The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-21
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Mrs. G. D. Foote, her daughter Jessie, and
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Jordan haYe gone to Bass
Island to spend few weeks
omcial reports from Ohio, Illinois, Michi-
gan and Iowa show q shortage of sO,5OO,OOO
bushels of wheat as compared with the year
1850.
Mrs. G. Wadsworth and her SON Harry
left yesterday on a visiting tour in Michigan
and Indiana, expecting to be absent about
six weeks.
The store and goods Of John w. Moore,
Spencer, Ohio, burned Monday night We
hear Mr.. Moore had some insurance, but have
no particulars.
Mrs. Charles Manchester, of Wheeling, W.
Va. arrived home at her fathers, Deacon
J. s. Case, last Saturday. Her husband is
expected here also in couple of weeks
A French plate glass front has been put in
Harvey's new building, and the inside work
Is being rapidly pushed to completion He
expects to occupy it August 1st. See his
new sad'' in this issue.
The rails on the W. & L. E. road are laid
nearly to the Center of Spencer, and they
expect to make connections the last of the
week. Bridge building is being rapidly
pushed along the line westward, and track
laying viii soon follow.
The people of Oberlin are taking measures
to get means to grade, drain and ornament
the College grounds. Two thousand dollars
Is the amount estimated as necessary to do
the work, and a committee Of citizens has
been appointed to raise one thousand, the
other half to be paid by the college trustees
An article on the kindergarten school,
which Is now in progress in our school
building, is crowded out by other matter. 1t
viii appear next week. In the meantime,
those who wish 70 investigate the workings
of this celebrated method OF teaching small
children will do well to make the school a
visit.
Work has been begun on the American
Central r. B. at q point near Akron This
road, as we have mentioned before, is to be a
through line from New York to Omaha, with
branches to st. Louis and Chicago. There
seems to be no end to the new railroads pro-
iected and building at the present time. The
collapse will come after awhile.
Rev. N s. Albright returned from Island
Park, Indiana, where he has been attending
q Sunday y-school assembly, last Saturday
night He was suffering from over-work
hot weather and sickness, and was unable to
preach last Sabbath. His pulpit was occu
pied by Rev. Mr.. Browning, who preached
very acceptable discourse, in the morning.
Seventeen cases of lock-jaw from wounds
by toy pistols made on the Fourth of July
Six boys were killed by them in Rochester
Y. Y, on the 4th, and large numbers in other
places They are good thing, and ought tc
be put in the hands of every child in the
country. They are one of the best means OF
reducing surplus population ever invented
The Osborne self binding Reaper has beer
purchased by lumber of our farmers this
season, and they are winning golden opinions
for the excellent work they are doing. They
seem to be the most practical, and do thei
work with the greatest perfection Especially
the binding) of any machine now in market
We think they must find ready sale when
ever their merits are known L. B. Pratt Il
agent for them for Lorain Gnd Medina Coun
ties.