' ;Tbe Obsertet.
THE WELLINGTON- ENTER?!,
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
WELLINGTON. OHIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1899.
NO. 33
UP-TuJ)ATE
IN FALL AND WINDER. SUITS.
v The materials are fancy Wosteda and English
Tweeds, in up and down stripes prescribed by fashion.
With either single or double breasted coats; vests single
breasted with notched collar; double breasted with plain or
silk faced lapels. The cut of these suits is jaunty, and
You must see them to realize
all the goodness that they em
body In tailoring and finish.
NEW NECKWEAR.
We have just received a new lot of ties, including
Imperials, Four-in-hand, Tecks, Band-bows and Club-house
Ties
THE NEW. HAT
We show this fall is a
that of last season, both in style and quality. See them.
DAUGHERTY, HELMAN & CO.
EXCLUSIVE CLOTHIERS.
During the Spring Season
we will sell all w-
.
o
4 kinds of
t
Furniture
at prices that are right
Don't buy until you call and
see what we have got and
get our prices.
A. Q. & Q. L. COUCH.
ia00tC0OOOOe0OQtO00tae0O00
Gasoline stoves
and Ovens,
Builders Hardware,
Linseed Oil,
National
White Lead,
Warren
MixeO. Paints,
Chain Pumps,
Mower Sections,
Etc., etc.
AT
RANSOM
& WILBUR'S.
Hi
anything yon Invent or improve ato lot
CAVEAT JRADE-MARK, COPYRIGHT or DESIGN
PROTECTION. Send model, sketch, or yboto.
for free examination and advice.
BOOK OH PATENTS fee before patent.
C.A.SNOW&CO.
1 Patent Lawyers, WASHINGTON, D.C.
eVesvaal's)
PROPER
FASHIONS
FaiiWinidj
1699-1900
MICHAELS
STERN liCQ
FASHIONS
decided improvement over
E. L. BENEDICT
Successor to C E. SutLirr.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Hard and Soft Coal
Coke and Wood
Draying and Moving of bouse hold
goods or pianos and teaming of all kinds
promptly attended to.
Price and quality guaranteed on all
coal orders.
Balled Hay and Straw sold and deliv
ered.
Office Phone 48. OHIoe West Main Street
Residence Phone 88.
B.L. BENEDICT
The
Home Savings Bank Co ,
WELLINGTON, OHIO,
Transact a general banking business,
buying and selling notes and bills of ex
change. Money loaned on satisfactory
collateral, mortgage, or personal secur
ity. Interest at 3 per cent, paid on all
savings deposits, Interest credited annu
ally. YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED.
Safety-deposit boxes Bltuated in our main
vault at 1.50 per year.
Wm. Vischer, Pres.
0. K. Spltier, Vlce-Pres.
J. 8. Mallory, Cashier.
CONNECTICUT
LETTER.
UPACON EDWARD WK8T TEI.LS 118
OF HIS SOJOURN.
Good Rathlng. Something Concerning
the HlHtory, Harbor Draw-ilrMge,
Hanks, Waterworks anil Churches of
New London, Conn. The New York
Yacht Clnb.
1 ditor Enterprise: I do not see
how I can delay writing much longer
and keep the promise good that I made
you the day we left for the Beashore.
We are now nicely located near the
mouth of the Kiver Thames and about
two and one-half milei south of the
city of New London, Conn. Bathing is
gjod and we can see all over this coun
try. Boats are coming in and going
out nearly all of trTe time, and if I do
my best I can not do juBtiee to either
knd or water.
The harbor of New London is consid
ered by good judges as the best of any
on the sound and one of the best in the
United States. It is three miles long
and five fathoms deep and is well pro
tected by quite high land on both sides
of the river. It is also guarded at its
mouth by Fort Trumbull with its
eighty guns.
The Pequot house which is near the
mouth of the river, has been running
as a watering place since 1853, being
one of the oldest in this line on the
shore.
Nearly opposite the Pequot house on
the east side of the river, Btands the
Fort Griswold house, facing the west
or we might say the setting sun.
Either of these hotels will accommo
date 400 people.
I miiBt now say something about the
city of New London, but can not say
very much for I have not had time to
look up as many things In regard to it
as I should have been glad to have
done. '
The town of New .London was incor
porated as a city in January, 1784, be
ing among the first in the state to re
ceive a city charter from the legisla
ture. Its growth has been very slow
It has now about 17,000 people onlyt
It-had in 1830, 4,356 inhabitants. . My
father with his family landed in CJeva
land about the middle of September,
1831. It then had only seven or eight
hundred people. I state this fact to
show the difference in ' the growth of
the two places.
New London has a very good depot
A great many trains pass between it
and the river daily.
The new bridge which is nearly one
half mile north of the union station at
New London crosses the Thames river
at its narrowest point. The bridge is
made of Bteel. The draw is 503 feet
long. It is said that it is the largest
double-tracked draw-bridge in the
world. Two clear passage-ways of 225
feet each are afforded for vessels. The
draw on either side by spans is 310 feet
and there two other spans at either
side of the river of 150 feet each, mak
ing the total length of the bridge 1,423
feet.
New London has a large and pure
supply of water, good for cooking,
drinking and for fire purposes and the
city is well provided with electric
lights. There are some four and five
banks and from what I have seen and
heard of them, I should think that
they were doing fairly good business.
A little south of the main part of the
center of the city is Fort Trumbull and
with some improvements since it was
first built, it has co't the government
about $230,000 and was completed in
1849.
The religious interest of New Lon
don, I should say, was well represent
ed. They claim that the church edifices
are among the finest in the state. The
different denominations are represent
ed as follows : The St. James Episco
pal church, the First and Second Con
gregational churches, the First and
Second Baptist and Huntington street
BaptiBt churches, the Catholic church,
the First Methodist church, the Peo
ple's church, the Universalist church,
a Hebrew society, and a colored Bap
tist society.
On Monday. August 8, the New York
Yacht club of about 160 boats came in
to this port and remained over night
and left Tuesday forenoon. We had a
good place to Bee and enjoyed the sight
very miioh. . The New London papers
speak of it in this way: "The squad
ron of yachts is one of the moBt impos
ing that has ever been seen in Ameri
can waters, for the fleet contained
many new and handsome yachts that
have been built during the past season
to repluce the craft that have been sold
to Uncle 8am.
There are a great many other things
that have been said by the papers here
but I have not time to write any mora
now, ! Very truly yours,
Edward West,
; LAKESIDE.
The Assembly Clone Kelt Friday. A
Mmt HueeeHMful Season. Camp-mcetlng
llt-glns August 10.
The Lakeside assembly closes next
Friday. As usual it has been a great
success.' The program .was of a high
order, the lecturers being among the
best our country affords. The choral
clans under the direction of Piof. Jelly
and wife, and the Oalion band and or
chestra under the direction of Prof.
Bryan, of Gallon, were the best ever
heard at Lakeside. The Park and Vol-
brath sisters could not be excelled.
Among the musical attractions was
Muss Minnie Schnahel, who kpent eight
years in Germany and Switzerland,
studying music and giving concerts.
She has sung all over both countries to
large audiences. She lately refused
the offer of a New York opera corn-
pal v of $7,000 a year, preferring to
confine herself to the singing of the
gojpel.
Over sixty Wellington people have
been in attendance and all whom we
hate sen are enthusiastic in express
ing their admiration of the place and
prijram.
Immediately following the close of
assembly, the twenty-seventh annual
set?l'n of the Lakeside camp-meeting
wH,'e held,'
ttSlfeV. Geo. Stewart, who has for
the past few years assisted the Rev
Sam Jones in his evangelistic work,
will be present to open the meeting on
the 19th.
Mr. E. 0. Excell, the famous com
poser and singer, will have charge of
the music throughout the session.
The Hev. Sam Jones will be present
and have entire charge throughout the
last five days of the meeting. A large
number of presiding elders and paBtors
will also be present to help make the
camp-meeting a Buccess.
August Wedding.
A very pretty home wedding occur-
ed 'n Litchfield, August ninth, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Canfield
when their daughter, Pearl was united
in marriage to Earl B. Rice.
The lights cast a soft mellow glow
over the darkened rooms which were
decorated in green and white. At the
appointed time, nine thirty a. m. as
i?Jiridal party approached, a.hushed
silence seemed to pervade the parlors
broken only by the sweet strains of the
wedding march played by Miss Alice
Smith.
The procession was led by the bride's
sister, Miss Grace, who acted as brides
maid, and was tastly attired in white
organdie trimmed with lace, and was
accompanied by Mr. Uly P. Prince,
who acted as best man.
Following the maid of honor, Miss
Lou Young, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.,
who was attired in cream cashmere,
with trimmings of mouste-de-soie and
pearls.
Following the train of bridal escort
came the bride and groom. She was
charmingly attired in cream brocaded
henrietta, with trimmings of lace ap
plique and satin, demi train, in her
hand she carried a beautiful boquet of
brides roses.
The groom wore the conventional
black suit.
Then came the Rev. R.'Chapin who
performed the simple but impressive
ceremony, at the close of which he pro
nounced them man and wife, and the
music of the American two-step spirit
ed away the solemnity of the occasion.
After congratulations the company
was escorted by the usher, Mr. Will
Chapin to the lawn where a sumptuous
wedding breakfast was s ;rved by six
young ladies.
The happy pair left at 12:30 for an
extended trip to Niagara Falls and New
York state. Upon their return they
will reside with the groom's parents,
Mi. and Mrs. S. N. Rice.
.They were the recipients of many
useful and beautiful presents.
The guests from out of town were ;
Mr. and Mrs. T. Robinson, Chatham;
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Allan, Medina;
Mrs. Brust, Belden ; Miss Lou Young,
Mt. Clemens, Mich. ; Miss Mary1 Hayes,
Penfield.
NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS.
The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attract
ive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run-down, sine will
be nervous -and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her im
pure blood will cause piihples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched com
plexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate stom
ach, liver and kidneys and to purify (he
blood. It gives strong nerves, bright
eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich com
plexion. It will make a good-looking,
charming woman of a run-down inva
lid. Only SO cents, t Near & Wells'
drug store,
rfVi
v AbSCLUTELY tHJRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
OVM. ft KINO MWOfH
REVOLUTION IN FINANCE
What a Leading Authority Says
of American Prosperity.
AMEEIOA'S CERTAIN SUPEEWACT.
The Oreat Progress of the Lass Three
Tears Leaves No Doubt of It Foreas
That Here Conlribu ed to Thle Oreat
Remit Number of Business Failure
I Steadily Diminishing.
The eyes of the world were turned
In scorn upon the American people
from 1893 to 1896.
A great nation, with wonderful re
sources and an intelligent, active and
Industrious people, seemed to be in a
state of business collapse, and the foe
of' Republican institutions in Europe
pointed to the paralysis of business
conditions as proof that our system
of government was a failure.
The eyes of the world are again
on the United States, but the look of
scorn has given place to one of un
bounded amazement.
Lest year the United States sold to
the other nations of the world the-tre-mondous
sun of $530,000,000 more than
it purchased !
That wat the net profits of the Unit
ed States for one year, as shown by
the official figures of our foreign com
merce. In 1898 the trade balance in
our favor was e.ven larger.
Over $1,000,000,000 to the credit Bide
of the ledger In two years, to say noth
ing of the tremendous sum spent by
the people in the Increased comforts
and luxuries of life.
The world begins to realize at last
that the commercial and Industrial
supremacy of the United States has
coma London bankers reluctantly ad
mit that New York is today a greater
money center than the English me
tdropolis. The American people have been so
busy during these years that they
hardly appreciate the magnitude of
what they have been doing.
- - Borne Democratic calamity howlers
who have- not yet learned a new cry
since 1896 still Insist that prosperity
has not come.
Let them explain what the tremen
dous balances of trade In our favor
mean, if it Is not prosperity.
Why is It that the business failures
for July, 1899, as shown by R. O. Dun
& Company's authoritative report,
were fewer in number and smaller In
the amount Involved than for any
month of which there Is any record,
excepting only May of the present
year?
Why is it, If the prosperity McKIn-
ley and the Republicans promised, has
not come, that the Bank of England
today virtually acknowledges that it
will have to look to New York for gold
when It needs to Increase Its reserve?
Why Is It that practically all the
gold produced In Australia, England's
great antipodean colony, this year,
will come direct to the United States
to settle England' and Australia's bal
ances of trade?
As R. Q. Dun & Company, one of the
leading commercial authorities of the
world, says In a very interesting re
sume: "This describes a revolution in
finances not unlike that In industries."
The people of Ohio will say In No
vember whether they endorse the pros
perity the election of McKinley has
brought and want it continued, or pre
fer to take the chances of turning their
backs upon the party which has
brought this about by voting the De
mocracy into power. The campaign
this fall will be the preliminary battle
in next year's presidential canvass,
and the people of Ohio will Indorse
their favorite son, the president, and
his work, in an unmistakable manner.
Watch the Label on Your Paper.
If it reads "UanOS" it indicates that
your subscription expired Jan. 1, 18
and that you are in arrears. Look at the
label on this week's paper and if your
subscription has expired will you ob
lige us by giving it your prompt at
tention.
We think it is decidedly bad taBte
for a man to run down his own town
Usually the one who does it is not lift
ing a finger towards its improvement
Instead of criticising we might better
ask ourselves what we are doing to
help the place.
Of course all good citizens deplore
everything that tends to degrade or
lower tho respectability of a town. But
there is a distinction between discoun
tenancing evils and grumbling over
defects that the complainer himself
might help to remedy if he would try
Quickly cure constipation and
build and invigorate the entire system
never gripe or nauseate DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. J. W. Houghton.
Baking
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CO., WW VQHK.
COUNTY SEAT
HEWS,
OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS AT TBI
SEAT OF JUSTICE.
Exchange of Real Estate Llat of Marriage
Licensee Dlrorcei Wanted and Granted
Doings In the Different Courts During
the Past -Week,
Real Estate Transfers.
Willis W, Pitts to E. W. Pittsfleld,
parts of lots 112, 113, Pittsfleld town
ship, $3,220.
Olivia Goodsell and others to Mar
cus D. Galpin and George Hyland, lot
48, Grafton, $320.
Sarah A. Norton to Carson Johnson
aid Bertha Johnson, part tract No. 10,
Huntington township, $1,150.
Marriage Lloenses.
Wm. Bonnett, 28, Oberlin. and Anna
Hulf, 29, Brownhelm.
John S. Book, 25, and Mayme Miller.
23, Lorain.
Wm. Bailey, Jr., 21, Cleveland, and
Edith N. Shaw, 20, Lorain.
Ernest C. Lysds. 28. Elvria. and
Inez E. Walkden, 20, North Eaton.
Carlos Whitney, Pittsfleld. and Ida
Worcester, Oberlin.
Probate Conrt.
The will of Samuel S. Boice. late of
Huntington has been admitted to nro-
bate.
Richard Bell, as guardian of John
Nagel, Sr., has filed a petition for an
order to sell land to provide for the
support of his ward.
REV. J. L. PHILLIPS.
After More Than Forty Years' Aetire
Service In the Ministry Be Passes Into
Rest.
Many people in Wellington and vi
cinity will be pained to hear of the
death of Rev. J. L. Phillips. After
more than forty years of active service
in the ministry, he entered into rest on
Sunday, July 30.
His first pastorate was at LaGrange.
More recently he preached for several
years at Penfield, and also supplied for
a short time for the Baptist Church
here in Wellington. He was an inde
fatigable worker and had the joy of
seeing many added unto the Lord.
He was a man of great soul power
and carried with him an atmosphere of
hope and good cheer. His genial and
generous disposition won for him hosts
of friends in many parts of the state.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home of his son, in Cleveland,
by Rev. W. L. Pickard, D. D.,
assisted by the venerable D. A. P.
Buell and others of the city ministers.
Brother ministers acted as pallbearers,
and his remains were laid to rest in
the beautiful Lake View cemetery.
Death of Mr. Curtis Bailey.
Last week we published an account
of the death of Mrs. Curtis Bailey at
North Amherst. Since that time her
husband has passed away. The funeral
was a very sad one as mother and
father were lowered aide by side into
the double grave. Mr. Curtice was an
uncle of Mrs. H. W. Hall and Mrs. J.
H. Bowlby, also a brother-in-law of W.
E. Whitney of this place. Mr. and
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Hall attended
the funeral.
We quote from the North Amherst
Argus the following:
"Mr. Curtis Bailey was relieved of
his suffering this morning (Aug. 10)
when his spirit took its flight to the
world beyond.
For over twenty months he has been
confined to his bed, a great sufferer
and death came only as a relief. He
was 69 years of age, a highly respected
and influential citizen of the town.
The funeral will be held at the Con
gregational church at 10:30 o'clock
Sunday morning. Services at the
house will be strictly private. Rev.
Harding will officiate."
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspep
sia because its ingredients are such
that it can't help doing so. "The pub
lic can rely upon it as a master remedy
for all disorders arising from an imper
fect digestion. "-James M. Thomas,
M. D., in American Journal of Health)
N. Y. J, W. Houghton.