The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-20

it for his patrons on May 2, The house
IL now being repaired, re-painted, and
put in first-class shape.
The Big -Four will run an excur,iOn to
Columbus, Sunday, April "a. $1.OO for
the round trip. Train leaves Yelling
ton $3.50 a. NJ. Returning leaves COlum-
bus, at 700
N. P. Robinson is builing a new house
on Kelley street, on the ground where
the office of the Wellington Box Co.
stood. 1t is to be completed by June |,
and will be occupied by Clarence Fisher.
There will be an sinformal reception
rendered the members of the choir and
orchestra and young people of the Con
eregatiOnal c. urch and congregation by
the Ladies' Benevolent society Saturday
evening. All are invited.
The new book by Rev. W. E. Barton,
"A Hero in EOmespun," has been placed
in the puOlic library and those who
have not ALREADY read it, will find
most interesting and instructive de-
scriptiun of the late war upon its pages.
The Wellington Machine Co. are doing
an immense trade in their brick ma
chimes, having sold more machines this
spring than in the past five years. Many
of their machines go to France, Germany
Holland, Mexico, Central and South
America.
May % is the date fixed upon by the
high schools of LOrain county for field
day, the exhibition to take place on the
fair grounds in Elyria. The program
embraces eighteen events, consisting OF
sprinting, jumping, hurdle and bicycle
contests.
On Saturday evening, while the street
was crowded with people, Claude Platt
gave an exhibition of reckless fast driv-
ing Oh West Main street. He was prOmp-
ly arrested by the marshal, and taken be-
fore themayor, who gave him fine of s.
and costs.
1t is estimated that between 10000 and
1900 people visited LOrain last We'd
nesday. to witness the launching of the
new boat Superior City. The steamer
weighs about $500 tons, or 5,6O0.OOO
pounds. The monster is held together
by over 100 tons of rivets.
The Kings Daughters convention was
held in Cleveland, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of last week. Those in attend
ance from this place were; Misses Susie
Wilcox, Ria Palmer, Mabel Benedict,
Bessie Hall, Mary Chapman, Russelle
Hathaway and Mildred French.
There is some complaint that bicycle
riders are violating the ordinance regu-
lating riding on the sidewalks. No one
will probably object to their riding there
when the streets are Shiny and dangerous
from mud, but there is objection to their
using the walk as regular thing.
We hear it rumOred that Fred Santley,
an inmate of the Mansfield refOrmatOry,
has applied for parole and permission
to return to this place and try turning
over a new leaf This is allowable when
all sentences imposed have been served.
This is Fred's position, aud it is to be
hoped that he is genuinely sincere in his
desire to try again.
The many friends of Harry Morgan
will be pleased to learn that he has pass
ed a successful marine machinest ex-
animation, which was held at Erie, Pa,
recently. He has enlisted in the United
States Navy, and given first position on
the U. S. S Michigan, with prospect
of being transferred to the front should
hOstilities begin.
The rooms occupied by VIM. RichOn,
photographer, in the DimmOck block
have been vacated by him, and he has
moved with his wife to Indiana. There
now remains but one photograph gallery
in town. But this state of affairs will un-
dOubtedly not remain long, as it seems
business cannot be carried on success
full, if there is no two or more in the
field-the more the merrier.
The following are the committees asse.
lected by the mayor: Finance, W. D.
Hall, G. Sage, E. W. Adams: Streets; NJ.
W. Lang, G. Sage, E. W. Adams: Side
walk; D. NJ. Hall, r. T. Spicer, W. D.
Hall: Police aud Lighting; Z. W. Adams,
r. T. Sricer, W. D. HALL Fire and water;
R. T. Spicer, M. W. Lang, D. M. Hall:
Ordinances; G. Sage, NJ. W. Lang, D. NJ.
Hall: Public Buildings and Grounds;
D. NJ. Hal, c. Sage, E. W. Adams.
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