The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-13
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ers of the Enterprise, Cleaned
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ers OF the Enterprise, Cleaned
by its Corps of Reporters.
PENFlELD.
MAY 12.-The young men forming the
club known as the Orient, gave private
ice cream supper on Wednesday evening
OF last week treating themselves AMI
their best girls the best way they knew
how. In fact it was Lord bless me and
my wife, my son John and his wife, us
four and no more, sort of an affair al
together. But bless you my children,
that's all right, or will be hundred
years hence.
The X. 0, I. NJ. and L. 0. 7. NJ. lodges
also gave public ice cream supper on
Saturday night last and the weather
being auspicious were blessed by having
a large crowd present, and cleared over
$17 which is quite financial success for
so small place as Penfeld.
Prof. John G. Scores, principal of the
Cleveland school Of oratory, will honor
the citizens Of our little village, by Civ
ing a miscellaneous reading in the NJ. f.
church, under the auspices Of the Ep-
worth league, on Friday evening, May
Is. Admission 90 cents. We earnestly
advise all lovers Of good literature to en-
brace this, which may prove the Oppor-
tunity of lifetime to go and hear Mr..
Scorer. Mr.. Scorer is editor of the well
known periodical known as The Central
Magazine, and it would not be bad fea-
ture to add to ones reading matter the
coming year.
Mr.. Josiah Witbeck takes the cake as
boss fisherman in our vicinity as he
last week caught carp weighing
eight pounds and two ounces actual
! weight, this beats the fishing record in
our neighbOrhOOd for awhile, although
Henry Barnes, Park VanValkenburgh
and a few Others have caught some good
sized piscatorial prizes for so small apool
as Black river.
Bert Hastings, our entcrprising black
smith, accompanied by his little son
Paul, made flying visit to his mother
in-law Mrs. Bott at Creston, on Friday Of
last week.
During the windy weather of last week
two of our young ge ltlemen came near
meeting with fatal accident by falling
from the roof Of the Maccabee hall.
While working at the building Ray
1 Boise at the time being perched high up
on a ladder was caught by violent gust
OF wind and the ladder starting to fall
with him, he was only saved by the fact
that his ladder caught on a projecting
corner while falling and held long
enough to let willing hands get hold Of
and steady it while the young gentle
man descend from his airy perch.
The same day Jesse Palmer while
painting on same building, being shaken
by the wind fell to the ground but fortu.
nately struck on his feet thus escaping
with good shaking up and the loss OF
his paint. He found himself and paint.
ing materials spread over more territory
than mother nature ever meant they
should occupy and also discovered him.
self to be quite decorative genius in
the paint line. If the paint was of @
vermillion hue he may literally be sait
to have painted the town red.
Mrs. Irwin Fox is again. very ill. ShC
has been i'll most Of the winter and must
have the warm sympathy of all neigh.
bors at being again stricken down Just
as hope began to fill her soul with its
music.
Miss Hendry, Of Iowa, is at present the
guest Of her aunt Mrs. W. W. Penfeld.
Rev. +. H. Richardson, wife, and baby
of Chatham, spent some little time in
our midst, Mrs. Richardson remaining
as the guest Of her father, while Mr.
Richardson, accompanied by Mr.. Archie
Buchanan took in the commencement at
0berlin.
Rev. W. A. schwimley the Congrega.
tional pastor will exchange pulpits with
Rev. A. F. Skeele, of Wellington, next
Sunday,
Little Paul Hastings met with a pain.
full accident on Saturday last by drop
ping heavy iron on his foot bruisine
both flesh and bone severly.