The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-05

fidentially informed by Mr.. Parker, tina
If he is pleased with the Obelisk anC
Brooklyn Bridge, he will steal ant
bring them to Wellington and donate
them to the Corporation.
COL Balm, who gave lecture here
last fall, which was so universally well re
ceivedjus before the vote on the Second
Amendment, will be here again on the ev.
ening OF April 4th, when he will deliver
his popular lecture, "0ur Boys and Girls
Nice and Naughty" We bespeak for
him hearty welcome. Receipts over ex.
penses will be donated to the W. c. r. U.
of Ohio.
The Board of School examiners for
this county, will hold meetings Tor the ex-
animation of teachers as follows AT Ely
ria, the second Saturdays of January,
March, April, May, June, September,
October, November and December. At
Wellington the third Saturdays of October
and March, At 0berlin the fourth Satur.
days of March, April, September, October
and November Teachers desiring to at.
tend any of these examinations may find
1t convenient to cut out and preserve this
paragraph for future reference.
MIR. VIM. Teachout, former resident
of this place, died in Mimi, Nov. - 1888.
aged about 10 years. At the time of his
death, he was in partnership with SON
proprietor of hotel In Granite Falls,
Minn.-doing flourishing business.
During Mr.. Teachout's residence in Wei.
lington, he was Tor little time grocery.
man and proprietor Of the American
house. This was some thirty-two or more
years ago. Since then he has been living
in the far West, meeting with varied tort.
unes; always sanguine and hopeful, as be-
came his temperament.
We have received specimen copy of
A. M. Purdy's Seed, Plant and Tree Gaia.
logue. 1t is beauty. The colored plates
OF his new Seeding Raspberry The Grim
son Beauty and his --latest Of all" straw.
berry, the Jumbo are very fine indeed,
and should he seen by every lover of
fruits. The information given on grow.
ing strawberries, raspberries, black berries,
grapes, &c, Is very valuable, while his
prices for plants, trees, &C., are as low as
any reliable grower or dealer. The Cata-
lIgue, or specimen copy of his valuable
monthly paper the "Fruit Recorder" can
be seen at our office, or by dropping pos.
tai 10 A. M Pprdy, Palmyra, N. Y, copy
OF either or both will be sent to you Free
"A commendable practice in our
schools is that Of encouraging the older
pupils to write out an abstract or report of
any lecture they may hear, or to review a
new book, or write upon current topics of
general interest. This affords excellent
discipline, and Of the kind every future
good writer must have, that Of learning to
remember what they hear, to reproduce in
their own language what they read, and to
have clear definite ideas and accurate in
formation upon given subject, and be
able to express it so that Others may get a
good understanding Of the same. Some of
our high school girls and boys exhibit real
ability in this direction, and are doing
just the kind Of work 10 insure rapid i'm.
provement as thinkers and writers.
Five hundred and sixty.three Wei
lington women gave their signatures to
the petition to be presented TO the Legisla-
ture, asking that vote be again submit
ted to the people Of Ohio in 1885, for a
prohibitory liquor law, and five hundred
and thirty.four asked that the nature of
alcoholic drinks upon the human system
be taught In the public schools of the
State. Three hundred and nineteen
voters signatures are also appended TO
the first named petition, and three hundred
and one to the second. By an examination
Of the list il can be seen that the vote does
not represent the entire temperance ele.
ment OF the voters of Wellington, as in
many cases the men were absent at their
work, aud could not be seen by ladies who
circulated the petitions and could go over
| thp rouie hut oncn
On last Saturday,, March 1st, occurred
the sixtleth anniversary Of Mr.. James
Lewis birthday, ami 1t was made the occa.
sion for the gathering in of some 25 or 80
of his friends 10 spend the evening. II
was not intended for surprise party, as
all came by invitation from Mr.. Lewis,
but it did, however, partake somewhat Of
that nature before the friends left, for Mr.
Lewis made IL the occasion to surprise his
most estimable wife by presenting her
with beautiful hanging lamp, and the
friends gathered there to surprise him and
family by presenting them with a number
Of valuable as well as beautiful gifts. The
presentation was made by Elder Sheldon,
in few very appropriate remarks. A
very eliyhtful repast was provided by