The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-06-09
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Where is the street sprinklers

WutI6 10 bnC btICot
Potato bugs are on the turf; also on
young potato plants.
- The school board has not yet completed
the list OF teachers for next year.
The body OF Mrs. andrew Clifford, late
of Toledo, arrived here Monday for burial.
A number of residences in town have
recently been treated TO fresh coat of
paint.
Go to the Greenwich fair next week,
and witness the first exhibition OF the kind
this season.
The familiar form of Harry Belden with
bundle of papers under his arm, is again
seen on the streets.
Mr.. r. Peabody, an old resident Of this
place, is now q boot and shoe dealer
over in Greenwich.
II is said that the payment of pension to
prominent pensioner in town has been
discontinued by the department for a just
cause.
Mr.. Chas Phelps, an employe at II.
Wadsworth & Sons planning mill, severe
ly cut his left hand while using planning
machine last week.
The ministers and justices of the peace
OF this town are likely 10 forget the form
uls for "tying the knot" If some couple
does not get married soon.
Mrs. Haywood is drilling her class in
the opera house, preparing for the two
evening entertainments to be given June
oath and s5ih. A grand time is expected.
In our last weeks issue in reference to
C.W,HQr.SSss...----...-.:@.. -, - we>sia,ea that
She 200 yds. dash was won by Wendell
Baker in 23% seconds. We should have
said 22A seconds.
Dr.N.S. Sage, acting pastor Of the M. E.
r church, delivered a prohibition speech
before the Prohibition League last
Wednesday evening. There was rather
slim attendance owing TO several other at
fractions in town the same evening, but
those present considered that the subject
was presented very fairly and candidly.
A number of the young people went TO
Cleveland last Thursday to attend the
funeral of their friend, Miss Sadie Billings,
who died dt the home Of her parents on
the first of the week. Mr.. Billings peo-
pie were former residents of this place, and
since going to Cleveland have buried two
daughters, being left alone in their old
age, Her remains were inferred in the
besttiful Riverside Cemetery.
BY our exchanges we notice that the
stockholders Of the w. & L. L. Ry. are
holding meetings to raise funds for the
purpose oil lighting N. Huckins g. Co., of
this place, In the action which this firm
has brought against them. We can see
no reason why Messrs. Huckins & Go.
should not have their pay. The company
has recognized the claim by making Ger.
tain advances upon the same at different
times. As II is square contract, the
stockholders had better pay up at once and
save lawyers fees.
On Thursday OF next week the Primary
and the Grammar schools will close for
the year, the former in the forenoon
and the latter In the afternoon. The
parents and friends are cordially invit ed
10 visit the different schools. The children
will try TO entertain you with their liter
ary exercises and gladden. you with their
promotion. The exercises Of the A Gram.
mar school will be given in the High
School room. The graduating exercises
(proper will be held on Friday evening,
June 18th, at the opera house, commenc.
Pg promptly at 1880 o'clock.
The case of Jefferies VS. Houghton
Gal. has been settled. The suit was be-
b in September, "a, for damages for
9eged false imprisonment and assault
Ind battery. 1t was tried in the common
pleas court In June 85 and verdict was
rendered for the defendants. The plant
iff appealed to the district court and the
case was remanded to the common pleas
court for new trial, which was set for
last Monday. The attorneys in the case
got together and effected q settlement be.
fore the case was called. The standing at
at the bar OF the counsel retained In the
case, together with the social standing Of
ihe defendants, gave the affair considera-
BE prominence.
We had hoped to give the docket entry
this case, but at the hour Of going to
pss, the clerk Of the court telephones US
at 1t will not be made until tomorrow.
win appear next week among the court
proceedings