The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-29
OUR BUSY MEN,
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives Of Industry.

R. A. Holden & Co., of Walnut Street,
are having new elevator placed in their
store, and it will be in operation in few
days
W. 1. Given, merchant tailor at Urbana,
ONO, reports business brisk and orders
coming in lively. Mr.. Given employs four
men constantly in his establishment.
Hollinger, of Urbana, Ohio, makes a
speciality of large photographs and exhibits
some specimens of great beauty at his gal
iery, corner of Main and Court streets.
There is being tried almost every after
noon, on the old lot opposite the Cincin-
natl Hospital, patent smoke consumer, of
which Mr.. Murphy is the proprietor.
James Carly, boot and shoe maker, Main
street, Urbana, says that the only way to
avoid corns is to have your feet measured
at his establishment. This is infallble
preventive.
A. b. Weiser, at the new barber shop,
Urbana, on South Main street, employs
metropolitan artists and sends his custom
ers away invariably happy. Look in there
on passing.
| MIR. Jan es Russell dropped in on his old
friends at the foundry of Messrs. !. & L.
Greenwald. Jim is an old molder. but is
now farmer out in Michigan. He looks
like real country Jake.
Mr.. Walker Weatherby, one OF the Oldest
employees of the Greenwood Steam Works.
is now operating lathe at the shop of
Messrs Post & Co. Walk is one of the best
hands in that line in the city.
VIM. II. Stewart & Son, carpenters and
nllIdnrS bucv e.;
up some fine dwellings in our suburbs.
They have engaged quite number of men,
SO as to get through before the cold weather
sets in.
w. ii. Dickson, who was formerly carry
ing on the wood-turning business in this
city, has gone to Atchis N, Missouri, for
the purpose of locating and establishing
shop there. He proposes to remain per
manently if he is successful.
Mr.. James Doyle left last night fer Jack
sonville, Florida, where he intends OPEN
ing grocery house. Mr.. Doyle was for
many years allied with the trade in this
city, and there is hardly any doubt, with
his experience in that line, Of his success.
Mr.. Clark Hendrickson, formerly en-
ployed as carpenter at the Blymyer Manu-
featuring Company's Work, has removed
to New Cincinnati, Kansas, where he is en-
gagged in the erection of mill. He will 20
To Texas and locate permanently the next
spring.
The Walker Brothers, ale and porter
brewers, who recently purchased the prop
erty. formerly used as furniture factory,
by the firm of Heisel Brothers, on the cor
ner OF Harriet and Clark streets, have
built new addition for the purpose of en-
larginG their brewing facilities.
Mr.. Ed. Lambert, formerly an old Gin
cinnati fireman, and now employed in |
the Post" flee, bis.theinventor of new kind |
OF stove damper. 1t is to be placed in the
pipe. Ed. thinks great deal of this little
piece of mechanism, and no doubt will |
make something out of it if he succeeds in |
proving its merits to stove dealers.
Mr. Charles f. Burr, the Assistant Super. |
intendent of our Public School Buildings, is |
one of the most active and thorough me- I!
chanics of our city. He has held that posi-
ton for over two terms, and has faithfully |
and diligently performed his duties His |
general knowledge Of architecture fully fits
him for the responsible position lie now oc-
cupies.
AS the winter approaches Mr.. VIII. Green
wood is receiving large orders for his patent
corrugated malleabe iron horse-shoes. This |
is new feature in the way of horse shoes, |
as these shoes can be made to order in ad- |
vance of the time they are actually wanted, |
and suited to any size, shape or defect of
the foot or leg-joints, such as interfering
stumbling etc. There is also made cov-
ering to prevent clogging in deep snow.
The long-delayed connection to the
Southern and Short-line Railroads, running
through Mill Creek bottoms has at last
been finished. and the cars are now being
transferred from one track to the other, |
thus saving the trouble and time of re-
shipping. The track is built of high
curved trestle, and has another branch
leading north fer several feet, almost
forming a V. 1t takes the place Of turn
table.