The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-15
!" Me and Jack" next wednesday


night.
me and jack" at the Opera house,
next Wednesday night.
Some OF T. G. Yale's friends helped
him celebrate his seth birthday Friday.
The Belief Sewing Society will meet
with Mrs. Fred Wilder, Thursday after
noon, Nov. %. Supper will be served
from 5 to 7 o'clock,
The next meeting Of the Lorain
County Farmers institute will be held
at Pittsfeld, Monday and Tuesday, Nov.
2 and %. Good lecturers have been
assigned.
A small fire at the warehouse on Rail
road street. occupied by the Sherman
Ideal Plaster Co., was extinguished
Monday without calling out the fire
department.
Wellington lodge, No. 1877, F. and
AM, conferred the MN. degree upon
two candidates last night. A delightful
banquet and speeches by the orators of
the order followed.
The Ladies' Afternoon club met
Tuesday, with Mrs. l. L. Chapman.
Mrs. s. X. Laundon had a paper on
"The Rise of Russia Under Peter the
Great" and Mrs. r. Hathaway, one on
" Osteopathy."
A small-sized heating plant, to cost
about 81 900, is being built In the rear
Of the Home Savings bank. 1t will
heat the bank, ]. M. 0tterbacher's and
W. Vischer's buildings with steam
when completed.
Last Friday evening the local lodge
Of IO.0.F. entertained few visiting
brothers from Wellington. In the
course of the evening the first degree
was worked, and afterwards they had
a visit and general good time. The
I.O.O.F. in this village seem to be pop
ular, and it is growing rapidly, the
members being interested and regular
in attendance. .-0berln News.
A comedy drama, entitled "Me and
jack" will be given at the Opera house,
Wednesday night, Nov. %, for the ben
eft Of the Wellington band. The play
will be given under the management of
D. ]. McClintock, assisted by his wife,
Bert Voorhees,, the ball player; Harry
Ellis, Mr.. Myers and Miss Davis of
Lodi, and Mrs. Nudge and fine quar-
tet from Wooster, and the Lodi Man.
dolin club School children, 15 cents.
General admission, % cents. Reserve
seats, 35 cents.
The supper served in GAR. hall, last
Thursday night, by st. Patrick's church,
was great success, not only as a sup
per, but financially also. 1t was the
best attended annual supper that the
church has given. The receipts were
$7l.2O The pastor and committee wish
to thank the public, their Protestant
friends especially, for their patronage.
Friday was a great day for hunters.
for the law protecting quail was sus-
pended for thirty-fve days the night be-
fore. The largest bags reported, though
not sworn to, we're 80 birds, killed by
R. D. Foote and Will Linder, and 81
birds by John Wadsworth and Will
Robinson. Wadsworth and Robinson
went to Lodi Monday for a two days
hunt.
DR.. Myra X. Merrick, said to be the
first graduated woman physician in
Ohio, and one who for many years wal
recognized by the profession as one o.
marked ability, died at her home OF
Case avenue, Cleveland, Nov. 10th, anC
was buried at North Eaton, this coun
ty, Monday. Her annual income wa
in her best days up in the thousands
She lived to see great changes in tn,
removal Of prejudices regarding tn,
avocations of women.
Mr.. Geo. W. Houghton lately had
narrow escape in attempting to eros
the Lake Shore tracks near his home il
0berlin. His niece, Mrs. Grannis, @
Pioneer, Ohio, was in the carriage wit
him, and they had waited some tim
for clear space, as a locomotive wa
switching cars in the yards. The
might have crossed safely, but tn
horse stopped on the track from frigh
and the buggy was pushed by bach
ing car on to the ties, overturned, an
the occupants were thrown under tn
wreck, Mrs. Grannis having fou
ribs broken, and Mr.. Houghton wa
bruised into condition to be unable I
give any account Of himself for an hou
The brakeman who stopped the CT
, within foot Of crushing out both live
was so shocked by the occurrence as
be unable to protect himself imm,
, diately afterward, and had some teet
knocked out.
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