The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-12-02
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

"A. R. Wooster has lately been to Kansas
visitiEg the principal cities Of the State
Thousands Of bushels Of cider apples
were caught out in the cold weather of
November and will probably be nearly q
total loss.
There was universal mourning through
out the land on account of cherished house
plants frozen In the first severe weather.
"Men-folks" wear an air Of resignation.
DIR. McClaran reached home Saturday
from his western trip. The sudden and e1-
treme cold weather made 1t impracticable
to prolong his journey further as q pleasure
and hunting expedition.
-Bepjamine E. Low died in Granger, Nov.
18th, almost reaching his S0th year. The
Medina Gazette says he had brought up
three families, his fathers younger chill
dren, his brothers and his own.
-Messrs. VIM. vischer and W. II. Gibbs,
who went to the Indian Territory with DR..
McLaren with Q view to hunting excursion
returned last week. We are promised an
account Of the travel for our next paper.
g. d. Bacon and John Howk have been
attending one Of OEiers Bros. monthly sheep
sales at Rome, Richland county, and pur-
chased 300 head OF wethers, which for weight
and quality are said to be hard to beat
From 500 to 800 head are sold at these sales
every month.
The danger of running fast trains on
railroads, especially In frosty weather, IL .
source Of great anxiety to Superintendents,
and everyone having responsibility for the
safety Of passengers, and they wish the time
would come when the public would not de-
mand such rapid transit.
Everett Fisher, while returning from q
party Thanksgiving evening had q runaway.
his horse starting at the railroad crossing
and going on the double quick to Cushions
livery stable. where he belonged. In making
the turn for the barn door the sleigh was
overturned and broken, landing Mr.. Fisher
In the snow.
"A Huntington man removed from bis
breast pocket plethoric purse, while sitting
for picture at sawtells gallery hast Friday
and having enough silver in his pockets for
immediate use, did not miss his purse until
Monday night. He came here Tuesday
morning and found he had quite q valuable
deposit In the First National" where the
artist had taken 1t for safe keeping to await
the call of Its owner.
-Wm. Bennett, OF Bennett Bros, met
with severe injury while helping to back
out Of the shop . steam threshing power
which they had been repairing A team was
hitched to the hind end and Mr.. Bennett was
guiding 1t with the tongue. When the fore
wheels reached the door ens hub struck the
door post and the tongue few round and
landed him over the planer. He might have
gone further IL Il had not been for the side
Of the shop. Two ribs vers fractured and
he was pretty generally shaken up,
The social union at Mrs. McDcrmott's
Friday evening was very pleasant gather
ing Mas. Ulie johnson played piano
solo, and accompanied Miss Elinor McDer-
mott in an instrumental duett. Several ine
quartettes from members Of the church
choir came between the scenes Of shadow
pantomine. "Rock of Ages"-music and
tableau; several scenes from "Bluebeard;'
'shadows on the Fence;" and "a Barber
Scene" were the pictures shown, some OF
which were really fine, and some very anus
ipS. Mas Annie Scott recited ''The wreck OF
! tie Hs'perps," FROM Longfsllow.