The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-20

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Frank Stevick is just home from
Delaware, having remained until now
engaged in teaching in summer school.
He has offered and been accepted for
missionary work in India for which place
he will sail about the middle of Septem-
ber.
Back Of the pulpit in the English
auditorium at Lakeside are white raised
letters on scarlet; "The entrance of Thy
words giveth light" ''We study the words
and.works of God" and in the center, sur
rounding white cross decorated with
ferns, the W. G. T. U. motto, "For God
and Home and Native Land"
Lee Warner, eldest son of Rev. Z. Y.
Warner, was married last Sunday morning
in the Auditorium at Lakeside, by Bishop
Bowman, to youthful looking bride, the
daughter of Mr.. Case, prominently
connected with the Lakeside organization.
There were two bridesmaids and grooms-
men, and several thousand witnesses.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. have
arranged an entertainment to be given in
the Congregational church of Wellington
next Sunday evening, 10 which all are
cordially invited. There will be no collec.
tons Admission, free. Music and liter
ary exercises, but no long speeches.
Turn out and listen to home orators.
The party of Wellingtonians who
have lately returned from visit TO Colo
RADIO report very enjoyable trip and are
enthuastic in praise Of some portions of
the West especially Kansas. While in
Burlingame they in company with large
number of former residents of this vicinity
went to VIM. Minors cattle ranch for a
picnic and had real old fashioned
reunion.
The rooms in the new block are nearly
completed. Eugene has established his
barber shop in his new room He has
fitted it in first class city style; indeed,
there are but few cities that have any thing
equal to IT, We can not do it justice by
description Go and see his long rows of
bureau&, cases, mirrors. in walnut, newly
upholstered chairs, wash basins in the
center of the room, his beautiful lamps and
chandeliers, and you will conclude that
Wellington, for enterprise and taste, has
the lead
Mrs. Foote, mother OF Mrs. Titus,
built her cottage at Lakeside large enough
TO accommodate all her children
and their families, and some Of them
spent six weeks there. 1t is quite COM
mon for families 10 arrange for annual
reunions there away from their business
cares and some very handsome two story
cottages with rooted balconies on three
sides, double sets of rooms and common
hall are the abode of sisters and brothers
and their children and they get much
enjoyment in thus spending their month
or two Of vacation together.
The oldest minister in Ohio, Rev. +.
c. Gavitt, preached at Lakeside last Mon
day. In his prelude he said that he had
travelled enough on horseback 10 go
around the world twice; that he had mar.
ried 07G couples; that he had preached 62
years; that he had gone 1000 miles 10 our
annual conferences that he first established
Methodism in Oberlin and Michigan. He
has been and is a wonderful man. He has
book called Crumbs from my Saddle
Bags" In which he tells of his early life,
and of the members he had led into the
church, which are over 10000 Erie Co,
Reporter.
w. |. Chamberlain, State Statistical
Agent for Ohio, has forwarded the follow.
ing report on the condition of crops com.
pared with a full average Corn so per
cent; oats, 90; barley (at harvest 02;
potatoes, 10; sweet potatoes, 80; tobacco,
"a; pastures, 7S; sorghum, 80; apples, III
peaches, 2, or virtual failure; grapes, 4S
timothy hay at harvest, 03; clover, ditto, so
in quantity and 1O4 in quality. The
drouth was specially severe in Eastern
and Northeastern Ohio, and greatly injured
early potatoes, pastures, and tobacco.
Corn on good ground was saved by the
fine and timely rains of July 23d to 26th;
and fall pastures will be fair if rains con.
tinue. Wheat as far as reported from
machines, is of superior quality and yield.
ing rather better than was expected. On
the whole the agricultural situation is now
encouraging.