The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-06

tion and her history, and laid great stress
on the ancestry of the people. With such
a heritage and such lineage we must
have been great under any form of govern
ment There are advantages, accompanied
with dangers, in our present system. In
a series Of happy illustrations he showed
the tendency of pioneer life to make men
strong and self reliant, while that of civil.
izatlon tends to make them dependent and
all alike. He deprecated too much lecis.
latioh, saying that 1t is 10 substitute for
character and no panacea for evils; that
the functions OF government are few and
simple; and that what makes the best and
most stalwart men is the best for nation.
Rev. "a. G. Wall then presented the prize
dagsfto Pittsfeld and Penfeld and pro-
nounced the benedlction
THE DINNER.
The people from out of town, and many
citizens OF Wellington, enjoyed an old.
fashioned basket picnic in the park The
contents OF the baskets, as one passed
among them and saw them emptIed upon
the clean, white cloths, looked tempting
indeed
"Thete was all that man or woman could eat,
From crisp to sticky, from sour to sweet"
Alter the dinner came the day fireworks,
something never before exhibited in Wei.
lington. These were fred from a mortar
In the square at intervals during the
sports, and were watched with great inte
est and delight.
yH SPORTS.
The sports commenced at 80 p. M.
with harness, hitch, walk and trot con.
test Five contestants entered, Messrs.
o'Brien, Morgan, Davidson, Whitehead
and Sheldon. They started with their
harness on the ground, which they hurried.
ly placed on their horses, hitched them to
their carts, walked one way over the
course and tIotted back. Whitehead
crossed the wire first, but he had not put
his check rein in place O'Bren came in
second. but had TUNED around too soon,
so that the $500 prize was awarded to
Chus. Sheldon, who came in third.
Only two teams entered the rope pull,
one from the Bending Works and the other
from the Machine company. The teams
were very evenly matched and and gave a
splendid exhibition Of strength, ,enaciiy
and Srbbornness. Each won pull, but
| tho ichine. company won the final one
winning $i20O.
Six fleet runners ran 100 yards, Jackson
Of oberliu, winning 81 90, and L. Reich
vein, Of Cleveland, $500.
Five more runners ran potato race, re-
quiring more endurance than the other.
Hull, Of Huntington, won first, $500, and
Davidson, Of Wellington, second, S1OO.
Tom Hughes got there In the sack race,
getting $20 and George Seeley received
$l.00 for being second. The same parties
won In the barrel race with their positions
reversed.
Reichweln won first In the wheelbqrrow
race, with Davidson second.
Harry Jordan ate his pie first, receiving
Sl.OO, and Frank Friend got through sec
ond, receiving 80 cents
The creased pig, which was dyed in the
national colors and coated with vasaline,
was picked up by Tom Hughes, who re.
ceived the porker for his reward.
BASE BALL.
A crowd Of 1000 people witnessed the
most exciting and scientific game OF base
ball ever played in Wellington,
Wilcox fine base running, Regal's one
haned stop, Dall's pitching and Davis
steady catching we're the features of the
game. The score is as follows;