The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-13
OUR NExT-DO0R NEIGHBORS.

HxunoTON. KH.

Y Asrfng Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KH.
A slight snow fell here yesterday and
last night aBg f+". .GB ~
qMr. ~. II. Polk Is making the Transcript
q sfirst-olass daily. He is decided improve
ment on the former editor.
Elder Howe's meeting at the Main Street
Christian Church continues Nineteen
persons have been immersed to date.
There Is lots o. fun in store fer ths Young
folks next Monday night. Tony Denier
I will be here. Look ont for the elephant!
Nh. r. M. NJ. Branham. 3of Scott County,
ard Miss Mary q. Pool, Of this city. were
married at the Constitution Street Chris
tian Church, yesterday. ur.es srs
All of the Circuit and County Court Of
ficers took dinner at the Jail yesterday.
They were handsomely entertained by
Uncle Jimmie Wikevon. 81 *'" '''.
Rents are entirely too high in Lexington.
4 Where labor 10 SO cheap. as It is now. the
poer man can not afford to be robbed OF
BIS little all by exorbitant charges for
. place to sleep. 70Aj 1'F' '4.t
The election for Mayor occurs next
month, Hon. C. NJ. Johnson has shown
himself worthy of the peoples confidence,
and should be elected BY large vote over
any, or all, Of his competitors
A negro nsmel John Phillips died sud
denly whilst walking on Broadway yester-
day. He was in apparent god health
few miautes before his death. and t Is be-
lievaa hs was poisoned An investigation
has been ordered. ",.. E& E
Dtis W. Snyder, the jeweier, on Upper
street, is man who believes in advertising.
There is scarcely paper in Central Ken
lucky that has not his advertisement, and,
as a consequence, he Is doing double the
business of any jeweer in the city.
Yesterdsyafteraoe negro nnan stepped
Y into the elsthing store Of II. d N. Mayer,
and, under the pretense of purchasing a
coat. slipped skirt under his arm. Mr..
Mayer saw the negro In the act and grabbed
him, but the darky with terrible force
struck Mayer knocking him into the street
I. and making his escape.
The promotion of Captain M. N. Beatty,
of the Southern Railroad, from Conductor
to Assistant Superintendent of the South
N ern Division. is deserved compliment to
one of the best men ever in the employ OF
< the road. With "CincinnHtis Elephant
officered by such men as Captain Beatty
4 there need be,no fear for the future.
PIQUA, o.
Leave your orders for the STAR with Geo.
\ Folk. at Crawfofd's shoe store. I
The new Lock Mill will probably be run
ning by the middle of January.
Cron Il Go. are now employing over one
hundred men IN their furniture factory.
Mr.. Geo. w. Nioewanner. of DeGraif, hal
bought the Eagle Mills but does not take
possession until next July. ''..' '''s
Quite number of knights Templar
from Greenville, Troy and Sidney attended
the funeral of Mart. Ryan, who was mem
Der of the Order
' ETTEvlLLE. O. J
The '.boom' in the cause OF temperance
has at last reached here. and its effects are
more forcibly felt than those which fol
lowed the Sherman "bourn." 3d.ss {ft
The continued serious illness of Mr.
David Murphy an influential and respected
citizen of our township, is deeply regretted
by his numerous friends. His physiciaR
DrfJ. IN. Hall, is more hopeful. during th,
past few days, of bis con nvaleseence. 4,
o Fhe Fayetteville correspondent of th'
Brown County News in speaking of th'
CincinaaH Daily STAR, says 1t is q vide
awake, newsy, readable and independen
paper, rapidly growing in circulation ant
favor, and has the advantage of laying be
fore its readers the latest news In a concis,
ana presentable shape and at the least pos
sible outlay.
The Rey. Father Bowe, pastor Of st
Patrick's Church. has founded temper
ance society, which bids fair to be sue
cess. Not that King Alcohol rules su
preme in our midst, for we have no habit
uals and but very few periodicals and not
great many social ihfbbers, bnt we have {
class of boyish young men who are in
clined TO be faster than their ''sires." til
to reach this latter class that his .Rever
ence Is most anxious, and we sincerely hop
that he may succeed.
The intelligence has just reached us tina
Mr.. Ross Wise, thepopular and Mell-knowi
agent of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.
met with serious and sad accident even
ing before last. near Georgetown, this coun
ty. about twenty miles south Of here. H
was on his way TO Georgetown to attend t.
his insurance business, and when in the &C
OF ascending steep incline in the road be
hind o spirited horse, the ,fasienings hold
the singletree broke, striking the horse
heels, when he made sudden plunge for
ward, throwing Mr.. Wise under his feet, a
the .saple time kicking viciously, strikin
Nj. Wise on the knee-cap, shattering i
completely, but ifortunately doing no fur
thsr damage The fracture was dressed b
DR.. Ellsbery, of Georgetowp, and the pa
tient ia now resting as easily as can be ex
pedted. and In > fair way Of speedy re
covery.
GREENFIELD. o.
Where is D. NJ. Harris since last Monda
night2 ........
The pleasant and genial countsnance Q
Mart. Collier is seen in town again.. o..
The First Presbyterian and Baptis
Ghhrches are making preparations for
Sabbath-school entertainment On Christina
Eve. s...a fa .l.a.,4 ..tsLr.. lse $50
Mr.. Robert Lavery. an old citizen of Ros
County, living about two miles south. G
Greenfield, dice, at lis home on Thu1sda
evening, Deo. 18th, Of heart disease. ?
THE Two Oouncilmen who lit out for Ros
County A few evenings ago to avoid work