The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-07-02

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needed. The Americans are the most
enterprising nation on the face of the
earth. but In the art of road-making they
are certainly behind the times.
Miss Adella Swartz closed her school
last Saturday for six weeks vacation,
and will commence again about the mid
die Of August.
Filena Dagan is much better, and DR..
Gregg has pronounced her out of danger.
Park Mullholland, who left home some
time ago without his parents knowledge,
has returned TO Sullivan.
There will be an ice cream social at
town hall next Friday evening, the 4th
inst. for the benefit of the Congregational
church. Let everybody come and have
good time. All will be made welcome.
Blanche Rice, who has been attending
school for the past year, has returned
home again.
Milo Atkins lost a valuable colt ,last
week. 1t attempted to jump the garden
fence and was impaled on the pickets.
This Is serious loss to Mr.. Atkins. Such
things will happen, and we must accept
the bad luck with the good and make the
best Of It.
Assessor Whtcomb has completed the
re-appraisment Of real estate for 1S90
The valuation is placed somewhat lower
than at the last appraisment
The entertainment held in the Disciple
church last Sabbath evening was the best
we have had yet. The exercises were in
structive and entertainingIand were appre-
ciated by the large crowd present.
What might have been serious casu-
atty, happened last Monday. Gardner
Green and Jonathan Koons came to Koons'
blacksmith shop to get some work done.
Their team which was hitched to the
fence broke loose and started at rapid
rate down the road, turned into and circled
around large field and returned almost
to the place they started from. where they
were caught and placed in barn for safe
keeping.
Haying and harvesting, 1t can be said,
are with us again. Hay and wheat are
good. Oats are not looking very WE'LL 1,
has been too wet for them. Early sown
flax is Of heavy growth and looks fine
Late sown fax will not amount to much
Corn was planted late, but is doing well
and we can expect fair crop.
Formers are complaining OF scarcity
ofhsle, 80 many seem to prefer working
on ~ ysiIroad 70 the harvest field. :
Some OF the parties owning land owe
which the B. & o. ROAD is to pass are ask
mg exorbitant prices for the right OF way
In this vicinity. One owning 7S scret
wants $780, Another with the same
number OF acres wants $500. A third
owning 90 acres, wants $500. A fourth
owning l19 acres, wants 81 900. Of course
there is no one that wants railroad
through their farm. but II built II must 60
somewhere, and there Is reason In all
things. This road when completed will
be one Of the largest trunk lines in.the
United States, and the benefits TO be de-
rived from II are many. 1t will reduce
our taxes, increase the value Of real estate
| - 10 NJ, acoo.n n, od ation and convan.
ience 10 everyone. The propositions Of
the B. & o. Co. TO the citizens Of this place
are, 1st, that this township shall furnish
them the right Of way through 1t free Of
all cost, and in return they will build US q
good, substantial depot and extend 10 us
all privileges and accommodations that
any road would. or that is needed by the
community at large. Now, If we are COM
PEELED to pay three or four hundred dol
lars per acre for right Of way, 1t will be
heavy burden, and is unreasonable
When we have an opportunity for an i'm
provement, that is the time to help 1t
along. We want depot, aud right at the
center too. What benefit to us would II
be to have siding and depot 21S miles
east Of town. And that is just where we
can expect to have It II we do not do
something more substantial than has been
done. Let owners Of the land come
down TO fair figure and then everybody
give something towards purchasing the
right Of way.
Last Tuesday the personal property Of
Lewis Eaton was disposed of at public
sale.
The B. & o. Co. commenced TO grade
their line through this township last
Monday morning. The work is left in
small sections OF or Q miles each, and
will be pushed through as rapidly as pos.
sible. ALTER Eco
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