The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-05-12

James Wilson, Benz. Wadsworth,
Friedrich Hamlin, Silas Boly,
Judson Wadsworth, Amos Adams.
Benjamin Wadsworth, James Wilson,
Judson Wadsworth
p p J. JSRns, %i1nox Clerks. "
The electors appear not to have been
divided politically, at least on Governor,
every vote being thrown for Gov. Trimble.
There was no place named in the record
where the election in 1924 was held, but
it was probably in the log cabin of some
citizen, or, if it was built at that time, the
electors may have used for a town hall,
log school house which the old pioneers
erected near the center of what Is now the
public square.
At the Presidential election of 1924, of
which there appears to be no record, the
electors divided politically, and cast six
votes Tor General Jackson. There was
also an increase in the number Of votes
over the October election. Daniel Cliff.
ford, lately deceased, and who came to
Wellington in 1920, told the writer after
tue last Presidential election, that the
number of votes for President in 1924, IN
Wellington, was thirteen, of which seven
were Federal and six Republican, a ma
jority ofone tor Henry Clay
AT that early day, as the population of
Wellington increased, the native-born
public spirit OF the enterprising and ener-
getic pioneers asserted itself, and small,
brick building was erected which they
called "The Town House." This was in
the year 1929. .."r .'.-
No legislative enactment was passed
authorizing the township to bond Itself in
any sum, to be paid by taxation, for the
construction ofthe. town house in the
wilderness" 1t grew up out of the popu.
lar interests, aspirations and the indie.
pendent, bold, selEreliant, selEassertive
spirit of the hardy pioneers. 1t was a
voluntary act, and the funds TO liquidate
the expense were raised by subscribing
their names TO the following unique and
iron.clad subscription paper:
SUBSCRIPTION FOR TOWN HOUSE &C 1920.
"We the undersigned agree to pay the
the sums annexed to our names, to be ex.
pended in erecting brick building at the
center of Wellington, in the lower story
of which there is to be school room for
the use of the district twenty two feet
square and seven and half feet between
Joints TO be finished with suitable conven.
fences, the remainder OF the building to
be at the disposal OF the first congrega.
tional society in Wellington provided
they shall lay tile or brick floor to the
upper story and that SAID story shall at all
times be open for the transaction of town
business and funerals, the building of said
to be put TO the lowest bider by the dl.
rectors OF the center district in I. Well.
ington of which reasonable notice shall be
given and when bid Off we agree to give
our notes to the person TO whom it shall
be struck Off for the amount which we
here subscribe, payable one half in mer.
chantable neat cattle not over eight years
old on the first day of January and one
half in lumber suitable for T. buildings
and labor, TO be paid on demand at any
time after the first day Of April next, a
reasonable time being allowed after no
tice given, labor to be seventy five cents
day TO commence at of the clock A. NJ
and leave at six with one hours intermis.
sion, Labourer to board himself no labour
10 be called Tor after the tenth OF July un.
til the middle Of august, Lumber TO be de.
livered at the place of erecting 7 building
school room TO be finished by the first day
of November next.
Wellington Nov. 10. 1920"
The subscription paper was signed by
thirty.seven "house.holders," as follows:
Fredrick Hamlin, John r. Wilcox, L.
A. Wilcox, L. Howk, +. Herrick, John
w. Foot, L. Herrick, Alanson Howk, ID.
j. Johns, L. Wadsworth, Benz Wordsworth,
Judson Wadsworth, Amos Adams, San.
ford Humphrey, David Webster Asa
Hamilton, Josiah N. West, John Clifford,
L. L. Clifford, John Wilson, John Howk,
Benedict Sweet, Franklin Wilcox, Hiram
Latdmer, Roswell Smith, Elijah Fox, Or.
ris Smith, Samuel Pelton, Spelman Pei.
ton, - Adams, Matthew De Wolf, Elisha
p. Foot, r. II. Foot, John NJ. Battell, Jno.
S. Case, Russell B. Webster, Amos Ad.
ans, Jr,, Josiah Bradley, Calvin Adams,
John Clifford, Jr., Daniel Smith, A. Kings.
bury, John X. Hamlin, Ithiel Battell,
Whitman De Wolf, William Webster.
The total amount of subscription for
town house was $1lO5O. There is no
record as to whom the building OF "said
house was put, but according to Esquire
Bennett, Judge Hamlin was the con,rac-
tor. w. r frF ...
j We have no account OF how the. pio.
neers dedicated their town house, but as
the second story was used for divine wor.
ship and funerals, the presumption is that
II was not dedicated by a theatrical per.
formance. 1t is sale to say that no star
actress astonished the natives by her
queenly costumes and superb acting;
neither were there any excursion parties