The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-25
OUR BUSY MEN
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives Of Industry.

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Mr.. Dick Newgent has completed his
boiler-head Hanging machine, and has
erected it in Power Hall of the Exposition
Building.
Mr.. Alex. Wilson, who for about five
years was employed at the Blymyer Manu-
featuring Company, has quit work and em-
barked in tine horse business. Here's sue
cess to you, Alex.
Mr.. Warren Warner, the elevator builder,
has so far recovered from his recent serious
illness as to be in the city for a few hours
each day. His numerous friends will no
doubt be glad to learn of his recovery.
Charlie James, the molder, struck our
town yesterday ard took in the Exposition.
Charlie is from Chicago and is suffering
with that terrible disease that all Chicago
ans are suffering with, "Braggadocia."
Messrs. l. and E. Greenwaldare unusually
busy building engines to go South. Some
of them are large portables, and Others
stationary. They are also rushed in their
jobbing work, especially in the foundry.
Mr.. Herman Evans formerly employed
by the CITY Water-works and now resident
of Columbus Ohio, is in the city and will
remain until after the Thirty-fourth Regi-
ment review tonight at the Highland
House.
Mr.. John French, who was exhibiting the
engines and mill of the Blymyer Manu-
featuring Company, at the Exposition, has
been relieved by their Southern agent. Mr..
Finch, being sent to Wisconsin on business
for the firm.
Mr.. John W. Rutherford, Civil Engineer
and Manager of the Cincinnati e. Newport
Iron and Pipe Works, will soon leave for
Cuba, where he goes to superintend large
job of pipe laying and the erection of
Wa erworks.
Mr.. Louis Quinn, machinist at the Bly,
myer Manufacturing Company's shop, was
yesterday the happy recipient of an elabo-
rately wrought medal, presented to him as
premium for turning engine shafts in
quickest time.
The Robinson Wagon Company have
completed all their buildings at the juno
ton of Eighth street and the Short-line
Railroad, and are turning ont wagons by
the hundreds weekly, employing large
number of men also.
Mr.. George w. Elstun, one of our enter
prising young business men, who carries on
the preserve business on Eighth street.
finding the demand for his goods to far ex-
ceed his facilities has rented and is refit-
ting the Big Missouri" building on Syca-
more, and will run both houses in the fu-
ture.
Mr. ANTHONY Wayne son of A. Wayne,
the hardware dealer formerly on Central
avenue, was few days ago compelled 10
relinquish work at the planing-mill at the
junction of the Short line Road and Eighth
street, in consequence of ill,health, the
dust from the savings not agreeing with
him.
| Mr.. Ed. Faulkner, having recovered his
strength after a years severe illness, has
again resumed work at his trade. ED. was
member of the Glee Club of the old
Thirty fourth Ohio, and will help to enter
tain lis comrades at the Highland House
tonight when there will be reunion Of
the regiment
The firm of Thomas, Son e. Co., on West
Second street, have just received a large
order for cornice brakes, to be sent when
finished to Galveston, Texas This firm
display at the Exposition fine sample of
the brakes they manufacture, also patent
rocking chair made OF iron, with uphols-
tered seat and back.
Messrs. Charles Winchell & Co., dealers
in secondhand machinery, sold yesterday a
large driving engine and two boilers to a
firm in Aurora, Ind The cylinder of en-
gine 12x20, and is one of the best made en-
gines manufactured in this city, as Mr..
Wilson, who is the Oldest dealer in second
hand machinery in this city, attests.
The handsome stone-front now being
erected on Sixth street, between Elm and
Race will, when completed, be an orna-
ment to that square. 1t has been many
wears since any building has been erected
in this vicinity, and this may be an incen-
tive for other property holders to pull
down the rickety houses and erect fine new
ones.
Mr.. Ed. Armstrong, who worked at the
old Niles Tool Works in this city some
wears ago, was seen perambulating our
streets yesterday, he having followed the
tide of strangers to visit the Exposition.
Ed. SAYS the city looks quite natural, but
AYERS his cozy little farm out in Kansas
suits him too we'll for him to ever have a
desire to return to his native city.
Perhaps there are some few workingmen
who read the BUSY Men" notes and who
know Mr.. Henry Goeble, who was for SO
many years the efficient and polite foreman
of the Greenwood Iron Works. Mr.. Goeble
was afterward employed by Mr.. Fisher, OF
the Star Preserve Works, when he was taken
sick. He went home and was confined to
his bed for several weeks and never recov.
cred.
Mr.. Banning, one of our enterprising
retired merchants, who has built several
large houses recently, has contracted with
J. L. Haven for the erection of two hy'
draulic elevators in his new buildings, and
will shortly receive estimates for another.
Including the latter machines, Mr.. Ban
nlng will have built five machines this year
which is quite large portion of the ma
chimes built annually in this city, for one
man.
Beverly Musselman and Johnny Nc
Manus took dav" yesterday to take in
the sights at the Exposition. The last tina
was seen of them by our reporter, wa!
when they were seated in the balcony
listening intently to the superb and de
lghtful music of Curriers' Band, and smil
ing compacently on the rustic maidens al
they passed. 1t is hoped they got home a
an early" hour.
!. Mr.. Louis Cooks substantial and com
modious buildings, of which there are three
situated at Camp Washington, near ant
Just to the left of the avenue drive, arr
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