The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-03
Local and Miscellaneous.

in Lafayette, nine have died.
Miss Minnie Clegon commenced her
school in Hartland last Monday.
"A robin, in size, form and voice like
the red.breast was shot in Medina.
Miss Florance Woolley is spending
the week among friends in Ashland Co.
Mrs. DR., Mckenzie, of Litchfeld, died
very suddenly August 31st of inflammation
of the bowels.
Mr.. Jason Watkins, of York, formerly
of Litchfeld, died after very brief
illness, of same disease.
The little daughter Of @ Fisk, who has
been i'll with scarlet fever for the past
four weeks, is convalescing
Mrs. NJ. M. Brooker, of Toledo, a
former Elyria girl, took In the Fair and
noted the improvements in Wellington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Couch have re-
turned to Cleveland after a three weeks
visit with their daughter, Mrs. j. S.
Mallory.
circumstances oblige us this week to
transfer ads. from editorial TO eighth page
Hereafter they will be found in the
usual place.
Hon. Geo. G. Washburn and Mr.. Web
Der, candidate for Prosecuting Attorney,
were among ElYrians in attendance at the
Wellington Fair.
WIN, Edwards of Cleveland, President
of the Cleveland club, and partner in the
firm of Edwards, Townsend & Co., was in
town during the fair.
In Russia the liquor traffic is being
placed under the most stringent regu-
lations, and 5S distilleries have been
closed of late Irish Templar.
The Gallon accommodation which
arrives here about six O'Clock p. M, was
delayed at this point Saturday evening on
account Of broken spring on the engine.
Among the familiar faces who attended
the fair from Elyria, were Mr.. Hall, Mrs.
L. +. Ward, Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Ingersoll,
(nee. Mrs. DeWolf), II. j. Lewis and others.
Marshall Hackett last Thursday took
a Ridgeville man along Taylor street to
the lookup, arrested for drunkenness, and
unable to walk without the support Of two
men.
Miss Sprague, who earned an ephem.
eral reputation as an author by her book
"An Earnest Triher," is doing better by
earning $4,000 a year as a New York stem.
ographer.
There Is a manifold increase in Wei
lington's population since Vacations are
closing, and tourists and summer visitors
are returning home and filling their old
places again.
Fl NJ. Lewis, who formerly published
the Amherst Free Press in this county,
has started upon a new venture In Cuya-
hoga County where he edits and is propri-
etor of the Bedford Free Press.
Rev. Chas. N. Fitch, son.in.law of
Hon. James Monroe, and formerly pastor
Of the Congregational church at Norwalk,
but more recently filling similar position
at Wauseon, has lately fallen heir to several
thousand dollars and has resigned his
pastoral charge.
Noticeable among the many fine horses
on exhibition, the stock shown by 7. d.
Phelon is we'll worthy the place they took.
His fine stallion, Erie Abdallah, receiving
the first premiums both in the roadster
class and sweepstakes. His colts took
many first and second premiums in their
different classes.
-Profs Shurtliif, White, Frost and
Hall, started out at o'clock Monday
morning and walked to Grafton, where
they took the G. L. & w. railroad for
Wheeling, w. Va. From Wheeling, they
propose TO take a tramp of 200 miles
among the Mountains of that State for
exerclse.-[oberlin News.
"A brother of Fred Felt who had been
engineer on an engine of the T. V, & W.
Il. r. and had left it only week before,
reporting it to the company as unfit for
use, saved his life; as the condemned
engine was the one that went over last
week killing its attendants, for whose lives
the railroad paid the bereft families So,
600 each
AT the meeting of the Lorain County
Baptist Association, recently held at
Litchfeld, a resolution was passed pledg.
ing the best efforts of the denomination TO
the overthrow Of the rum power "All
present seemed TO feel that prohibition
is the goal to strike for, how to reach it
being the only question. A marked feel
ing prevailed that the organization Of a
Baptist Church in Wellington, should be
one of the objects of the labors and benev.
olences Of the churches in the near future. ;
IA hardened sinner shrewd, though