The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

was in town Monday with W. R. santley. Il
Work has been begun on the hotel barn,
and 1t is expected to be completed in from
four to six weeks.
Two new engines went through in freight
train, Monday afternoon, lettered "Atlantc
and Pacific r. R."
The poet Longfellow has lately had a cancer
removed from his face, and is doing well,
though still suffering.
Miss Emeline French left this morning on
a visit to friends In New York State, and win
be absent several weeks.
E. P. Craft, a railroad conductor, was
prostrated by sunstroke Monday at Gallon,
and remained unconscious several hours.
A jury and attorneys were in town Tuesday
to view and assess the damages to the farm
of John Crowl by the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad.
Mrs. NJ. W. Lang and Mrs. A. NJ. Fitch have
secured a quiet boarding place, for time,
near Lake Breeze, a well known resort by
Lake Erie.
Ex-senator Conkling called at the White
House Monday and expressed his sympathy
for Mrs. Garfield and satisfaction at the Pres
ident's improved condition at that time.
Mrs. Mason, who had been since her hus-
bands death with her daughter, Mrs. 81. o.
Biggs, has gone to her former home for
visit, but expects to return here early in the
autumn.
We are indebted to NJ. Kunz for late Cali
fornia papers, but we are SO much crowded
with local matter that we are unable to find
room for extracts. He Is located at Big
Tree, and, we presume, is in business.
Twice last week the roof OF H. B. aamlin's
Flour and Feed Store caught efrom sparks
from the smoke stack Of his engine, and was
discovered in time to put 1t out without aid
except from those employed in the building.
Complaint has been made OF the horrible
odor proceeding from one of the buildings or
lots in the row Immediately north of Mr..
Rinlnger's store we do not know which one
but measures should be taken to purify that
locality at once.
All persons living within the Corporation
who have wells or cisterns of water available
in case of fire in their vicinity are respectfully
asked to leave their names, with location and
size of such wells, with H. g. Starr, Chief
Wellington Fire Department
Does our supervisor know that by State
law he is required to cut down the burdock
and other similar plants along the highway
some time in the month of July every year?
There are enough growing to seed the town.
ship, and are already near ripening.
A child of ]. H sackett, four miles from
New London, walked out of q second story
window in q somnambulistlc sleep the other
night, and would doubtless have been hilled,
had not the force Of his fall been broken by
his striking on an open window blind.
Rev. DIR. Mast who is expected here next
Sunday, has been for forty-two years editor
of the christian Apologist" Germany, pub
lished at Cincinnati. Before that he was
Professor Of Greek at Kenyon College, Gam
bier, and previous to that professor in the
Military Academy at West Point
Timothy Sullivan, the treasurer OF Stark
County, was removed from office Monday, by
the commissioners, on q charge Of embezzle-
ment, and Henry A. Wise was appointed to
I'LL out sullivan's unexpired term; to give
bond of $225, 600. Mr. Wise has accepted,
and q further investigation will be made to
ascertain If Sullivan is less guilty than ap-
pears.
The Herdic, q close covered coach, venti-
lated at the sides, seating eight persons and
refusing to carry more, Is q new convenience
coming into use in the large cities. 1t is
foreign importation, one-horse vehicle, and
the fare is five cents q trip on any of the
routes established. Last week they COM
menced running through franklin avenue in
West Cleveland. Before that they went no
further west than the Circle.
Two hundred and fifty car loads Of steel
rails and other materials have been unloaded
at Wellington for the W. & L. E. r. r.
The contract for building an iron draw-bridge
over the Maumee river at Toledo has
already been let, and 1t will be finished
for the rails by December 1st 1t win
have the largest draw span Of any bridge
in the State. The contractors are employing
all the men they can get, and have an agent
at Castle Garden, New York City, engaging
emigrants for work on the road.
Bennett, Kirk & Co. have put into their
machine shop this week a small size planer,
q machine for cutting the threads on bolts
and nuts, and a drill. These make their
shop one OF the best equipped in this
part of the State outside of Cleveland.
Their business is constantly growing
and they have great difficulty in keeping
up with their orders. In addition 70
the Quaker Brick Machine, which they are
making in large numbers, they have now
made arrangements to manufacture Match
ANS patent scraper and leYeller.
Rev. F. NJ. searles, who has been SO great
sufferer much of the last year, and a close
invalid for weeks, is now improving, and has
filed late appointments, preaching in his
chair when unable to stand. Accompanied
by his wife and our mutual friend and hostess,
we had the happiness of three hours drive
through the finest avenues and parks for
which Cleveland is SO justly famous. Col.
Hfnman is building residence near his
present dwelling on Prospect street, using
the light stone from the Independence
quarries for material for the walls, of which
so many of the new and handsomest buildings
are being constructed.
A new paper comes to our table this
week, 1.-THE Dalton Gazette" W. c. Scott
editor. II we are not mistaken we knew bim
when we were both boys. 1t is issued from
job Office, and is probably designed mostly
as an advertising medium We learn from it
| that the W. & L. E. X. r. is to run through
that place and that grading and bridge build
| ing is now going on, nearly one hundred
men and teams being employed. E. A
Freat, dealer in clothing, hats, caps, and
gents furnishing goods, is one of the prin-
cipal advertisers. We congratulate him on
his enterprise and business success local
in the same paper says that DR.. Snodgrass
Inst a valuable horse which fell into a well