The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-03
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6ftoNs
At Bennington, Vt, few days ago a
man named Bennett attempted to shoot A..
l.. Bates, Attorney General OF that State.
Mr.. Bates was out riding when Bennett
rode up TO him on horseback and fired
twice, one Of the balls wounding him slight
ly on the chin. No known provocation had
been given.
David R. Woodwill, of Newburyport,
Mass, died on the 27th ult. In the sixty
fourth year Of his age. He had served in
every branch Of the city government, in
the State Senate and House, and had been
prominently connected with banking and
shipping interests of the country.
Business failures throughout the United
States during the week ending the 2sth ult.
number 237, against 251 in the preceding
week and 232, 1856 and 1853 in the corre-
spending weeks of 1888, 1882 and 1881 re-
spectively.
The National Bank Of Middletown, N. Y,
closed its doors on the 2Sth ult The bank
is accredited with a capital Of 100000 and
n surplus Of $4,000. The National Bank Of
New York Is its correspondent in that city.
sumed operations on the 18th ult. There is
n decidedly better feeling among manufac-
turers, caused by the stiffening Of prices in
print cloth. The mills will run next week
and the general opinion is that It will not
be necessary to stop during the winter.
At Glen, Montgomery County, N. Y,
Julia Colnon quarTeled with her husband
over the prepation of a turkey dinner
Thanksgiving Day, and then committed
suicide by taking strychnine. Her mind
had been deranged for some time.
The Howe Sewing Machine Works at
Bridgeport, Conn, have shut down until
January /, throwing three hundred men
out Of employment.
A meeting Of the Connellsville (Pa.) Coke
Producers Syndicate was held ut Pitts
burgh on the 18th ult., at which general
reduction Of from ten to forty per cent. in
wages Of all laborers employed at the
ovens Of the association was agreed upon,
TO take effect on December 1. The reduce
tion win affect about 5000 men.
Thomas Franklin, Attorney General Of
Pennsylvania under Governors johnson
and Pollock, died at Lancaster, that State,
on the 2Sth ult., aged seventy -four.
A convention OF the Free Thinkers Of
Western New York and Northwestern
Pennsylvania win be held at Schenectady,
N. Y, commencing ON the 4th. Tho con-
yention will last four days.
AtSyracuse, N. Y, on the 2Sth scaffold
ut the new st. Panl's Church gave way
and Peter c. Griswold, Charles McCord,
Joseph Watson and Thomas Benson, sla-
ters, fell from the roof. Griswold was
fatally and the others seriously injured.
Statement Of the New York associated
banks for the week ended November 20:
Loans decrease, $3,025,0OO; specie increase,
100000; legal tenders increase, S1,102, 900;
deposits decrease, 5000; circulation de-
crease, SGS,000; reserve increase, $2,021, 600.
The banks held 81, 100000 in excess of legal
requirements.
The last loaded boat on the Delaware &
Hudson Canal passed through on the 2sth
nit. and the water was drawn off for the
winter.
Major Bush, u. s. A., died few days
ago at Somerville, Mass, aged fifty seven.
He served with honor throughout the war,
and was the oldest Major ia the United
States service.
Frank Saunders, the well known inventor
OF the parlor rowing machine, suicided by
shooting himself over the remains Of his
wife, Luella, at Brooklyn, N. Y, on tho
Both ult. Mrs. Saunders died on the Goth
from the effects OF an overdose Of chloral.
The affection rendered Mr.. Saunders In
sane, and he won't TO the roops In which
-yere sho remains OF his wife and shot him.
self. They lived in PlainHeld, N. j., and
were spending Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Saunders father, George +. Thomas.
General Gresham @. Mott, Of Borden
town, N. j., dropped dead ON the side-
walk In Hew York on the 10th ult.,
while walking in company with Colonel
Fitting, Of Philadel tia. General Mott