The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-15
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monthly stock SALE. '-+ raBE. -.4i
~ Mr. Burt Mitchell is in Mount Sterling.
working at his trade-carriage trimming,
Our Mayor, w. II. Eckman, spent d few
1days OF last week at ChillicOthe on legal
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There are great many lame arms and
blistered hands among the gymnasium
Boys, as it is something new.
The last Of next week there will be an
oral examination in our school, and there
viii be no school during. the holiday week.
y yohti Gadbury, the West Maih street
baker will not be outdone by any. He is
jamming his bakery windows full OF holiday
goods. serea ...ts .ssg s3&Evf
Mr.. ]. G. Norton, late Probate Judge OF
highland County for the term OF six years.
and family, have returned to Greenfield
and are now occupying the old residence on
i, HAHN street. ,s.t Da4 As'..ty7
Public opinion among the Republicans
In Greenfield and vicinity has boiled itself
down to a unit in favor Of Garfield for
{ United States Senator5 and John Sherman
for President. -'
4 Mrs. Carrie Tyson Starn, wife OF y. G..
Starn, died at her residence in Leesburg.
o., Thursday night, December llth, OF
\ heart disease. Her remains were brought
\ to Greenfield and buried Saturday, Decem-
sber 18th. Mrs. Starn was formerly . resi-
dent of Greenfield. Her friends. will be
grieved TO hear of her death. ...-
AvONDALE.
COUNCIL. adjourned meeting OF the
Village Gouncii was held OF Saturday eve
nies. In tue absence of May or Dickson Mr..
\ Xfttreiee was called ID the chair.
\ The Clerk read the following commune
cation from the Committee on Public
Buildings which speaks for itself. &
g 81 "'7 va AvoEDALE, Dec 18th, 1879.
10 the Honorable the Village Council Of Avon
dale, ,,..y.r
GErrtFxEs- Chairman of tKe Com
mittee on Public Buildings respectfully
call your attention to the fact that in my
sftigmsnt theswork now being done on the
hew Town Hall Is not iii accordaiice With
y the plans and specifications therefor, and l
would further represent that in the dis
charge of tkestrustreposed In me hayeino-
tilted both the Contractor and tile architect
to that effect. In conclusion | would add
that the walls that have been condemned
have not been taken down Or the defects
< fsrneaibd /; also part Of the cellar walls)hat e
4 not been painted on outside. Very respect
fully, ANDREW SPENCE.
On motion the communication was re-
gceiscd' and filed, and that committee was
\ Instructed to employ o competent stone
mason to investigate the natnre and quail
ity of the work, and to report the result OF
such investigation at a meeting to be called
Z by the Mayor. There being no other bus
ihess Council adjourned.
The colored citizens of. the village have
become dissatisfied with not only the teach
ers of their separate school, but with the
present building used for that purpose. At
meeting held YESTERDAY it was resolved
not to send their children to school to-day.
The colored people claim that theya en-
titled to better quarters and at least two
/. teachers there being upwards of forty
colored youth attending the public school.
The Village6chool Board has Concluded
to erect new school-house In the rear
of the present school building, but this is
not satisfactory tor majority Of the NAL
.conteuts, who have concluded to break up
their school in the village and send, their
children to the Walnut Hillscolored school,
for which privilege they will be- assessed
the sum of SO per quarter for each pupil, to
say nothing of the cost of conveying the
cu !" anu llOliI rClloot III OH
that they' have arranged for. We under
stand chat for ndmber of wears the
colored residents of the village have
been dissatisfied with the school
that was established for their, special
benefit The School Board. retained the
services Of competent white teacher, to
which. however. they took exceptions,
claiming that colored, teacher should be
employed to instruct colored children. We
fear thata a mistake has beeh made, and
that the action Of the colored people yes
terday was i'll advised and without proper
del lbsration on their part.
There are not a few cOlored children In the
village whose parents can not afford to pay
tuition, and II the school that has been pro-
vided is disbanded they must 60 without
eduoation of any sort. t
SPRIN0FIELD. a.
g. G. Smith, convicted OF embezzlement
ard now under sentence, is prominent
witness In the McCreight and Tegearden
case He was present at the shooting.
Squire w. W. Rurnet filed an affidavit,
iri' the Mayor Court on Saturday charging
Samuel Scotts of Lagonda, with assault tn
kill. Thislatter movement makes the thing
interesting. ~.,,t ,ss,tr.;
Besides several tramps Uncle Reed had
under his care last hight, we're Mollie Nc
Cornfck, arrested on, suspicion; Jack Big
gins drunk and disorderly, and William
Wood, drunk: : Ty
Thatwas d bad gang that struck our city
on Saturday morning. coming here from
Columbus. Fighting was in order con,
stantiy. and pocketspicking was too humer'
ous to mention. -'