The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-14
LEXINGTON. Ky.

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seventy years of age. He leaves consider
able money to relatives.
| That Legislative Commission, which is to
decide the permanent location OF the A.
and NJ. College, will meet in Louisville
Thursday next for that purpose.
During the coming Fair grand moon
light picnic will be given in the famous
| Woodlands. The exact date and other par
ticulars will be given in the future.
For once in year there was no court at
ness seems to be growing dull We hope it
is the result of plenty of employment for
our idlers.
1t is reported thata fearful and unknown
cattle disease has broken out in Scott
County. Mr.. John Carrick has recently
lost ten head, and on Tuesday had twenty
more very sick.
| We are glad to note the recent advent of
four new caboose cars on the kentucky Cen
tral Railroad, especially designed for the
accommodation of shippers of stock. They
are nice, convenient and comfortable.
Should the State accept the proposition
OF Lexington to rstain the A. d NJ. College
there will be plenty of work for more me-
chancs than Lexington can produce. Let s
build new Courthouse and import few.
A grand picnic, in honor of our recently
elected Governor, has been proposed by j.
M. Graves, G. c. Morgan and Jacob Hos
letter. The grounds selected will be the
woodland of Mr.. Hostetter, and the day in
September.
| Wednesday evening late the intelligence
reached Lexington that Mr. Joseph Bendle,
wife and five-year-old son, recently of this
city, had been thrown from buggy by a
runaway horse, the child killed and the
parents seriously hurt.
The new proprietors of the old Fayette
House, Messrs. Hart Boswell & Son. for
merly OF Covington, have changed the
name OF that time-worn establishment to
the Southern Hotel. Every convenience
necessary for good hotel will be added.
Mr.. Jesse Baker reports every preparation
OF his own complete, and ready for the
shipment of coal over the Southern Road,
as soon as the Huston contract is com
pleted, Until that is finished we can not
expect supply OF coal from the Green
wood mine.
HAMILTON.
The Butler County Medical Society meets
to-day.
Harry Corwin addresses the Foster Club
tonight.
J. B. Cornell and son Charlie have gone
on an Eastern trip.
The Presbyterian Sabbath-school picnic
at College Corner to-day.
| The Republican Club will hold their reg
ular meeting tomorrow night
Mrs. Catherine Beaver has gone to Indi-
ana on a visit to friends and relatives.
A little wholesale fist exercise was in
dulged in on Vine street the other even
ing.
Scarlet fever has two victims in Mr.. John
Laws family. One of the little girls is not
expected to live.
| Miss May Lineback, of Cincinnati, is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss Anna Bobinmever,
of the First Ward.
Mr.. Andrew Peters, foreman of the
marble works, went to Cincinnati yesterday
| to visit his daughter.
Rev. Tolliver, who has been attending
the camp-meetings in different parts OF the
State, has returned home.
Many tears are being shed by the female
| population of Hamilton because s. 0. Law
der has gone Oh his Western tour.
The ladies of the Reformed Church will
give one of their pleasant socials at the
church on Thursday evening, August 14th.
Miss Fannie o'Neal, an accomplished
young lady of the Queen City, has returned
to her home after pleasant visit with her
many friends in Hamilton.
The quiet inhabitants of East Heaton
street complain of its being used as a race
course. Why don't our policemen pull in
some OF these disturbers OF the peace?
Capt. John NJ. Peterson makes good ad-
dition to the police force in the way of size,
and we hope his other faculties will be
brought into requisition in the mainte-
nance of order.
There will be a special meeting of the
Gymnasium Association next Tuesday
evening at their hall. and all members are
expected to be present as there is import
ant business to transact.
Active preparations are being made by
many Of our citizens for the picnic, which
is to be held at Colinsville next Saturday.
A glorious time is expected, as it is gotten
up for the benefit of the Sabbath-school
The wire that is to connect the First
Second and Third Ward Engine Houses
with the Police Station and Chief Ritchie's
residence has arrived and will be erected
in few days by the Bell Telephone Com
pany.
There will be another chance at the
Front-strect Garden this evening for the
best lady and gentleman walters. A So
cial dance will be given for which excel
lents arrangements have been made, and
pleasant time is anticipated.
BELLEVUE. KT.
Mr.. Philip Danky has returned home
from Columbus.
An election for Justice of the Peace will
be held during the next six weeks.
Mr. George Wendroth has raised a crop of
potatoes and is now planting turnip seed in
the same piece of ground.
A special meeting of Council will be held
tonight to take action on the plans and
specifications of the caboose.
The temperance meeting last night was
an interesting one, and was addressed bv
Messrs. James and Mcdonald, of Cincin-
natl.
Prof. Adams, of Dayton, has almost per-
fected arrangements to establish a singing
chorus here. Thirteen names have been OBJ
tained, and few others will join.
The second grand union temperance pic
mic will take place on next Thursday,
August 21st, at Mt Lookout Park, from 10
a. m. to II p. m. The committee in charge
promise an immense time. Refreshments
and No. music on the grounds, and only
25 cents admission.
The members of City Council have been
Individually indicted as Trustees of the
town in allowing nuisance in the shape OF
a narrow roadway on Fairfield avenue be-
tween Patchen avenue and Taylor Creek.
The case is urged by few Daytonians who
drive teams, and is set for the 1st of Sep
tember. DAYTON people object to a NARROW |