The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-10
Ohio.

Five prisoners were discharged from the
penitentiary Saturday.
w. NJ. Rogers. engineer at the asylum
for the insane, has resigned.
Mrs Tuttle, pioneer lady of Clark
county, died Friday, aged 81 years. i.
The Cincinnati democratic convention
Saturday nominated Colonel Len. A. Har-
ris for mayor.
A drunken man named Timothy Cahill,
of Georgetown, was drowned at Manches-
ter Friday night.
Riley Finney, a four year man from
Gallia county, has been pardoned from the
penitentiary yesterday.
Some liberal and enterprlsing citizens
propose to erect several fine fountains on
the Columbus fair grounds.
The library at the penitentiary contains
$500 volumes, and over I, 400 volumes are
now out among the convicts being read.
was killed as he lay in an epileptic fit on
the car track, the engine striking and
mangling him terribly, Friday morning.
A couple of footpads waylaid and rob
bed student named c. Miller, near the
COhCSC, OPP uCIu, Vlludy kCttluR
his gold watch and chain and $50 in
money.
The Akron Stoneware company, capt.
tai stock $4,000, in shares of $50 each, by
HenrJ A. Gibbs and others, have filed q
certificate of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state. .....I
The auditor of state paid to Frederick
Eversman, of Toledo, $30,9l4, being the
amount of the special appropriation for
the discharge of the tent contract for the
state militia.
The coroner in the Edgar abortion case
| at Springfield rendered a verdict of death
by abortion, caused by instruments and
medicine by Drs. Allen and Porter, with
criminal intent The two were held foI
preliminary trial.
The Dodds bill to permit women to be
come notaries public has passed both
houses and is now a law. The author OF
this bill is a bachelor, and that accounts
| for it. Women can now swear their hus
bands, and it may become embarrassing
Because Oberlin judiciously sent man
down and walked away with Otterbein in
the contest at Westerville, some leve
headed student appropriately draped the
latter institution in mourning. Some Ol
the good people considered it a reflection
but it isn't.
The parties who have been looking af
ter the interests of the Miami Valley and
Columbus railway project, express them
selves as highly gratified with the results
subscrip: books, and will be very much
disappointed if the required amount ($I5,
OOO) is not soon made up.
| President Hayes war horse, "Old
Whitley" died in Fremont Thursday nigh
of spinal meningitis. He entered active
service in 1868, and was the hero Of30 hat
ties, principally in Virginia. When in the
army he was very spirited animal. He
was % years old, and is now buried on the
presidents grounds, beside "Old Ned" al
old family favorite.
In the Guersey common pleas cour
Wednesday Peter Haas, a liquor dealer
was arranged for violation of the law, ant
fined $75 and costs, and two cases of sell
ing liquor to a minor, in which he wa'
fined $35 in each. Thomas Gardiner, an
other dealer, was also fined $50 for viola
tiOn of the law. Both men were jailed ii
default of payment of fines and costs.
The citizens of Akron seem To be pecu
liarly afflicted. Last Wednesday occurred
the f4th and 18th eIOpen,ent cases in tha
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were, the wife of James March, miller
and the wife of G. W. Andrews, grocer
The latter Is charged by her neglected
husband with various attempts TN his life
even. The first named is charged will
eloping with one Joe Lehman, and Mr.
Andrews with her cousin.
One of the lady employees at the Long
view asylum who had frequently partici
pated in the exhilarating amusement o
taking down." "ducking" and '1arrup
ing the insane patients, innocently swear
before the investigating committee tina
she and others never thought there wa
any wickedness in such practices until tn,
newspapers said so, and raised "fuss'
about it; then they lust quit" Score on
for the wicked newspapers. -
Some time ago the Sandusky conference
Of the United Brethren church made
proposition to the people OF. Fostoria tina
if they would donate $4,000 the confer
cnce would build and endow a college Q
learning there A board of trustees wa
elected and .canvassing committees appoir
ted. etc. and the work of raising the $40
900 has been completed. Hon. Charlie
Foster, including donation Of land for
location worth s. 200, heads the. list wit
q subscription Of $4,000 1t is propose
to build the college the coming summe