The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-24

crowd was present to witness the affair.
The following is report Of the trans
fers of real estate for the week ending
Saturday, May 22d:
Henry Harshbarger to Samuel Ham
let, part of lot 80, New Carlisle; $500.
E. G. Coffin, Sheriff, to A. and NJ.
Hamlet, part of lot SO, New Carlisle;
$401.
Thos. F. McGrew to James Kearnes,
part of lot l, ,446 city; $500.
Mary @. Scott to Jacob O. Jones,
house and lot on Clifton street, city;
$2,260.
VIM. Strawsbure to Catharine Boyce,
lot2, l20, city; 81, zoe.
G. S. Plattenburg to joseph Clokey,
lot on Center street. city; 81, 100.
Rose Ann Anderson to Caroline E.
Deckert, house on southwest corner of
High and Yellow Springs streets, city;
50, 200.
E.G. Coffin, Sheriff, to A. T. Byers,
lot near Fair Ground, city; $244
]. w. Nagley to Samuel Atchison, Lot
No. 10, Dolly Warden; $S6 So.
Joseph Pearson, administrator Of P. L.
Runyan, to Samuel Wilson, 140 acres in
Pleasant Township; $44 so.
E. G.. Coffin, Sheriff, to w. W. Bufen-
barger, 40 acres in Madison Township;
5000.
e. n. Tibbetts to Jerome w. Cook,
part of lots 1877 and 1872 city; 1926.
Thos. j. Cartmell to J. Milton Rum
yam, 20 acres in Pleasant Township;
81 800.
Kemp Gaines, executor, to John
Lohner, house and lot On West Main
street, city; $2,100.
Robt. Ballentine to VIM. Bsllentine, s
acres in German Township; $3.50.
nELLEvUE. Kx
Prof. McGinnis and Mr.. Black deliv-
cred very interesting addresses at the
temperance meeting last night.
About III o'clock last night a shot
was fired in the lower part of town which
caused considerable commotion.
Be sure and 20 to the strawberry fes
tival tomorrow night. Refreshments
in abundance and the admission only a
dime. r .1t ~ p.. Il.
Joseph Straefer, Jr., has left for his
home in Louisville. George is a good
boy, and was well liked by his compan
ions here. 4 t5'. ...t' I.
The picnic of Mr.. Spence Reeves on
Saturday at Mt. Lookout Park was well
attended by his scholars and theil
friends. A splendid time was had.
Services in the M. E. Church yester
day morning and evening were we'll at
tended. The sermons of Rev. Mr.. Wat
son are becoming more and more inter
esting each Sabbath.
The Good Templars had rousine
meeting on Saturday night Four young
men were initiated, and prominent
business man of Newport also rode the
goat with great satisfaction to the broth
ers and sisters present.
The river was we'll lined yesterday
afternoon with boys big enough to know
better than go in swimming in the city
limits. The Marshal and his deputy
Emil Diss, swooped down and cleanec
the bar and took three young men before
Mayor Morgan, who let them go on the
promise that they would sin no more.
| Two young men, both minors, not be.
ing able to get any drink in town, pro
ceeded to Dayton yesterday Afternoon
and got drunk. On returning home
they became very noisy, and were EN-
countered by Marshal Tom Knott, O.
Dayton, who was about to give them .
nights board at the leading hotel in Day
ton, Hotel de Dowd, when they pleaded
the baby act and were let off. ~
| PORT UNION, Q.
| The M. E. Church of Port Union
Butler County, Ohio, having been en-
larged and improved, was yesterda,
dedicated. Rev. G. H. Fowler, Mis-
sionary Secretary-elect, preached til,
sermon. In the dedicatory services b.
was assisted by Rev. J. F. Ohalfant, O
lSpringdale, Ohio, and Rev. M. Blakenee
of Iowa. The work of the trustees hat
been thorough and complete, and insteat
OF the cold style" little country church
with its BARE. white walls, uuinyitin,
pulpit and uncomfortable seats, tn
visitor was surprised D. to find
church as complete in all it
appointments and as cozy and comforta
bic as the refined taste and liberality o
| its members could make it. The wall
and ceilings are handsomely papered, a
fresco; new carpet covers the floors, tn
minister's desk and pulpit chairs are 0
oiled black walnut; the altar rail Of til
same, neatly relieved by polished ash; th
seatsare of black walnut and ash, ,and afte
the latest style of church furniture
two new Estey organs for church an
ESundayschool; a new tower and swec
toned bell completes the makeup G
this model country church. The littl
remainipg indebtedness Of $500 wa
soon covered by a Subscription
Of over $700, when Mr.. Warren SpeIlmar
) for the trustees, spoke the words to Re,
Fowler that betokeupeace and prosperit
to any church, "We present to you thi
Church free Of debt, to be dedicated t
the service of Almighty Goo" and it wa
leo Jona Mro Tonnoo baot+v G. Jor,.