The Worthington advance., 1893-07-13

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The gallant Fire Dspa paItm<nto Or
thington received : splendid ovation
from the people of n orthingt ton on
Friday evening of last week On their
return from tho tournament at Ln~
verne they we're met on their arrival
bya large number OF our people and =
rousing welcome homo was given. But
this did not fully express al that Was
in thsir hearts, and i more formal, but
equally hearty, demonstration was ar-'s.
range d for on Friday evening. q large
company Of ladies' met on the school
house grounds about p. M, and
marched in y body 20 the Court House.
Square, preceded by the WoI,hington
Band. They wore !. neat appropriate
uniform dress, which gave their march,
pleasing effect. Arriving ut the
Court House square the Firemen greet
ed them with ronsing cheerr, and
parted Ianks TO pass then to the
grounds. The band entered the Pavil-
ion and played several airs. ]. q.
Town. Esq. made 4 brief, spicy
and spirited address, thanking the
stalwart firtmen for the homer they
had brought the town through their
arduous preparation for the contest.
aud for the vigorous and honorable
exertions through which they had won
80 many OF the prizes. Mr.. Town then
introduced Robert NcCune, who ex-
pressed to the firemen the appreciation
Of our people for their public spirit,
their patient thorough preparation for
the contest by days and nights Of hard
drilling, whicI, made them qnick. com.
petent and successful, both in the con-
tests OF the tournament, and when oc-
casion required, in the battle with the
flames. James Manning, Esq, re-
sponded on behalf OF the firemen, ex
pressing the pleasure which the appre-
citation Of their follow citizens gave.
them. A quartette of young ladies',
consisting Of tbs Misses Damon. New.
kirk, Lewis and Blair. then sung we'll
written song which Miss Carrie Allen
had composed for the occasion. Tie
song was received by the "fire laddies''
with enthusiastic cheers. The fire.
men and the hand were then seated at
extemporised tables set in the park and
were served by the ladies with ice
cream, lemonade and cake. After they
we're served there Was. enough left for:
all on the grounds to partake of the
feast, ai.d nearly xll accepted the hospi-
tality. The small boy WAS not absent,
and not q few of him came two or
three times, before the feast was ended
Tne grounds were brilliantly lighted
through the generous enterprise of En-
sineer W. T. Post. of the Burlington
Railway, who kindly brought three To-
c'motive head lights FROM Estherville
for the occasion. The success of the
entertainment was largely due to the
exertiOns of Mr.. and Mrs. Post, who
gave much aid TO- the ladies in charge
of the work.
The "boysr had u large surplus Of
Muscular energy left, after the labors
If the tournament, and this they had
To work off. in order to sleep well. They
therefore started off on gay aud fes-
tive raid on some Of the older citjz",.s.
Engineer Post, after having lighted up
The scele with his head lights, WAS
lifted up on the shoulders of half \
,t>zen stout fremen and carried about
in triumph. Dropping him the vpner-
able form of Mr.. Geo. ". Van Lnven
was cheerily elevated. Next WAS seen
the portly presence of Constable FnQna
in the air, he waving his hat as if he
enjoyed the uplift. The 1.-the, attenu>
ated. yet vigorous body Of j. A. Town
was borne 1n'o the pavilion by the
raiders, and then gently deposited on
its fnor. Nor were the "raisers" de-
terred by the official dignity or the fer.
''idable physical avoirdupois of Mayor
SILL. H. was fl m'y but tenderly raised
aloft and carried into the pavilion. Fl.
nally, the editor of the Advance Was
taken in hand and taught how vain i,
is to resist company of hremcn just
home from field of triumph. ~.
The young m:n Of the city were mex
raided upon in a somewhat differen,
style. They were tossed skyward il
blankets. The whole affair was most
kindly conducted: So the evening wa.
one OF j''y, congrat ulat!on and harm
less hilarity. -.. =.
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
On Mord,y last the citizens Of Wor
thington, by 4 vote of 202 in favor, II
24in opposition, voted to aut thoriz. tl.
village council to issue bonds to tn
am ,unt Of $1,000 TO- put in All electri,
light plant. The only opposition wa