The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHB0RS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh.
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. Ky.

Versailles.
Miss Mamie Haller has returned home
after long visit TO this place.
Mr.. Charley Shiddell made flying visit
to Versailles with his-oh, hushl
Yesterday witnessed large additions to
the various colleges of our city, especially
that of the Commercial and A. and Nj. Col
leges.
The full races of the Kentucky Associa-
ton have closed, and many poor fellows
will return home with lighter pockets but
heavier hearts.
On Thursday next there will be a grand
picnic given near Mt. Sterling for the ben
eft of the Catholic Church. special tram
will leave Lexington at o'clock a. IN. ior
the grounds, and will not leave until alter
the ball, Thursday night. Round trip tick
cts for 81 25.
Let the business men and capitalists of
Lexington see that the pork house below
town be converted into soap factory at the
earliest possible date. 1t will give employ
ment to more of our idle men and boys
and make business lively. Ten years hence
thirty machine shops aud factories
now not thought of will be running here,
aud why not begin now?
SPRaNGFIEMD. q.
Parker Pillsburv is announced for an ad-
dress at City Hall for Wednesday evening
Rev. w. H. Sidey and Mr.. Daniel Boyle
are at Detroit in attendance upon the Con-
yention OF the National Temperance Union
The house of W. B. Turner, on Market
street, made an assignment on Monday to
D. T. Martin, Esq. Assets, $500. Liabili-
ties. 81 500.
The Price and Rice fight was renewed
again on Monday upon the opening of the
District Court. This affair now fails to at
tract interest.
Skip Boyer, alias skinny" decoratcs
Ieach's working force for the next seven
days. George is proud of "Skip's" efforts,
and puts him down at the head of the list.
IT is whispered about that the boys in
dulged in an ear, chawing match at East
End Garden on Sunday evening and es-
caped arrest and the matter was not made
public until Monday.
The s.. J. & P. disposed of two of their
engines on Monday, Nos. s and 10, to the
Dayton & Southeastern, and number of
freight cars have gone the same way.
pCbtihS uoNH W UhoihSoo'
Jim Meyers got on a roaming drunk and
wandered up the hill. His Honor disposed
of jim by ordering him to East North,
there to listen to the clango the hammers
until seven suns have risen and sunk.
The 10th 0. N. G., of Sanduskv, passed
through here ON Monday. The proprietors
Of the different restaurants pulled down
their blinds until the train moved off
They had read the Miller raid at Cincin
natl.
The West Point catedship of this dis
trict is again vacant made so by the resig
nation of B. +. Kizer, Of Lawrenceville
who retired on account of his health, which
would not permit him to perform the sery-
Ice as set down.
The County Agricultural Board report
above premiums paid a balance of 500 in
the treasury. THIS is good showing, and
calls for a compliment to the Board. The
premiums are now being paid bv Treasurer
McGrew at the Mad River National Bank
Dave Henderson to show the interest
taken in our great American Detective
John T. Norris, has presented the latte,
with two elegant watches one of which is
now in the hands OF the Canadian authori
ties, which John will look after upon his
next visit in that locality.
Sol. Harvey, an ace of spades, wandered
Into Whoop-pole Alley on Sunday night
and engaged in an encounter with one OF
the alleys 'mots" by the name of Mitchell.
Sol. escaped arrest at the time, but on Mon.
dav was called In and given twelve days
and a fraction upon the rock contract
Harry Odenbaugh, hailing from Urbana,
was run in on an execution Sunday night.
Harry several months ago insulted some
young ladies upon our streets for which he
was arrested and fined. He managed some.
how to escape paying it and vamoosed the
city. Harry is now doing ten days, and q
mite under Leach. Harry's pocodoley col
lar and fin bands attracts great tattention on
his march to the grounds.
Mayor WALLAcE's WAKE-UP-His Homo,
disposed on Monday of the following law.
breakers; James Meyers, Ed Boyer, Frank
Caste Dave Martin and Thomas Navn (not
cold-water men by d. s.. y by passing upon
them the regulation tax; John Kinney
Jessie Goddard. Harry Odenbaugh, Sol
Harvey, all Comanches ard John Schmidt
ar aged gentleman who attempted to give
a statuary exhibition on West Main street
The following gentlemen constitute tho
Grand Petit Juries drawn for service at the
fall term of court, October 14th: Grand
James Barton, Norman Cove w. S. Field
George Otslot, Jacob Kissel, M. f. Linn, A.
Lawrence James +. Warren, Ed. Harrison,
James r. Ambrose. City and Township:
William Brown, Pleasant; A. e. Bonner.
Harmony; Mitchell Lowry, Bethel; P. s.
Crabill, More6eld; N. Fl. Wright, Greene.
Petit--W. Lewis, W. Gladfelter A. Stude.
baker, J. W. Jarrett, James Stafford, A.
Dodson, JOS. Shattler A. Pettigrew, David
Greene. Township and City: John Cad
wallader Morefeld; VIM Brown, Pleasant;
John Nicholson. Harmony.
DAYTON. VIE.
Home Circle party at Odd-fellows' Hall
tonight.
Mr.. Henry Holthoff is quite ill at Rosita
Colorado.
Dayton turned out in force to-day to at
tend the Exposition.
The family of Rev. Mr.. Saunders returned
home from Ohio last Saturday.
Mr.. III. Klett. who died from injurie.
received last week. was buried to-day.
ALI Good Tempars are requested to meet