The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26
OUR NEXT.DO0R NEIGHBORS.
Ptckings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
mIDDLETOWN. o.


yesterday. '-a u"
H. N. Neal, of wellsville, Pa, spent
Christmas here yesterday. f..r.
Mr.. and. Mrs VIM. Squires spent Christ
mas at Germantown, OHIO. with her father,
Louis Dill.
Martin Ryan is lying dangerously sick
with consumption at his residence on
Webster street.
Mr.. Jonn Evans, who has been attending
lectures at Cincinnati for some tilner is
home spending tire holidays
Mrs. Alice Fetis died Mondav morning
at6H o'clock at the residence OF her broth
es-tn-law, J. g. Dwinte. of eonsainption.
The funeral took place ut the house at
O'Clock this afternoon. A
Little Walter Collins son. and onlv child
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Collins, three years
and six months old, died Wednesday even
ing at 6 o'clock, and was buried on Christ
mas day. Funeral servieesat the house py
Rev. W. R. Parsons
o.. A horse at acired to a mllk-wagon oe-
longing to Graft, slipped and fell on tlie
corner OF Main and Third street YESTERDAY
attracted quite crowd and with the as
sistanUe of some of the hystanders Ire was
helped up on his feet without any damage
being done. 81 az
KENTON.
Mr.. Pfeiffer. the grocery man, has quite
an increase in his trade, another evidence
businessi is Booming. ~st''"" ''''"
{. Mr. B. Steiner, the druggist. had nice
lot of lamps, and he city fathers having cut
of the gas he sold every one OF them.
The st. John Church (German) had three
Christmas trees at their church christmas
Eve, for their Sabba4 h-sctool, and Santa
Claus dispensed his gifts with liberal
hand.
Mrs, Brown, mother of Mr.. Brown of this
cits. died In Lima, O., last Friday. The re-
y; nraiHs we're taken to BellefO,ltailfe. o.. for
barial. Mr. b. and family lfave the SYM
pathies of their many friends in this their
sad bereavement. -...
The M. Il. Church, Presbyterian and
Lutheran German air gave the Sabbath
school scholars # their churches entertain
hents on Christmas Eve. The Catholic
Church had their usual impressive
Christmas service.
At the temperance meeting on Tuesday
evening, December 23d, at the Court house
the following ladies and gen lemen were
appointed to attend the Convention in 20
lunrbus January 1st: Mrs. Paulucci, Mrs.
McCairtiy, Mrs. Petet, Messrs. J. N. Mccoy.
D. Benton. r. L. Muller, VIM. Moore.
Christmas in Kenton was hrsefv OBJ
served, and the business men have had
large trade and are happy. John u cas-
bakery, confectionery and lunch room have
had Quite run of trade the past few days;
their windows were full OF candy canes.
TOYS and the goddess of liberty on Wednes-
hx.t hay Ia
evening
GREENFIELD. O.
VIM. Mead, of Kansas, is visiting his
brother. N. X. Mead.
w. Jones. of IIillsboro. Ohio, spent
Christmas DAY with his brother. Austin
JoneA r ,... .... .7n a4.3 ~.
Vim. Mount feaves for Cincinnati in a
few DAYS Oh visit to be gone week or
ten days 'e
The colored brethren have organized a
Debating Society to he held once q week ut
their school-house in Greenfield.
The Sprin..field Southern Standard-gauge
Railroad will be completed to jackson
e. II. BY the first Of the new year. ~
There Is tronble among the gymnasium
boys The club is divided into two ele-
.get.ier. .'
q. B. Ansh,ltz, the dentist, lit out on
Christmas Dav for Goshen. Ciermont Coun-
ty, O., to spend holiday week with his
parents ..,.. Mf ,.
Wm. Parrett, the druggist, who has been
c0nfined to Ills bed fnr some time with
chirls and fever. we. are glad to see, is up
and attending 10 business again.
TIE date of tie marriage Of Chas.
A. Welsheinner tn Miss Ellie Hall is Tues
day. Dec. 3Oth, instead Of Dec. 23d, as was
announced in Monday evenings STAR
Mr.. Price is still struggling hard IN or.
eanize 4 string band, but SO far has not sue
ceeded. The town has plentv of talent to
organize a splendid band if it could be got
together.
A serious accident happened to Miss An
ale Elder last week while assisting in wiring.
ing clothes. Her hand was caught and
f1ngers drawn in between the rollers Of the
wringer and pretty badly crushed. i. ..
An unknown, man was found in west end
Of town Christmas Eve near the coored
Baptist Church living in the di ch dead
drunk and almost dead fr I'M cold. The
mud and water where he Law was nearly
five inches deep. te was taken out and
cared for BY MI. VIM. Mitten.
uoa BENNINGTON. RE. 4a'> r"
\ Slight snow yesterday. ..~ r4
( Jaeger still has plenty of those fre
oysters on hand. They are extra good"
| Mrs HI. Cannon has removed to Souti,
Broadway. near the Southern Freight
Depot. l..r 4s5v -rr - IN ~
The Christmas decorations in the South.
ern Methodist and Episcopal Churches
were beautiful. ..
Mira j. P. Mccain, .ef Mercer County,
has rented the farm OF Hon. w. G.. Goodloe,
near the city, and will take, possession
January 1st
Z Perkins, the grocery man'sn North
Limestone, is doing a thriving business
with as Hne a lot OF goods as were ever
offered In this market. .79..,'l, nj. ,.'., ~.
"a ThonasS. Logwood is doing thriving
business in the dry goods line. He also
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