The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-12
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHB0RS.
Pickings by Star Reporters In Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
uIDDLETOWN. d.

Mrs. J. K. Thomas is visiting friends
and relatives in Hamilton.
Mrs. VIM. Cochran, of Carrollton.
KY, is visiting friends and relatives in
our city.
There will be a supper given in the
Baptist Church this evening for the ben
eft of the missionary cause.
Robert Wilson removed his household
goods yesterday from his old residence
on Broadway to his fine building on Main
street.
Sam. Cartwright, our well-known
Madison blacksmith, has taken a posi-
tion as fireman of the new boiler OF the
pulp mill.
Mrs. Nickols has sold her millinery
establishment on Broadway to a Miss
Gray, of Hamilton, o., to take possession
atonce.
Mr.. Thomas Conrough, dry goods sales
sman for L. F. Bowman, will soon leave
for Connersville, Ind, where he has ac-
cepted position in a dry goods store.
Rev. w. H. Milburn, the Blind Man
Eloquent, lectured in the Methodist
Church last evening to a well filled
house. Everybody present pronounced
it very fine.
The contract for the new city build
mgs was awarded to J. Margium & Son
Wednesday afternoon, they being the
lowest bidders The masonry is to be
done by Smith & Wilson.
We stumbled in A. Hill & Sons paper
mill yesterday, and among the many
busy men we noticed James Riley, James
Blair James Coyle and viii Goodwin,
all busy, with their sleeves rolled up
making paper. .
A charity ball for the benefit Of suf-
fering Ireland will be given at Leibee's
Opera Hall on the evening of Easter
Monday, March 29th, under the man
agement of the A. O. H. Division, No. 2,
of our city. Everybody should 60 and
help the sufferers.
Frank Tyson, an emplove of W. j.
Hills grocery, met with quite an ac-
cident Wednesday afternoon. He had a
number of barrels filled with rubbish in
spring wagon, which he intended to
throw into the river and on backing up
to the bank the wagon became overbal-
anced and started down the bank, drag
ging the horse and driver with it. The
horse rolled over Tyson once, and finally
all landed at the edge of the water with
out either Tyson or the horse being hurt.
The wagon was completely used up.
MADIsoN.-John Dalton, of Madison,
is overhauling his room and putting it
in good shape. A few more men in this
place like him the town would soon be-
gin to improve.
Mr.. David Lytle, who has been con-
fined to his bed for some time, remains
no better.
The Cincinnati Daily STAR will be de-
livered to all parts of Madison for IL
cents week. Leave your orders with
John Hughes, agent at this place, or
with H. E. Ledman, agent Middletown.
Mr.. Martin Dickey and Andrew Bird,
who have been gathering up old iron and
rags for some time, dissolved partnership
yesterday morning ending in a racket
butno blood shed.
LEXINGTON. IKE.
The city schools are all in flourish
ing condition.
Scarlet fever is prevailing in some
parts Of the city.
The boom in hemp is over and the
,rice has declined to $S.
The seed market is as follows: Glover,
S.; timothy, SO 25; seed oats, Soc.
Wool is selling at 40c. Southern veg
etables are beginning to come in from
Chattanooga, by the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad.
Mr.. R. n. Thornton has been ap-
pointed and confirmed as one of the
Board of Commissioners of the Eastern
Lunatic Asylum, vice G. B. Thomas, re-
signed.
Gentlemen, since the battle is.over and
the smoke has cleared away, let's pay a
little more attention to the condition OF
our streets, before warm weather comes
and sends forth odorous and poisonous
fumes that will spread disease and death
Let the mud and filth be cleaned from
the streets and alleys.
The following gentlemen have been ap
pointed by the Governor, and confirmed
by the Senate as Board of Trustees
for the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Kentucky. w. B. Kinkead,
r. S. Bullock, james F. Robinson, Jr.,
John G. Simrall, L, J. Bradford P. H
Leslie, A. r. Boone, B. J. Peters, Dor
. Carlos Buell., F. P. Johnson, B. +. Buck
ner and w. H. Wadsworth.
LAwRENCEBURG.I IND.
A drum telephone has been erected
connecting Captain Abe Yunker's res
taurant and John F. Hornberges' jew
elry store.
Died-George Ferguson, who fell from
swinging ladder attached to the Hitz
field House, four weeks ago, died yester
day at $3.50 a. m. (Thursday.) His in
juries were internal.
The Home Talent Benefit Minstrel
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