The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Maud Muller on summer . Gay,
Raked the gwathS Of new cut hay.
OF course no girl, however NICE
On summers day would be cutting Ice.
Sun Bros show arrived in town Mon
day morning with 15 wagons and 40
head of horses.
CD. Foote reports that in four days
of last week GA travelling men were
registered at his hotel.
After October 1st, the public library
will be open from l:30 to 400 p. m,
and from 6 100 to 500 p. m.
An Epworth League social will be
held this evening in the Sunday school
room of the M. E. church. A musical
program has been arranged.
Daugherty, Helman, & Co., have pro-
cured two handsome upright show
cases to stand in front Of the store for
the better display Of their goods.
The wool buyers of Plymouth have
bought and now own more wool than
any other town or city in the state
The wool owned by them will amount
to fully 100000 pounds Reflector.
Grafton township voted "wet" by a
large majority, last week, and now a
half dozen saloons will be started in
the township outside Grafton village,
which heretofore has been "dry."
DR.. J. w. Houghton has had the
hall above his store finished off into
living rooms and Elmer Houghton will
occupy them with his family. The
telephone exchange win also be moved
upstairs.
Mr.. Fremont Ambrose, who was en-
gagged in making extensive repairs at
the grist mill before the fire occurred,
had over $4,000 worth Of tools In the
building. and had the misfortune to
lose all of them.
We learn that J. H. Bowden, who
was reported as having rented part Of
the Horton block with theintention Of
opening a confectionery store and
restaurant, has since changed his mind
and will locate in New London.
The beer wagon used to visit Well
ington, but itdoesn't any more. WhyP
Because public sentiment there refus-
ed to permit it. There is no higher
law, no greater absolute monarch than
public sentiment.-Oberlin Owl.
Rev. E. T. Haggerman, former pas
tor of the Methodist church of this
place, and who year ago received the
appointment as presiding elder of the
Sandusky district, has been appointed
pastor Of the Methodist church at Nor
walk, O., succeeding Rev. Charles Gill
more, who will go to Tifln. o.
Fifteen acres of Meadow land and
eighteen tons Of hay, in stacks, lying
along the Big Four tracks about one
and half miles east Of town, aud
belonging to Hiram Howk, were set on
fire by passing locomotive, Friday
last, and the hay was entirely des-
troyed. The railroad company is, Of
course, responsible to Mr.. Howk for
the damage
The fire company have had good
opportunity for practice on the re-
mains of the mill. The piles of grain
in the cellar smouldered and occas-
sionally blazed for several days, and
water was frequently turned on to cool
the fire and prevent any danger from
sparks being carried by the winds to
adjacent buildings.
someb Jay wants to know why the
stars and stripes do not float above the
first year. school house on North
Mair street. We suspose there is a
law requiring the flag to be hoisted
above every school building, but are
not certain, We suggest that some
one who does know take sufficient in
terest in the matter to ascertain II the
law Is being violated,