The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-28
Late News Items.

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Late News Items.
VIM. Harris, Esq. Of Oberlin, ar
uncle Of Pres. Fairchild, died April 22d
The mother Of Aaron and w. o. San.
ders Of Medina died In that village
April 18th, In her 81 year.
Thursday last the lake along the
Cleveland shore was covered with {
strip Of ice about two miles wide.
Jas. 7. Fields, Boston, died of heart
disease unexpectedly Sunday evening
while his wife was reading to him.
The dry goods store Of F. v. Sheldon,
at LaGrange, was broken into, las,
Thursday night, and 81 taken from
the safe.
Judges Hale and Boynton and their
wives will make trip to Europe to-
gether, starting after the close Of the
next court.
John C. Ives who was preparing for
the ministry at Denison University ,late-
ly died of consumption at his homo In
Columbia. this county.
Rev. j. G. Webster, of New Haven,
Conn, has been called to the pastorate
Of the Congregational Churches Of
Weymouth and Brunswick.
Luther 8. Griswold, of Elyria, died Of
measles, being the second death from
that disease among the young men stu
dents of Baldwin University In the last
fcw weeks.
Rev. J. s. Cough for some time pastor
of the Baptist Church In Sullivan has
lately taken charge ofthe Baptist Church
In Huntington and removed to the latter
place. He continues his connection with
the Church in Sullivan. 5a- -..
Wn. A. West, engineer on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road, was instantly killed by his engine
being precipitated through trestle into
q river In Ill, swollen by freshets. He
was son Of Mrs. N. Runyan of New
London. Eight lives were lost, and
several were injured.
Judge Cochrane, of the w q. L. Z. r.
r. Is lying very sick at his home In
Wheeling. Mr.. Oliver, formerly Of the
I. B. & w. r. R., has just been put In
charge Of construction, In matters on
the w. q i. Z. r. r. In the interest Of
the Contractor, Mr.. GrigRs. Mr. Oliver is
an old railroad man aud will push mat
ters.-Norwaik Chronicle, 21st.
Surveyors for the Continental railroad
were in Fitchvilie the 2sth. This route
Is to be q bee line. Whether Il will 60
through Huntington, Penfield and on 70
Berca as mentioned by US = short time
ago 10 not determined. lift Is built at all
New London is pretty certain to get
another r. R. and we congratulate her
on her prospective good fortune. .a
Solomon Jpson. an old miser Of 80
years, died in Coventry, Summit
county few days ago, having for many
years passed himself OF rs destitute,
and lived wherever and as long as any
one family would keep him. After his
death 1t was found that he was worth
many thousands and had willed 1t all
20 two sons in California. He used to
20 around begging three and five cent
peices of the boys aud was seldom re-
fused. s.
Mr.. C. II. Pond, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
brother of Rev. C. N. Pond, of Berea,
says the Advertiser, has recently re.
ceived patent on an improved fire
alarm indicator By his system the
number Of the box struck is shown In
plain black figures in the various en-
g'ne houses of a city, in two seconds
from the time the box is turned In. 1t
now requires q much longer time. Mr..
Pond is an expert in telegraphy and
electrical machines. H.a rqa
The Medina Gazette says concerning
the Temperance Lectures of Mrs.
Mary Hunt, of Boston, recently deliver
ed in that village: We agree with the
Rev. DIR. Rulison of Cleveland. who ar
the conclusion Of Mrs. Hunts lecture In
st. Paul's church In that city last week,
after thanking her, on behalf Of the
audience and for himself, said It was
'the most intelligent, elegant, thor
ou2hly admirable and temperate tenn
perance lecture to which he had ever
listened"
The Elyria Constitution lectures
young America of that town after the
following style: "There are too many
youngsters hanging around the church
doors Sunday evenings to watch for
their. .sweethearts to make their appear
ance. Boys, this looks outlandish;
why not go on the inside like full
grown men, and behave yourselves like
saints, and then the dear girls wont
sack you half so quick. Don't you git
the ideer'" Wonder If this item would
have an application in Wellington.
The boys sometimes gather about the
doors in rather more than respectable
numbers, but then they are waiting for
their fathers and mothers.