The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-01-22
Late News Notes.

Senator Beer has introduced q bill in
the Senate, which makes it crime for
any one to give . minor under the age
Of twelve years old any firearms or
ammunition. This bill should he passed
as the only revenue it would diminish
is that of the grave-digger and the doc
tor.-Ashland Times.
DR.. wm. Bowen, q practicing physi-
clan In Akron for fifty years and man
of extensive information and literary
culture, died Jan. 18th, at the age of
seventy-five.
Washington City has colored popu-
lation Of $4,000, 10000 of whom are abb
solute paupers.
C. C. Fyler of Berea, has invented an
iron frame to defeat the intentions of
grave robbers, The coffin is set in 4
frame firmly set with solid iron bars,
and on top are about dozen bars, be-
tween which the earth will settle, and
make It such a laborious and tedious
process to get at the coffin that the
Light shall not be long enough to COM
plete the job.
The women employed in the great
Cincinnati clothing houses, who are
obliged to work IL hours per day to
earn GO cents, are striking for higher
wages and have stopped work. They
demand one cent more-that is, five
cents for pants, for which they now
only get four cents. The sin Is not
with the dealers, but with the public,
whose demands make such slavish
wages q trade necessity.-Akron Bea-
con.
To those ever under the necessity OF
buying load of hay a word of caution
may appropriately be given to protect
them against scheme of petty swind-
ling which Is used more or less by some
hay dealers. This is the dodge of hav.
ing the hay weighed with themselves
on the load and sending in a bill fol
their own weight, too. With hay
worth 80 cents hundred, the weight
of an ordinary man amounts to some
thing.-Akron Beacon.
Five Indian youths from the Creel
nation, Indian Territory, are studying
at Wooster University, one q youni
lady.
The Railway Age says that within
four years about one-fifth of the entir,
railway capital Of the United States ha
changed owners by forced sale. A
least sixty.five roads were sold unde
foreclosure during 1879.
Mr.. A. F. Clapp was reelected Pres
ident of the Medina Agricultural Socie
ty at its annual meeting, and A. Gard
ner vice-President. Fair to be hel
Sept. IA, Is, and 16.
Thomas Shaw of Medina, was leadin
colt to water when dog nipped tn
heels of the colt, which whirled an
kicked, striking Mr.. Shaw in the fac,
breaking the bones Of the nose and 81
verely modifying his countenance. d.
Robinson In attendance.
Mr.. Wheaton, q well-to-do citizen {
Oberlin, a graduate Of both college an
theological seminary, has become ir
sane.
The safe of o. c. Shepherds for
and feed store, Medina, was blown ope
at o'clock in the morning Of Jan. 16tl
Burglars entered by pryin2 open
double rear door with an iron bar IA
enough to slip the bolt Of the lock. The
, secured about twenty dollars, and g
away unmolested.
DR.. w. L. Phillips, Cleveland, hs
lately performed the delicate surgics
operation of removing a formation {
pus from the middle ear, the inflam,
tion originating from . cold in the heat
He laid bare the bone back of the ca
cut an opening half an inch in DIANE
ter through to the middle ear, remove
the diseased bone, syringed the cavity
plugged it with lint, dressed it dali
and the patient is likely to recover.
The Case estate, Cleveland, still re
mains UNSETTLED, Mr.. Abbey and MI
Kerr being engaged in examining &C
counts and claims and getting read
for an appraisal.
Saturday night an attem pit was mad
to burglarize a store at Lakeville