The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Picklngs by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.

The best of fire wood Is selling in Gym
thiana at 81 per cord.
The tin roofing on the new Market-house
was completed Saturday. .......
Miss Mary Anderson is booked for the
Opera-house in December
A large audience greeted Miss Katie
Putnam at the Opera House Saturday
night.
Mr.. M. De Roode, of this city, will take
part as pianist, in the concert to be given
at Harrodsbug December 10th.
White & Co. have erected a beautiful new
sign on West Main street. John Kent evil
IDENTIFY understands his business.
Horse thieves are boldly operating in
the CITY, Mr. E. X. Stephens had two
horses stolen from his stable Friday night
Danville generously gave 5000 TO secure
the machine shops of the Southern Rail-
road. She would have secured them with
out giving cent. r.
Rev. Father Augustine, of Cincinnati,
will assist in conducting the Forty Hours
Devotion at st. Pauls Church. The re-
ligous exercises began yesterday at 10
o'clock.
l. 0. o. f. Past Grand Master z. Gibbons
has been commissioned bv the present
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ken
lucky Deputy for the Lexington District.
No better appointment could have been
made.
The Ashland Homestead and forty acres
OF land have been rented by the Executive
Committee of Kentucky University to Mr..
w. Stringfield. He will use the place as
fra ni inn md "a, g., I. =
horses over The track i'm the rear of the
house that was once used by Mr.. Clay.
At a recent meeting of the School Board
an order was passed granting the children
of Mr. l. G. Monfort, the privilege of at
tending any one of the public schools they
may select. This order was the result of
the late difficulty in Dudley School No. 3,
in which one of Mr. Monforts children was
severely punished by the teacher.
A called session of the West Lexington
Presbytery was held at Nicholasvile Fri
day last to examine and ordan Rev. r.
Cecil and install him pastor. A large con-
gregation was present to witness the cere-
monies. The ministers present were Revs.
Hunter, Rout, Lapsley and Triplett; also
the Rev. Mr.. Taylor of the NJ. L. Church
South, ana Rev. Mr.. Rash, Of the Baptist
Church. .4... r.
The Christian Church in Kentucky
ought to support its home organ, before
extending its patronage to other religious
papers. Under the editorship of Rev.
J. b. Briney, and the ntrol of Mr.. B. H.
Cozine, the Apostolic Times, If this CITY,
is now undoubtedly one of the ablest
edited and best managed religious papers
in the country. We eare glad to learn that
its subscription list is daily increasing
MT. STERLlNG. ky.
L. cempi, the fruit-vender, went fishing
Friday night. y
Payday on our railroads o.morrow-Big
Sandy e. Coal Road.
Samuel Mcmahon, of the sharpsburg
Woolen Mills, is in the CITY,.
J. s. Bogie, of the firm of Bngie Il Bro,
returned home Friday night from Cincin-
matt. Jim reports the market active.
A tremendous light was observed in an
ee>tern direction Friday nigi t, which
proved to be the mountains on fire in the
vicinity of J,ffersonyile, this county. No
damage rep rted yet. .,..t
Mr.. Pat. Laughlin, one of the best tin.
ners in the State and the inventor of the
Great American Filter. arrived home Fri
DAY night from Greenfield, Iowa, where he
has been for fanr weeks attending to the
business interests of himself and brothers.
as they possess some valuable property in
that State.
WEST COyINGTOH. ..r
1t is currently reported that A. P. Sand
ford. Jr., of kenton County ID shortly to
marry q prominent belle Of Douglas street;
also that F. R. Durham is soon to become
u Benedict. iF
Prof Purvis' Silver Cornet Band is en-
gagged to furnish the music for the next
Newport Assembly; also for the ball given
by the Lone Star Dancing Circle at the
Town Hall on the Goth inst. ats
,- AURORA. IND.
The curiosities at George Phillips r. N.
8. r. are something worth going to wit
ness. .F ,s
Major Anderson, OF the Anderson & Nc.
Henry Buss Line, bought fine and sub
stantial hack Tor $75, and a pair of silver
mounted harness for $5, at auction. on Sat.
urday. 9.H .f
Mr.. P. H. Merkel, who has been suffering
from very severe attack of typhoid fever
for nearly three weeks past, is again conva-
lescent MIR. Merkel's many friends are
very glad t" hear that he is recovering.
1t appears that the Democracy of this
(Center) township are determined to win, if
possible, at the coming election, and have
accordingly organized for a Democratic
Club. Charles Martin was elected Presi-
dent pro tenn; Gen. Wymond. Treasurer;
the Secretaryship has not been filled, but
will be at next Wednesdays meeting. A
reading-room will be fitted up where twen-
ty different Democratic journals are to be
read before the meeting f7
GEORGETOWN, KY.
Miss Bette Lemon has returned home
from visit to her friends in Louisville.
Miss Cora Lighter of Jacksonville, In
diana. is visiting Mrs. Sarah Ford, of this |
place.
Miss Lanra Cannon, of this county, and |
Miss Lizzie Cannon, OF Lexington, have
gone on visit to Indiana.
From this date all persons wishing to !
sn bscribe for the STAR will please eall at st. |
John s. M. Office, or address +. d. Utter, OF
this place.
Mr.. Walter Glass was united in matrimo. |
ny to Miss Laura Darnaby BY Elder w, J. |
Howe. at the Christian Church. Thursday
evening at q q, clnclr Tho hr;,1o1 -