The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
NEWS FROM POINTS AROUND


| HAnAbTONs
Mr. Ed. Smith is masling hearts in Ken
tucky.
Miss Ella Smith spent the Fourth in
Richmond.
Officer Regain pulled in Jerry Mehan on
the charge OF larceny.
A sure cure for freckles-Visit your
friends in the country.
Miss Anna Boyer, an accomplished young
lady of Richmond, Ind, is visiting her
friend Miss Lottie Clark.
Rev. C. L. Haskell, of Oxford, will occupy
the pulpit at the Universalist Church Sun
day morning and evening.
A barn filed with grain belonging to
Tom Sorben, two and half miles west of
Hamilton, was burned yesterday at & 80
a. m.
Mr.. Frank Graves, Geo. Landmeyer Har-
man Buerling, John Dickman and Miss
Louisa Dckman- of Cincinnati. spent the
Fourth in Hamilton.
A large frame ice-house belonging to
Cooney Jacobs was totally destroyed by
fire last Thursday afternoon. Total loss,
$500; insured for 81 500 Origin of the
fire unknown.
Hamilton Social Temple of Honor, No. T.
will give their fifth monthly entertainment
July 7th at O'Clock y. m. at their hall in
this city. The friends of temperance are
respectfully invited.
A mass meeting will be held in the Court
} house yard tomorrow afternoon at 4 V
o'clock in the interest of temperance and of
Sabbath-keeping All good citizens are in
vited to attend and to bel p sustain a more
J quiet and peaceful observance OF the Lord 5
: day.
Mrs. Mary Ann Faith will be given a
pleasant surprise party at her residence to
night in honor of her sixty-eighth birth
day. Mr. John Faith, well known in this
city, is the thirteenth child. A large mum.
Der Of relatives and friends will be in at.
tendance.
Yesterday, the glorious Fourth, was Gel.
, ebraed in this city by general suspension
OF business. Although there was noformal
g observance of our National Holiday by pro.
= cessions or otherwise the people generally
knocked off from work and took rest.
Everything passed of quietly, aud but fe
arrests were made. Several picnicS were
given in the suburbs and at the Fair
!, Grounds all of which were enjoyed by
. those who attended. The celebration be-
gan at 4 o'clock in the morning by the Shoe
/ Fly Artillery Section, under Capt. Moses
, Klein. at the High-street Garden. at which
place was also celebrated the sixteenth an
niversary Of the surrender of Vicksburg.
The attractions at the Front-street Garden
I crowded the buildings and grounds of this
p pleasant resort all the afternoon and even
: ing. Prof. John Theurer gave the best per-
. furmance OF the kind everglyen in the city,
, and drew forth the loudest applause from
the assembled crowds. At the Bellevue
= Mr.. Conrad b. Weis, Young Hamilton
blood of considerable note, appeared in the
! Punch and Judy performance, and ELECTED
the loudest applause by his good acting.
LEXINGTON. Ky.
r Ex-Congressman Durham, of Danville, is
: in the city.
Another gal-orious 4th is numbered with
the days that were
The affidavit of Judge Andrews has not
helped matters much for Judge Hargis.
} Business generally was suspended yester.
) day, because the city was pretty much de-
serted.
The Chief OF Police has been ordered to
notify persons to clip the shade trees which
interfere with street lamps.
The STAR Commissioner furnishes an
extra amount of news to-day, because the
great Fourth" only comes once a year.
Henry F. Farnan and brother, formerly
Covington merchants, are now engaged in
: business here, and doing thriving grocery
: trade.
The City Collectors report shows that
S2,94O "a were collected during the month
OF June, and the Treasurer reports 81, 1872 20
on hand.
DR.. 0. Beatty, President of Centre Col
lege Danville will be married next Tues
day to Mrs. L. o. Boyle, widow of the late
Gen. ]. 7. Boyle.
Cards are out for the marriage of A. I.
Parker and Miss Mollie Smith, of Rich
mond. Wonder if anybody will be az
rested for swearing to her age?
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year thus far. At a. NJ. the thermometer
stood about 800 F., and everybody who
could leave went to the country.
The Louisville Post and News changes
slightly the wording of our item in regard
to Professor J. Soule Smith-inserts it as
original matter, and the Lexington Press
copies.
John A. Campbell, County Clerk, of
Nicholas County, is announced as a pros
pective candidate for Appellate Clerk.
There is better material in that county for
this office.
Colonel Henry Metcalfe. who has been
very sick for several weeks past, has recov-
cred sufficiently to be able to go to Hos
Springs, which place he started for yester-
day morning.
There is in mile of the city, one of the
finest sulphur springs in the country. The
water is pure and healthy. Numbers OF
people visit the spring early in the MORN
ing and late in the afternoon, and partake
freely OF the water.
The Carlisle Mercury, under the control
of W. J. Kehoe, is now one of the best
weekly papers in the State. Mr.. Kehoe
was formerly an attache of the Cincinnati
Commercial Office, and evidently has not
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