The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-30

picnic Yesterday. Goetze, the druggist, and !
Marshal StAmper were the rival candidates,
and the bouquet to-day sheds its fragrance
over the drug store.
SPRINGFIELD. o.
E. S. Wallace will have his office in Trap
per's Corner.
Rev. S. s. Waltz and wife have gone to
Chautauqua.
Charles Bruner late of Memphis, has re-
turned to this city and will remain here.
Mr.. Daniel Roney formerly clerk in the
Postoffice here, now of Brooklyn, N. Y, is
in the city.
Officer Boggs yesterday arrested VIM.
Schrofe for attempting to pick the pocket OF
Mrs. Henry at the depot
The salary of Robt. C. Woodward, Libra
rian of the Public Library, has been in
creased to $500 a year. The Board pre-
sented $50 to Mr. Woodward for voluntary
services in cataloguing
The Prohibitionists put in nomination
the following ticket: Sheriff J. ]. Tuttle
Probate Judge, John Holmes; Recorder,
VIM. Forest; Treasurer John H. Sommer.
Commissioners-Dr J. s. r. Hazard, j. l..
Berry; Infrmary Director, ]. A. Cliffinger.
HAMILTON.
Mrs. Chas. McBeth has gone East on a
summer trip.
The Hamilton City Band will give an
open air concert tonight in the Courthouse
Park.
Adam Rentchler left for New York city
Sunday night. He goes to visit his brothers
and sisters, whom he has not seen for sew
enteen years.
Squire Mechley yesterday received a tel
egram from Lancaster, Pa, informing him
of the death of his father at that point He
was seventy eight years of age.
The United German Society will give a
concert to morrow night at Frank-street
Garden. The programme will include con-
cert, music, singing and fireworks.
The lady's gold watch and chain to be
voted to the most popular young lady at the
ST. Mary's Church picnic, next month, IS
on exhibition in Bole's window, on High
street.
As Conrad Erb was yesterday driving
over the Suspension Bridge with his family
in carriage he met with collision which
badly smashed up the vehicle. The occu-
pants escaped injury rather miraculously,
it is said.
| Frank Storck, the High-street tailor, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon OF hemorr-
hage of the lungs. He was out walking
Sunday with his family, and although in
poor health, his death was not expected.
He had been sufferer from consumption
for number of years.
A session of Common Pleas Court was
held yesterday by Judge Elliott. In the in
junction case of J. F. Neilan and other
tay payers, asking for a restraining order,
and to prevent the City Council from carry
ing out its contract with the Hamilton
Light and Coke Company for the lighting
of the streets. &C.. for period of five years,
the order was refused.
PIQUA. O.
Miss Nellie O'Ferrel, daughter of DR.. J
O'Ferrel, who has been sick for some time
died last Friday evening at her father
house OF consumption.
An alarm of fire last Monday night was
caused by the burning of an organ in the
African Church, corner of Ash and Down
ing Streets said to be the work of an incen
diary.
The Murphyites were entertained Sunday
evening by Prof Gardner, who delivered ar
able address against King Alcohol. The
house was filled to overlooking The Pro
fessor occupied nearly two hours.
OXFORD. O.
Mr.. George Adams is visiting friends II
Kentucky.
Craig Bros have the job of putting VI
the band stand.
Miss Jennie Wadleigh is going to teacl
school in Kansas.
Miss Sallie Marsh, of Cincinnati, is th
guest of Miss Ella McCord.
E. H. Prosser, of Nashville, Tenn, whC
has been spending the hea ed term in Ok
ford. left yesterday morning for the sunny
South.
Several young men INDUCED in too many
schooners Saturday night and the conse
quence was that two of them spent thu
night in Kyler's Hotel.
The Oxford Baseball Club got defeated il
Hamilton OH Saturday by a score Of Is tt
H. The Oxfords have not practiced any
this year, while the Live Oaks have played
quite number of games. Give our boy
another chance and then We will see whicl
is the best club.
EATON, o.
1t is estimated that over two Thousand
people visited Judge Gillnore's beautiful
Walnut Grove, one mile west of town. OF
Sunday last, the occasion being the con
CluSlOn OF tWO-uayS basket picnic, unuC
the auspices of the Christian Church and o
which Rev. Mr.. Garoot is pastor. Severa
distinguished divines were present, promi
nent among whom was Rev. Mr.. Mckinney
of Troy, o.
Among the multitude who have crossed
the "sad, sad sea-" this season was ou
young fellow-townsman, Mr.. J. ]. Hume
relative of Councilman Thomas Fulton
Esq. To "auld Scotland he went, after al
absence of many years; and his many
friends here will be pleased to learn from
letter recently received from him by rela
tives that he had smooth sailing and pleas
ant voyage, and found his Highland Mary
and relatives all o. X.
|, l.. G. Gould, editor of the Democrat ant
one of the Directors recently appointed b,
Governor Bishop for the Insane Asylum
at Dayton, Ohio, was the recipient lasi weel
of pleasant although flying visit from thu
; newly appointed Superintendent of th,
same institution, DR.. Morse, together will
his estimable lady, and Mr.. Cramer, th,
Steward of the same place. We found then
to be both intelligent and genial gentlemen
who will doubtless fill their respective posi-