The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-08-30
Serage the Shoe Man and Expert litter.

Nov. 81, 1891, and started In the morning
for Wellington. There were no roads
and night overlook them In the woods
and they had to stay until morning. They
made fire from spark struck from
gun. The wolves howled around them
and the owls hooied to add variety 70 the
music. They came to Mr.. Clifords In
Wellington the next morning and he had
the best breakfast he had ever eaten, con.
sisting Of corn bread, pork aud wild
honey. Neighbors helped build log
house. Their oven was built in an oak
stump.
Caroline Wilcox taught the first sum
mer school, and Judson Wa1sworth the
first winter school.
The school house, floor, benches and
desks were split out Of logs, and the door
was made from pieces OF boards taken
from boxes.
Mr.. Manly read an interesting paper
giving an account of the first Fourth OF
July celebration in Wellington, and other
incidents. Mr.. Manlys father was the
first white person that died in Wellington
Lucius Herrick was glad to meet with
the old settlers. Social life is benefit to
US all we ought to remember that what
our ancestors accomplished was done by
effort and labor, and it is effort and labor
u that makes us what we are. We ought to
do all the good we can and as little harm
Shubael Smith first came TO Wellington
L to attend quarterly meeting held in the
. upper room of the American house before
Il was finished, using the work bench
!" for table.
ss Elder Leet was glad to be there. Hi
/ grandfather was companion OF wash
=, =, ington.
Is J.H. Wooley does not think the worl'
u is growing worse; wants to live here
y long as he can.
v DR.. ]. W. Houghton says that we can
not think TOO highly of our ancestors, bu
lH W thinks we have as many hardshlps, an
VI many more temptations, and that the di
W. ference between rich and poor is increa'
40 ing, but the time will come when the di
~ ferences will cease.
DO AT. Couch came here in 1897 an
u. thought 1t the most God.iorsaken COUNT
!, w he ever saw. They had many hardship
h' they often made team by yoking co
W with an OK; living on johnny cake an
,oo pork.
'0O The ladies' being called upon, Mrs. BE
- iamin Wadsworth said II they had be'
y, ne called on first they would have responde
''' but after hearing so many talented M
they did not feel like talking.
W W'io DIR. Warren thought that somethl'
'!' should be done to preserve these RENT
.'o ' iscences as they become more precious
w time passes.
ose @ Mrs, Truman Baker does not think tn
Di' had hard times; they went barefoot, II
's'' rode in OK carts. But what of that, tn
II nau InlnRs rs BOOu 10 snS' HNih"
and II was all right.
', Mrs. Marcy said they had no CO
'eu but when they heard the bell on tn
neighbors cows, as they came around
i"o chopplng they would start for some mi
no. and they saved the life OF her brother
milk thus obtained.
la Mrs. s, X. Laundon had the commiss
:" from the postmaster. general appoint
'no her grandfather, Frederick Hamlin,
'au first postmaster of Wellington. 1t
.O dated Sept. 10, 1891.
II seemed to be the universal desire
u pioneer society should be organized,
wv WV to carry out that desire the chairman
''S' instructed to appoint a committee OF
10 take such action and make such
'o" rangements as they thought best.
" The chair appointed 10 serve on
'e'o committee T. r. Herrick, DR.. j.
"'' Smith, Deacon II. Wadsworth, Il.
Tripp and W. H. H. sutliff.
After singing the hymn "All hail
,V' power Of Jesus name," the assembly
,tn% persed, each feeling they had spen
~, pleasant and profitable time.