The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20
OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh.
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.

LEXINGTON. KY.
Mrs Robert Stone and daughter have
gone to New York.
Mr.. Benjamin Harrington. of Louisville,
Is on flying visit to old friends in this
city.
Miss Florence Mitchell will appear at the
Opera-house October 7th in the play of
'Ingomar."
The wheat market is firm. and dealers are
now paying So cents for white and amber
and 86 cents for Fultz.
The proprietor of the soap-factory on
Vine street desires the pass-way to resi-
dence on Broadway discontinued.
Talbot's Cornet Band, of Harrodsburg is
making the music for our colored Fair.
They paraded the streets on yesterday,
making fine display and splendid music.
The citizens are patroniging the Cincin-
natl Exposition very literally Crowds are
continually going and returning. We great
ly appreciate the enterprise of our sister
city.
Several of our prominent Jewish citi-
zens observed Thursday as the beginning OF
their New Year. they regard that day as
creation of the world.
Mrs, Mazaline Smith, residing at the cor
ner of Fourth and Limestone died on
Thursday last. She was about seventy
years Of age, highly respected, and leaves
some property, but no family.
There is talk of building narrowgauge
railroad from Nicholasvile to Richmond a
distance OF twenty-one miles, as feeder to
the Cincinnati Southern Richmond is de-
termined to have Cincinnati outlet.
Wednesday Frank Barber small lad,
was out hunting and when near the home
\ Of Mrs, Nugent,a widow lady living Just be-
yOnd the first tol-gate, on the Winchester.
Pike. fired at some birds passing over and
unfortunately two or three shot struck the
unseen lady, who was in the yard.
The marriage of Mr.. w. w. Sparks. of
Harrison County, and Miss Sallie Smedley,
Christian Church of this city on Thursday
last The parties left Immediately for Gin
cinnati and the East on pleasure tour.
May happiness and prosperity attend them.
The colored Fair of Lexington is in prog
ress. The managers are highly elated with
their success both in point of splendid ex-
hibtion and their financial receipts. Large
crowds are In attendance each day. and
they are noted for good order and sobriety,
not an arrest having been uade, and scarce
ly drunken man seen during the four
days progress. Success to them.
WAYNESVuLLE, o.
George Ober's Combination will be here
the 9th of October.
The new Principal of the Public Schools,
Mr. Graham, has arrived and everything
Will be In readiness to commence school the
last Monday in this month.
The bills are posted for grand Renub.
lican rally here in Taylors Grove on the
24th inst. The orators of the day will be
General James A. Garfield and General W.
H. Gibson.
Detectives are still working the massacre
enacted here q few days since. Nothing
new has been ELECTED. Much time is con-
sumed in tracing out various stories in cir
culation only to find them groundiess.
A movement is now on foot here. and
with fiatterng prospects of success to es-
tablish IL novelty work and machine shop.
a preliminary meeting has been held, and
the business men are anxious to lend their
influence and capital for its immediate es-
tablisnment. Such an establishment is re-
ally needed in hislocality, both to furnish
employment tn large number of idle
young men, and also to give the farmers
iOr many miles round about convenient
place for having their agricultural ma
chimes and implements repaired. Under
existing circumstances they have to ship
them to points at great distance. Prom
crty admirably adapted to the purpose
that Of Jacobs u HIGHWAYS furni-
ture buildings, situated on Main
street, has been offered for
the purpose, to be put in as stock. Prop
erty known as the "Old Brewery" properly
Is also talked of. A young man I great
enterprise also practical. machinist
ami business man, is the. prime
mover in the scheme and, once established.
his management will insure success.
HARRISON, o.
VIM. Wakefield is off on Western trip.
George Cooley has moved into Keen's
new building, corner of Vine and Market
streets.
Miss Kate Dobell. sister OF Maggie Do
bell. VIII died 80 suddenly few weeks
since, has lost her reason from depressin IA
of spirits. Mr.. Joseph Dobell and family
have the deepest sympathy of this entire
community in their great affliction.
rIIDDLErOWN, o.
Miss Sallie Clough is visiting friends in
Chicago.
John Robnson's great show is to exhibit
IN our town ON Thursday, the 25tl.
r. T. Johnston, our enterpriSing paper
bag manufactures, is visiting Pittsburg and
other Eastern cities on business.
H. W. Bishop will open an auction sale
Of dry goods on next Monday, in the room
next to the Phoenix clothing store.
Farmers in this city are very busily en-
gagged with their fall seeding. The season
Is favorable for their work. and an unlsu-
lilly large quantity OF grain is being sown.
Middletown. with the Holly Water
Works, two well-oreanized Fire Companies,
and one Hook and Ladder Company, prob.
ably Is as nell protected against fire as any
town or city in the State. On the occasion,
Of the last fire in our town, one of the
companies was throwing water within five
minutes after the alarm was sounded.
The use OF Holly Water BY our citizens is
rapidly increasing, there now being oyei
100 consumers for domestic and other pur. |
hoses