The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-01-08
An Old Paper.

lished at Elyria, Septem Der 18th, 1880,
has been handed US by Hiram Close, Of
Sullivan. 1t Is in size about 21x2S in
ches, n folio, and very interesting, as
representing the press of Lorain coun-
ty fifty years ago. 1t was published
by A. 8. Park, furnished to village
subscribers, the papers being left at
their doors, at $3.50 year for fifty
numbers, -and to mail subscribers or
those who called for them at the print
ing Office, $500 per annum. Grain was
taken for pay If delivered within six
months from tho receipt Of the first
number. By the timetable announ-
cling the arrival and departure of malls,
we notice that Elyria could hear from
Cleveland Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, and on the alternate days let
ters could be sent from our County
Seat to Cleveland, and intermediate Of
fees. Once a week there were mail
communications with Mansfield, the
mouth of Black River, Brunswick, and
Boston, Ohio. A legal notice in the
first column, by her guardian Ephriam
Wilcox, petitions that some land be set
off to a minor, Mary Chanter, being an
owner in common with the widow
Mary Chanter, Luther Clifford. and
Martha his wife. Among the adver-
tisements there is a great call for house
and field ashes, and good offers for
black salts.
An original poem is contributed by
j. A. Harris, afterward so we'll and so
long known as editor of the Cleveland
Herald. His amateur roetical efforts
would have hardly been accepted in his
own paper any time since our day. OPP
posing parties talked and wrote about
Presidents and Presidential candidates
very much as they do now. GA jack
sonian" contributes the only prose ar
ticle in which he calls Clay "the eating
candidate, q table orator who proves
his popularity by the number of public
dinners he receives, and adulatory
toasts addressed to his person." and
defends President jackson from calu-
mnies circulated about him, calculated
to influence a coming election. There
is not syllable of local or editorial
writing in the paper, and except the
two contributions mentioned, the con-
tents are advertisements, legal notices,
selections Of news and extracts from
the political editorials Of leading jour-
mails of older states. Tho foreign news
is considered very fresh, though it is
six weeks from London and Paris, and
of very exciting character. Charles
X had ceased to reign, streets of the
French capital were deluged in blood,
the Bourbons were fugitives, Lafayette
was at the head of their National Army,
and Louis PHILIPPE had come to Paris
to exercise the functions of Lieutenant
General Of the Kingdom.
The State and county ticket an
nounced Duncan Macarthur and Robert
Lucas as candidates for Govorner.
Leonard Case and VILLA am Patterson
for Congress In the 18th district, and
Judson Wadsworth for Commissioner,
Lewis Ely was Sheriff, and Elihu Cool
ey, Caunty Treasurer; E. S. Hamlin,
r. Mussey, Attorneys. Artemus
Beebs sold dry goods, hardware and al
most every thing needed in q new
and ever ybody offered goods
in exchange fo- black salts, which
seemed to be staple currency.
The Treasurer publishes q notice Civ
ing the amount Of tax charged on every
dollars valuation in Lorain
For state and canal purposes
It was 35 cents, for county and
school 5215. and for road purposes, 80
cents. The Treasurer, or his deputy
visited the different townships on stat
ed days In August and September for
the purpose of receiving taxes. For
purposes, the taxes in 1880
are given for only the following five:
Avon, ~ per cent; Penfeld, Hunt
lngton and Sullivan, az; and Elyria,
for township and poor purposes, 6L.
John L. Butler, wool carder and
cloth dresser at Elyria, advertises his
business, thanks his patrons, signs his
name, and then with an N. B., informs |
those who have unsettled accounts with
him for work Of the last three years,
hat his book is open and can be seen at |
his shop by them this year, if they
neycr intend tn nav