The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-22
NEWS FROM POINTS ARoUND.

| FRANKLIN, GA new bank has beer
| organized-the. "Second Nationa1.o
The Spring election takes place April
| 5. Candidates are looming up.
The infant child of G. j. Ireland died
of scarlet fever ON the 10th. John Reece
also lost child from the same disease
A great deal Of sickness prevails among
children.
Another spelling match at M. E. church
on the Goth.
| Beautiful snow once more for variation
| Our military company-where is it2
| Rev. Nc Whitney is putting up one b
the finest dwellings in the town.
AvoNDALE.-There is to be a singing
match in the village this week.
Rev. E. Ii. Camp, who went to Ironton
10 attend the funeral of his brother. will
notreturn until next week.
Mr.. Medad W. Stone, a former resident
of the village, but now of New York, is
ON brief visit to his friends.
The Avondale Street Railroad is still
the subject OF discussion in the village.
and the people know no such word as
fail.
The news comes tous of the poisoning
of Mr.. Charles Dury, who is now in
Florida on a scientific excursion, Mr..
Dury, in company with Mr.. Len. A. Bar
ris and Clay Culbertson, were out hunt
ing, and one Of the party shot large rat.
tlesnake. The reptiles head. was cut
from the body by Mr.. Dury tor the pup
pose OF saving it, and while in the act OF
explaining to his comrades the location
OF the fangs and the sacks containing the
poison, and in an effort to insert into the
snakes mouth wad of cotton, one of the
fangs caught his right thumb and lacer-
ated it its full length. The wound soon
began to swell, and death seemed immi-
nent. His comrades, however, had pres
ence of mind enough to dose him well
with whisky, which, in all probability,
he being strictly temperate man, was
the means Of saving his life. Mr., Dury
has not entirely recovered, and is still
confined to bed in his hotel. He has
been laid up two or three weeks.
HAMILToN.-The United PRESBYTERIAN
Church social meets Thursday evening
at the church.
THE STAR reaches our city and is de-
livered two hours in advance Of the other
evening paper.
The despotic action of the School Board
in their expulsion of the German teach
er, Mr. Netherick, is the chief topic of
conversation throughout the city. Our
German citizens should bear in mind
that the Board took similar actionswhen
they refused to retain competent lady
teacher last fall because OF her sympathy
with the temperance movement. The
same young lady is now teaching in an
county, when she should, were
justice done, have a position in our home
school.
" 'Tis strange there should such difference be
'TWixt tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee.n
Saturday night the Board of Education
held special meeting to consider the
question OF a settlement with the Treas
urer, DIR. w. W. Caldwell. 1t seems
the Auditors and the Secretary's books
did not balance. The books of the latter
make him indebted to the Board in the
OF $4,000 more than those
OF the Auditors.
/. The old question was sprung as to the
Feasibility OF relieving him from all re-
sponsibility in the Lindley check matter,
and upon which 1T can be shown he
never received dollar. Upon the meet
ing being organized Mr.. Sam. Davidson
who was present, produced statement
made from the Auditors books by the
Auditor and 5. A. Campbell. ex-Auditor,
winch showed the amount received by
Caldwell, including the $4,000 check, to
be $32, ,551.44; credited by vouchers
S2O, ,422.2l; credited by $4,000 check;
balance on hand, $2,129.2O. There was
discussion upon the matter.
pro and con. but nothing definitely done,
and at halt past ten O'Clock the Board
George Bisdorf says he won't object
TO having the basin cut off. That's right
liberal minded i'll George, and should be
by our citizens.
PARIS, KY.-Among the prominent ar
rivals at the Bourbon House on Friday
we're Col. E. H. NORM, the Secretary Of
,he Clay Insurance Company, of New
,ort;. A. j.. Harrington, Deputy U. S. i
Marshal, Of Covington; T, D. Mareum,
# Louisa, KY, candidate for Register Of