The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-21

The talk among wealthy Eastern capi-
talists of building q new line Of railroad be-
tween Toledo and the East is thought to be
a scare to depress Lake Shore and N. Y.
Central stocks to point where they can be
bought by Jay Gould g. Co, so as TO COM
plete their control of lines from San Fran
cisco across the continent; aud II they do
not succeed in this the5 are said to have suf-
ncient means to build as they propose. Is
the revival ofinterest in the old Clinton Air
Line route. part of this schemee
There was on Saturday q post mortem
examination in the case of Mr.. James
Belden. He had been . sufferer from
stomach difficulties and an affection Of
the lungs, which appeared asthmstic, and
had resulted in adhesion Of the right lung to
the posterior walls Of the chest and . con-
siderable deposit Of tubercle. This dinnculty
had not however progressed sufficiently to
cause death. The examination was con-
Quoted by DR.. Hathaway in the presence Of
Dre. Rust, Davidson, McClaren and
Houghton. ...--.,
The New London Record, speaking of
the visit of inspection along the line Of the
old survey Of the Clinton Air Line Railroad
by Field Engineer Pugsley, of the New York
Construction Company, prophecies the
building Of that road by Eastern capitalists.
This engineer Is passing over the whole line
by carriage and on foot, with . view to
making full report to New York parties Of
the nature of the country through which II
passes. New London hopes to see its way
out yet by an East and West railroad. II
has one good thing: Its local paper-one OF
the neatest exchanges that comes to ouI
office sensible, honest, clean, and deserving
| OF the entire patronage Of its locality.
The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lindel
made them Q genuine surprise last Saturday
| evening, 1t being the fifteenth anniversary Of
their marriage. Mrs. Linder was induced te
visit Smith and Jordan's opening, and KEEP
there by some lady friends who were In th'
| secret They kept her there until the com
| pany had gathered to the number of sixt,
or more, when she was accompanied hom'
to find every room in her house occupied
and the table loaded with glassware In grea
variety and beauty. Mr.. Linder was at tn
Odd Fellows Lodge and on his return va
quite as efEectually surprised. The afisi
was finely managed and much enjoyed b.
all the parties concerned. @ 't-
| "A student at Baldwin University send
us q brief account of the manner of cele
brating FoInder's Day" or John Baldwin,
birthday, October 18th. Following chape
exercises, remarks upon his life and charac
acter were made by the President and Pro
fessors. One Of the latter eaid that tw'
great men were sometimes born on the SAM
day, and that Mr.. Shaw, the colored janitor
was born on the same day with the honor
able founder Of the University. Mr.. Shaw
who was brought by Mr.. Baldwin from
Louisiana several years ago, and the onl.
colored student in the school, was called for
and testified to the universal good treatmen
he had received, and the respect and graft
tude he felt toward all with whom he hat
been associated. The students were theI
given q holiday, which they always appre
ciate, and, at this delightful season, know
just how to enjoy. 1ls1