The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-22
OUR BUSY MEN
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives of Industry.

Benjamin j. Hay IS having q new rooI
put on his factory, on the corner OF Front
and Main streets.
Mr.. James Smith will soon return with
his family to Chillicothe, o., where he has
resided for many years.
The Blymyer Manufacturing Company
are getting up very fine display OF engines
and sugar mills for the Exposition.
Mr.. John Bronson, formerly with An
drews & Co.. on East Second street. is now
clerkng for Spiegel, Mcllvaine & Co., boiler
makers.
The old pencil factory on Carr street has
changed hands, and Is running full blast.
Nearly all the former employees have gone
to work again.
There will be an engine and firemen kept
on duty at the Exposition, but at this
early day it is not known what engine nor
what men.
The Machinist nine will play the Laborer
nine another game of baseball before the
season closes Probably some time during
the Exposition.
VIM. Jones, the architect on Ninth street,
near Central avenue, has purchased lot
at Prices Hill, and will soon erect fine
dwelling upon it.
Mr.. Megrue, our genial and energetic boss
| bricklayer, has the contract for that fine
building that is now being erected on Vine
street, below Fourth
Mr.. John Fetterspiel is back at his old
trade, after having spent many years in a
life OF ease John was unfortunate enough
to lose 81, 900 some time ago.
| r 1 I'll
to be quite lively, and almost every street
in the city, of any importance, is having
one or more new houses built on it.
Mr.. Anthony Wayne, formerly clerk at
the o. & NJ. Railroad freight depot, has Civ
Ell up his situation and is now following
the trade of house painting for livelihood.
Messrs. Roots and Company are doing n
splendid business since moving their store
and warehouse from the corner of Vine and
Front to the old Eastern mill on Broad
way.
Mr. Fred. Schliete's new building is fin.
ished and he is occupying it as grocery.
The building is an ornament to the West
End and the store is well stocked and first
class.
Jim Monroe, a machinist, who worked
for many years in several of our large shops,
left last night for New York City on visit
to his mother. He will return in about
| four weeks.
Messrs. B. w. and J. P. Gale, of West
Front street, have made some heavy ship
mentS OF flour recently to the East. They
are the successors to Newhall, Gale & Co.,
an old established firm.
Tho old Droodwov JIo+ol oor,or of
Broadway and Second street, has been
closed for some time. 1t would be splen-
did idea for some enterprising man to open
it during the Exposition.
| Mr.. John Ruan, who used to clerk for
| Robert Cressap, the real estate dealer, is
now keeping candy store on Cutter street.
Johnny is q sweet young man, and Just
the one to deal out candy to the girls you
| bet.
| Mr.. Ben Harrison, the surveyor and civil
engineer, whose office is on Ninth street,
has returned to the city from Fairnlount,
where he has resided for a good many
years He will now permanently reside in
the city.
Messrs Lane & Bodley'are doing a good
business in portable engines. They make a
very good engine that can easily be moved
over rough country roads. They are used
principally for operating threshers and
portable saw-mills.
Business on the canal seems to be pretty
good, judging from the freight piled up on
the bank. The boatmen say they can't COM
plain, and think they have their share of
work in comparison to those who follow
other occupations.
The Friend and Fox Paper Company are
operating their mills at Lockland day and
night in order to fill their orders promptly.
This firm owns some very large mills at
Lockland and Middetown, and gives en-
ployment to a large number OF hands, the
most OF them being women.
After many years of toll, Mr. Sam Nc
| Bride has gone to live with his daughter,
in the northern part of this State. Sam
has been a hard working man in his day,
and was employed for long while at the
Greenwood Iron Works. He is now too
old TO work, but has reared family of
good children who will take care Of him in
his old age.