The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-09-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
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A free silver speech Thursday evening.
The Lorain county fair is in session
this week.
We are prepared to print sale bills on
very short notice.
The teachers examinations will here
after be held in Elyria.
The Lorain county bar docket for the
fall term of court will be printed at this
office.
Mrs. Isabelle Chapman has purchased
the Thos. Kirk property on South Main
street.
Miss SusiesWilcox advertiseS to sell
her stock at cost with view Of retiring
from business.
The street discussions on the silver
question are not quite SO numerous as
they have been.
The proprietor of the 0berlin hack had
rushing trade last week in carrying
students from here to 0berlin.
It has rained at intervals on Sunday
Monday and Tuesday, which has caused
the roads to be in bad condition.
Evidently the women will be admitted
to the next general conference OF the M.
E. Church and clothed with full powers.
The ladies Of the L. o. T. M. will
entertain visiting members from Pitts
field and LaGrange, Friday evening OF
this week.
Quotations on cheese are seven and
One-half to eight cents. One firm was
billing few special orders at eight and
a half cents.
A special from Elyria to the Cleveland
Leader states that the LOrain county
fair will be continued one day longer
than advertised
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that
fierce competition among the electric
light companies indicate lowering in
rates to consumers.
Miss Mabelle Benedict, teacher in the
primary, rendered her resignation to
take effect last Friday and Miss Kittie
Gott was elected to fill the vacancy.
Arnold, the west end grocer, went over
to Elyria last week to see the prisoners
in the county Jail. He is inclined to
think that Fred Santley is the man who
assaulted him.
Owing to the large number of bright
minds that were aspiring for the pOsit-
ion Of presiding elder, the selection Of
4. T. Hagerman is looked upon as quite
high compliment.
Rev. Geo. Mather, Of Wooster, attrib-
utes the lack of interest taken in church
matters in many instances to the un-
usual number of order Of secrets in the
field that must be sustained.
H. C. Martindale, treasurer of the
North Ohio Conference, reported over
$4,000 that came into his hands last
year, and one of the banks in this place
has the benefit Of the deposits.
Rev. j. A. Kellam, the veteran divine
of the North Ohio Conference, is now
quite active for one of his years. He is
eighty-fve years Of age and preached in
this place sixty-twO years ago.
The ministers of Mt. Vernon district
presented Presiding Elder Rev. James
TOrbet, whose term has expired, with
five ten dollar gold pieces, as slight
token Of their esteem and appreciation Of
his sterling qualities.
The regular meeting Of the WOman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in the Baptist church Tuesday,
October 6, at 2 o'clock. A most cordial
invitation is extended to all ladies inter-
ested in temperance work.
Rev. W. R. Chase, Of Edison, who was
stopping at E. NJ. Linder's, on Forest
avenue, had the misfortune to be taken
sick on Friday and was unable to
Ieave his bed until Sunday morning.
He returned home Monday forenoon.
The bishop Of the North Ohio Confer
ence appears to take we'll to the young
men for positions. young divine in
formed us that he had only preached for
twelve years and was the oldest man In
point Of continuous service in the dis
tIict.
Votes will be cast at the G. A. R. hall
. ON the evening Of October "a for gold
headed cane to be delivered to one Of the
candidates. We are unable to see how
Mr.. Bryan could accept Of It, in case
it was awarded to him, unless 1t pos
sessed silver kead.