The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-06-05
Ohio.

Morrow county democrats send uele-
cation to the state convention solid Tor
Bishop.
Hon John Berry, who represented the
Sandusky district in congress in 1S74-75,
died in that city Sunday, after a brief ill
ness.
Joseph Jones, of Kenton, was arrested,
charged with criminal intercourse with
one Mary Born, claimed to be of unsound
mind.
Hiram Skinner, ESD, one of the ablest
active members of the Cambridge bar,
died suddenly Sunday evening of hemor-
rhage of the stomach.
The democrats of Crawford county, Sat
urday, after stormy trials, were unable to
resolve" for anybody, or to make dele
gates, but voted 10 let democrats of the
county present at the state convention
cast the countys vote.
The residence Of Robert Carter, Akron,
was entered by burglars during the alb
sence of the inmates, Friday night. and
curtains, and whatever could be found up
stairs, amounting to several hundred dol
lars value. 1888. ,-...s -.a .,.i sI. -.
| Hettie MendenhalPs farm dwelling, one
mile east of Spring Valley, was burned,
| including valuable papers United States
bonds, &c, To the amount of $4,000. In
sured in the Ohio Farmers for 5000.
Dry weather, wind and defective fiuc,
were the cause. About 500 were saved.
Policeman Mccormack of Bellaire, was
shot in. the back of the head by CASPER
Powell, a young blood whose step-father
the officer was in the act of arresting. The
ball glanced from the skull, but the wound
is severe, If not dangerous. POwell's own
father was murdered at West Wheeling 2
ftwoyears ago.
/ The Atlantic and Great Western depot
at Warren, caught fire from sparks from
an engine and in half an hour was DESTROY.
ed. despite the efforts of the employees and
the fire department. The loss cannot be
n fixed as all the books and records were
destroyed. Considerable valuable freight
was stored in the building. The depot is
reported not insured.
The auditors of Muskingum. Perry,
Pickaway, Fsyette, Clinton and Warren
met at GAINESVILLE as board to assess the
property of the Cincinnati and Muskin.
gum Valley railroad for taxation in 1879.
The board elected Auditor Irvine presi-
dent and Shurz of Pickaway secretary
They report the road bed (valuatiOn), $780,.
600; personal property. rolling stock, al
$I44,S94. -
James Hood, of East Ironton, an EN-
ploye of the Belfont Furnace, mysterious
+ ly disappeared on Thursday evening. He
went to the Office, drew the money coming
to him and two of his sons who work al
/ the same place, and has not been heard OF
} since. Family trouble is supposed to bt
, the cause. He is forty seven years old
: and has wife and five children. The
general supposition is that he has gont
, West.
/
, The convention Of the Ohio Mutua
Fire Underwriters Association adjourned
last Thursday. A large number of tht
: representatives of mutual fire insuranc,
were elected officers for the ensuing year
! President, DIR. j. S. Carter, of Urbana
> Vice President. j. ID. Stubbs, of Ashland
Secretary and Treasurer, d. j. Faust, o
Shelby. Among the most important item
n of business was the appointment of
: committee of three, consisting of ]. /
Spcngle, d. J. Faust, and n. s. Reed
! with w. E. Douglass and J, S. Carter a
: alternates, to meet with the Ohio Under
q writer's at Cincinnati, June 9th, to con
!, fer with said association in reference Il
= the effects, etc, of the "HOwland BILL
o About two O'Clock Thursday afternoon
t, the boiler in Eberhole & Mobiles grist mil
; at Fostoria exploded, totally demOlishin,
+ the engine:room and tearing out one Who'll
q side of the main building. The fireman
J. c. Hedly, was literally blown into pieces
:. undistinguishablc fragments of his bod
l. were found buried under the ruins. Tn
fl engineer escaped with slight injuries
o John Arnold had his shoulder dislocated
e a boy named Reynolds had one arm bro
il 4 ken; Ben Overmeier, a farmer, was foun,
/. entirely covered with brick and mortar
c but was not seriously injured. One end q
the bOiler was thrown about one hundre