The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-30

the bridge across the Whitewater at Harri-
ington, d. c., Saturday.
John Waltz, who was last seen lying on
the river bank Christmas afternoon, is be-
lieved to have been drowned by the river,
which arose very fast
PIQUA. o.
Hafner the boy who accidentally shot
himself, is doing we'll.
Drs. Kitsmiller & Kitsmiller are doing a
booming business and are improving 1t
every day.
George Graf, who died last Saturday Of
brain-fever, was buried yesterday afternoon
by Revs Schneider and Fisher. The de-
ceased was one of our most respected young
men. and leaves large circle OF young
folks to mourn his death.
Mr.. John Berger, of Lagonda, departed
on Monday for the East.
The Primary Department of the English
Lutheran Church rally about their Christ
mas tree tonight.
Miss Mary hitcHell, Vi laBoHun, las io
turned from Oxford College, and is spend
ing the holidays with her parents. T
Two of the children of Mr.. Scott Gard
ner. of Lagonda, we're attacked on Satur-
day night with diphtheria, one of them
expiring on Sunday.
Dan. Palmer, noted light-fngered loafer,
was fined SIS and costs and sent to Jail for
ten days, for squeezing pocket-book at
Buehler's store, West Main street.
The sexton of the English Lutheran
Church, Pleasant Saunders, was presented
on Sunday with tasty suit of clothes for
efficient services rendered the Church.
Superintendent Schiadler made the pre-
sentation speech.
Annie Wilcox, of Columbus, a petty
thief. was caught nipping shoes at the
house of J. N. Cross, Limestone street, on
Saturday and taken before the Mayor who
fined her $40 and costs and gave her Is
days Jail sentence. Annie is of the Davis
gang.
Mrs. Rosa Clark, of South Center street,
has become the possessor of an elegant gold
watch and chain offered by the Center
street NJ. Il. Church for the greatest
amount of money brought in by book in
the way of contributions for the Church
benefit.
The bows got little ahead on Officer
Temp. Wilson regarding the increase of
family. 1t has been guess work with them
for some weeks, but now our young man
has reached rock bottom and knows for
certain that 1t is boy weighs ten pounds
and that it reached his domicile at about 2
o'clock on Monday morning.
The nuptial ceremonies of Mr.. Robert c.
Rodgers, junior member of the law firm of
Cochran q r dgers, and Miss Emma NJ
White, the beautiful and accomplished
daughter OF Judge White. are to be COLI
summated this Tuesday evening at The resi-
dpnce of the bride, North Limestone street.
The same will be performed in the presence
of relatives and few invited friends.
The st. Raphael's Fair is now under full
headway. Timetables are under the care of
the Young Mems Hibernian Society, Father
Mathew Total Abstinence Society and Sons
of st. Patrick. Many novelties are to be
introduced during Its progress. An easy
chair for the most popular pioneer is now
being voted upon. A bevy of heart en-
trappers are nightly. skirmishing around the
boys and gathering up their pocket money,
and the saying, Pm all broke up" is get
ting threadbare.
A seed checked his "Reister' at the
baggage room Of the c., G., G. Il l. Road on
Monday morning, and was proffered the
check. He couldn't sec it that way. He
wanted receipt in onnection-which, of
course, he didn't get He said he was no
blasted "gump;" he'd been around afore,
IL al
darned If the sharks could play him that
way. The accommodating baggage crusher
''onchecked" it and he gathered it up and
boarded his train. And he was right-in
his mind.
The Murphy Fair is the stamped holiday
attraction. Since the opening, Christmas
Eve, the hall has been nightly crowded
with the elite of the city. A large number
of elegantly furnished tables, presided over
by any number of popular ladies, a splen-
did restaurant and the discourses of the
Seventh Regiment Band, constitute the de-
lightful entertainment offered, OF the beyy
assisting in the work last night we noticed
the Misses kissell, Douglas, Shook, Raj
fensperger, Purden. Hawkins, Miller, RAM
sew, Cobentz and Wait. A number of the
little folks are furnished with small articles
and put to work on small donations. In
this they work with unusual spirit and are
carrying off q great number OF beautiful
prizes.
wILLIAMSPORT.O O.
At the Christmas tree festival on Christ
mas Eve in the M, +. Church at this place
the snow house built of cotton batting took
fire and burned down. destroying quite a
number of valu able presents. Ddring the
panic that ensued several children were in
jured, but none seriously.
HAMILTON.
Frank Heck has returned from short
visit among friends and relatives.
The party by the Archery Club in honor
of three of its members promises to be an
affair of some magnitude. Extensive prep.
arations are being made for grand time.
The remains Of Charles Hogh were taken
to Louisville for interment to-day.
George Marr has another child so sick
with scarlet fever that it isn't expected to
live. ...,..... ...0,..
J. G. SIayback leaves soon for a short va
cation and visit to his old home, at Beth
any.
Miss Pearlie Hughes, in company with