The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-20

readers for copy OF the ENTERPRISE OF
Feb. 18th. An unexpected demand
makes us short. We would like ten or
twelve copies.
Gen. w. Fl. Gibson delivered his
famous lecture, "Along the Lines" on
the 11th inst, at Mt. Gilead, O., to an
overflowing house. Upon his arrival
at the depot he was greeted by a large
crowd of people and escorted into the
town hall by the military companys of
Mt. Gilead with military honors. Come
and hear him at Spencer this week. p
H-J. T. Ogden has purchased a lot
Is feet front by 100 feet deep, just south
Of Baldwin, Lsundon & Co.'s store, and
will put up brick building of two
stories on it, beginning the work as soon
as spring opens. The building will be
lSxS0 feet and the whole of the first
story used for post Office purposes. This
will give Wellington q better post Of
fee than any town In Northern Ohio.
The Presbyterian Church of Elyria
at meeting held Feb. 7th, decided by
a large majority in favor Of with
drawal of connection with the Presby-
terry and union with the Congrega-
tional societies of this county. They
were led to adopt this course from their
isolated condition, there being, aside
from small church in Grafton, no
others nearer than Cleveland on the
east, or within thirty miles on the west.
The Social Union of the M. E.
church have In contemplation musical
entertainment which will equal, if not
excel their previous efforts. The music
under the management of Mr.. w. 8.
Franks will comprise both vocal and in
strumental selections. The services of
Messrs. Mather and Wilcox and Miss
Wooster have already been engaged for
the occasion. The concert will proba-
bly, be given during the coming week.
Three Brighton boys started hone
from Wellington last Wednesday too
full for utterance. They were found
by one Of the city Fathers in the road
near the taUnery over west, literally
"wallowipg in their own vomit." If
anything would justify suicide in q
young man it would be the thought
that he had made such an ass of him.
self. We say, God help the boys who
don't know enough to help themselves.
The special services at the NJ. E.
church during the past week have been
well attended and an unusual interest
has been evinced. There is quite a
hopeful tone in the utterances of those
who participated in the exercises.
Those who have regulaly attended ex-
press encouragement in view of the in
creasing interest manifested both by
believers and un-professors. The meet
inzs, as announced, will be continued
this week. All are welcomed.
The unusual absence of Capt. Will
bur from his place of buiness for sever
al days in succession caused inquiry to
be made when it was found that he was
confined to his residence with severe
attack of catarrhal fever, with slight
hint of pneumonia thrown in, At this
writing he is feeling much better and
promises to be on deck again in few
days, meanwhile Capt. Morrow and
"Charlie" will attend to your wants in
their line.
The trial of James Davis of Ober-
lin for burglary, was concluded Satur-
day with verdict of guilty, the jury
not being out more than twenty min
utes. A dispatch to the Herald says
there are several other indictments
against Davis and other arties, and 1t
looks as II the authorities had struck q
trail which would lead to the explana-
ton of q great m any Of the burglaries
committed in Oberlin during the past
From the Berea Advertiser we learn
that Mrs. Sally Caswell died Feb. 10th,
at the advanced age Of So; that during
the funeral services Of Mrs. Major
Bassett Of Middleburgh, who died sud-
denly Of heart disease, the floor of the
parlor in which were the remains and
many Of the family friends, came near
giving way, but was propped under
meath and a sad catastrophe prevented.
We also find In that paper thar John
Wheeler Jr. son of Rev. DR.. ]. Wheeler
has purchased the Burlington, Iowa,
Gazette. Some Of our readers win re-
member Johnnie as little lad absorbed
In kites. carts and handsleds. His elder
brother G. Y. Wheeler for several years
owned the Burlington Hawkeye.
"A petition for local option has been
sent TO the legislature from this town,
containing over three hundred names,
largely the work of Lewis Sage. We
are curious to know whether the COM
mittee on Temperance will quietly pock.
ct It - they have done so many others
already. If the party which, on its
accession to power, promptly repealed
very good local option law. should
now give us better one, it might be
regarded as very convincing evidence
of q change Of heart. The fact that
there is now being made an effort to
repeal what temperance laws we yet
have on our books weakens our conf
dence aud we are led to consider wheth-
er the Ethiopian can change his skin or
the leopard his spots. .rE-s
The following, which is said to have
actually occurred down south of Mason
and Dixon's line will be Of interest to
some of our readers: Two young men
on . certain evening called upon two
young ladies, servants in a somewhat
pretentious mansion. They were heart
lily welcomed and agreeably entertained