The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Big cut on hammocks at Benedlc'
Hardware Co.'s.
Now is the time topurchase hammOcks
cheap at Benedict Hardware Co.'s.
Beckmores Gall cure for sale by j. NJ.
Otterbacher. Every box warranted
MARRIED-At Huntington, week be-
fore last, Mr.. Leon Rogers aud Miss Rose
Long.
About twenty people from Wellington
attended Buffalo Bills Wild West Show
in Cleveland yesterday.
The Bending Works closed Saturday
evening, for one week, to make needed
repairs on the machinery, etc.
The Democratic Senatorial committee
have decided to hold the Senatorial con-
yention in Wellington, September 2, ~.
The article Southern Lynchings," in
our last issue, was called forth by con
yersation held in a store a few evenings
before.
Up. Nichols has secured the contract
for the buildingof Chauncey Fowles' new
house on Forest avenue. The WORK Will
commence at once.
The firm Of Berk & sigwOrth, livery
men has been dissolved. Mr.. Berk has
purchased the interest Of Mr.. Sigworth,
and will hereafter conduct the business
alone.
An addition Of thirty-fOur feet was
made to the stack at the Bending Works,
Saturday, making the total height sew
enty-four feet. The inside diameter Is
thirty inches.
ST. Black brought in another stalk Oh
corn Saturday evening. This one meas
ures ten feet and three inches. MI
Black says he has some even taller than
this in his field.
Work was begun at the saw mill yes
terday morning. Besides the proprletors,
six men are at present employed, More
will probably be engaged soon, and
when in full operation the mill Will
furnish employment for about twenty
men.
Sunday at 10 a. M, at the Wellington
branch T. s., a paper will be read en-
tilted "a Short Outline of Theosophy
Tonic for conversation and questions
"One Life in All" An invitation Is ex'
tended to all who wish to know some
thing Of theosophical thought
The Wheeling and Lake Erie railway
will sell excursion tickets to the Huron
county Fair at Norwalk. Ohio, Sept
g.. 8, 8, and 10 good returning unit
September 18th, from all points between
Toledo and Massillon at the rate Of ont
fare for the round trip. See agents o.
W. & L. E.
The front windows Of Benefits furn
it,lre store were great attraction Sat
urday evening. On one side was a yer!
handsome oak chamber suite, and on tn
other beautiful burial casket trimme'
with fine black brOadclOth and white
satin. These same articles will form
mart Of Mr.. Benefits exhibit during tn
fair this week.
A young lady had the misfortune t
have her skirt caught in the chain OF ne
wheel while riding across the squar
yesterday morning. A friend was wit
her, and being unable to loosen the sklr
themselves, they "ladyfully" carried tn
naughty wheel across to Wight & Sons
iewelry store, and Mr.. Wight was calle
upon to assist them out Of their dilemma
It proved necessary to remove the rea
wheel before the young lady could be re
leased.
The other day an exchange in neigh
boring city gave notice that in case
buggy whip was not returned to a Gel
tain place before its next issue, it woul
publish the the name Of the party VIII
took it. The place designated was tn
hack yard Of a certain residence. Tn
next morning after the notice came ou
the night having been dark-seventee
whips were picked up in the said bac
YARD. Yet there are some people who d
not believe in advertisingl
Mr.. s. D. Bacon had quite lively tim
as his farm three miles from town, on
day day recently. He had been burnin
brush and weeds early in the day, an
supposed the fire was all extinguishe,
put some Goals remained and they cause
the fun. Afterwards a threshing mi
chine was set up near where the bruE
had been burnt, and, as it happened, Il
straw was piled over the same spC
While several men we're on top Of IL
straw pile at work, the Goals ignited Il
straw and 1t quickly went up in smok
The fellows on top had quite a narro
aacane from being burned.