The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-28
FROM POINTS AROUND.

County Fair will commence In this city
on August 31st and continue four days.
Franklin always shows herself of to
good advantage, and we learn this year
she proposes TO "cap tne climax" OF
H0osier iairs.
Much fast stock has been entered, and
the ssbohoys" will be there to bet high on
the "bob tail" and "de gray" And for
the fine display Of beautiful girls-Oh!
we've been there, and ever are thinking
OF thee.
GEORGETOWN, KY.-On Friday at.
ternoon. Mr.. Lyon Smith, who is very
deaf, while standing on the race track,
was run into by driven horse and
knocked violently to the ground. The
point of one shalt OF the sulky struck a
memorandum book, which he carried in
his side pocket, and glanced OFT; but for
the book he probably would have been
Killed. He carries some ugly bruises on
his face.
GREENFIELD, O.--The grounds hero
are undergoing extensive Improvements
in preparation for the coming fair to be
held here in the month OF October. There
is citizens purse 500 for the fastest
trotting horse, two best In three. The
Newport Barracks Band 10 to furnish the
music.
The honorable Town Council seems to
have forgotten that there is such a thing
rs a street sprinkler.
The happy man this time Is Mr.. N. X.
Mead. II is boy, ana weighs nine
peunds. Father and son are doing as
well as could be expected.
The Town Hall is progressing very
slowly. The brick-work is not yet COM
menced.
SOUTH BEND, O.-The Public School
at this place will open. one week from
next Monday, September 8. The Di-
rectors have secured the services Of Mr..
Chas. A. g. Willie as teacher, who will
teach both the English and German Ian
guage. Mr.. Willie having taught in Gin
cinnati for fourteen years, will no doubt
give entire satisfaction to the people in
this district, who have long prayed for
an English and German school.
Mr.. John Kershaw has leased the
Duhme saw-mill, put it in good order,
and will run iull time after next Mon
day.
The grapes in this locality are very
poor and few of them, and what there is
pit them are beng stolen before they are
half ripe by the tramps, who are in abun-
dance here and terror to the people.
LEXINGTON, ,KY.-At an early hour
yesterday morning thieves entered the
residence of Mr.. 8. y. Thompson, on
East Main street, and carried off a
quantity of clothing and other valua-
bles.
There is no standard OF time In this
city. The citizens regulate their watches
and clocks by the old clock on the Court
house, which has been running since
I8C6. Mont of the churches are adorned
with clocks, and only six of them have
bells.
Yesterday Mayor Frazer, while riding
,up'Main street, fell from mis- buggy into
the mud. The softness OF the dirt saved
: his Honor from any injury. The day
previous he attended the Cynthiana fair,
which dazzled him 30 much that he has
not yet acquired his usual solemnity.
Eleycn snares Of Northern Bank stock
sold on Thursday tor $12S per share.
A Convention of Changers will be held
In this city on September 10.
Captain Frank Moore has in his store
four corn-stalks THAT grew from one
grain. They are loaded with eight ears
OF corn. This corn grewon the farm Ol
Charles Moore, near this city, on the
Frankfort pike.
The potato crop has been very prolific
this year in Central Kentucky, and they
are retailing in our markets at5O cents a
bushel.
Messrs. James A. johnson and Bryant
Clark, of this county, went out to kill
some beef on the 23d. On the way Mr..
johnson, to beguile the weary moments
began to fool with an aged specimen oil
ram. His goatship stood II lOr q while,
and then when the ''t00ling" became Too
lively even for a rams good nature, he
turned on johnson and Dutted him su
severely that he had to be brought home
in. a wagon. His loot was very badly
bruised.
Ellis s. Davis, who escaped from the
Lexington Jail, has been captured in
Louisville and placed in charge OF the
Sheriff of Bracken county.
HAMILTON.-Mrs Ransiord Smith, Of
Riyerslue, Is visiting the city, the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Judge Crane.
John X. Morrison, the young man who
sabsconded with some five hundred dol.
lars belonging TO the firm OF Carr a. Son,
was arrested in st. Louis, and yesterday
brought to the city and lodged in Jail.
The Women's Christian Association
held a meeting yesterday afternoon In
the Episcopal Church.
j Mrs. Lowry, wife of Rev. DIR. Lowry,
Is In the city visiting her daughter, Mrs
James jackson, on Third street.
The Board of Health held meeting
yesterday afternoon in the Mayors Of.
ice. On motion, the members in body
paid visit to the premises OF PeipeHs,
the place in which dead animals are
buried. On motion, the Health Officer
was instructed to try and lease certain
lands oil Ezra Potter for the term of five
years.
When the curves Of the street railway
are finished being laid, the track from
the junction railroad to the Suspension
bridge will be completed.
Considerable excitement is manifest
. ed over the gas question, caused by the
developments made as to the company's
enormous profits for a very inferior gas
made from naptha. The following are
the figures, which cover space Of one
year, ending December 31st, 1874:
Number Of cubic feet Of gas manufac-
Number OF feet consumed. d............ 1861 .0N
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Leakage ..,.':......'...''.' oea,,N