The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
BELLEVUE. nv.

Mr.. Charles NaSel is soMeWnat lHPToVeu
in health.
Miss. Bertha Blinn left to-day on visit
to friends in Ohio.
The result of Saturdays election is worry
ing a few persons considerably.
w. L. Williams and Adam Smyrl Grated
last night at Columbia to large audience.
Prof Adams singing class are making
immense progress and promise good sing
ing in the future.
Mrs. Reese English, with her family, of
Taylor avenue, left yesterday to visit her
mother at Marshal, Illinois.
Mr.. Will. Anspaugh left to-day for Lex
ington, where he will be engaged for some
time by l. & Z. Greenwald, of Cincinnati.
At the special meeting of Council last
night it was learned that Mr.. John Gould
and Mr.. Danky asked Council to put the
Jail in rear of the Engine-house. The pres
ent site is on the line of Mr.. Danky's prop
erty, and fronts directly in front of Mr..
Gould's house. Council agreed to remove
it, provided that the gentlemen interested
should pay for what work was already per-
formed, which amounts to $11.
LEXINGTON. KY
The City schools opened yesterday with
fair attendance
Mrs. w. C. Goodloe and family are ex-
pected home on Wednesday next.
c. J. Myers, of the firm of Myers &
Crutchtield, has gone to New York to buy
new goods.
The STAR is booming. Her subscription
Is growing daily and rapidly in this city
and surrounding towns.
The new celebrated comic opera "Pina-
fore" will be given at the Opera House Fri
day night, September 18th.
Subscribe for the STAR. Get the best and
largest paper in the West for II cents per
week, and save your money.
Elder ]. w. McGarvey is expected at
home on Wednesday next. He has many
friends who will welcome his return.
Mr. Thomas L. Cassell, of the firm of
Bradley, Cassell & Randall, will be in New
York for some time, buying fall clothing.
Saturday night the Opera House was
crowded to its utmost capacity by persons
anxious to see Miss Katie Putnam in "Fan-
chon, the Cricket"
There have already arrived here two
young men from New Zealand and several
from Australia, for the purpose of attend
ing the Bible College of Kentucky Uni
versity.
Mr.. F. B. Waltz, sold on Friday to Mr..
James Deadman his fine farm of one hun
dred and six acres, lying on the Military
Pike, about eight miles from town, for sec
per acre. cash.
Mr.. P. B. Bryant who lived on the New
pil-a five mi Inc from, r" ;nl JNr;
day morning. and was buried Sunday
evening. The funeral took place from his
late home and was largely attended.
The Kentucky Christian Missionary So
cety met in Lexington to-day at 10 o'clock,
in the Main street Christian Church. Elder
A. |. Kelley delivered the opening address
at II O'Clock, which was both able and log.
ical. The attendance was good.
Orders for the STAR, now the largest paper
in the West for the money, should be left
at the Post-office Book store, No. 81 Short
street. Every patron of the Star in Lex
ington will be allowed per cent. discount
on all the school-books purchased by them
during the ensuing week at this store.
The Council met in called session Satur.
day night, and after minor matters were
disposed Of the reading for the third time
of the ordinance in relation to the creation
OF the office Of City Engineer and the dis
tribution of cracked rock on the streets was
called for by Mr.. johnson. Some discus
sion arose as to the legality of the ordinance
and considerable reading and debate en-
sued, but resulted in the passage of the or
dinance, eight to three, Messrs. Mulligan
Wood and Boyd voting against the meas
ure.
J. c. Mackey of Louisville was arrested
at the Ashland House, this city, Saturda,
night upon charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses from Mrs. NJ. Abbot
of Louisville. Mackey is a patent right
man. He has been in Lexington for som,
time, and sending letters to other cities t(
be mailed to Mrs. Abbott, thereby deceiv
ing her. The detective, George c. Leaven
worth of Louisville, saw and recognized
Mrs. Mackey, and made search for anC
found his man. He was taken to Louisvill,
Monday morning.
MaDDLETOWN.
Mrs. James Suter is suffering from Sc
we're attack Of acute rheumatism.
VIM. H. Hensey, the new butcher OF
Main street, brought in fine drove of bet
cattle and sheep on Monday to serve up 70
his customers
Revs. w. R. Parsons and N. G. Oglesb,
exchanged ulpits last Sabbath the forme
preaching in Mechanicsburg, O., and tn
latter in this place.
The Methodist Protestant Church ha
treated itself to new and very tasteful
paling fence in front of its church propert
on Broadway, put up by r. NJ Clark, th
popular fence builder.
The last of the series of union religion
services for the season was held in tn
grove on Sabbath evening. There was
good attendance, and appropriate addresse
were delivered by Revs. Dart and Hench.
Miss Fannie Oglesby, whose serious i'll
ness was mentioned in our last died at 6 p
m. Sabbath evening. Funeral from til
residence of W. B. Oglesby, Tuesday at
p N. Services conducted by Rev. Thoma
II. Hench.
The reported $4,000 crookedness of Davi
Yeakel, the nominee on the Democrat
ticket for County Treasurer, has cause
quite stir among the politicians. Jane
?. Curtis, one of the defeated candidate
for the nomination, is off to Hamilton tn
afternoon we presume, to press his claim
for the vacant position.
Miss Fannie Ogesby, of Rushville, Ind