The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-02
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The foos ball game at Window last
T. ii y /, >u.trd in I, score of 10 to 0
III i.vl, ul Window. Our team VAS
composed Of FIR, Il Bisner, Fred Lack
ey, HARE, Chatfer, la! Ag.r, klsse,
Moberly, Archie Moberly, Manning
Plotts, Otis Bjgelow, Walter Ager,
Chas. Oxford and Walter Paine.
The following fri nds accompanied
them. Mrs. and Mrs. e. l.. Porter,
Jennie Torrance, Prue Town, Jennie
Stoutemey> +. E. X. Smith, j S. Blair.
Fred Tuttle, James Hagerman, Chas.
Loyeless, Maurice Maxwell, Geo.
Hurd, Robt. Town, Frank People,
Harry Lear and the Misses Watson,
Fullerton, Hall and Brewer from the
corps of teachers. Any additional in
regard to the tri p can be obtained by
reading the Globe this week. It is
impossible to write up something we
did not see.
The following is list of the things
brought to school Wednesday as
thanksgiving offering from the pu.
pils:-Cash $500, potatoes bu, ap-
Piles ID pumpkins 10, squashes II,
cabbages IL, beets 2 pks, turnips II
pks., onions 8 OTIS, beans 10 OTIS, COT
fee 6 lbs, tea h., sugar 20 lbs,
oatmeal 2 lbs, pork 2 lbs, chickens Z,
turkeys l, ducks 2, goose l, -four and
corn meal sacks, cans of fruit IL,
cans of vegetables II, corn starch 3
packages, jelly 6 glasses, rice 4 lbs,
pop corn and sweet corn lbs, nnts
2 OTIS, crackers and cookies l h., and
several other articles in small guam
titles. The clothing was good and
there was quite an amount of it.
From the generous offerings of food
generous BASKETS were sent to ten
families; the clothing will be
disposed of later as need ap-
pears. The division and distribution
was made under the direction of a
committee of the w. r. G. and as
widely as a thorough acquaintance
with all the conditions permitted.
The offerings as to quality and
quantity is clearly better than on any
previous Thanksgiving. The teach
ers of our school undertake this work
for two purposes: first to help the
less fortunate of our village are in
accomplishing this successfully they
are we'll aware of how much they owe
to the experience of the ladies of the
W. R. c; sec6li1 to develop a spirit
of helpfulnes9xam hong the scholars.
From the school standpoint at least
the second object is for more impor.
tant and it is pleasing to report that
the teachers feel that these efforts,
carried on now for five years are bear
ing good fruit,
Cola Free hsS been off duty on &C.
count of sickness.
The Amph!ctyonic society met Nov.
"a, and presented the following pro-
gram.
[, Recitation -"Thanksgiving" -
Alice Firth.
II, Essay-"Wm Lloyd Garrison
Emma Kindlund.
III, "Topics of the Times'-Chas.
Loveless.
w, Recitation-"The Pumpkin
Mildrid Stillwell.
V, Debate-Resolved:- That people
enjoyed life more in former times
than at present. Aff.-Edith Gale,
Oscar Sterling; Neg.-Walter Ager,
Minnie Nelson. The judges de-
cided in favor of the Affirmative.
A large number of the pupils en-
joyed the fine skating Thanksgiving
day.
Louise Riley spent Thanksgiving
at her home in Lakefield and Miss
Case at her home in St. Peter.
The Olympic society will meet to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50. Visitors are
welcome.
Our short vacation last week was
enjoyed and appreciated by all.
Among the visitors last week we
noticed Mrs. E. M. Porter, Mrs. E. L.
Porter, Mrs. W. w. Loveless, Mrs.
R. A. Firth, Mrs. H. Hawlev, and
Julia Porter.