The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-04-17

The Central Union Telephone Company
is contemplating making some improve
ments by way Of new poles and wires
here this season.
On account Of the advance in the price
of oil, the excitement in the oil fields of
western Pennsylvania and Lima, o., On
Friday, was intense.
D. W. Davies, candidate for auditor, is
visiting his political and personal friends
in the different townships. He says he
has met with great deal of encourage
ment.
The Australian ballot plan is causing
trouble in many parts Of the state in
seating the proper officials. The better
plan would be to do away with it alto
gether.
Charles Geska, the boy murderer from
Columbia township, was taken to the
penitentiary last week to serve a life
sentence. He went to work in cigar
factory.
Marshal Williams has had an average
of fifteen tramps to admit into the lock-
up every night for the past month. On
one occasion thirty made application for
lodging.
By continually agitating the water
works question the town will, in time,
doubtless be favored with better system
and better water than any that has yet
been discussed.
The case of Media Pershing VS.. Mayor
Wickens, of LOrain, in the common pleas
was withdrawn several weeks ago, but
still the Times and Herald editors are
trying the case on its merits.
The new steel rails will soon be laid
between this place and Rochester, and
then this division of the Big Four will
be entirely laid with new rails. The
roadbed is in excellent condition.
The ladies are well satisfied over the re-
ceipts from the paper edition. The
church treasury will be greatly replen-
ished through the various avenues by
which the ladies have created to raise
revenue.
The correspondent Of the Elyria Re-
porter from here says that Gene Good
rich is breaking Texas ponies. The cor
respondent is slightly off. Mr.. Goodrich
has been training his Kentucky steeds
for the past fortnight.
shooting affray took place last week
in Grafton between Bill Hastings and
Mike Powers. Hastings was arrested
and charged with shooting with intent
to kill and, in default Of bail, was placed
behind the bars in the county Jail.
The electors in New London expected
to vote upon the question Of appropriat-
ing money to establish an electric light
plant, and in Greenwich to build town
hall; but the ballots had not been prop
erly prepared and it could not be done.
The county commissions are visiting
the trustees in each township to consult
about theimprovements tobemade during
the year. They visited this township last
Thursday and found very little that was
necessary to be done except to- repair a
bridge near E. W. HOughton's.
Upon careful perusal of the 0berlin
News, last week, we were unable to find
word about the proposed electric rail
way. 1t must be that the electric rail
way editor has taken vacation, or the
prOprietOrs of the News have decided to
let the matter rest until next winter.
The STATEN agent Of the W. & L. E.
received orders to deduct $37 per month
from the expense of operating the sta
ton. 1t then became necessary to dis
miss one clerk and reduce the salaries of
the balance little. A number Of night
} operators have been dismissed and the
shop and trainmen are working on short
time.