The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-31
Z0c0i and miscellaneous


willie, Tenn, next Monday.
Rev. d. p. Sheldon has been ILL with lung
fever for some days. Is reported improving
at this writing.
Houses for rent were never SO scarce as
this season. 1t is almost impossible TO find
q vacant dwelling in the village.
Rininger's Hall has been engaged by Du-
pr,x & Beuedicts Minstrels for the evening
of April 18th.
NJ. Mckinney has been seriou sly iii several
days with an affection Of the stomach and
bowels and 1t Is feared that he will MT re-
cover.
Samuel Morris who has been lsil up all
winter with innammatory rheumatism got
out on the street this week for the first
time.
Houses are very scarce, and where two or
three years ago there were vacant houses
and rooms to spare, now it is difficult 10 find
enough to supply the demand.
Mr. Otterbacker has been making some
changes in his store room, adding 10 the
space and convenience OF his work room,
required by the growing demands Of his
business.
The sugar party appointed for last evening
at the NJ. E. Church was postponed 10 to-
morrow friday evening, on account OF the
severe storm and impossible condition of the
walks. Dom: forget it.
reception for Rev. J. B. Knowles and the
members Of his church was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. b. r. Locke, Wednesday evening at
their residence. Their church society met
at the same place Ia the afternoon.
DIR. Holbrook's office has had Its spring
cleaning and repairing Of damage done by
the nre, and with very beautiful pattern of
gilt paper on the walls and tinted ceiling
present . very attractive appearance.
H. 8. Smith has bought next to Mrs
Parish on Courtland Avenue, the house
being that which Was formerly ]. A. Bra
mans, and moved to Its present position
when W. R. sAntley Bought the lot on which
1t stood
Mr.. A. g. Powers has bought Mrs. Boyd's
property on North Main street and will soon
take possession. We understand that Mrs.
Scott will continue in business, but re-
move to some other location near our busi-
ness centre.
Considerable moving has been done in the
last week or two and will continue as much
longer. W. G. Franks now occupies the
house on South street where Herbert Hall
lived last year, and the latter has taken that
Of Mrs. Sage on Barker street.
Our readers are directed to the new adver-
tisements Of Smith & Jordan, Bee Hive Store;
j. NJ. Otterbacher, Harness, Saddles, etc;
W. q. Sage q Co., Fire Insurance Rust
Bros, Greenhouses; ]. T. Sheets, Rochester,
Ohio, Pulverizer, Clod Crusher and Leveler.
Norwalk has appointed examining COM
miitees for each of its seventeen schools.
Among the members of these committees We
notice the names of Ms. NJ. Patrick, Mrs. F.
H. Boalt, Mrs. C. ". Millen, Mrs. L. q. Lay
lin, Mrs. E. L. Hustled and Mrs. Geo. Mather.
Rev. W. G. Ward OF Elyria exchanged
with Rev. N. s. Albright last Sunday and
preached here morning and evening with
great acceptability. He Is a young man of
fine abilities, and was The travelling COM
panion Of Mr.. Albright in Europe and
Palestine.
"Lenox," the New London correspondent
Of the Nor~alk Reflector, Is very much out
of sorts in his last communication, and at
cu.es Norwslk Of advancing her own inter
ests ut the expense Of other parts of the
county, and Wellington OF strining ever,
nerve to destroy New London, etc, etc.
This will be news to Wellington.
The dust lodged ON the boiler of d. L.
wadsworth's planning mill took 6re last week
and was making hne blaze when discover
cd. lfn had occurred during the absence
Of the workmen, or had 1t not been discover
ed promptly the flames would Of course
have made short work of the whole establish
ment.
The mother of Pres. Garfield has been a
prudent house wife to long too sit At ease and
see needless waste. When the porter forgot
his duties and the lamps In the car that bore
them to Washington burned at full height
long after daylight, she called james" at
tention to the matter, for said she TITS no
use wasting the oil when It's doing no good"
and the lamps were promptly extinguishcd.
Our neighbors in Penfeld and Hunting
ton are likely to have q railroad Of their
own. Surveyors are running q line from
Cleveland to Chicago, using the G. c. g. q
track as far as Berea, tlen making as nearly
as possible straight line to New London,
then using the old Clinton Air Line to
Chicago, which Was graded much of the way
several years ego. The line goes through
the centre Of Pen6eld and a little North Of
the Hotel in Huntington. There is not much
doubt but that the road will be built.
Last Sabbath morning the Congregational
| choir rendered" White's Te Deum Lsudanus"
in E Cat; all the parts were fully and finely
sustained showing thorough drill. The
music was furnished by Mr.. Wm. Jordon
who deserves credit for the interest mari
tested in securing the best music for Church
worship. There 10 no reason why our
Churches should not keep pace with the
times and furnish nrst-class music-as we'll
as the outside world-thus inducing larger
attendance and interest in Church affairs
Mrs. Powers, lady who has been living
in the family Of Mr.. Henry Wilbur, North of
town, com mplained last Saturday OF q Psin in
her aide, and growing worse, . physician
was cent for. She went to bed aud in q
short time, she having been lefG alone a
few minutes, some one went In her room
and found her dead. 1t is supposed she
died of heart disease. She had . sister liv-
ing in Litchneld and another In York. Her
remains were taken to Litchfeld Monday,
whence IL ID thought likely. they will be
sent TO Vermont, her former home.
Friday afternoon at three o'clock the
womsn's Missionary Society Of the Con
gregational Church Of Wellington, hold theiI
annual meeting In the church parlor. The
general meeting of the Society to which they