him 4 boy of
II years of age for til. purpnse of find
| ing him home in some g. cd family.
SIS. Watkins, the superintendent
of the State Fish Hatchery, will
this afternoon deposit in West
Okabena Lake a large number of
lake trout and pike. The fish in
our lake this year are quite abun-
dant, and with this timely addi-
ton, We may expect even a more
prolific supply in the coming
years.
Street Com missioner rhur5er and
Civil Engineer <mitl, are suprrintend-
ing the grading on 18th street, anoss
the los Of DR.. Curra". G. II. Smith,
and the Congregational church. In
front Of thu latter property deep cut
has been m.d". TIE church is 10
nearer the sky than it was, but it has
the appearance Of being 50, to one o.,
the new level. .--~*es.
On Wednesday night the family of
Ex-Sheriff Anderson, some eight or
nine in number, were taken violently
i'll, the symptoms indicating that they
had been poisoned. DR.. Gaugh was
called in and worked industriously
through the night 10 antidote the poi