The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-30
OUR NEXT.D00R NEIGHBORS.
Rickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
WASHINGTON @. H.. o.

his holiday vacation among parents and
friends
The Ladies' Catholic Fair is in operation
st the City Hall and is meeting with good
enccess.
Dr.J. B. Beauman, leading dentist Of
Columbus, Ohio, is visiting his brother-in-
NV w. III. Shaft.
Dr. Tasso Coffman, with DR.. Dawson, of
Cincinnati, is at his fathers residence in
this city quite sick.
The Public Library is now in running
order. Joe Hudson is Librarian. The
membership is about III.
Harry Dahl and Harry Daugherty are
home from college at Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, to spend the holidays.
One of the "Cheap John" merchants with
Ms every stock sale day was robbed one day
last week on his way to Sabina.
Horace Lydy, Deputy Sheriff, made
seventeen arrests and escorted two crlmi-
mails to the penitentiary, all in five days OF
last week. ...
The ladies call and the gentlemen enter
tain on New Years day. Several Young
gentlemen are announced in the Herald
who will keep open house.
LEBANON. O.
Sam. Marshall is happy. He's a papa
since Sunday morning. ..-
Sam. Montfort U.ittle Sam yfeels bigger'n
Grant, His wife presented him with son
Christmas Day.
We began to report few marriages, but
found our list was increasing to such an
enormous extent that we gave it mp.
DR.. Krieger has bought the Florer Drug
Store. The Doctor says he intends to run
it on the system of Small profits and quick
returns" ~"'
Steve Colbert has bought out the man.
moth cigar stand on the Lebanon Bank r.
ner. Mr.. Stone, the former proprietor, has
gone into the shooting gallery business.
Shoot the change.
Mr.. Toad Wilson, who year ago &C.
cilentally ran against bridge while riding
down one of the hills on sled AVID was
snugly ensconced in his little candy stand,
of which lie is sole proprietor Toad is
zone Of the boys" and we wish him sue
cess
LEXINGTON. KY.
Mr.. J. A. Middleton and family have
gone to Denver, Col, to locate permanently.
Five-cent shovels are in demand. Mayer
il the only man in the city that has them.
Col. Jack Swope of Danville, is in the
city, purchasing cattle for the Cincinnati
market.
Messrs Eugene Land and f. L. Hawks
have formed co-partnership in the light
ning-rod business. They will make Lex
ington their headquarters.
Fred. Jaeger has sold an average of ten
barrels Of oranges rer dav during the past
week, instead Of five barrels as stated in
the STAR Of Friday. An error Of the
printer, not ours.
Petitions are in circulation here asking
Congress to grant the right of suffrage to
females. The petition Is being largely
signed and has created quite stir and
much comment; 1880 is leaD-year, too.
We are glad to see Captain W. e. Spen-
Ger On tire streets AGAIN, after several weeks
confinement from his late serious accident
Whilst he is not yet fully restored in
health. he Is slowly recovering, and hopes
In few weeks to be able to attend to bus
iness again.
Saturday evening about o'clock mark
etnran named Fred. Lindermever, while
returning to his home on the Tates Creek
Pike. was met bv white font-pads ahout
four miles from the city and robbed of ST.
all the monev he had. He did not know
any Of the parties.
The following from the Somerset Re-
porter shows at least one editors head to be
level: 'Tts funny. When you ask a man
to advertise he generally declines, with a
statement that nobody will see It. But IT
Won advertise some little caper Of his IN the
news column gratis he gets indignant over
the certainty that everybody will see it,"
Hon. w. A. Cunningham, of Paris, is
announced as candidate for Common
Pleas Judge in this district. Mr.. Cunning
ham is LAWYER OF large experience, emin-
ent ability. ard good qualifications for the
Office. He will probably receive the Demo-
cratic nomination. The following counties
compose the district: Fayette. Bourbon,
Bath, Clark. Scott and Woodford. Primary
election, March 9th.
A reporter Of the Transcript while call
ing on a young lady to whom he was much
attached, last Sunday afternoon, tn his snr-
prise received an invitation to her we'd
ding, soon to occur. From his downcast
countenance. few hours afterward, we
hardly know which he liked best-her
prettv face, her head Of hair or the old
mans greenbacks; hut one thing we do
know he had elided into her affections like
. tad-pole to its native mnd puddle, and
now, alas! he has glided out like frog who
Is in want Of fly and can't reach it.
Brother Marshal, of the Southern Hotel,