The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-05-19
Late News Items.

Late News Items.
A steamer Is to be built at Lorain this
season.
Miss Carrie Tyler Of Norwalk was
married last evening to J. d. Stinson Of
Greenville, Pa.
Mrs. VIM. Nokes, mother of John c.
and Hon. Geo. Nokes, and Of Mrs. w.
h. Whitney, died In Bsres, May 10th.
L. F. Ward, County Surveyor, was
few days since reported seriously i'll
with pneumonia, but was better ut last
| accounts.
The slight improvement in Mrs. Gar
fields symptoms Sunday changed tor the
worse Monday, and great anxiety is felt
for the result.
As far as heard from, the estimate Of
the wheat prospects Of 1881 Is believed
will be about IS per cent of the fine
crop Of last year.
Constable Stone of Obcrlln passed
bad day Monday, his pulse ranging from
140 to l60, his breathing laborcd, and his
mind at times delirious.
Rev. DR.. John Wheeler is expected to
visit Berea soon, and is engaged to de-
liver q series of lectures In one of the
public halls during his stay.
The route of the New York, Chicago
& st. Louis r. r. will now be very soon
decided, and then Norwalk or Bellevue
will one or the other be happy.
The wind, hail, rain, thunder and
lightning was very severe Saturday af-
ternoon In Southern Ohio. Cincinnati
rejoiced to have her streets flooded and
washed out by good, drenching thun-
der shower.
The City of Rome, the largest vessel
on the Lakes, was launched Saturday
from Quayles s. Sons ship yard, Cleve-
land. She was built for II. j. & r. X.
winslow and others, at cost Of $685.
600, and Is chartered to carry coal to
Chicago. Her extreme length over all
Is 2sS feet.
The lsmented C. s. Crofoot Of the
Leader staff, whose death Is elsewhere
mentioned, was q fellow townsman Of
DIR. Ross c. Houghton of Cleveland, botn
being from Northern New York, and
the latter In the funeral obsequies paid
HEARTFELT and touching tribute to the
memory of the departed journalist.
The Executive Board of the woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, in session at
Buffalo within the last week, found that
the Treasurer's reports for 1881 showed
The receipt of $l07 1884. As, an increase of
$3l 900 over last year, and that was con-
sidered q good report, being some 2,O0O
more than any previous year.
Two children in Canton, playing with
matches in barn Monday, set fire to the
hay, cutting of their escape. The fire
and their screams brought the assistance
of a woman, who chopped out hole
large enough to drag the badly burned
boys through, but they will be SCARF ed
for life II they do not die from their ex-
tensive blistering.
President Garfield intends to remove
his family to Mentor as soon as Mrs.
! Garfield is able to travel. She Is now
prostrated with low nervous fever, in.
duced by over-much caro- In meeting
the social obligations devolving upon
one in her position, and probably aggra'
vated by the unhealthy miasma sur.
rounding the White House. She ha.
never been so seriously i'll before.
: C. s. Crofoot, Assistant City Editor o
the Leader and the Cleveland CORE
spondens of the Cincinnati Commercial
died at 10 o'clock Saturday night o.
J Bright's disease of the kidneys. He hai
been connected with the Leader for the
, past ten years and was respected ant
l admired by the entire profession. Hi
remains will be taken to New York fol
burial. He leaves q wife, but no chill
( dren.
= Brice Stowe, Of Newark, O., who will
his wife, sister and two boys were q
Licking Lake Sunday with q party o
excursionists, went out rowing, agains
. the protests of fishermen and everyon
familiar with the danger Of going ou
when wind and waves made 1t so peril
y GUS. All but Mrs. Stowe were drowned
. she being resuscitated with great diff
: Guilty, and has alternated betweel
spasms Of grief and entire unconscious
ness since.
: Constable Stone of Oberlin was she
j. q week ago to-day by colored ma
v named Durham while trying to effeC
the arrest of the latter's son, who ha
q made On unprovoked and brutal assault
q upon Frank Cobb In the street the nigh
d before. The father has been bound owe
Q to court in the sum of $4,000. His sor
e Butler Durham, was also bound owe
l. and his bonds fixed at $500 for assau
o and battery and $500 for resisting an ol
It ficer. Both are In jail. Stones cond
t. ton is very critical, with scarcely
l. chance for his recovery. He was sht
=, through the lung and bleeds externally
l. Decoration Day.
N A meeting Of the ex-soldlers and eli
Df izens Is called for next Saturday at