The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-03
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. RY.

LEXINGTON. RY.
Scarlet fever is prevailing to some extent
in the suburbs.
Mr.. Oris ". SNYDER has returned from a
pleasant trip to louisville.
The Thermometer indicated $50 in the
shade yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Some of CUR merchants are now reeeiv-
ing goods from New York via Richmond,
Va, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. j.
The marriage of Sol. H. Shoninger to
Miss Jennie Speyer will take place at Ma
sonic Hall Wednesday evening" October
22d.
The monument erected by the citizens Of
Nit. Sterling in honor of their murdered
Marshal, James l.. Young, was dedicated
yesterday.
Marshal Hiflin, of Mavsville, arrived
here Yesterday, having in charge a lnnatic
named jeff Percy, whom he committed to
the Asylum.
The demand for coach and roadster horses
is very great. Droves of fine horses are be-
ing shipped daily to all parts of the country
as we'll as to England.
A desperate fight took place between two
negroes last night near the Southern Depot.
One of them named Bromell was severely
out in the head. No arrests.
Miss May Felix, daughter of Rev. W. H.
Felix, of Cnvington, will be married to Mr..
Hamilton Wright, of Louisville, Oct. 9th.
Miss Felix formerly resided in this city.
Watt L,,sby Yesterday shot Henry Beach
at the suggestion of his brother, Henry
Lusby, with whom Beach had difficulty.
The ball struck the cheek bone and glanced
off. There will be hearing of the case
Saturday.
Ex-Governor McCreary, while in the city
day before yesterday said that the people of
Madison County are enthusiastic for "a rail
road connecting them with the Cincinnati
Southern at Nicholasville, the cost of which
he estimates at $500,0
The entertainment given bvMr. w. w.
Bruce, Councilman from the Second Ward,
to his friends Wednesday night, was a grand
affair. Nearly all.the city and county; off,
GERS were present A sumptuous repast was
spread alto o'clock. The music was furn-
ished by Messrs. Wolf g. Trost's Cornet
Band.
HAMILTON.
The Union Township Teachers Associas'
tion will be IN session October 11th
Mrs. Sarah Floyd has gone to the city to
visit friends and attend the Exposition.
L. A. Boil has got a new safe from the
Mosler Safe and Lock Company, of Cincin-
natl.
G. w. Watson, our fashionable barber
hung his banner on the outer walls ,yester-
day morning.
Mr.. J. A. Sommers, of Somerville, and
Miss Elise Jotter, of Monroe, were welded
last night in modest fashion. A grand re-
ception followed.
The special train that pulled out at 1890
yesterday was packed and jammed to it's
utmost capacity with human freight
destined for Middetown. From the shout.
ing and cheering that arose from their
midst we judge they were happy family,
bound TO have glorious time. And they
had it.
Clay Stephens got his foot crushed yes
terday while trying to board the train on
the Junction Road, near Third street. 1t
appears lie vas going to his work at the
depot, ,zand, tliinkingsa ride of two or three
squares might save little shoe leather, at
tempted to get on the passing train with
the above result. DR.. Talbot rtsSed the
wound and reports the patient doing we'll.
From the report of Superintendent
L. ID. Brown we copy the following:
Number OF teacher, in charge OF rooms. ..... 81
Last year this number was. ....,......,.. 30
Number of pupils in High school. ............ 50
Number of pupils in Colored SCHOOL,. ........ 45
Number Of pupils in rnall-Englsh Dept. 685
Number OF pupils in English Department. ....... 9lS
Entire enrolment .1738
Average number belonging TO teachers. ....... "a
Average number attending ng...................... 81
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EATON. d.
Charles Won eBauman, of Cincinnati, is
visiting friends at this place.
The original Eaton Cheap Store, next to
P. O., displays new circular sign.
Mrs. Jas. P. Miller, Of New Castle, Ind,
is the guest of Miss Eta Harbough.
Miss Julia Welsh, of Cincinnati is visit
ing friendsand relatives at this place.
Mrs Mary Lamb, OF Vresland, Mich. is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Abner
Haines.
A grand excursion to the Friends yearly
meeting will leave here next Sunday at
1890 a. III.
Rev. Frank Evans, the Universalist min
lister at this place, died yesterday morning
of consumption.
Coles Electric Light show will pitch its
tents here tomorrow, to give two perform
ances, afternoon and evening.
Mrs Emma Basch and G us Reichel, of
Hamilton, o., are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reichel.
Mrs Lizzie Thompson, of indianapolis,
Ind. is visiting her father Charles f.
Brooke Esq, President of First National
Bank.
A delegation of the Eaton Archery
Clubs are in attendance at the A Archery
Tournament at the Geological Garden at
Cincinnati.
The first Grand Social Ball Of the season
was given at the Opera-house last night un-
Ger the efficient management of Messrs
Herman Huette and Herman Kester.
The twenty. eighth Preble County Agr.
cultural Fair opened at the Fair grounds
last Tuesday. Both ult., and will close this
evening This was undoubtedly the larg-
est and best attended fair ever held here.
The displays were all very fine, and no
trouble was spared to make ita grand sue
cess, which it fully proved.