The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-06
NEWs ERoM POrNTs ARoUND.

CALIFORNIA, O.--Ine clCjZenS VIII bear
in mind The Musical and Literary
Entertainment at the M. K. Church this
evening. We can assure them that it
in our village. Mr.. Dean will be in his
best mood, and Mrs. Mason will exhibit
her splendid musical talent on the Estey
Organ. My word for it, there will be
struggle during the entire evening be-
tween the laugh and the tear, but pre-
dict the laugh will come off victorious.
Don't forget the entertainment.
The railroad excitement is getting up.
Our. village, am sure, will do its whole
duty.
LAwRENCEBURG.- Richard T.. Wins.
ley, formerly business man Of Aurora,
was brought into court on q charge Of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
He gave bail to answer from day to day.
Mrs. MargaretWinters, also of Aurora,
was arraigned on charge of killing her
infant, and was committed to jail tor
trial next week.
The Gas Company elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing'year: John
Got, President; James Burk, Vice
President; o. L. Stockman, Secretars;
John Isherwood, Treaaurer, and John
Rork, Superintendent. Directors-Jas.
Burk, Martin Tile and o. L. Stockman.
AvoNDALE.-John A. Mann is about to
become zoologist. He'd make good
manager.
Hon. VIM. P.Wallace is very favorably
spoken of as a candidate for County
Treasurer.
The Village Council meets in regular
session this evening. The Improvement
Of Woodward and Ridgeway avenues
will be specially considered.
Mr.. Robert Mitchell contemplates
erecting three dwellings on Clinton ave-
nue. at an early date. That street is
soon to have gas and a good sidewalk.
BILE lady, and one greatly respected in
the village, died, after a protracted ill
ness, yesterday morning, al her late res
idence in Avondaie.
HAMILToN.-John Weaver, City Civil
Engineer, has appointed as his assist
ant young Robert Morrison, of Oxford, o.
Yesterday about ten O'Clock fire was
discovered in the Fourth ward school
house, lately erected.
The Fire Department were promptly
on hand, but when The alarm was given,
Mr.. John COnnor, a cooper, who works
near by with his hands, ran to the house,
and tearing down the stove put the fire
out before much damage was done.
The wife OF DR.. Owsley died at Jack
sonburg yesterday OF consumption.
Mrs. John g. Smith, mother Of Mr..
Culla j. Smith, died yesterday at Seven
Mile.
The prospective absorption of the
Guidon by the Democrat was the subject
of conversation yesterday.
The condition of John Richards, the
Piqua man who was run over by freight
tram, is such that the inhrmary physi-
clan decided yesterday to amputate his
arms.
John Cline, builder, formerly Of Ham
ilton, fell from building q day or two
ago, near Indianapolis, and was badly
hurt. While making his way home oil
the railroad trek, he was run over by
train and killed.
LEXINGTON, KY.-Mr. Brown Hicks.
for many years the telegraph operator
in this city, is about to remove 10 Louis
vile.
A street car will run from Ashland to
the Cemetery on Main street.
One OF the largest trees in the Gene
terry was blown down during the storm
on Saturday. Its trunk was four feet in
diameter.
The city was full of delegates yester.
day on their way to attend the Demo-
cratic Convention held at Frankfort to-
day. They were accompanied by hosts
of the friends of the different candi-
dates.
Mr.. Bruce Morgan, of Coyington, and
former resident of Cincinnati, is hero
enjoying and Iattening himself. He took
part IN The spelling match On Tuesday
evening in Masonic Hall.
In Judge Mulligan's Court, yesterday.
Riley Douglas was fined Sis and costs
for assault and battery, and held in bail
OF 500 to keep the peace for three months.
Kent Stone, Tor lying drunk, was fined
50 and costs.
The police force in this city consists
of thirteen men. Four Of them are bach
elors.
The County Jail contains thirty-seven
prisoners, six of whom are white. All
of them are awaiting trial before the
Circuit Court for felony.
Mrs. q. L. Messick has sold her resi-
dence on Sixth street to Mr.. Robt. Nc
Michael for $4,000, equal to cash. Ad.
joining the house, which is large one,
are fourteen acres of admirable land.
A number of our city physicians have
gone to attend the meeting OF the Aneri-
can Medical Association in Louisville.
Among them are Drs. ii. NJ. Skiliman. L..
b. Todd and John billiard, permanent
members, and Drs. g. d. Buckner, Jos,
Smith and w. o. Sweeney, as delegates
from the Kentucky State Medical Soei-
ETY.. DR.. Mann, of Jessamine, and DR..
D. D. Carter, OF Woodlord, are also in
attendance.
Some scoundrel put five dollar bill in
the plate at one of the Athens colored
churches on Sunday last, and took OUT
four dollars and seventy-five cents in
change. The S'V" was counterfeit and
the donor is much wanted,
We think it simply inexcusable that,
amid all the charities that have been
provided for during the recent spelling
mania, no one has thought of those poor,
little children out at the Orphan Asylum.
Mr.. G. d. Wilgas, yesterday, received
from the Southern Railway Conimission-
er $500 for right of way through his
land, and Mr.. Thomas Bradley received
$4,000 for right of way through his land.
This railway enterprise has already beu.
Gifted many land owners in Central ken
lucky.
The tenth annual exhibition Of the Ce-
cropian Society OF the Kentucky Uni
versity will take place tomorrow even
ing at 7:30 in Morrison Chapel.
The residents on Barr street, between
Limestone and Walnut streets, are COM
planning about the dirt scattered on the
street by the carts coming out Of the Cur
ragh stables, and request Mr.. Council
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