The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-11-18
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

forms 60 to press "Wednesday neon, and az
We arc giving . large amount Of reading
matter, We are far too busy, the last two days
before publication, to change advertisements.
The ventilator of the sewer near Bene-
diets store needs attention.
The wife Of Hon. ] JA.williamson, Of Nor
walk, lately deceased, was q cousin Of Mrs.
A. NJ. Fitch Of Wellington.
| Tuesday morning trains from the East
were covered with snow. 1t has been ''5nug
winter weather" here, and Wednesday morn
ing the snow storm reached us.
Thanksgiving Union Services will be
held In the Christian Church at half-past ten
A. N. Nov. 25th. Union meeting in the Con-
gregational Church in the evening.
Invitations are out for the marriage
this evening Of c. W. Baker, known to our
people rs q dealer in fruit and ornamental
trees, to Miss Addie, daughter of John
Titus.
Mr.. VIII Hemenway had his hand lacerat-
ed by the saw at the mill last week. He
carries 1t tendcrly in a sling, and wears his
ONCASoos Sdino AdSAAoh. Ohs AeeheWoy
dressed the wound. sH.#
"A large number OF new Advertisements
appear in this issue, all of which contain an
nouncements of Importance to our readers;
hence we do not particularize, but it will be
profitable to read ALL
The ordinary walk of the little folks
now seems to be . hippaty-hop, and it is
amusing to see how much practice they
seem to have had, and what ability they
show In that species Of locomotion.
advertisement of the "Fools Errand" and the
'Invisible Empire" on the second page. The
book ought to be in every home in America.
Water Avery at the post Office is acting as
agent.
In 1880 there were 500 acres Of wheat
harvested in Wellington yielding on an
average q trine over 1854 bushels to the
acre. 52s acres were sown this fall, which
the late rains have given an impetus Of
growth and better complexion than it has
hitherto presented.
"A young lady, almost without premoni-
ton, dropped in dead faint during service,
Sunday morning, at the Methodist Church.
1t was the more alarming because she had
never before been thus affected. She sat
near one of the main registers, and the air
was rather oppressive.
There has been an unusual amount of
drunkenness here Of late. We have seen
more of 1t in the last fortnight than in the
same length of. time ever before. The rail-
road hands who were paid off and discharged
made disturbance at their boarding place,
and some of them had to be taken care Of by
the marshal, Tuesday night.
Ne direct the attention of our readers
to the advertisement Of Abercrombie's Bos-
ton Ideal Uncle Toms Cabin Company who
occupy the boards at Rininger's Hall to-
morrow Friday) evening. Our exchanges
throughout the country say 1t Is the best
Uncle Tom Company on the road, and
wherever they have performed they have
had crowded houses, and In many instances
people have been turned from the doors for
want OF room
the Cleveland Herald Of Saturday the
artists of that city are mentioned in con-
neetion with some Of their recent or present
work. A. NJ. Willard has been painting a
Christmas Eve scene, representing a
little girl In the freight of an humble cot
tage, her pet kitten beside her, the stocking
hung by the chimney, and q mixture of
doubt and faith troubling the prayerful face
as she wonders II Santa Claus will come
with gift to her. Mr.. willard brought
subjects for his brush also from his summer
in New Hampshire.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
Church In Wellington had, within four and q
half years, paid all but little less than the
last hundred Of one thousand six hundred
dollars for their parsonage and lot on South
Main street. Last week Monday the pastor
went to the men of the Church, who cheer
fully provided for the remainder. We un-
terstand that the ladies Of the Congrega-
tional Society, about the same date, were
rejoicing over having paid about 800 toward
clearing their Church Of debt since q year
ago last May. Both church and parsonage
Of the two denominations, after years of
struggle and toll, are now clear Of debt.
"A Wellington citizen away from town
when all the North was jubilant over the
recent victory at the polls, sends the ENTER
prise greeting thus: "wellI We rejoice, for
right and justice has prevailed, we rejoice
like unto man just barely saved from death
on the gallows by the Governors reprieve,
we rejoice for the reason that the country
was as upon the brink Of Niagara, ready to
be dashed to atoms on the rocks of destruc-
ton at the hands Of Democratic politicians.
This seems to be the feeling OF all business
men, mechanics and all who are Interested
for their own and the Nations prosperity"
New London has tried for a year the ex-
pertinent of having the Board Of Education
and Superintendent Of villsge schools exer-
else also control over the district schools,
employing the same teacher . year instead
of for one term, using uniform textbooks
and continuing the district schools the same
length Of time Of the high school. The
Superintendent visiting all the schools at
least once a month, taking Saturday for dis
trict visiting, SO as not to interfere with his
regular duties, and allowing Monday for the
vacant day in the country schools. The plan
has worked admirably, bringing new YieOr
and interest to the district schools, and Q
greatly Increased attendance.
-s. 9. Houghton has painted two pictures,
within q few months, that add very much to
his collection The last work of his brush 10
conception Of Byron's Haidee, the fair
spirit of the second and third cantos Of Don
Juan, OF whom the poet says:
..Her brow white and low; her cheeks pure dve
Like twilight rosy with the set Of sun;
cfrrfrr In e-.f 1frsS hat M ke M Cl
Ever TO have seen such; for she was one
Pit for the model Of q statuary.
Her LOCKE cuyed negiigently round her face"
Elsewhere described as
.Alovciy female face Of seventeen"
It is, indeed, lovely face, and the coloring