The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.
HANG up his skates and fold away
His garments bifurcated,
He challenged fate and one cold Gay
Into an hole skated.

TuK Public Schools reopened to-day.
EpBIpHANY is being celebrated in all OF
the Catholic Churches to-day.
THE water main on Clifton avenue near
ohio avenue burst yesterday evening.
ppo.ncur1Ne ATTORNEY SAM. DREW has
~nno;nted Mr.. Miller Outcalt as his assist
ant
MARGARET CAREY slipped and fell on
Walnut street, near the canal, last mght,
and broke her ankle.
THr fair for the benefit of the Catholic
Orphan Asvlum will wind up next Wed
resday night with grand hop.
THE Cathedral Congregation contributed
shout "a, 600 Yesterday to aid the Archblsh-
op in his financial embarrassment
JOSEPH ANTFERD, a resident OF Knox
street. was thrown from his sleigh while
driving on Ninth street, last evening, and
bruised in several places.
oo,oRrp woman named Alice Johnson,
Ewing at 81 Mcfarland street, left her house
and her infant child Saturday night ana
has not been heard OF since.
WIN. RocH, son of L. Roch, farmer Hv-
ina near Cheviot. was accidentally shot III
the shoulder and cheek, Saturday, while a,
work cutting down tree. The wounds are
sarious
THE Independents of the Y. M. M. L. A
have issued circular asking the members
of the Association to vote the Independent
ticket Their meeting Saturday night, al
the st. Nicholas was largely attended.
THE Musical Club Yesterday elected off
Gers for 1879 as follows: Henry Hooper
President; A. Klein, Secretary; A. Howard
Hinkle. Treasurer; Charles Baetens, Arthur
Mees and Victor Flechter, Music Com
mittee.
THE members of the Ninth Ohio Volun
teer Regiment elected the following officers
last night: President, Herman Lippert; Vice
President, VIM. Wittlinger; 1st Secretary
Adam Faith; Cd Secretary, Louis Roessleri
Treasurer, Geo. A. Schneider; Banner
Bearer. l.. Steuber.
LrEuT. MONTGOMERY, of the Hammond
street Dis rct, has the sincere sympathy OF
his many friends in the death of his tive
small children bv scarlet fever. This will
make six children which the Leutcnan
has lost, since he has been i'll the city, from
the same disease.
Arthe annual meeting last night of the
81. Xavier Orphan Society, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
President, J. W. Fitzgerald; Vice Presi
dent Cornelius Murphy; Secretary, Thom
as MuloneY; Assistant Secretary, W. },
Franey, Sr.; Treasurer, John Matthews
Trustees, Michael Barrett, Michael Walsh
lanes Christy; Marshal, Edward Doherty
The st. Peters Benevolent Society, fo1
The support of the orphans, met in thu
basement of st. Peters Church yesterday
snd elec ed officers for the ensuing year al
follows: President, Adam V. Wilson; Vic,
President, Thomas Howard; Recording
Secretary, John Greedy; Assistant Secretary
Martin Heron; Treasurer, Peter LAWN
Trustees, His Grace Archbishop Purcell
3. r. Springer, John Daily, Robert Beaton
and John Mccartney.
SATURDAY evening at meeting of tn
Cons Of Temperance for the installing o
officers of Cincinnati Division, No. 2, tn
following were installed by Mr.. E. ]. Nor
ns. Past Grand Worthy Patriarch, ant
Grand Scribe of the Grand Division of Ohio
Mr. q. Getchell, Worthy Patriarch; Mis-
Mary MCGOWAN, Worthy Assistant; Wnl
UcGowan, r. s.; Miss Lizzie Dobson, A. R
SEW. Bailey, F. s.; T. J. Morris, Trea
snrer, installed by Mr.. Getchell; A. r
lennon, Conductor; Miss Martha Lawt or
A.C.; Miss Mollie A. Boyer, ]. s.; Harve
Dihbe. O. s.; VIM. W. E Dibble, Chal
lain; Miss Lottie Truman, First Lady {
CoIors; Miss Emma Lawton, Second Lad
of Colors; Mrs. Harriet Truman, Thir
Lady of Colors.