The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-02
N eW
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

The father of Gov. Foster was mil
lionaire and left no win.
u F. Mallory has rented the house of
Mr.. Baker on Cortland avenue.
Miss Lila johnson is teaching the
school in the west District of Wellington.
"A card from John Payne says that he
has arrived in Gaylord, Mich, and has
found splendid country.
Rev. Geo. Mather, of Bucyrus, win
preach at the Methodist church next Sun
day morning and evening.
g. G. Hull, of Sullivan, has been great
ly annoyed of late by dogs killing and
wounding some of his sheep.
-~Bertr Warner, second son Of 8. s.
Warner, was thrown with his horse Friday
evening and severely stunned.
Mrs. Ettie Hamlin, OF Minnesota, is
visiting friends in Wellington. She will
spend the summer with Mrs. Terrell in
Cleveland.
MIR. J. o. johnson, whose serious ill
ness we have noticed, has so far recovered
so as to walk or ride out little for the
first this week.
Amos Foote started yesterday for the
East, intending to spend the summer in
Boston snd New England, where he has
numerous relatives.
H. B. Hamlin has bought house
and lot In the town of Wuadena, Mimi, a
County seat not far from his farm, and is
now occupying it.
The family of j. II. Wight were all at
home over Sunday, Mrs. Pitkin having
been here for week, and John coming
from Cleveland Saturday.
we are gathering some facts with ref
erence to dairy cattle and the remarkable
records made by some celebrated cows that
we win try to give in our next issue.
Mr.. I. s. Vandeusen, of Passaic, N. j.,
spent a short time with relatives and
friends in town last week. He was re-
turning home from business trip West.
) The remains of Mrs. Elliott wife of
Rev. Mr.. Elliott, of Rochester. were
brought to Wellington, on Thursday last,
followed by mourning friends, and laid
to rest in the cemetery.
English papers mean to do the fair
thing by us; they do not pre-empt claim
on the slang words "masher'' and "dude,"
but let America have the distinguished
credit of their origin.
The "Longfellow Memorial" enter
tainment given by the Social Union last
week nefted them $11.0o and over. and
the exercises were very interesting is the
verdict of many present. -s- ..
e. E, Hustled and brother, of Norwalk,
started yesterday on an extended tour
through the East visiting in the interests
of their business, the principal manufac-
turies Of boots and shoes
-wellington physicians all have some
cases Of scarlet fever in town or country,
which are reported as very mild cases, or
doing well, and no apprehension is felt of
q amalignant development of the contagion.
-ouri shade trees generally need thor
oughs pruning. lin some places branches
xill take off your hat, or psncture your
best eye, and under many others an umbrel.
Ia cannot be carried. Win our Council
attend to-itf re y 30 55GIs
And now that May has arrived, we
shall seriously begin TO look for an absence
Of ice in the spring zephyrs. Winter dies
hard, but there is occasionally day when
he seems to be losing his grip. No snow
here since last week
Il. E. Hersey win continue taking
lessons in Mansfield until June 1st, when
he viii return to Wellington and win be
prepared to give instructions in playing
the violin. He ought, and We think, will
have large class.
What has become of the CT mmittee or
sidewalks; in many places they are in &
wretched condition. 1t is suggested thai
the Streets Commissioner be empowered
to go on and make such repairs when nee
essary without notice 10 property owners
David Ferguson, a young man of q
years, who had been at work q short time
for Bennett Bros, died ofmalignant dipth
eria, and his brother, aged eighteen, con.
tracted it from him, dying April Gath. The
mother was at last accounts prostrateC
with the same disease. The two boy
were her only sons.
Eli Clifford, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Clifford, Of this place, is lying very i'll Al
his home in Cardington, Ohio. Mr. Cliff
ford and family spent the winter with hi
parents in town, and had been located il
his new home, but a few weeks when tax
en- i'll. Over-work is said TO have led to
present troubles, as he was very ambitious
to excel in his work.
Mr.. Geo: Norton, the Township Asses
sor, of Penfeld, found that from April 1st
1852 to April 1st, 1883, there were but fou
deaths in that township; Orrin Starr, Mrs
Naylor, Mrs Elisha Sheldon and one other
This is certainly aremarking showing. Tn
wheat prospects in that township ar
poor, not over twenty-five percent Of tn
acreage sown shows signs of life.
AZ year or two since our Council pass
ed an ordinance, appointed sealer o
weights and measures, based upon tn
many errors in scales and fruit and othe
measures, but beyond the appointment O
sealer, nothing was done for want .
sealed weights and measures for said of
cial We need them now as much a