The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-20


There will be no meeting of the Board of Edu.
cation on next Wednesday (Ch-'"tmas night. A
special meeting will be called and due notice
given.
The installation ofofIicers of the recently organ
lied Dayton Lodge No. l,G00 l. O. G. T., and ini-
tiatlon of new members will be held at Odd fell
lows Hall Friday evening, 20th inst. d. ID. w G.
T., T. C. Hamilton, officiating Delegates from
Newport and Covngton lodges will be present to
lend in crest to the OCCASION Sister lodges cor.
daily invited.
LEXINGTON, Ky.
Miss Lily Evans, of Paris is inthe city.
Don't forgetthe grand hop at Masonic Hall De.
cember 18th.
The Frogs will hold State Convention shortly.
Much croaking is expected.
Mr.. John Kirk, the well!known cigar man.
ufacturer of Cincinnati, is in the city.
The Breathitt US have let up on their little
game. The boys in blue and grey seem to have
discouraged them.
Col L. f. Clay was elected President of the His
torica Society at aris, recently organized by Gen.
Geo ID. Johnston.
An armed mob has taken possession of sommer.
set, Ky. Such is life in this State. No sooner ia
one town auiebed than another bee mes more
nOtous.
Willie Buckner, sentenced to the Penitentiary
for man>laushter, will be granted. rough the
aid OF his attorney new trial and for the present
will not take a trip upthe road.
Col. Stratton, who had been employed for a long
time as bar-keeDer at the Phoenix Hotel, com
mitted suicide Monday la by taking poison n
Overtown, KY, which place he left for about one
month ago.
Ashland Hotel arrivals yesterday: Scott Davis,
Mountains; ii. B. Todd, Richmond KY: II. J.
Bruher, Winchester, KY: G. B. 'GrabiA Dayton,
e.; John 9. Kerndon, Louisville, KY, and Geo.
T. Burke, Proctor, KY.
HAMILTON.
The Courthouse officials complain of a lack of
gas.
The ice on the reservoir is four inches thick and
still freezing.
The fair at the A. NJ E. Church COMMENCES
Christmas eve.
Quarterly meeting will commence tomorrow at
the NJ. E. Church.
Communion serviceswill be held Sabbath at the
United Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Jacob Long, who has been quite i'll for som e
time, is not expected to recover.
The ladies of the Universalist Church give a So
cial and oyster supper tonight at the Church.
The Emerson Clubs annual party comes off
Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Carrie Cor
nell.
Misses Clara and Hattie Brown leave tomorrow
noon to spend holiday week with relations at
Covington, Ky.
Charles Beireily, the thrd-street butcher yester-
day bought a hog weighing some three hundred
and eighty-fiVe pounds.
There will be services tonight at the United
Presbyterian Church preparatory to the coming
Communion services on Sabbath.
The alarm Of fire yesterday was occasioned by the
burning of small frame dwelling in Planters al
ley, occupied by Frank Clan. $50 will cover the
loss.
About ii o'clock last night fire broke out in
W. G. French's country frame residence. formerly
owned by Tom McGehan, about half mile south
m tive The fire originated in the kitchen. Cause
unknown. The building and barn were totally
destroyed. Most of the household goods were
saved. Loss about $4,000; insurance $1,000, Ohio
Farmers
LUDLOW, KY.
The Imperial Minstrels make their bow at Ar
mory Hall next Saturday.
The young men of town are giving Mr. Ed.
Venn deserved patronage
The Galaxy will give the "Widow,s Victim" and
a social hop for Christmas Eve entertainment
The Social Ten reception and bali at Armory
Hall tonight promises 10 be an enjoyable affair
Give them call. -
The third assembly of the Kentucky Light
Guards takes place at Armory Hall December 9Ist
prox, when grand exhibition drill by the Gov.
lngton and kenton Light Guards will be given.
The Grade Committee has dug another canal on
Kenner street The Pres dent of the City Council
says the lntolerable nuisance has cut him off from
clVlllzatlon Well, sir, that's what you get for
living in the country district Move up in the
city.
The Marshal is summoning witnesses to testify
what they know about the crookedness of certa n
members of Council. The trial comes up Decem
Der 10Th when some fun may be looked for. What
the citizens want is thorough and searching in
vestgatlon OF both cases, and nothing else will be
satisfactory. Hr
The Ludlow Choral Society met at Armory
Hall last Tuesday evening, and after enrolling
twenty members adopted a constitution and by
laws, and electe the following named gentlemen
as officers of the Society: Geo. E. JeWet, Pres-
dent; NJ. R. Gravener, Secretary and Treasurer:
Prof Steen and ]. H Bogart, Directors The So.
c'ety meet once every two weeks at the above
named hall.
SPRINGFIELD, o.
The pay car on the S., J. & P Railroad will he
along during the coming summer.
The Murphy fair and bazar open on Saturday
plight in Vests building and will continue for ten
lays ava va,
Pat Hays was tried before Squire Hallenbeck
for beating man out of So The charge could
not be sustained, so Hays was discharged.
Alta turkey shooting match on the outskirts of 4
he city on Thursday morning, Scott Leffell can |
ured three and Dan. Ault two of the ten turkeys |
shot for, W
Chas Hoffman was before the Mayor on Thurs |
lay afternoon to answer to the charge of obtain |
ng money under false pretenses. He Was found
guilty and got ten days.
Eddie Wilkinson, small colored boy who has |
erved several terms up on the hill for petty thiev
ng, was before the Probate Court on Thursday |
md was sentenced to the Reform Farm
PISGAH.
Mr.. Emerson G. Moore and Miss Ella M. Van
lise were married at the residence of Mr. w, Van |
iise, Tuesday night The ceremony was per |
ormed by Rev. Mr.. Holspger, of West Chez ster. in |
nap manner, after which sumptuous repa,t |
vas served up. The joyous pair took the $40 train
or Sharonvllle, with their friends best wishes