The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHg0RS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
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There will be two more weddings here
during this month. .-.-.
Chas. Bapst keeps the best soda-water
and ice-cream in town. t
N. H. Hatfield, of Cincinnati, O., was
IN our city yesterday ON business.
Hannah Sheph I'd is lying quite sick
with measles on South Main street.
Several parties will be pulled in to-
day for selling fish at the State dam.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Schloss daughter
Tuesday morning weighing 10 pounds.
The telephone line extending from
Franklin to the Excello Mills is now in
working order.
The new tonsorial at George Huff
barber shop proves to the right man in
the right place. /
There is, at present, eight new dwell.
ling houses being erected in Stringtown
an:addition to Middletown.
A fight occurred at the dance Tuesday
night at Lon ZelIer's Hall. in which
several parties came out severely hurt
We'notice that our city bill-poster has
our city we'll advertised for the Millers
Exposition, to take place in Cincinnati
May 3lst.
D. McCally has purchased about 800
very fine flower plants of Henry Behrens,
the Main-street ga dener, which will be
placed in his beautiful flower garden.
Don't forget the first grand dancing
picnic of this season on Monday, May
18th, in Doty's Grove, one-half milesouth
of town. Good music and refreshments
will be furnished on the occasion.
BATAVIA. o.
Will T. Kahn, our new and affablp
Postmaster, has the best arranged and
kept post-otfice in the county.
Mayor Temple has removed his resi-
dence from Pease avenue to tile Jami-
son building, at the head of Nam street.
Professor F. M. Allen, Principal of our
High School for the past year, W Il open
mere on the 24th select school, to con-
tinue for six weeks, to include practical
surveying. .....5
the artists and engraves have ar
rived from Philadelphia and are at work
on the illustrations of Everts new his
tory of Clermont, now fast approaching
completion.
Next Tuesday night Batavia Chapter,
No. 112, of Royal Arch Masons, will
have three Civilizations, to which Mil
ford, New Richmond, Felicity and
Georgetown Chapters are specially in-
yited.
The voters of the village of Williams
vile have petitioned the County Com
missioners to set off their village as a
separate election precinct of Union
Township, and the matter will be heard
and determined at the June session.
Miss Eleanor Kline and her musical
class will give next Monday evening at
the Court House a grand classical, con-
cert. Professor Tos,o and other famous
musical talent Of Cincinnati will assist
in the musicale, and the entertainment
promises to excel any previous effort
ever given in Batavia. ' '.''
County Auditors r. Fl. Ellison, of
Adams; E. z. Rsney, of Brown; w. S.
Cappeller, of Hamilton, and M. J. W.
Hotter, of Clerm mt, we're to have met
here yesterday at special meeting t.,
assess the valuation of the Cincinnati &
Eastern Narrow-gange Railroad for the
taxes of 1880. but the meeting was adj
iourned to the 25th.
The wheat crop is very promising and
will be harvested early. The corn il
coming up finely, and the prospects for
fruit were never better.
Our depot agent William Dick, is a
model public servant. He attends
strictly to all business trusts, and keeps
the depot free from loafers and unruly
boys for which he has many thanks.
Miss Mary /. Chidlaw has been ap.
pointed a delegate by the Executive
Committee of the Ohio State S. S. Asso-
citation to the Raike's Centennial, al
London, June 28th. Her father, Rev
B. w. ChiIlaw, has been appointed to
represent the American Sunday-schoo
Union. They embark on the 10Th inst
from New York on the steamship Egypt
of the National Line. They expect tc
be abroad three months.
nELzEvUE. Hv
Mr.. Gus. Stevens and wife are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Fuhrmann, of Berry
avenue.
Mfr. Chas. Beach. the conductor of thu
street cars, has taken up his residence on
Center street.
A strawberry festival, it is said, will
take place in Bellevue at the time wher
strawberries can be bought for 24 cent
per quart.
A lady from Cincinnati tried hard yes
terday to find a cottage for sale or rem;
People don't want to sell now except a
a birh fivura