The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-09-04
Notes from Other Towns.
MEDINA.

MEDINA.
Medina county fair next week, 80.
School began Monday. "A genuine
railroad collision occurred last Friday
noon in Medina within few feet Of the
de pot. The two locals, one north bound
and the other south came together with a
crash, although they we're going at slow
rate of speed. The two locomotives and
several cars on the north bound train
were considerably battered and stove up.
Nobody hurt. AT the meeting OF the
Board of Examiners held at the
home of the clerk last Thursday, certifi.
Gates were granted to the following
named persons: Eor years, ]. W.Klink-
er, Canton; for one year. Harvey Pitten-
ger, E. A. Firestone, Spencer; Pearl
Black, Lodi. The season at the lake
is now nearing its close. 1t has been one
OF the most successful ones for years, and
all those who have had the pleasure of
spending brief time there as campers,
picnickers, visitors or tenter have been
highly gratifed with the courtesy and
kind treatment at the hands Of the manag-
ers. One of the concluding events will be
grand prize dance at Andrews's pavil
lion on Saturday evening of this week,
August 81. e. "A stranger coming into
town and seeing the dilapidated condition
Of the hitching posts and rails, would nat
urally conclude that the town was badly
running down, but such is not the case
only where the property is occupied by
tenants. =. .OC.Shepard's Touring mill,
which has been undergoing extensive re-
pairs during the last two months, is now
in running orde again. Some new ma
chinery has been placed in the mill and
its capacity considerably enlarged. 1t is
now no doubt one Of the finest establish
ments OF the kind In its country Me-
dina Gazette.
oBERLIN.
At an informal reception given to Miss
Onie Barrett at her home, No. Is Forest
treet, on Friday evening last, the young
ladies Of the M. E. Church presented her
with Bible costing $500 Miss Barrett
left on Monday for her work as q teacher
at Logan, Utah. The walls Of II. G..
Carpenters new block are completed.
Taken in connection with the blocks on
each side Of It, belonging TO the same ar
chitectural plan, the whole makes hand
some appearance and adds much to the
beauty of the business center Of town.
The 0berlin base ball nine played against
the Wellington nine at the Wellington
fair yesterday and won the prize Of SEQ by
score Of 10 to II, aud the Oberlin boys
under 16 played against the Wellington
boys and won the $40 prize by score of
8 TO 4. To-day the 0berlins play the
New Londons at the same place. ...
When the News suggested recently that
the trees in the First Church yard might
be improved by trimming it was not an
ticipated that the trimming would be be-
guu at the. roots. The Lorain Baptist
Association and Ministeyial Conference
held three days session in this place
last week, closing on Thursday afternoon,
Complete copies oil the reports Of these
meetings, occupying thirty pages, includ.
ing three large statistical tables, were print
ed and bound in pamphlet form, at the
News Office ready for delivery before 3
o'clock on Monday afternoon. . Post
master Steele has received official notice
that free mail delivery will be established
In Oberlin October LIST. .. &. "A meeting Of
citizens OF 0beIlin was held at the g. A.
r. post room on Friday evening, TO make
arrangements for the reunion Of the Lo
rain county Soldiers and Sailors Associa-
ton to be held on the college park next
week Wednesday. j., +. Harmon was
chosen chairman, and w. II. Peafce secre.
tary Mr.. NJ ID. DeForest, who from
1S47 to 1870 lived in 0berlin, occupying
the residence now owned by Josep h
Chamberlln, No. II North Pleasant, has
been in town several days. His daughter,
Miss Jane o. DeForest, who died In Nor
walk in 1876, was graduate Of Oberlin
college of the class of 1860 and acquired
quite a reputation as a lecturer Oberlin