The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-01

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necessary to employ several extra hands
Notes from Other Towns
oBERLIH.
Mrs Anna Jennes Miller, the distin''
puished dress reformer, will deliver lee
ture to the young ladies and matrons oil
Oberlin at the college chapel on Wednes-
day evening, May s2, under the auspices
OF the young ladies' societies Of the col
lege. BY the books of the clerk oil the
Oberlin Cemetery Association it appears
that during the year ending April l, 1859,
54 persons have been buried. OF these ~
we're males and % females; 80 were white
and Is colored. There were between
the ages oil so and 90, 8 between 70 and 80,
I between 60 and 20, between 40 and %,
5 between 30 and 40, 8 between 20 and SO,
A between 10 and 20, and 20 under ten
years. ;. The Lorain County nti-Liquor
League, with the cooperation OF the Non
Partisan WCTU, has secured the ser.
wees Of John q Woolley, Esq, of Mime
apols, Mimi, 10 speak few times in the
county. The village OF Wakeman has
been given a little notoriety by the loca-
ton at that point OF the pumping station
for the pipe line from the Lima oil field
to Cleveland by the Standard Oil Com
pany. 1t will make it little lively while
work is in progress Un the line and will, it
is said, add eight men TO the population OF
the village. 4. The following is the Fair
child prolessorshipifund reported April
II, $37, 1859; subscriptions since: Mrs J NJ
Fitch pd $40, Mrs Louise E Atkinson pd
$40, a friend, Wellington, pd $50, Hinds
Smith, Oberlin, pd 50, Clifton Windecker
$40, Dudley P Allen, NJ ID, 500. Miss
Grace Pompilly s.; total $37, 1923. News.
MEDINA.
Three suicides within few weeks
seems to be the record of Medina Co. The
last is that of Allen Carlton, a well known
and retired old farmer, who bad but re-
Gently taken up his residence In Medina
living with his wife in handsome new
house on West Washington street. M
cause can be assigned for the rash ant
unaccountable deed except homesicknes'
and despondency. Mr.. Carlton was quit
well.io-do in worldly affairs, and had NJ
reason 70 fear any want or financial straits
About year ago he turned his farm, 10
Gated in Lafayette township, over to th'
care OF his son Rdwin, and moved will
his wife to Medina to take life easy an,
comfortable. A few weeks later u nev
barn burned down on the place, and th
old gentleman soon began TO worry an
, was pining to go back In the country, an
, this soon turned into case Of pure HON,
, sickness for the old place. On Tuesdl
a afternoon he with his wife drove out
|, the farm, remaining over night, and Q
Wednesday he helped about the farr
planting potatoes, &C. About half-pa
: three In the afternoon his son found hi
strung 70 a raiter In the corn crib vii
h life extinct. He at once cut him dow
and tried TO resuscitate him, but witho
success. The family was at once appri
:, ed OF the terrible deed and neighbo
! soon gathered and notice was sent 10 u
Coroner at Medina. Coroner Freemi
i, drove out later in the evening and view,
: the body. Mr.. Carlton was about
, years Of age, and had been resident
/, Medina county for number OF years.
a The hearing Of the Newton divorce ca
was held at the court house on Mondi
evening. There was no defense made |
|, the case, and the evidence submitted |
, plaintiff was wholly on the ground Of e.
treme cruelty, although the charge I
> adultery was also alleged in the potltior
The proof made would be entirely uni
! for publication. A decree in divorce WI
granted Mrs. Newton with custody {
minor children and $4,000 alimony. Nc
tice has been served by Mrs. Carrots alto
ney upon the prosecuting attorney OF thi
county, that motion for leave to file pet
tion In error will be heard before Ii
> Supreme Court of the State on next Tue:
day April Both. It had been suppose
: that this case had been finally dispose
:, Of; and this notice has occasioned cor
: siderable surprise It has been well uu
> derstood on the part Of the prosecutlo
and defendants attorneys that If con
mutation Of sentence was had In the cas-
no further legal steps would be taken, an
=" |! was with this understanding that III
; petition for commutstion was signed.
= this motion is granted by the Suprem
!, Court the entire case will be reopenet
;. and the case may possibly come back
!. Medina County for new trial.. j.
;. Berger has sold the Medina Steam Laul
: dry TO Z. Z, Standen. Mr.. Berger hi
built the Business up to agood proportion
: and made 1t a necessity TO the public. Il
goes back to the employ OF A.. l. Root
! shipping clerk, his old position. bI