The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-18

have just completed and put down a
handsome rag carpet Tor the sitting
room Of that institution.
The First Ward engine was tested yes
terday by Chief Engineer Frey. Water
was thrown through eight hundred feet
of hose in four minutes from the time OF
the run.
The marriage of Miss Ida Caldwell,
third daughter of DR.. W. W. Caldwell,
and Mr.. Chas. NJ. Jones, of Cincinnati,
took place last evening at the family
residence on Dayton street.
A farmer named j. j. Davis, yester-
day, while driving to the city on the
Millville Turnpike, dropped his pocket
book containing SITS. He did not miss
1T until after he had reached town.
The A. & p. Telegraph Company are
putting up new line to Cincinnati via
Mount Pleasant Turnpike. A number
OF gentlemen connected with the enter
PRISE were at the Phillips House ysster-
day.
The celebration of st. Johns Day will
be something more than common cele-
bration. All the different Masonic
Lodges in the Miami Valley and the
Southern portion Of Indiana will partici-
pate.
Decoration Day will be observed by
the usual ceremonies on May 30. The
members Of Company G, o. N. g., will
not accept the invitation to 60 DO Day
ton, but will remain at home and par.
ticIpate In the ceremonies here. This is
the right spirit.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The cattle trial still goes on.
or .!kL
ten convicts 10 the Penitentiary Friday.
B. Macauley and Mrs. Rachael Ma
cauley are stopping at the Phoenix.
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Bridge, it is said, Will be publicly tested
on the Goth.
Rev. T. Ii. Eddy, a foreign missiona-
ry, preached Sunday last at the Episco-
pal Church.
Paymaster F. H. Hinman, u. S. Navy,
is i'll the city, the guest of Major Green
Clay Goodloe.
"Frou-Frou" was produced at the OPP
era-house, Tuesday night, by Mrs. Ma
cauley and her excellent company.
Capt. J. G. s. Blackburn has bought a
lot from DR.. Il. w. Twyman, of Ver-
sailles, ON which TO build handsome
home.
Sunday the Cemetery was filled with
visitorB, and the little nook known as
the 'Lovers' RetreaW had it's own Pc
culiar Two.
James A. Grinstead gave dinner on
Sunday last, and showed to his Jap
anese and Lexington visitors the gener-
Gus hospitality of race-horse man.
The Goodloe-Beck nuptials were per-
formed yesterday at the Episcopal
Church by Rev. Green Clay Smith, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Shipman. The brides
maids were Miss Maggie Thornton, OF
Newport; Miss Alice Bruce, of Lexing-
ton; Miss Fanny Tremble, OF Covington
Miss Eliza Smith, of Frankiort; Miss
Rosa Vertener johnson, OF Lexington;
Miss Susie Harrison, OF Lexington.
The residence of Mr.. John Hays on
Monday night was the scene of one of
those select and highly social gatherings
seldom had in our city. At an early
hour the company gathered and re-
manned till the clock struck II, when
they returned from the scene of their
l. joy only wishing that the night was
longer or they had another night to spend
in such exquisite pleasure. No one
knows beLLer how to entertain her
guests than the kind and genial hostess
Sne is a lady most pleasing and enter.
| JaiHlng, and does all 10 see that her
friends enjoy themselves. They did en-
| Joy themselves, and went away happy
souls.