The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-04
OUR NEXT.DO0R NEiGHB0RS.
Piekings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
DAYTON. o.


DAYTON. o.
Subscriptions to the dairy STAR and items of
Interest ier publication can be left at the Postof.
fce newsstand. ..l.
During the month OF October l.. III.
Frank. Probate Judge, has issued eighty
tEe marriage licenses
"A Hew business block is to be erected on
Fifth street, cast Of the Central Engine
itouse, by Vim. McHosc. 81
Father Grace. Of St Josephs Church. of
this city, has been transferred to st. Pat
rick's Church, Cincinnati. g..
A meeting was held last eyening by tle
Seventh and Eighth Ward Republicans, to
settle up their business Of the late CAM
paign.
WT. Drought, harness-maker at the
Seidiers' Home, has just finished one of the
finest sets OF harness ever made in this Sec
tion OF the ecountry, and sent them to Gen.
II. +. Butler, The trimmings are gold and
rubber, and cost $2e0 alone.
LEXINGTON. KH. Y+ .a
Corn delivered in the city is selling for
$l IS to So 90 per brl
We notice a fine crop of blue grass hay,
recently cut and cured. on the College
lawn.
the new Megibben e. Farr distillery will
begin active work III the whisky business
to-day or Tomorrow.
Judge Bigger, Of Paducah. will prove to
he Captain Bush's most formidable op-
ponent in his race for the Speakership of
the next House of Representatives..
The home of Boss the street paper
satherer, caught fire Friday, aud came near
Making the poor old woman pepniless
again. The Fire Department., however,
WIS prompt, and sxtinguished the flames
before much damage was done.
The work on the Phoenix goes brayely on.
One story Of the wall Is almost completed.
WeDixerten,s stable is also progressing fine-
W. and Will be, When completed, the most
commodous stable in the city. We pre-
dics its compilation sooner than that of the
fhGnix.
CXNTHTANA. KY.
Charlie Cook and Will Keller two young
men of our town, hired a pair of horses
from Laydick's stable Saturday at 10
oclWk and drove to Paris, thence to Nortt,
Mtddictewn and return, d distance Of about
sixty miles in abeut ten hours, which re-
suited in the death OF one Of the horses.
Halloween was celebrated in different
Pasts of the county by suppers. masquer-
ataes, etc. A very pleasant and enjoyable
phantom party was given by Misses Sallie
MpMurtry and Lizzie Berry at the resi-
dence of J.. NJ. Berry, near Berryville. The
young gent tlemen present were invited to a
beuntlful supper and were handsomely
waited on by ghostly figures which proved,
lu11nu tho phnuflv ro1
he number of the fair and viyacious
young ladies of the vicinity. A grand
masquerade and supper was also given by
the young ladies of Cynthiana, to the gen
ttemen, at the residence of Mrs. BOYD.
Both sexes were en- masque, and the part.
ners were chosen by lot. Many were the
expedients rcsorted to by each to discover
has or her fate as decided, according to the
old superstition. for life. The ladies wore
rich and elegant costumes, bnt had their
seFely faces hidden from the admirine
e'snces OF their companions excepting the
eyes sparkling with wit and loveliness. Al
II o'ciock the masks were removed, and
full justice was done to the tempting vi
ands prepared by the hands Of the fair ones
In tho "wee sma' hours the happy com
Fany reluctantly separated, wishing tina,
halloween would come oftener.
WASHINGTON G. H., Q.
Dr. Smith, Of Bloon,ingsburg, is serious,
III with tltmor in the stomach.
pr. Dawson, Of Cincinnati was in towr
81 Saturday On professional business
Diphtheria and men,branous Group !,
prevailing to a considerable extent anlonf
our little folks.
John Kerr, publisher of the Register Il
the happy parent of a nine e-pound boy. Lee
safe glad tidings 60 forth. ID 4
Everybody is delighted with the STAR
and people are unanimoas in pronouncinI
it the afternoon daily of Cincinnati.
A convention of Fayette County black
smiths was held one day last week, aaiS
prices advanced TO correspond with the In
creased cost of iron. VIZ Il.
DAYTON kr.
Joe Shifford took out his license 10 We,
Catharine Daum. .a-.
Hon. J. NJ. Macarthur will leave In q fey
days for Black River.
1t is reported that Col. Bob Forsythe
the railroad agent who lived in Daytol
last year, and who mysteriously vamosed
isHo driving Leadville stage.
Capt Bean gives notice that all holder
OF the old green car tickets must han,
in the same for REDEEM ption at tile Office b,
Saturday. Otherwise, the new com
pany will not accept them. .
CRY CouNciL.--Council met last evenin
in regular seasiols the President in tn
chair and all the menbers present
A nnmerously signed rernonstranc
against the establishment of another coffee
house in the Third Ward was presented
aud upon the license being applied for
was refused.
The matter of Ex-Mavor Gunnison'
claim against the city, was referred to tn
Law Committee and City Treasurer 70
settlement. && G 8% .s. +.
The bill OF the City Marshal, for seryin
Equalization Board notices, was referre
back for an itemized bill. ......1 u,
The report OF the Law Committee rela
ing to their agreement with the MAYOR ri
gartiing lie collection Of delinquent take,
was received and approved. ...tls.
The Street Committee was instructed I
repair the bridge at the intersection OF Flu
ton and Berry street.
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