The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-31


quet last evening. Each class sat at a
small table with their teacher and was
bountifully served. The entertainment
consisted Of music sketches Of Bible char
acters, responses, and reports OF officers,
and was very enjoyable from first to last.
The Oberlir vet. u, lately pre-
sented the High School Of that place, a
portrait of Mrs Ex.President Hayes, and
Il. J Goodrich gave another entitled: ut
biteth like o serpent and siingcth like an
adder" The ladies also distributed charts
in the several rooms, giving a diagram
showing the Nations Drink BILL as
compared with the cost of other things.
The jury in the Vanileet case after
being out twelve hours came in this even
ing at and failed to agree, They stood
nine for conviction and three for acquittal.
The result, though somewhat anticipated,
causes considerable surprise. The defend
ant will be tried again at the next term,
and il is reported that additional evidence
has been obtained which is of damaging
character TO the defendant. Il Norwalk
despatch TO Cleveland Leader.
The new Episcopal church in Medina
is finished and occupied. 1t was com.
menced in May last. The old church had
served its purpose forty.eight years. The
new one is built of Grafton stone, is 70 X44
feet. There is q corner tower 40 feet high
with a spire 30 feet in hight, and cross
surmounting it 8 feet high. The church
has a seating capacity for 295 persons, and
cost Sl2,0 ,035, not including memorial win
dows, carpets, cushions, lighting or chancel
furniture The treasurer reported over
$1,000 received on subscriptions, over
SO 1000 in unpaid subscriptions and liabili.
ties $1,523 Rev. Z. N. Colloque, the
present rector, took charge Of the parish
in 1876.
In private letter Mrs. G. N. Gill
more, Colusa, Cal, says: Our coolest
weather for the season the mercury ran
down to ID degrees above zero, and our
warmest weather it stood 10 in the shade.
Dec. 10, 'S4, il stands at &C. Rains com
menced Dec. 18th, and by present indica-
lions there will soon be enough TO enable
US to start the plows, and if our cold
weather is now over, as seems probable,
California will soon put on her carpet of
green. Almonds are generally in full
bloom In February. / have not seen a
flake Of snow yet, although in some parts
OF the state little mas fallen. The last
wheat crop was abundant but sold at the
low figure of $l.l0 per cwt"
John Baldwin, Sr, the founder of
Baldwin University, Berea, o., and Of
ether educational institutions in the West
and South, died ut his winter residence at
Baldwin, Louisiana, at ten o'clock Sunday
morning He was Sj years Of age,
opened the first stone quarry in Berea, and
was q liberal benefactor TO the institutions
bearing his name. He has been, Of late
years, extensively engaged in sugar refn-
ing in company with his son, John Bald
win, Jr., at Baldwin, La, where he has
founded college for colored people, and
a community OF them settled around him
and bought their homes Of him on easy
terms. No particulars have reached here
concerning the cause Of his death.
Some of the parties who expected 10
. get rich by buying Bohemian outs for seed
at ten dollars per bushel and selling The
entire crop at the sane price are reaping
the result Of their folly. Suit on o note Of
$120 given Tor these oats was brought
against David Mclaughlin, Of Greenwich
last week. lie gained the case in the jus
tice court here, but in all probability an
appeal will be taken, and the end Is moi
: yet. There are other parties against whom
J arc notes Of the same kind, that begin u
t tremble in their boots and we have been
! creditably informed that they are forming
= q combination for the purpose of resisting
the collection OF the notes The best time
10 get rid OF swindle, gentlemen, !:
before you go into it.-I Ripley Cor. New
London Record.