The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
PiCkings by Star Reporters in Neigh.
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.

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LEXINGTON. KY.
The farmers are busy sowing wheat
Broadway north of Short street is under
going repairs.
The colored dance houses were in full
blast last night.
very large crowd of people attended
the colored fair Yesterday.
There is an opening for good physician
Mt North Middietown, Ky.
Mr.. George Wilson, the Short-street gun
smith, has removed to Danville.
Reports from the tobacco regions state
that the crop was seriously damaged by the
recent storms
The Cincinnati Southern will sell half.
fare tickets to the High Bridge Temperance
Camp Meeting.
An Alderney bull belonging to Mr.. Breck
Payne took the premium at the colored
fair Wednesday.
A Mercer County distiller shipped re-
Gently 300 barrels Of whisky to q St. Louis
firm for $4,000.
Wolf & Trost's Cornet Band entertained
OIuWu VI uLo SCiblClACu last
evening at the park.
Land buyers from distance are fockng
into Lexington. We may soon look for an
advance in real estate.
Francis Murphy, the great temperance
reformer, will deliver an address at High
Bridge Sunday evening.
The handsome residence of Mr.. Fl. T.
Duncan, situated at the corner of Limestone
and Third streets, has been purchased by
Mr.. John WoOlpalk for the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Nimrod Noe and Miss Venie Noonan,
both of Jessamine County, were married at
the st, Nicholas Hotel Tuesday last by Rev.
W. F. V. Bartlett, of she First Presbyte-
rian Church.
There will be strong effort made at the
next meeting of the Legislature to have
the State Capital removed 10 Lexington.
Frankfort can keep the Penitentiary but
Lexington wants the Capital.
We understand the old foges are not to
have their own way in everything, and that
the Watarworks question will be again re-
vived The future success of Lexington
depends on good supply of water.
COMMON PLEAS CoURT.--The suit of Thos
Miller, colored against Andrew LAWN, was
continued until next term.
The case Of OMara and others VS.. Twee
die and others (willc case) has been continued
until next term,
ms@DEETOWN,O o.
7. E. Mcdonald, CT Harreysburg O., is
visiting his brother.
The continued i'll ess of Mrs. Rev. N. G.
Oglesby prevents Mr.. Oglesby from attend
ing the U. Z, Conference, of which he is n
member now in session at Mt. Blanchard
Ohio.
The Middletown Cornet Band did much
credit to itself in the excellent music il
furnished at the Republican meeting on
Wednesday. The boys are determined to
make success Of it this time.
Frank Kemp, our Third street butcher
has greatly improved his residence by the
addition of wing and making the entire
building two stories. 1t presents the an |
pearance of a new building.
We learn that a party is forming to make
raid on st. Mary's resery DIR in short
time, for fish and other game They pro,
pose camping out during their stay at the |
pond, and as they will leave their wives
at home, will have to do their own cook |
ing.
RELLEvUE. Kv.
A number Of young ladies of DAYTON |
have been industriously at work here the
last few days selling tickets for the enter
tainment OF Good Tempars tonight A
large number of our young people will at
tend.
A few citizens Of our suburb of Day.
ton who wanted to indict Council for allow
inga narrow roadway on Fairfield avenue
will not have their wish gratiied just now.
Council, through its excellent attorney.
Judge Makibben, had the case postponed
until the term of the Criminal Court in
January.
Council met last night in regular session,
President 1lobson and Messrs. Anspangh
and Peacock being absent. Mr.. Patchen
was elected President pro tenn. A COM
munication from Theodore Kohler of New.
port asking for permit to open sho ting
gallery in Taylors Bottoms on SUNDAYS
was received and laid on the table. No
shooting on Sunday-not much. The oues-
tion as to the width of Fairfield avenue was
settled by an official statement from Judge
Makibben thatsxty-six feet was the width.
The Improvement Committee reported hay-
Ing fixed the basin at the head OF Berry av-
enue, IL ueihg maze necessary by recen
rains
The engineer reported the bids of the
contractors for the Improvement of Berry
avenue: JTrapp, $2,053 G. e Spinks 81, ,S54. 9
A resolution was offered instructing the ,
Law Committee to contract with Mr. :
Spinka for said improvement, lie being the y
low est bidder, the work to be finished bv
December 4th. The plans and specifica- !
lions "f Lake street were read and received. q
The plans and specifications of Center l.
street were read and ordered filed. The -
Law Committee was instructed to bring in =
ordinances for the improvement of Lake g.
'treet and Center street. Bids for the @
Improvement Of Dimmick alley will be re |
,eived b. Mr.. Bruce Morton, the engineer,
n Newport, up to October I'd. Several mi
,or matters were transacted, and the Board T
adjourned. r.
HAMILTON. T.
The Young Mems Republican Club will