The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-06
OUR BUSY MEN
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives Of Industry.

Mr.. Dick Bronson, the painter, and
formerly of this city, is now a resident OF
Wheeling, West Virginia, where he is carry
ing on the painting business.
Mr.. John French, employed at the Bly,
myer Manufacturing Co.'s Works, has re-
turned from Wisconsin, where he was put
ting up some machinery, and is now at his
old place in the shop.
Mr.. John Rancevan, the inventor of the
revolving hook car coupling, is now en-
ployed at the Prices Hill inclined elevator
John is good mechanic and capable of
satisfactorily filling his position.
George Aydelot returned to Milwaukee,
where he is now residing, this morning.
This is the first trip he has made since leav-
ing here four years ago. George is working
in machine shop at the above place.
Mr.. Anthony Wayne, employed at Marcy
& Knaublaugh's factory, has moved to Fair
mount. He being in poor health. it is his
intention to get where the atmosphere is
more pure than it is in this smoky city.
The beautiful blocks of stone front build
ings now under process of erection at Mt.
Auburn, are just nearing completion. The
enterprising Huntington brothers are also
tie owners of this handsome block of
sssS N John McFarlan, an employee at
= "a & Tanners Box Factory, on the
4, Plum and Canal streets, had his
Ilned by overlifting. He is now
n consequence, and will be unable
towork some time to come.
Mr.. Albert Johnson has been engaged to
operate the elevator in Power Hall of the
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who had his hand caught between the
valve rope and pully, and so badly hurt as
to be unable to attend to his duties.
The Cincinnati & Newport Iron and Pipe
Company have cast the largest pipe that
has been made by any foundry since the
war. They were also the recipients of the
heavy contract recently awarded by the
city for water pipe. Heretofore Dennis
Long & Co., of Louisville, KY, have had a
monopoly0f gas and water pipe
A neat two-story brick house is being
built on Pine street. on the site of an old
frame tenement that had stood there for a
good many years. The old house was lean
ing, and pretty nearly ready to fall. There
are now only three frame houses on Pine
street, the balance being fine brick resi-
dences, with the exception Of the Baptist
Church.
Captain Beard, who is now Y years old,
and until recently clerk for Miles Green
wood, is too feeble to attend to any bus
mess, and is now living quiet life at the
home of his married daughter on Richmond
street. Mr.. Beard is a tall, fine looking
man, was Captain during the Mexican War,
and was book-keeper and clerk for the
Greenwood Pipe Company for over thirty
five years.
Mr.. VIM. Montgomery, machinist of
this city, has, after many years rsexperiment-
ing, perfected machine for cutting out
leather ard rubber packing and gaskets for
cylinders. Ifthis invention proves success
full it will be valuable one to the builders
of steam engines and elevators as the only
means of cutting out the above-named
pieces is by hand with knife, it being a
slow and tedious process, especially on
leather, as it requires the stiffest and thick
est that can be procured.