The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-14
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L -AAS 49, ~
F. Sullivan lost a leg by an accident on
the railroad at st. Paris.
Fred Kuhl suicided by hanging, at
Botkin's. He leaves family.
Embury camp NEE, ng at Dayton is
larger this year than ever before.
A fire at Port Union, Saturday night, de.
stroyed $4,000 worth of prop,-ty.
| One end OF the county infirmary at
Caldwell was caved in by the storm Sun
day nis lat.
The jury in the celebrated Gates wife
poisoning case, at Ironton, returned a
verdict Of not guilty.
Lightning struck barn belonging to
VIM. Synes, near Cambridge, SUNDAY
evening, and destroyed it.
| Charley white of Hillsboro was thrown
from his buggy while racing, and almost
instantly killed. -. 500 : :
Miss Kate Binder fell from a tree. at the
Convent of ST. Mary's-of-the Springs. near
Columbus, and was killed.
The residence of J. w. Allen, at New
ARK, was entered by burglars, Sunday
night, and robbed of 81, ,755 in money.
The new Music Hall, built especially
for the Sengerfest opening at Toledo,
August l5. is now virtually completed.
A saloon keeper at Dayton, named
Pfeiffer, shot drunken customer named
Henry Welt, for disturbing other custo.
mers.
A prisoner in the Coshocton Jail named
McDermott gave the Marshal the Slip and
escaped, after locking the officer securely
in cell. ~ -,,..,,,.. -. >, -
Four children in the family of J. CRUDE
OF Dayton died of diptheria within few
nours, and all four are lying side by side
A six year old boy named Kin gston was
bitten by dog, at Newark, four weeks
ago, and is now suffering the most intense
agony with hydrophobia.
The Alice furnace of the Etna iron
works started Monday, at Ironton, after
stoppage of over year, This gives
employment TO over 800 men.
w. NJ Stems barn in Guernsey county.
was struck by lightning and burned
Sunday. Near Marietta stacks were
struck and barns blown down.
A self-propelling road engine fell
through a ridge into the canal at New
ark, day or two ago, killing two mules
attached to it, and shaking up couple of
men who were on the bridge.
The judicial convention at Urbana, Mon.
day, to choose Republican candidate for
the additional judgeship in the Cham
paign- Mama sub-district, nominated Col
onel w. r. Warnock, of Urbana.
Henry Pohlman, twelve years old, fell
from tree at Batavia, and struck on his
head. The blood has been oozing from
his ears and nostrils, and he has been un-
conscious ever since the accident.
A prominent householder of Baltimore,
Nd, was arrested there Monday on q
requisitlon from Governor Bishop, and
will be taken to Jackson, O., on
charge of swindling the Iron Bank out of
81, 900. .s.,-,..,7 - -. -..s..4
Mr.. Sol. Langdon and New York cap
italist propose building q handsome new
hotel on the site of the old Putin Bay
house. He is confident that the new
structure will be ready for the reception
Of guests by next spring.
Seven cars of Baltimore & Ohio train,
three loaded with wheat, two with oats
and two empty, were completely demol-
ished at Frederickstown, on the 5th, by
jumping the track. Over twelve hundred
bushels of grain were scattered in the
swamp. eal5 -. ,-a
Henry Pumphrey of Delaware saw two
burglars leave his cellar on Sunday morn
ing, and followed them five miles into the
country, where he procured aid and arrest
ed them They proved to be expert
cracksman fully supplied with tools and
elegantly dressed.
Company c., Seventh Regiment O. N.
G., is in camp at Springfield. Colonel F..
s. Case, commanding the regiment has
offered an elegant silk banner to the best
drilled company, the trial to take place
Monday, August 11th, the drill to be in
the school of the company" 8
An old colore2 man named Miles Spain,
living two miles east of Urbana, died
Sunday evening. He was 106 years old,
was born in Petersburg, ", and was q
servant of President Jefferson. He was
the oldest man in the county with the ex-
ception of old man Gales. who is LOT.
On Monday Parker Riggs fell while
running after a runaway horse, at Athens
Mrs John Dean fell out of door at the
same place, H., G. Porter tipped off q
chair at Tiffin and John Altman of the same
place, threw up his arm. while asleep on
bench, and struck q tree, and each broke
an arm. ,f.stf-,s s.. a.7s.-.ss,-5,.r. s.fu
Mr. Abram Dixon, an old resident Of
GAINESVILLE, who has had retail grocery
for some time past, made an assignment
Monday for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr.. John Stitt, the assignee, thinks the
creditors will realize but little by the sale
of the stock, and settlement will proba-
bly, be made so that Mr.. Dixon may re-
sumo business. Liabilities not known;
as Sets about $500.
The regular monthly sales of stock took
place at London on the 9th inst, and
were attended by an immense crowd of
visitors from the country, stock men and
others. The number Of cattle on the
market was light, as also were the prices
-dullest for some months. The sales
were, as follows: Yearlings, $205; TIVE
years, $157; three-year-Olds, $11S; total.
$4o1 luling price, 31Ac. ''':t''f =
An old German was walking leisurely
down the street, in Xenia, when man
stopped him and asked the time. The old
gentleman pulled out his watch and tho
stranger grabbed it and ran away. The
two met couple Of hours after, and IN
trying to regain his watch, the German
was badly beaten about the face by the
thief, who was afterward caught and con-
victed of both offenses.
"A Flirtation IN \ Theatre.
Scene, a theatre Seated in the orches
ira lady and gentleman; the former
much enamored Of the latter, in fact, de
sirous of winning him. The lady, how
ever, has flirting tendencies, and indulgcs