The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-02
Local ana miscellaneous


Josiah Chapman is just recovering from
severe attack OF bilious fever.
EAie Ellsler, a favorite actress of Cleveland
was married in Chicago last week to Frank
Weston.
A strawberry festival will be given in the
Psrlors of the NJ. E. Church by the ladies,
Friday evening next.
Mrs. Reed, formerly Mrs. Kaufman, whose
maiden name was Miss Sue Chalacombe, Is
visiting old friends here.
Mrs. B. F. Culver is about to go with her
two children to Join her husband at Denver,
Col, to remain till December.
Mrs. R. n. Goodwin started Tuesday for
the sea side in Connecticut where she will
spend some time visiting relatives.
AT apreliminary meeting of the Alumni 1t
was decided to hold the annual banquet at
the American House, Monday evening, June
10th.
We have received complimentaries to the
New London Fair occurring June 7th to 10th
and to the Greenwich Union Fair, June l4th
to I7th.
CIV. Horr has been laying out the grounds
about his house under the superintendent
of landscape gardener, putting in fount-
ain and otherwise improving them.
The ladies of the Congregational Society
made s21OO by their supper OF Ice cream
and Cake last Friday evening. The excessive
heat was the only hinderance to the pleas
ure of the occasion.
The C. C. C. s 1. R'y viii run an excur-
sion to DAYTON and Soldiers Home Saturday,
June 11th.. Fare for round trip to Dayton,
two dollars. For full particulars see posters
or inquire of VIM. q Fisher, Wellington
To settle dispute as to his speed, DR.. Nc
Laren's horse made three turns OF the track
on the fair ground in S:45, it being trine
over mile This may be considered pretty
good speed for young horse without train
ing.
We were much surprised to read In Hur-
on County paper Of last week that John
Roach, Of Wellington. had died and neen
| taken to New London for burial We had not
heard of his illness, and this Is our only IN
formation concerning the event.
II
Miss Julia Dickson went to Missouri last
week, where her brother-in-law and sister
Prof and Mrs. Ripley, have been connected
with Educational interests q number of years,
and we understand that Miss Dickson expects
to teach in the same institution with them.
Elmer E. Herrick, of Litchheld whose wife
Flora C. went off last fall with Jas. c. Bart
let of wellington, has applied for divorce
There Is a patient and suffering woman mere
with five children whose silent presence
would be sufficient testimony in that case
II will be observed that DIR. Foster, who
has been in Elyria for the last three months
will be in Wellington next Monday, and may
be consulted at his rooms In the American
House during the week by all those afflicted
with catarrh and pulmonary difficulties Fol
a more definite statement please read his
doubie-column ad. in this issue.
Many families and ex-soldiers observed
Memorial Day in a quiet way by takini
flowers to the Cemetery for soldiers graves
1t seems unpleasantly cold and negligen
that there should have been no hearty re
/ sponse to call for meeting to suitaol
celebrate the day. Where is the ardor AM
enthusiasm we once professed with regard .
our debt of gratitude to the soldiers? w
ought to plant something that would not di
in a year or fade in an hour, IL We canno
spend one day in the year to teach the chi
dren what it signifies.