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Worthington Enterprise:  January 30, 1890, Vol. II, No. 9

J. Edward Price, Proprietor

INDEPENDENCE

Mrs. Geo. Downing and son Edgar took a trip to Mansfield on the cars, last Friday.

Geo. Herring gets the general delivery clerkship at the Mansfield post office under Postmaster Ozier.

Mrs. Wilson Sharpe, of Bellville, visited her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Breck Heck, at Newville last week.

The following parties broke bread and eat delicious turkey the guests of Mr. & Mrs. Phil Traxler, last Thursday:  Mr. & Mrs. John Wise, Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Traxler, Mr. & Mrs. U. Moore and Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Bell.

Geo. W. Lafferty, the Bellville youth who was recently sent from this county to the penitentiary for grand larceny and burglary and afterwards transferred to the Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster, proved incorrigible at the latter institution and ha been ordered by the Governor to be returned to the penitentiary. -- Shield.

Mrs. Sadie Scott, the Main Street milliner, Saturday morning hung her dress over the stove while she went down stairs to put out the show case.  When she returned she found that the dress had fallen upon the stove and burned up.  The most deplorable part of the accident was that in the dress pocket there was the sum of $754, all of which was entirely consumed. -- Mansfield Herald.

Mrs. Sarah Wilson, wife of the late E.B. Wilson, and daughter of Noble Calhoon, died Wednesday evening after a short illness, and was interred in the Bunker Hill Cemetery on Friday, aged 43 years, having died on her birthday.  Rev. Vincent of Mansfield, conducted the obsequies.  Mrs. Wilson was born, married and died in the same house.  Her funeral was very largely attended.

David Stough, Joseph Beer and a Mr. Hall, while walking on the Panhandle's track Saturday evening, one mile east of the T.& O.C. crossing, near Newark, were struck by a Panhandle passenger train and Mr. Beer killed instantly and the other two died soon after.  Stough and Beer, who have been working at Thurston, O., for the T.& O.C. railroad for a number of years, were on their way to Newark, O.  Mr. Stough to visit a married daughter living at Newark, where his wife was visiting and waiting to meet him, and Mr. Beer to visit a brother.  They went to the crossing on the T.& O.C. evening passenger train, expecting to take the B.&O. train for Newark, but finding the train had gone, undertook to walk to Newark.  Mr. Hall, who lived south of Newark, joined the pair and the three set out for the walk.  They had scarcely gone a mile when they met a Panhandle freight train and stepped from one track to the other to allow the train to go by but did no notice that there was a train coming in the opposite direction, which caught all three.  Mr. Beer was instantly killed, while Mr. Stough, who was at once removed to the home of his daughter, lived until a few minutes after 9 o'clock and Mr. Hall until about 10 o'clock.  Mr. S. was about 65 years old and leaves a wife, two daughters and a son.  Mr. Beer was about 21 years old and unmarried.  They were both well known and prominent residents of Lexington, O.

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cramer, of Mt. Vernon, are visiting relatives in this vicinity.

Miss Mary Farst returned home from Mansfield, Saturday, after several weeks visit with relatives.

Mrs. Mathias Harter and Mrs. Samuel Grubb are on the sick list.

Attorney Jno. A. Connolly, of Mansfield, is seriously ill owing to a relapse of the la grippe.

J.W. Miller left for Hicksville, Defiance County, on Tuesday, where he is going to work at the carpenter trade.

A tramp named Wm. Thompson had both legs cut off by the cars at Mansfield.  Saturday evening, and is now at the Infirmary.

James Allen, one of our much respected old pioneers who is well up in 80 and who has seen many changes brought about from early life to the present day, has been at death's door for the past week, from the effects of general debility, superinduced by old age.  Last Sunday afternoon it was thought that he was dying, and the neighbors were called in.  But he finally rallied again;  and, we were pleased to learn Tuesday evening, was some better.  The old gentleman is almost too far advanced in years to remain with us much longer;  but we shall all hope that he may get up again.

Dr. J.C. Anderson, of Mansfield, has so far recovered from his recent illness that he is now in his office seeing patients.

Milt Wise and Jackson Nickles have each had a wrestle with la grippe and were both glad when they could let go and run.

BELLVILLE

Clif. Severns has been sick.

El. Nichols, of Independence, in town recently.

Mike Garber has been numbered with the sick.

Dr. Austin had a paralytic stroke recently from which he has only partially recovered.