The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-28
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ladies, representing the Woman's Silk
Culture Association of the United States,
visited the Executive Department Of Penn
sylvania and, through Mrs. John Lucas,
President Of the association, presented the
State with two handsome flags made from
silk manufactured in this country. The
flags were received on behalf Of the State
by Governor Pattison, Senator Osbourne
and Representative Brown.
DIR. Newman's Congregational Church in
New York City was the scene Of a recon-
ciliation on the evening of the 22d. Both
factions attended the meeting, at which the
resolution Of dismissal of Newman was re-
scinded and his resignation accepted. DR..
Newman contributed to the church $4,000
back salary due him.
At Meadville, Pa, on the 22d John T.
O'Keefe, aged thirty years, was found dead
on the grave Of his child in the Catholic
cemetery with q bullet-hole through his
breast and an empty revolver beside him.
It is supposed that grief over the loss Of
his child caused temporary arrangement
and led to self-destruction.
Bob Mack, the well-known minstrel, died
of consumption at Elmira, N. Y, on the
22d.
During the week ended the oath there
were 3s6 failures reported in the United
States, against AS the preceding week,
and $40, 2s9 and 2O5 in the corresponding
weeks of 1884, 1858 and 1882 respectively.
The Pittsburgh Clearing House Associa-
tion has agreed to allow the Pittsburgh
Postoffice to clear postal orders through
one Of the banks of the Association. This
system goes into operation on the 26th.
A young couple registered as Mr.. and
Mrs. Newman at the Little Hotel, on Canal
Street, New York, on the night of the 23d.
The next morning a strong smell OF gas
coming from their room, II was broken into
and the man and woman found dead in
bed. The man was identified as Gustave
Baudet; the woman was not known.
Thomas and Fred Fitzpatrick, aged four
teen and nine, tried to cross Blackstone
River on sled at Woonsocket, r. l., on
the 2jth. They broke through the ice and
both were drowned. The bodies were re-
covered.
The funeral of Rev. William Charming
took place from Arlington Street Church,
Boston, on the oath, Mr.. Channing's class
acting as pail bearers, among them being
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Rev. DIR. James
Freeman Clarke, Henry L. Bowditch and
others. The remains were inferred at Mt.
Auburn.
Statement Of the New York associated
banks for the week ended January "a:
Loans decrease, 81, ,02O 900; specie increase,
81, ,423,0O0; legal tenders decrease, $953OOO;
deposits decrease, $l,976,OOO; circulation
decrease, $4,000; reserve increase, S964, 900.
The banks held So, ,l13,0OO in excess Of legal
requirements.
The value Of imports exclusive Of specie)
at the port of New York for the week
ended the oath were Sj,430,0OO, of which
$500 ,060 were general merchandise and
81 ,sG6,OOO dry goods. ......
s. Ross Martin, cashier Of the defunct
Jamestown, Pa, Savings Bank, who dis.
appeared few days ago, returned home
on the oath. He denies taking any money
but his own. II is said that the banks af-
fairs are in better shape than at first sup
posed.
At Reading, Pa, on the 93d the jury in
the case of Peter Herring, aged eighty
four, who brought suit for damages
against DIR. NJ. s. Reber, of Shoemaker
vile, on account Of alleged improper treat
ment of his fractured legs, returned ver-
dict giving Herring 5000 damages.
Rev. Lemuel Coyell, one Of the oldest
Baptist clergymen in the United States,
died at his residence in New York City on
the oath. He ewas born in Saratoga County,
N. Y, in 1902.