The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-16


,ational Churches, will be he'd In Lodi
~ Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, Oct 10 and H.. :. "A physici an
declares that if onions were generally
,aten there would be no diphtheriG, rheu.
natism or gout. So. The Republican
voters of York township will meet at the
town hall on Wednesday evening, Oct. 16,
at 7 o'clock, for the prpose of nominating
an Assessor Of Resi Estate. By order Of
Com. . Arguments will be heard in the
great Ainsworth tax case on Friday
Gazette.
oBERLIN.
Squire G. l.. Nichols went up 10
Kelley.s island last Saturday on fishing
excursion and returned Tuesday evening
Unusually rough weather on the lake CON-
PEELED him to forego all attempts al FISH
catching Free mail delivery has thus
far been attended with some friction, but
not more than might have been reasonably
expected. People should be patient and
make due allowance for any seeming
tardiness in the delivery of mail, and in
due time everything will be running
smoothly and satisfactorily. Postmaster
Steele and his staff of gentlemanly as.
sistants are zealously laboriDg day and
night TO serve the public. :. Last month
a number Of the people Of Oberlin had ar
opportunity Of congratulating one of oul
business men and his wife upon having
safely passed the first quarter Of century
of married life. Last Friday evening, Just
four weeks later, another well and favor.
ably known business man and bis estima-
BILE wife, In commemoration II a similar
period in their history -. Rev. Edward
Henry Fairchild, President Of Berea col
lege, Kentucky, died at his home in Berea
Wednesday morning, October 2nd. II,
had recently returned from his summer
vacation, spent chiefly with his daughter
in Dundee, Illinois, and had entered upor
tie work Of the opening term in the col
lege when his strength rapidly failed, ant
he died after a few days illness. His wifi
Mrs. Maria B. Fairchild, died at 0berlin I
little more than year ago, soon after tn
Commencement which was the fiftietl
anniversary Of the graduation of his class
News.
ELYRIA.
No entertainment was ever put ON th,
Elyria stage by home talent that met will
such booming success as the Deestricl
Skulc. About forty ladies and gentlemen
made up the school and participated il
the exercises, which consisted Of reel
tations in the alphabet, spelling, reading
geography, arithmetic, grammar, decla
nations, compositions and singing DR.. W
N. Briggs officiating as school-maslei
The performance was a take-of on tn
olden time deestrick skule, and wha
made 1t so intensely ludicrous was the fac
that the pupils we're made up Of sedat
officers of the law, grave professional an
business men with gray boards and bal
heads and the mothers Of grown up fam
lies, and the first ladies of town playin
the roll Of school boys and girls, just Q
they used to do thirty years ago in the 10
cabin school house In the woods. Anon
the most amusing features OF the schO'
were the street scenes, showing the scho
ars on their way TO school, and the moo
hour which was spent by playing the ol
time games, after eagerly devouring Ii
contents Of their dinner baskets. II
time before the incoming hour was spel
In hearing recitations by the classes mar
ed. These were conducted In the style
former days and brought volley ait
volley Of laughter from the audience. TT
amusing features In the recitations we
the ridiculous blunders made by scholar
men and women. After the nooning Il
school committee and some lady visito
called. The committee came TO inqui
into the progress of the school, and Il
exercises now took different course. IT
smart boys and girls were called upon
speak pieces and read compositions, SIT
and draw. 1t was side splitting fun
, hear DADS, grand-dads, and their wives l
citing the little nursery rhymes th
learned when they were children at scho'
The exercises wound up with a wise lear
: ed speech from the president Of the schC
committee, and touching farewell a
! dress by the sehoolmaster, which broug
tears from the eyes Of the more tend
,, hear'ed pupils Democrat.