The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-26

| were presented with numerous and
costly presents. The newly married
| pair afterwards started on a wedding
tour to the principal Eastern cities.
DAYTON. KY.
The calico hop at Odd-,eIlows' Hall
| tomorrow evening promises TO be a
brilliant affair.
A game OF baseball will be played be-
tween the famous Mountain Eagles and
| the Swamp Pelicans Sunday, April 70,
on the Dayton SanG-bar. Play called at
2:30 z. NJ.
One OF the most enjoyable social occa-
slons OF the season was the cOmpli-
mentary surprise party given Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Z. Weimer at their residence
last evening by a large number of their
| friends from Cincinnati, Newport and
this city. The visitors went fully
equipped for pleasure, and after cor
dial reception by the astonished host
and hostess music and dancing were
commenced, and only ceased long
was Miss Katie Springer, the eminent
soprano, who has several times visited
Dayton of late, and her singing added
greatly TO the pleasure OF what was, in
all resp cts, most delightful occasion.
WEST COVINGTON. KY.
The dramatic entertainment given at
the nall Tuesday evening last, by the
Home Circle and Social Club, was wit
messed by a large and well-pleased au-
dience OF the citizens of this place and
the adjoining town Of Ludlow. Alter the
overture by Mrs. A. SchmitZ, of Ludlow,
which was faultlessly performed by that
highly accomplished pianist, "Aunt
Dinan's Pledge" Il drama in TWO acts,
was presented with more than ordinary
vim and success. This was followed by
the ludicrous and amusing iarce, "He's
| Il Lunatic," which appeared to tickle
everybody present but Leonard Smith,
| who, somehow or other, tailed to see the
lunny part and appreciate the lunatic
or the wit. Messrs. Durham and Her.
ron made handsome darkies, Miss Ollie
MarLIn a model Dinan, and Halter a pert
little maid that held her own. Dave
Buchanan rendered his March Hare a
| born lunatlc to perfection.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Bolton gave bail yesterday in the sum
Of $4,000.
The fruit trees have nearly all blos-
somed out.
Madison County Fair begins on Tues
day, August II.
Winchester Court was good, prices
| fair and large crowd in town.
A. G. Morgan has sold a lot on Broad
way to Ii. b. Higgins tor $1,000.
Circuit Court begun in Harrisburg on
Monday, with Hon. Nat. Gather on the
bench.
Good enough. The County Clerks
Office has been carpeted with imported
carpet.
The Japanese Embassy have pur-
chased OF Major b. Il. Thomas his fine
race horse Lantenac.
The ladies of the First Baptist Church
will give strawberry festival as soon
as the fruit comes into market.
The residence of MIR. Henry Howard,
of Mt. Sterling, was destroyed by tire
Monday night. Loss about $1,000.
The races will begin here on Satur-
day, May II. continuing one week. Good
races and tine sport is anticipated.
Mr.. Ben. Deving, editor of the Wood
ford Weekly, was in our city Tuesday,
looking hale and hearty.
About5 O'Clock on Tuesday, hail fell
in this city for few minutes, as
large as nutmegs-that is, small nut
megs.
Mr.. Tolbortt leaves on Monday morn
ing for Colorado. He is going to secure
him home and remain there for many
years.
Iu the window of j. j. Frost & COPS
drugstore, on Main street, is a curiou S
clock, invented by David A. King. IL is
run by electricity, and has been run
ming for more than eighteen months
without ever being touched. He war;
rants it to run five years, and thinks it
Will run ten.
HAMILTON.
The funeral of Mrs. Berk, wife of Hen
ry Berk, oil Trenton, took place yester-
day.
Miss Ella Brundrett, of Dayton, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Eye, on Second
street.
Henry Gulich yesterday filed his petit
tion against Elizabeth Kemp for the re-
covery of $l,518 40.
The will of the late VIM. Fl. Lawder
was probated yesterday. He elected his
son, Rynd E. Lawder, and his brother,
John b. Lawder, executors.
Jake Houser, OF the First Ward, is
about to take up his abode in Three
lsiFClos hC Will RO luIO bu0
planning mill of Robert Thorp 4 Co.
A farmer named John Holly, who lived
three miles west of Oxford, committed
suicide Monday night by cutting his
throat with razor. He died Tuesday
night.
The Board OF County Commits toner's
met yesterday and passed the following
bills: StrauD 6 Co., $22 So; Seybold Il
Bonner, $40 90; j. IL. Long, $l5 40; S. z.
Gard, 500 90.
The Butler County Teachers re-
union, which was to have taken place
next Saturday at Miltonvllle, has, by
agreement of fthe Committee, been post
poned until September.
stephen Hughes g. Co. are improving
their Touring mill by building an addi-
ton thereto. After the improvements
are completed the mill will turn out
some seven hundred barrels Of -four per
day.