The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-17

near his own, and Romeo Jones, who has
lived on Il for two years, moves next week
onto the farm Of the late Bishop Richmond,
| near his fathers in Penfeld, which his de.
ceased brother had lately purchased.
We were unable to get the amount of con-
sideration for the real estate transactions
mentioned in this issue. Many Of them
were exchanges Of one piece Of property for
another, and values were only approximately
estimated. We learn that the 'Craddock
property was sold for s3 900, A. Howk's 81
0Oo, P. n. stroup's 400
D-F-. In answer to your query we
have to say that Chambers Cycloped:a, q full
set Of which We offer as premium for clubs
of fifteen new subscribers, is not q velocipede
nor q music box. No, we don't think you
are too old to learn to ride II, or to play upon
it. Bring along the names and the money
and get the Cyclopedia- 1t will do you good.
The Hudson Enterprise comes 10 our table
after an interval Of eight weeks. We give 1t
q cordial welcome aud hope that Its patrons
by this time sec the importance and The
necessity of giving their local paper q liberal
support. People generally like a home
paper but to many find excuses for refusing
to inyest the paltry sum of s1.50 to aid in
sustaining 1t.
The late fire furnished an opportunity to
prove to the unbelieving the advantages and
efficiency of our engine. A hose cart, lad
dess and truck and other necessary materials
have been ordered for our hre DEPARTMENT,
and it is the intention to provide abun-
dant water supply as soon as the weather
will permit, and put the department on a
good working basis.
Young girls, especially those away from
home cannot be too careful in their conduct,
to avoid anything like rude manners, bolster
GUS behavior, questionable company or late
hours. 1t Is u great deal easier to preserve q
reputation for modesty and virtue than to
recover . coed name upon which suspicion
has once been cast. No one can afford to do
that which may cost them and their friends
untold humiliation and forrow.
The Housekeeper, that excellent little lit
tie domestic monthly OF which We have fire.
quently spoken, has again come to our table
after an interval Of months. The ENTER
PRISE has not seen 1t since the fire burned
out the publishers and it has since changed
hande. It's price is cheap At IS cts and its
present address is Housekeeper Publishing
Company, Minneapolis, MINI. Any bride
married during 1880. or any minister's wife
not now subscriber can have the paper
one year for thirty cents.
Mr.. Howard s. Parker flor many years Q
resident of Wellington, has been travelling
for the "Morahan Ceramic Company" of No.
20 vesey ct, n. Y, for several months past,
writes, THAT he has made q continuous trip
through all the Northern States and
Canada's, visited every city Of over ten thou
sand inhabitants, north Of Mason & Dixon's
line, making about 6,0O0 miles railroad
travel, and that he will go over the ground
again in April; is in fine health and enjoying
himself immensely"
Mr.. W. W. Harvey is looking for q room
in which to move his goods while he replaces
his store with new brick building. There
is also talk of filing the space down to
vischers building with q brick block this
season. These with the brick block pre-
viously mention which d. L. Wadsworth
will put up on the north side of the square,
and the dwellings, of Messrs Craddock and
Battle, will make lively times for
builders and laboring men. There will also
be number Of dwellings erected in various
parts of the village. We look for q revival
Of business the coming season unequalled
for the last twenty years.
Wednesday evening Feb. 9th the members
of the fire department with the council, were
given a social by the Mayor. at his residence
As a token of gratitude for the interest taken
and the energy manifested by Mr.. Fuller In
the organization Of the fire department the
company at the hand of the foreman, Mr. Il.
g. Starr, presented him with an elegant
watch-chain and charm. Mr.. Fuller had
had no intimation of their Intentions and
was Of course very much surprised, but soon
regsined his self-composure sufficiently to
feelingly return his thanks TO the donors.
splendid supper was served, and the evening
was passed pleasantly, enlivened with music
and humoi Gus speech by T. R. Herrick in
his happiest vein.
Plymouth Congregational Church, Cleve-
land, pays about e750 year for its music.
Miss SuRget 10 the soprano at Trinity and
Mrs. Wick orxanist- The second Presby-
terian pays about 81 200 annually for Its
music. Birdie Hale Is the soprano. Prof.
Brainard who was for fifteen years orgsnist at
Trinity plays now at the First Presbyterian,
Mrs. n. E. Rawson has sung alto the1e for
several years. Miss Dora Hennings is the
soprano At the First Baptist church only
Mics Wright, the organist, is paid. The
Eucld Avenue Presbyterian church choir of
20 voices are also volunteers and lead the
congregation. The First Methodist Church
has a chorus choir OF well trained voices.
Prof. F. Bassett, organist.
Mrs. Ryder writes from New Orleans that
the unparalleled severity OF the winter In
that city has brought much suffering to the
destitute colored people for whom there
exists no organized public charity, and the
Missionaries have been put TO great straits
to relieve even q portion OF the want that sp-
peals to them. She.wss overjoyed to learn
of the box on its way to her from the ladies
of the Methodist Church OF Wellington, and
said that mary came to Church and Sunday
school this winter wearing garments sent
from Wellington more than year ago;
which shows that good care had been taken
to preserve them. Thinking that she ought
not to expect further help from this church,
she was about to appeal to the ladies Of the
Congreg itiorsal church, when she received
notice of this box, weighing 500 pounds, and
money from q private source since has been
sent her from Wellington Feb. 10th the 6rst
installment of the newly organized Ladies
Home and Foreign Missionary Society, OF
which MrsJ j. II. Woolley Is president, was
sent away, e23 to the Home Missionary So
c.ety and e1I.5O to the Foreign. The next
day a box weighing 175 lbs was shipped to
Cincinnati for Home Missionary relief IN the
South. Mrs. DIR. Rust, corresponding sec
retary at Cincinnati writes that 1t apparently
comes as Q direct answer to prayer.