The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-13
xEws FROM POINTS ARoUxD.

NEWS FROM POINTS AROUYD.
MARION, O.--The wife of Joseph Robin
son, OF this place, died very suddenly
last night. She was apparently well at
o O'Clock in the evening and was gone by
midnight. 1t is supposed she died from
heart disease.
VALLEY JUNCTIoN.-The Berea Dis
trict School Exhibition took place here
last evening, under the direction of the
teacher, Prof. Brown, and was very en-
joyable affair throughout the entire pro-
gramme. The singing, recitations, &c.,
| by the Misses Hughes, Butler, Chidlaw,
Higgins, Karr, Miller, and others, were
excellent. The recitati0ns Of Mr.. Rice
and the younger members, the boys OF
| the school, were we'll rendered. The tab
leaux were tastetully arranged, and were
greeted with applause by the large audi
ence of parents, friends and neighbors
present. Among the gentlemen present
we noticed the Revs. Hawley and Child
law, Father Butler, Drs. Hughes and
Hunt, each of whom entered into the
spirit of the occasion, and seemed to ell {
Joy the good time equally with the chill
dren.
FRANKLIN, O.-Spelling match at M. e.
Church a success, interesting and ANUS
ing. One OF our dryg0ods men couldn't
take his ''victuals," and hardware, ''mur-
murs" no more, etc. Miss Barnltz, Of
Middletown, gained the prize after
warm contest. Won't MiddletOwn crow?
Dick Ten Eick Is reported on the war
path for Marshal. The present incum-
bent, we also understand, will strike for
| q longer lease of power. For Mayor we
have heard very favorabiy mentioned
our young and popular attorney, A. ID.
Miller, Esq; other candidates will OF
course loom up.
Mrs. Joseph Smith died Friday morn
| ing of smallpox. This, we believe, ls
| the last case in town.
Scarlet fever, the scourge of childhood,
has invaded our village. One child, in
FAINT daughter Of j. Ii. Jamison, OF Ma
| rion, o., O typo, died last Monday. The
children OF VIM. Reeder and John Reece
are down with the disease.
! Some of our merchants are East, lay
| ing in their stock Of goods.
| HAMILToN.-Mr. Joseph Cornell, of
| Sharonville, celebrated the tiltieth an
niyersary of his marriage on the 10th
| inst.
Several cases of varioloid are reported
in the First Ward, one Of which is at the
| Children's Home.
| A gang of men and boys nightly station
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much to the annoyance Of those passing
| by. Last evening we noticed several
ladies forced TO take the street in. order
to get around the corner. Where's the
Marshal?
| Rev. Il. Hanford will preach in the NJ.
| +. C. Mission Sabbath-school room, First
| Ward, tomorrow afternoon, at O'Clock.
| All are invited.
| Patrick Hoar, son Of James Hoar,
I l. lx,su nolr with
| sumption at the residence of his father.
| The County Commissioners yesterday
| spent the day in making their quarterly
visit to the County Inirmary. They re-
port everything lovely.
/ Suit has not been commenced against
the city by the American Fire Alarm
Telegraph Company, as was repOrte0 at
the last meeting OF Council.
LEXINGTON, NY The EvapEefists
have returned to Louisville, after labor
ing four days for the benefit OF the people
! Of this city.
Tomorrow evening DR.. McGarvey will
deliver at the Broadway Chrlstian
Church his lecture on the unity OF the
human race. Several members Of the
Psyche Philosophic Society intend TO be
present,
A dispensatory has been neatly fitted
up at st. Joseph's Hospital. One Of the
lady attendants Is quite proficient in the
art Of pharmacy.
The right OF way tor the Southern Rail-
road through the city of Lexington has
not yet been settled. An important mat
ter or this kind should not be delayed
unnecessarily.
A correspondent of Cincinnati paper,
writing from here, says "the Catholics
are running the city," This is partly
true, as the st. JoseDh's Hospital, lately
established in this city for the relief OF
suffering humanity of all sects and sexes,
is conducted by q society OF pious ladies
belonging to that denomination.
A mission church, under the manage
ment of the Eplscopalians, has been es-
tablished on Bolivar street. Rev. Mr..
Shipman will preach there at 3 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
1 The Lexington Dispatch favors the
election of Judge 5. S. Go0dloe as Rep
resentative from this city.
The regular fortnightly hop at the First
L1natic Asylum took place last evening.
1t should be borne in mind that these
hops or parties are given solely for the
benefit of the patients. A Jew citizens
are sometimes invited to add to the pleas
ures of the evening and that it is unbe-
coming, impolite and obnoxious to deco
rum to ask for tickets Of admission TO
these hops, as much SO as to seek admit
tance to an entertainment in a private
residence.
! The body Of colored child, apparent
ly only Jew days old, was found in an
open lot, in the vicinity of Seventh and
Mulberry streets, on Friday morning.
Coroner Byrne summoned jury Of SIX
colored men, and the first colored jury
ever impaneled in Fayette county, to
INQUIRE into its death.
j The following cases were disposed OF
in Judge MulIigan's Court, yesterday
Mike Donahoe, breach Of the peace, was
fined $40 and costs; Thos. Martin. drunk
and annoying his neighbors, was fined
So and costs; Frank McClair, for lying
drunk, SO and costs; Ira Taylor, indecent
acting, fined 81 and costs.
: Col. A. l.. McAfce, Ex-State Senator
from the Jessamine District, has recov-
cred fully from his illness and was in
} the city yesterday. At one time the
Colonel was reported dead, and in few
days after six obituary editorials, highly
!. euiocistic, were brought to him, whicn
probably had the effect of promoting MS
; recovery.
A wreatling match came OF in San