The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-08

day, Jumped into an express wagon and
bade farewell to Newport. Old Mac, as the
boys called him, claimed to have been born
in Pennsylvania In 177O making him at
present one hundred and eight years old.
He was for some time an inmate Of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Dayton, O., but he
got it into his head that they murdered old
men there when they had reached certain
age, and he could not be induced to remain.
He had papers to show that he served
through the war of 1872, for which he was
drawing pension. His real age is eighty
nine years. although he is as sprightly as
many men at sixty.
COLUMBIA, o.
Mr. Wilcox and family have moved to
Fulton,
Miss Pyles OF Richmond, Ind, has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Irene Steddon.
Mr. Griffith Hnchman, of Waynesville,
Ohio, is visiting his nephew, Mr.. Hinch-
man.
That ever genial and accommodating gen
tlen,en, Mr.. w. D. Mead, is improving New
street by the erection of two handsome
dwellings
Mrs. Farwell returned last Friday to her
home in Hudson, O., after two weeks
visit to her son, Mr.. Arbie Farwell. Master
Monte accompanied her home.
Miss M. T.. Setchell will give an entertain
ment at Linwood Hall on Tuesday evening,
| April 9th consisting Of readings, recita-
tions, etc. Admission 70 cents.
| The Home Circle Literary Club met at
the residence of Mr. Melvan, on Columbia
avenue, last Saturday evening, and passed
the time very enjoyably. Mr.. Melyan told,
to the great delight of the Club How the
| first white man came" 1t was rendered in
his usual droll and laughable manner. The
members of this club are on the qui vive, in
anticipation of the coming concert to be
held on Saturday evening, April Goth.
PIaUA. o. .. r
H. G. Butcher, an old veteran, went to
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio, to-
day.
Mr.. H. c. Cowley, Piquas old gas plum
4 Der, is in town looking up some of his old
customers. ~. -
doing a big business for the short time they
have been running.
R. Slauson, accompanied by his son Rex,
who went to New Orleans short time ago
for their health, have returned. -
The house formerly occupied by II. May
is going to be rebuilt, and when done will
be used as residence by Karl Spanen-
berger, the late purchaser.
BELLEVUE. XIV.
The walking match in the bottoms yester-
day morning attracted considerable atten-
ton.
Frank Knarr walked two miles yesterday
morning in nineteen minutes ana thirty
seven seconds. -...
4 The Christian people are about to take ac-
ton to have baseball playing in the bot
toms on Sundays stepped. They are follow
ing Dayton and Covington.
" Andy Diss walked about six miles yester.
day morning, and judging from his appear,
anee after the walk, a person would have
thought he had walked about week.
DR.. Ernest, of Harrisburg, Pa, addressed
the temperance meeting last night, and was
followed by Messrs. Robbins, Wasson, Viii.
liams and Prof. McGinnis. A few signers
were obtained
Five wagons. loaded with Murphies Of
both sexes, went to Mt. Pleasant on Satur
day night to inauguratea temperance move
ment. Next Saturday the same persons
will make another visit.
LEXINGTON. ky.
Born, on Thursday, the 4th inst, to the
wife of Mr.. John H. Yellman, daughter
Senator A. s. Berry of Newport, KY.
was in the city Saturday, registered at the
Phoenix Hotel.
Died, at her residence on Maxwell street
Mrs. Geo. Crystal. The funeral took place
Saturday morning and waslargely attended
The liabilities of Messrs Richardson
Bro, candy manufacturers, and who flee
their voluntary petition in bankruptcy =:
few days ago, are $23 231 06, and the asset'
$25, ,469 80.
The funeral of Miss Sallie B. Fillet tool
place from the Upper-street Baptist Churef
Saturday afternoon. Rev. L. B. WoolfolE
officiated and delivered very affecting dis
course, after which the remains were takel
l to the cemetery for interment
Mr. Silas Evans, q resident of Fayctt'
: County, committed suicide Friday by
, shooting himself in the head twice. Th'
rash act was committed at his residenc'
, near Newtown. Financial embarrassment j
! supposed to have been the cause of his sui
eide.
Our so-called Courthouse, which has beel
looking very sick for many years, was doc
tored little Saturday by new shutter be
Ing placed on the dome, WHICH HIS Deen
! decided improvement. Wouldn't ney
1 Court-h house be an ornament to the cente
of the famous Blue Grass region-Lexine
9 ton.
4 The funeral services of Mr.. Geo. H. Clark
who died in this city on Friday, the st
inst, took place from the residence Of Nj
e Alex. Pearson, Esq, Third street, Saturday
s April 9th, at 4:30 o'clock p. M. The re
( mains were conveyed to the cemetery, TO-
lowed by large number of sympathizn
, friends.
!, DAYTON. KY.
:. Mr.. Andy Cutter did some very fast wall
ing yesterday morning in Taylor's Bottoms
. Rev. Mr. Matthews, of Newport, will at
" dress the Murphy meeting tonight in tn
y Presbyterian Church.
The Excelsior Club entertainment on FIR
o day night is well spoken of so far as til
: dramatic performance is concerned, but 8
6 the hall which followed everything was nc
i lovely. This is the last performance of tn
season, and probably the last one by tn
: Club in its present shape. There appears
}, be some discord, and there is talk of a con