The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-31
NEWS FROM ABOUT US.
NOTES FROM THE SPECIAL COR
RESPONDENTS TO THE
ENTERPRISE.
About the Recent Happenings and
Special Events in Their I'M
mediate Vicinity.
PENFIELD.

AUG 29.-Threshing and plowing are
the present amusements.
The new school house is rapidly near.
ing completion. The plasterers are bard
at it, but work as they may, the building
will not be ready for occupancy by the
first of September. as the contract calls
for.
Ed. Norton, OF Shelby, Mich, is spend
ing a few weeks in this place.
Mrs. John Blanchard and daughter, Of
Elyria, visited her sister, Mrs. o. X. Starr
and other relatives, few days last week
Last Wednesday evening while Charley
Peer and John Currie were on their way
home from Wellington their horse lost the
track and landed the buggy and riders
over the embankment just west of the
stone bridge over Wellington creek on
the center road. The harness and buggy
were quite badly broken, but the boys sus
tained no injuries. And Wellington is a
dry town, too, strange to say.
Misses Maud Watts, Stella Krebs, Car.
rie Taylor, Allie Witbeck and several 9th
er Penfeld teachers attended the teachers
institute at Elyria last week. They re.
port the instructions to have been interest.
Ing, excellent and practical.
The Smith road just west of Black river
was the scene Of quite dangerous acci
dent lew days ago. Simon Long, form
erly Of this place, but now Of Risley, was
taking a load Of oats TO market and was
caught In the rain, and in going up the
hill west of the river one Of his horses
slipped and before II could regain its feet
the load got the advantage and started
down the hill. Mr. Long jumped from
the wagon and succeeded IN turning II SO
as 10 prevent Il from running into the
river, but It got over the embankment and
landed bottom up. Fortunately, neither
horses nor driver were seriously injured
Alter working some time the horses and
wagon were righted, the ninetysix bushels
Of oats reloaded and he went on his way
rejoicing.
Born, Wednesday, August "a, to Mr.
and Mrs s. E. johnson, a daughter.
Some of our Pen6eld people went tU the
Lodi swamp for elder berries last week.
Mrs. A. W. Benham and daughter, Fan
ME, spent few pays Of last week visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ray Long, in Rsley.
A. w. Benham poisoned his feet few
days ago, so that he has not been able 10
travel his route gathering eggs and dis
tributing. groceries for the past week.
poison Ivy seems to have been the cause
Of his trouble.
W. O. Bost leaves for Shelby, Mich, TO-
morrow, where he intends to spend some
little time and will probably remain III
the state during the winter.
The picnic announced in our last report
has been indefinitely postponed, diphther-
Ia in the township being the cause.
Yes, diphtheria is among US and the
people are pretty badly Scared over the
fact. Guy Smith, who has been abroad
with his swing for the past few months
returned to his home from New London
August 81. lie was not feeling well and
later developments showed that he was
suffering with diphtheria in its most
dreaded form. The trustses were notified
and strict measures were adopted to pre-
vent It's spread. Those who visited him
on his return home are quarantined. DR..
Rust, Of Wellington, Is the attending ply
sician. There Is little or no apprehension
Of the disease spreading.
Several Of our people attended the ice
cream social at Ray Longs in Risley on
Tuesday evening last
Harace Palmer was in Ridgeville on
Monday and Tuesday Of last week.
Mrs. VanValkenburg and niece, Of
Spencer, visited at p. VanValkeDburg's,
Of this place, one day last week.
Rev. @. A. Reeder spent the greater
part Of last week in LaGrange, assisting
In the revival work at that place.
Mrs. Emma Eggleston. OF Hillsdale,
Mich, is visiting at II, Il. Starts.
The children Of the fourth district we're
not to be cheated out Of their picnic, for
when the Sunday schools postponed their
picnic the children gathered In grove on
G. d, Jones farm and had pleasant time
all by themselves. .lua..
Charles Green, of Brighton, spent Sun
day In this place.
Miss Ella Knapp and Rev. g. A. Reeder
occupied the evening Of the Congregation
al church last evening. Miss Knapp
spoke OF her mission work among the
colored people OF the south, and the rev.
erend told US about his former work
among the Indians and showed several Of
their idols and other curiositIes. The
talks wefe both full OF interest and profit.