The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-30

We the Cleveland Herald that the friends
Of Judge Hale met At his home last Saturday evening
and presented him with gold headed ebony cane and
his wife with . handsome opera glass. He starts
Monday for tour in Europe.
Mr.. Hiram ArynIs Is putting very ornamental gothic
roof on Mrs Hamlin's house Barker street. A
second story II feet high and attic is being put
the whole house. When completed It viii be one
OF the finest dwellings In that part OF the village.
In the programme of the exhibition of the senior
preparatory class Of Oberln College, which held
Friday evening. June 2ith notice the name of L.
Benedict, who delivered Grafton on the subject
Two Teachers stAthens" The exercises are highly
spoken Of by the Leader correspondent
j. II. Wight has purchased a strip on the north side
Of J. II. wooley's lot and viii Join in putting up
new brick block Baldwin. Laundon Co. viii at the
same time all up the remaining space to the P. o.
building which viii add very much to the appearance
and business facilities of that side Of the square.
At the examination Of candidates for admission to
the Military Academy at West Point Percy Townsend
stood physical and mental qualifications Of
one hundred and nfty-three applicants. only hfty-
three passed the examination. Gen. Howard intro
duced Percy to the audience the man who had
carried OF the honors.
The walks In front Of the new residences on Court
land avenue In bad condition The sections Of
walk removed should be Immediately replaced a. Il
f. dangerous 1T those points dark nights. Itwould
be well also II the grass and weeds around that sec
tion, vel the vacant lot opposite the school
house, were cut down.
P:of. Williams Of Cornell In an address to the pu-
pills of the Cleveland Grammar Schools said: ITO
succeed in life you must possess superior mental fur
niture- This you have been preparing In the schools
But there Is something besides this mental furniture
reQuired-the qualities OF heart The world stands
in need of with honesty Of purpose honesty with
themselves and honesty with Others"
Van Amburgh's Nenagerie had a sorry time yester-
day afternoon for their parade. The rain and
mud took the poetry all out Of IT. The attendance
from the country that hour very slim and the
prospect altogether dscouraging. The procession Of
cages . long one, but besides those an elephant
and pony were all that were shown on the street.
We go to press too early to give an account Of the
exhibition this week.
The construction train which was expected Monday
begin track-lAying at this point the W. & L E.
R. R. failed to put In an appearance IL was known
that all the rails at that end of the route would be
up by time and It the intention then to
come here where there is already ever 100 carloads
of rails enough to lay about IL miles Of track but Is
carloads more have been left at Pike Station, and
they III be laid before changing 10 this end Of the
route.
MIS- X n, GOODWIN, VINO Is Nlhitlng 1rlenos ~ tuc
seaside, writes 70 her husband that she attended
church, hearing two sermons. In . church dedicated
one hundred and nfty-two years ago. The people
hear sermon in the forenoon and second after an
intermission, during which lunch II taken. This
fashion was In vogue In country churches in this
dAtion those coming long distances to church. Mrs
Goodvin's health is improved by the change Of ell
mate.
We have han xerv rnneh crowded with Advertising
for . few weeks past and the space devoted to local
and editorial matter has been somewhat limited This
VIII continue but short time longer. and in the
mean time using Agate and Minion instead of
Brewer and Bourgeois type for our reading matter,
giving nearly double the quantity In the same space
the deficiency is more apparent than real We
counsel patience for q little time longer. when we
shall be able to make amends for our Shortcomings
In this regard.
The Alumni Association Of the Wellington High
School held their annual reunion and banquet at the
American House the Monday night following the
commencement exercises We were promised report
Of the proceedings for publication but for some reason
have failed to get IT, We hear that the meeting was
unusually interesting. over my members being
present. 1t may be mentioned In this connection.
however, that the custom Of assembling at the ex-
tremely fashionable hour Of o'clock m. and pro-
tracing stay TIN the small hours of the morning
ought to be changed. We hear IL suggested that in
churches open public, and the banquet at the
hotel as formerly. This would be an Improvement.
Rev n s. Albright left Monday for his summer
vacation and viii be absent about three weeks spend
ing most Of the time At Island Park, Indiana where
there win be in session Sunday school eneampment,
before which he viii deliver several lectures on Pal
esrne and other countries His pulpit viii be
nled during his absence by Rev. T. G. Browning. who
win preach IN the mornings and lecture the subject
and
week give lecture Illustrated by charts showing the
geological. vegetable and animal formations and
rowths the early ages. These viii no doubt be very
interesting and worthy the attention Of both old and
young
The Ladies' Missionary and Aid Society Of the NJ.
E. Church held public meeting Sabbath evening.
the being made of reports Of the secre-
tary and treasurer. an address by Rev N s. Al
bright recitation by Miss Bertha Brenner, paper by
MIS-. McConnaughy, read by Mrs Herbert Hall. Civ
ing . brief history of the origin. and work of the
woman's Foreign Missionary Society and setting
forth somewhat In detail what has been done in the
way Of raising funds and supporting missionaries In
foreign elds during the twelve years Of existence
and another paper by Mrs J. w Houghton. read by
Walter Sage. representing the object and aims OF
the Home Missionary Society organized about one
year ago. The exercises were interspersed with mu-
sic and altogether of very Interesting char
scter.
The wives OF the members OF the Royal Arcanum
Lodge made them q pleasant surprise last Friday
evening. The Worthy Regent Mr.. o. Herriek. who
was in the secret called special meeting. and when
the members assembled the doors were opened.
admitting the ladies. Mrs. W. r. wean in neat
speech presented the lodge with nne Bible. Mr..
Dickson responded IN behalf of the members. and
after q while spent In convsrsetion the ladies were
equally surprised by being invited the hall into
Mr.. vischers room. where ice cream and cake were
served The lodge has been organized recently with
many Of our nrst citizens charter members- The
principal object OF the order II life Insurance for its
members. They have rented the rooms over Mr..
Fitch's store tted up style unsurpassed
In Northern ohio. The paperng Of walls and ceiling
magnificent and the carpet chairs and other fur
nishing Is IN harmony. This order is unusually care
the selection Of fits risks and In many features is
superior other similar organizations The lodge
already has large membership and Is In hourishng
condition
A New Musical Instrument
Has been invented that does away with the
expense Of instruction and the tediousness
Of practice, and has no reference to the skill
or the incompetency Of the performer. The
orguInette, or hand-organ minus the uncanny,
| flea. infested and thoroughly odious monkey
Il l.