The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-17
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Gasoline only 10 cents . gallon, a,


Gents Serge Boots only $3.50 a
Frank B. Serage's.
Late copies of the New York Tri
bune for free distribution.
Rev. Mr.. Brant of Oberlin, ex
changes with Mr.. Albright next Sum-
day. II
The members of the Episcopal
Church have given their cabinet organ
to the Disciple Church.
Willie Noble is spending his Sum-
mer vacation with his sister, Mrs. II.
P. Spencer, at Howell, Mich.
Rev. Albert J. Mast, the guest of
Mr.. Santley, preached Sunday evening,
but We were unable to hear him.
During the storm of Friday afternoon
Sor evening the lightning exhibited SUM-
dry freaks of a startling nature in this
village.
The late rains pushed gardens and
cornfields along wonderfully. The
wheat crop will mostly be cut this week,
and a good deal of hay secured.
New Hamp pshire and Vermont ex-
perienced the heaviest hail and wind
storm ever known there, while the
skies were cloud!ess here, last Monday
afternoon.
Ellsworth Stroup went to Chautau-
qua, Tuesday, to be i'm attendance at
the Normal School of Languages dur
ing the entire session, which begins
Thursday of this week.
Preparations for Lakeside, Chau-
tauqua and other summer resorts are
accupying the time and thoughts of
many. We understand Mr.. Roser will
take his family to Lakeside for some
what protracted stay.
We intended to have mentioned last
week that the 4th of July lawn Fete of
the society of the Disciple Church net
ted them the sum of fifty dollars, and
that the NJ. E. S. S. picnic on the Fair
Grounds, was a very enjoyable gather
ing.
Miss Alma Starr, recent gradu-
ate of the High school, has been elected
teacher in one of the primary de-
partments, the ensuing year. She was
a faithful, conscientious student, and
will no doubt fill the position credita-
bly,.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid Society met
yesterday with Mrs. Eli IIowk, and to-
morrow evening the Young Peoples
Social have an entertainment in the
church parlors, the parable of the ten
virgins to be represented in tableaux,
we understand.
Mr.. Chas. Mcclellan is very well
pleased with the place in Nebraska,
where he is at work, and in his letters
to his fl mily, expresses desire to dis
pose of his Wellington property, with
the intention of moving his family and
settling i'm the West.
The lightning Friday evening
struck an elm tree in Mr.. Follansbee's
yard and shivered window in Mr..
Hanson's house. 1t knocked down sew
era people in various parts of the viii
lage, and at Mr.. Follansbee's threw the
brackets from the wall.
tum: Morrisey Smidkins or Charles
Mortimer Johnhancock Josephus Jo-
hananscheek Peter opperheiwner Whit
on-you hear me!-This crock full Of
No. l butter down to my house this
p. NJ. w. II. F.
DIR. Burtch and son drove from
Congress home in the storm on Friday
afternoon and evening. 1t was six
hours rain where they were and all the |
streams were swollen and splintered |
trees and flattened crops were frequent
reminders of the severity of the storm. |
The extreme heat so far this week |
has had the effect to produces sudden
illness with good many people. |
Stomach and bowel complaints being |
not uncommon. 1t is safest to have |
some remedy at hand for the first ap-
pearance of these difficulties, and pref
vent serious illness.
<Mr. Harvey l.. Simon, of Cleve- /
dand, lectured on temperance at the
Town Hall, Wednesday evening, and
will lecture Friday and Saturday eve-
nings of this week, under the auspices
of the National Christian Temperance
Union; non political. All are invited,
and an interesting course Of lectures is
expected.
The committee of the Athlete De-
partment of our coming Fair, in an
swer to inquiries say that, no spikes or
device can be used in boots or shoes in
the rope pull. The binding in three
legged race, to be above and below the
knee, and a common wool sack will lie
used in the sack race.
For more than forty years German
cities have required the dead to be
days before burial with a hell pull so
arranged that the slightest movement
of the body would sound an alarm, and
yet in all that time there is not single
example of the dead coming to life.
Obituary Notices, Resolutions of
respect, Cards of thanks, and all such
matter will hereafter be charged at the
rate of five cents a line for all over
fifteen lines. This does not apply to
of Pioneers, and other
noted persons, or to ordinary death
notices. Correspondents will please
take notice and act accordingly.
SThe contract for building the new
wing to the Union School building has
been let to Mr.. Black, for the sum Of
So, ,795, which includes everything ex-
cept furniture, furnishing and kalso-
mining. The contract for brick work
Is sub-let to ltessrs. Bennett & Holmes,
and the stone work to Mr.. Richard
T< e.. nd |