The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-26

DOORS He held possession until o clock
the next day, when he was rearrested He
was fined $40 and costs this morning, and
in addition will have, to serve out an unex-
pired rmsof thirty days. Il
The exhibition of slate work and copy
book writing will be held at the Lower
School-house in Dayton tomorrow a. 10a. m.
and during the day. Parents and others
interested in the progress of the children
are invited. In this way parents can see
what is being done by their children, and
at the same time compare it with what
others of the same grade can do. l-
sPRINGFIELD, O.
The ladies who donated presents for the
Children's Home Festival, by invitation,
dined with the children to-day, Thursday.
The Temperance Fair so far has been a
success One of the features that is at
tracing particular attention is an Edison
telephone.
Lessner & Brother, the Main-street cloth
ing men, are. the losers of fourteen-dollar
overcoat that was nipped by some sneak
thief on Monday last.
The Coroner's verdict in the Morehouse
inquest was given as follows: 81 find
that Eliza P. Morehouse met her death in a
manner unknown to me-"
Mr.. P. M. Cartmell, of the Washington
street Cracker Works, distributed several
hundred pounds of crackers among the
poor of our city on Christmas Day.
The Anonyme Club on Monday night
produced Shadows The performance
was given in the Shakspeares' Club-room, in
in Blacks Building About one hundred
and fifty invited guests were present.
Christmas Day was observed by the clos
ing of all business houses. the Public Lii
brary and Courts. The church services
were well attended. The Hawthorne Club,
which was the Christmas attraction at the
0pera-house, played to two poor houses.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Three weddings yesterday morning in
succession at the Ashland Hotel. Not a
very good day for marriages either.
Mr.. Frank Mason of Miami County, will
soon take an estimable young lady of this
city TO himself. His father kinks he comes
up here quite often, and the young lady
not often enough. The difference, you
know. -
Important arrivals at the Ashland Hotel
yesterday: 0 T. Snodgrass, London, Eng
land; Frank Fisher city; James Wiganton,
New York; Charles J. Danbury, Paris,
France and Frank Mason, Tippecanoe
City, Ohio.
Dick Thomas, high-toned gemmen of
color, who had been down to see Tom even
ing before last and took Jerry with him,
slipped and fell while on his way home,
hitting his nose with crash like thunder
against the pavement, blacking both OPTICS
No serious damage to the pavement was
done.
"Messrs. James Shannon, P. McManus, William
Fuller and others
"GENTLEMEN--Your very complimentary
call on me TO become a candidate for re-
election in Ward No. 2, | acknowledge with
thanks, having full confidence in your I'M
divided support. | hereby announce N.Y.
self as candidate for reelection, and will
pledge myself, if elected, to use my best
effort for the interest of the city and peo-
pie. Respectfully yours,
''T J. DANAHY."
The big dinner yesterday set by Mr.. J..
Wallace Alexander at the Ashland Hotel
was immense. Before eating twenty min
utes were occupied in speaking. Mr.. Alex
ander was the first to mount the rostrum.
and spoke five minutes, beseeching all to
eat enough, as there was plenty for every
body present and as many more. Other
speeches followed and the twenty minutes
being up each man went to work and ate a
good hearty meal. A great many were
heard to remark that it was like home to
them whenever they stopped at the above
hotel.
1.-TWO souls with but single thought
made happy. Last Tuesday evening the
rich and elegant parlors at the Ashland
Hotel were lighted and fixed up in grand
style; when some one whispered that a
runaway couple from Madison County
were to be united in matrimony, which
proved true. The happy couple were Mr.
w. A. Broaddus and Miss Cassie Wood, an
estimable and beautiful young lady They
were made zone" at $50 p. m. by Rev.
John Brock. Attendants, Mr.. r. s. Rice
and Miss Sallie shoerer of Madison County
We wish the happy couple a golden pa h
through life, and hope that when The Glad
tidings reach their different mothers-in-
law they will be satisfied with the match
and give each their blessings.
DAYTON. Ky. .
Merry young people with flying feet well
coined in Christmas at Odd-fellows' and
Mueller's Halls.
The Children of the Episcopal Sunday
school will be made happy with a Christ
mas tree at their church tomorrow night
The entertainment, consisting of reading,
tableaux, ETC., at the Baptist Church last
night was an agreeable success all around
and everybody who attended left in the
best of spirits.
At the entertainment given atthe M. r.
Church Christmas eve, Rev. Mr. Saunders
was presented with handsomely framed
drawing of the Three Graces, which was ex-
ecuted by Mr.. Albert Hill, one of Dayton's
promising young artists.
Mr. John Trapp has contracted to fur
nish mules and keep two street cars run
ming regularly, one to leave each end of the
line promptly every thirty minutes. Mr.,
Trapp always means business, and citizens
of Dayton are rejoicing that he has put his
shoulder to the wheel.
Will. Hays, the Courier-Journal bard
thus touches off our fellow-ctizen, Col.
Jones':
'Say, stranger when you git aboard
the bully Guidin' Star,
You'll look into the office, an
You'll find the Colonel thar.
You bet, you find bully clerk
bully Captain, too;
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