The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-07-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
i man may bet,

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And man may sweat,
And man may puff and blow;
But he can't get trade
By sitting in the shade,
Waiting for, business to grow.
The ice cream tables in the park Sat-
urday evening, in charge Of the ladies
Of the Baptist church, we're well patron.
lied and netted the society very neat
sum;
A recent letter from Mr.. Edward
West to friend in Wellington, states
that he left Rome, N. Y, where he was
successfully treated for the cancer on
HE lip, and gone to Pitts6eld, Mass.
where he will remain for some time.
Here iS an item worth knowing con-
CerninG Ohio. The greatest length
from north to south is about 2l0 miles +;
the greatest breadth from from east to
west is about 255 miles. The total
area is about 4O,7OO square miles.
Farmers cannot otconsistently complain
Of hard times when wheat is above 30
cents per bushel and the crop so hea-
w, OF course it is probable that the
influx Of the new crop upon the mark
etwiIl reduce the price now paid for
wheat.
The Wellington ball te am went to
North Fairfield Saturday to engage the
boys Of that place in game. The
score stood IL to 0 at the close Of the
game, in favor Of the North Fairfield
boys. Our fellows must have lost
their grip"
The hay and grain crops in this Sec
tion Ste the largest that have been
known in many years. The weather 90
far hiss been favorable for harvesting,
and country barns are full to over
flowing, No danger Of famine in Lo-
rain county this year.
We hear some complaint from peo-
pie having friends at Linwood Park,
whose mail has been sent to Linwood,
station Of the Cincinnati postoffice,
which is the only Office Of that name
In the state. Mail for the resort should
be addressed, "Linwood" via Vermil-
lion, Erie Co., Ohio.
The union religious service held in
the park Sunday evening was well at
tended. The discourse by Rev. Wag-
Roner was:an interesting one and elic-
tied (. favorable comment from
many;present. Owing to the change
Of time being unannounced in the ME-.
church, many Of that congregation
we're too late to participate in the
\ meeting. il
\ The band boys feel that they owe the
Ablic an apology for their failure to
plaV in the park Saturday evening af-
terSllowing notice to be published
in The Enterprise. The failure on
their pert was due to the absence OF q
few members who were away from
town with the base ball nine. They
hope, hereafter. to be able to keep their
promises.
Mr., W. H. Kirk, agent in Wellington
for the Deering harvesting machinery
company, informs US that so far this sea-
son he has sold 81 machines in the town.
ship. ! This 10 large increase over the
number Of machines sold last season,
which was 81, This would Indicate
that our farmers are making some
money, Otherwise many Of them
would not feel warranted in making
such purchases.
We learn to our regret that some
Wellington boys were in New London
one dhy last week and, having indulg-
ed ID little "tAhgIe-fOot" raised a
disturbance, and were threatened with
arreef BY the authCFities OF that placs
Susb bastiE not only bring discredit
upons ther perpetrators; but also
UPON shs place they hail from. We
hopewe may never again hear Q SINH
lar complaint against any Of our fell
les tOwnsmen visiting in another
place,
The sdvice which may well be given.
to every ambitious young person, what
ever the bent Of his desire is: Make
yourself as intelligent and learned as
you can, without becoming book
worm or amere repository offacts. All
that you can pick up in the few years
usually devoted to study will be need
ed II you attempt to do any considera-
BILE work in the world. Make yourself
asstrong,and as wise and asnoble as you
can. Then II you are called upon to
express yourself you win find that you
have . self to expresS--something
whisA the world may be willing to stop
Cor : moment - hear"