The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
OUR NEXT.DOOR NElGHB0RS.
Pickings by Star Reporters I'm Neigh.
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.


day.
Physicians report scarlet fever on the
increase.
Farmers are very busy now, planting
wheat and barley.
Mr.. John T. Gilbert Jr. visited the great
Exposition Saturday.
Pedestrians say that South Broadway is
che dnstiest street in the city.
II Our. Lexington boys lost large amount
of money at the Louisville races last Thurs
day aud Friday. .-.-.,,
Jesse Hall, Jr., who was injured at the
cosl-car accident few evenings ago, is rap
idly recovering StA -'8
Mr.. Alfred Withers, of London, Eng
land, is in the city for the purpose OF buy
ing lot of coach-horses.
The contract for the brick wall on the
new Phoenix Hotel requires it to be COM
pleted within sixty days. kef'a ..
Saturday was Atonement day. The or
thodox Jews Of the city kept their place of
business closed until g p. NJ.
sCaptafn Dan. Turney, Of Paris, has pur-
chased the OVERLY House, at the Blue Lick
Spripgs. with eleven acres of ground, for
$4,000.
Mr.. Downing, who resides a few miles
from the city on the Georgetown Pike, had
his hand severely injured in wheat-fan
last Friday. ..a. a rs ast, 4
About, thirty men were set to work Fri
day morning clearing away the debris to-
make room for the foundation of the new
Phoenix Hotel.
Brutus J. Clay, administrator Of DR.. A. B.
Lyman Of Richmond, sold recently to New
land Jones ten shares of Farmers National
Bank stock at $1S per share.
The alarm of fire early last Friday morn
ing was caused bv the burning of house
at Pealtown, owned by Dick Suter. The
building was insured for $500.
Mr.. James Barnett, our bachelor friend
on Limestone street, returned home Satnr-
day from brief visit to his relatives HIS
friends were surprised to see him return
alone. ,.
Huston & Co., contractors on the Cincin.
natl Southern Railway, are pushing the
work with all possible haste. The grading
is within eighteen miles of being completed,
and all will be finished bv the time the
New River bridge is done, December 10th.
The land, stock and crops of the estate of
Richard Downing, deceased, were sold by
the Commissioner Friday morning. The
land one hundred and three acres, was
bought by Mr.. Thompson, of Madison
County at $55 Is per acre. This farm was
purchased twenty two years ag) by Mr..
Downing at $65 per acre.
CYNrHIANt KY.
The Harrison Criminal Court convenes
to-day. Several cases of horse stealing,
shooting and cutting will he tried besides
minor offenses.
Our Postmstress, Miss Matte Todd is
having a cellar dug, preparatory to build
ing q new Post-otfce. The new building
adjoins the one now used as Post-otfice,
and will be of brick, twenty feet front and
forty-Eve feet deep.
. Friday night w. II. HORNE. while intox-
icate1, invited Ernest Roper home with
him. in the edge of town. On the road
difficulty arose, and Roper cut liorine Sc
verely acrcss the nose, almost taking that
member oil, besides a wound several inches
long across the breast, one across the arl,
and two deep stabs in the thigh. The Grand
Jury sits next week and will investigate the
case. .r5..,.a. .
GEORGETOWN,K KY.
Jno Smith, of Stamping Ground, was ad
judged insane.
Messrs. Geo. w. Fitzgerald and Chas. T. |
Mel have gone into the paper-han ring busi-
ness. They are over-run with work.
There will be four weddings within few
DAYS in Georgetpwn We have examined
some vi 'he presents aila1Weii: ooys' save
your ciiaiiee ana pe'' ''ie"' you oai''
1here was much drunkenness ana disor-
oerV condhct al the picnic az the four-
Ihe attehuahce at tne Ao0logicai 1arden
yesterday was very large Ihe grouhds were
never IN nher cohdition.
me Schoei boafd at sp"cial meehng
heio on iast SATURDAY morning awarded
.ne contract 1or MOVING t'e ]ah,tors mouse
rpm the lot on wnlGh tle new Iowh hall
The recant enumeration NJ ob,,dro, !,
the villaee shows a LARGE increase over tho
preceding YEAR The total number If ner.
sons residing in the school district between
6 and q wears of age, is 857, being an in
crease of $50 over last year.
Professor and MADAME w;othoe o,oa
their danciny school az A wax Iiail or Sat'
a..