The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-30
OVER THE BRIDGE.
COvINGTON.
School Board meets Friday night.

School Board meets Friday night
Market will be held all day at Seventh
street on Wednesday. There will be no
market on New Years day.
Mr.. T. M. Booth. the candidate for School
Trustee in the Ninth Ward, would be a
good addition to that body.
Thieves last night broke into the st.
Mary's School-house and carried away a
number of valuable things. They are the
same thieves, no doubt, who broke into the
Scott-street School-house.
Joseph Warwood, of West Covington,
was tried yesterday in the County Court
and adjudged lunatic. He is an English
man by birth, and lost his mind seven
years ago through grief for the loss OF
members of his family. He has no estate.
Miss Maggie Boyd, very estimable young
lady, died yesterday. at her home on Phia-
delphia street, after short illness. Six
lady compani, ms of the deceased will act as
pa.l-bearers at her funeral tomorrow.
Goldsmith's factory of which the deceased
the young ladies will attend the funeral in
a body.
Anna E. Sullivan, through her attorneys,
Hallam and Perkins, filed suit in the Chan
Gerry Court to-day for divorce from her hus-
band, John Sullivan, on the grounds of
drunkenness, cruel beating and failing to
provide. The parties were married in Gin
cinnati in 1875, and have one child. She
also asks that the defendant be made to
pay the attorneys fees In this case.
Hon. w. E. Ashbrook has very unwisely
consented to be candidate for Council in
the Fourth Ward. His candidacy makes
no material difference in the race as it
was a foregone conclusion previous to his
announcement that Mr.. Allingham would
be elected. Willie may stick, but we will
be Frank" in stating that his election
will be knocked by man that is equally
as competent and popular.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.--C. s. Patterson
to J. Warren Coulston, both of New York.
lots 225 bv $40 feet bounded by Foote
avenue, Eleventh street, Robbins street and
Licking River; 81, 500.
W. B. Ward, of Springfield, Ohio, to Fl.
Schottler, of Covington, lot 20 5.12 by 81
feet. on the south side of Seventh street.
1859 7-12 feet west of Garrard street; $5,0O0
} Master Commissioner, for W. H. Porter
to Kenton Insurance Company, lot 100 by
1913 feet, on west side OF Madison street, 9s
feet north OF Fifteenth street; $45O0.
Emily s. Fabian to J. R. Hadcroft, d
Covington. lot so bv 80 feet, on northeast
corner of Third and Bakewell streets; 81, 600
SOCIETY ELECTIONS Boone Lodge, A. O.
U. w., elects the following: J. H. Duesing
M. W.; J. R. Trantor, G. F.. Reese Davis
O.; w. H. Tebbs, Recorder; E. B. Lewis, +
s.; T. A. Mantin, Receiver; D. De Garmo
, Guide; Jerry Cronan, J. w.; VIM. Nc
Mnrchy, 0. w. and Trustee; W. H. Tebbs
Reporter to Grand Lodge.
Acme Lodge, K. of H., elects the follow
,, ing: N. H. Gaunt, Dictator; Hugh Tow
ers, Vice Dictator; A. Hauser, Assistant
Dictator; W. P. Mclaughlin, Reporter; H
T. Brent, Financial Reporter; John L. Da-
vison, Chaplain; o. J. Virgins. Guide
John GiHigan, Guardian; Donald Craig
Sentinel; A. R. Mullins, Treasurer; Dr.
Lewis, Medical Examiner; Representative
Grand Lodge, John B. Evan; Alternate, J.
E. Clendening; Trustees, 8. w. Coffin
, Geo. W. Howell and D. A. Ashworth.
DR.. JAMES KEITH's WILL-The will o.
> Dr. James Keith, deceased, was probated
! yesterday. 1t is in the handwriting of +
, F. Hallam, Esq. is dated December 14th
1878, and witnessed by Charles Thomas ane
George A. Brenckman. 1t provides first
y for the payment OF testator's debts anG
! next devises 81, 900 to Miss Sarah A. Breck
). young lady who makes her home with
> Dr. Keith's mother. Then the will remark:
, that as testator's two sisters are already
comfortably provided for they are to re-
testators faithful servant" who is tc
, /, receive 800. Lastly the residue of the
, estate is left absolutely to Priscilla D.
. Keith, testator's mother, but we are in
. formed authoritatively that the under
. standing was, and is, that this devise wa.
. really made in trust for the benefit of tes
! tator's wife, and that this understanding
will be carried out. Sarah A. Breck anC
John T. Falls are named as executors. Mis-
Breck formally declined the trust yester
, day, and Mr.. Falls is not at home. DR.
! Keith left nine hundred shares of con- NOR
, stock in the Kentucky Central Railroad
worth, probably, $25,OO0. What othel
property, If any, we know not.
Special in to-day's Courier-Journal.
l. OwENToN, KY, Dec. 29.-The election tt
8 fill the vacancy in the Senate occasioned by
9 the resignation of the Hon. L. G. Norman
9 in this, the Twenty third District, came of
| to-day. At this writing the probabilitie
amount almost to a certainty tha
Col. A. Cox is elected by a hand
some majority. Six precincts heart
from in Owen County gives Coz
majority of 1.1so. leaving four precinct!
: to hear from. Four precincts in Gallatil
!, County heard from give Cox a majority o
: 200, with one precinct to hear from. l
4 Boone stands by her man as Owen has b.
= hers, still Cox will be elected over Terrell
:, by a good majority. Owen is highly elate,
over her newly -made Senator, WHO will b.
: credit to the district and an able repre-
:. sentative Of our people.
Get your New Years Caudies at R. H. Echert'.
408 Madison street.
Finest Caramels in the city at R. H. Echert's.
% NEWPORT.
It The police have been paid in full to Jan
l. uary 1st.
: There will be watch meeting at Grace M
s E. Church, commencing at $50, tomorrow