The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-27
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT-D0OR NEIGHBORS.
Piekings by Star Reporters in Neigh.
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.


Miss Florence Barlow, of Richmond,
Is visiting Mrs Butler Thompson.
The c. S. r. R. received forty car
loads of freight at this place yester-
day.
Mrs. Carrie Miller, of Versailles is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city.
Messrs. Treacy & Wilson will move
into their new stable about the LIST OF
April. .a
The big. ugly pile of bricks on the
Public Square viii soon be decorated
with coat of whitewash.
Rev. ]. L. Lovy, pastor of the Broad
way Church, will preach a sermon next
Monday night, to men only.
The contractors began work last Mon
day on the Cumberland & Ohio Rail
road, between Shelbyville and Bloom
field.
The number of voters in each ward of
- the city are as follows: First Ward. 232;
Second Ward, 262; Third Ward, 1858;
Fourth Ward, 206.
The revival meetings now in progress
at the Short-street Baptist Church are
largely attended, and are rapidly in
creasing in interest.
Prof. Martin, of Winchester, says the
total rainfall in twenty-four hours at his
house last Thursday and Friday, was
eight inches, the heaviest ever known.
A few sales of hemp were made yes
terday at $40 per hundred. Some of the
merchants seem to think it will take a
tumble shortly and 60 back to the old
figures.
1t is hoped the Democratic State Ex-
ccutive Committee will consider the
claims of Lexington as place for hold
ing the State Convention. We have fine
hotels, large halls, and Lexington has
the advantage of Frankfort and Louis
vile as regards location.
MlDDLETOWN, q.
Drs Dickey has SO far recovered as to
be out again after an illness of about one
week.
John Allstutter, who had his ankle
broken last Sunday evening, is improv-
ing slowly.
Rev. Granville Moody, of Hamilton,
was in our city yesterday, calling on his
many friends
Hon. H. P. Clough has returned home
from Cincinnati, where he has been on
business for several days.
The supper given last evening by the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church, was
success, financially and socially.
Charles f. Guncles has just received
two very fine oil paintings direct from
Germany, one costing $500 and the other
$500.
Mr. George Jacobv has purchased the
lot adjoining Dan McCally and Mrs.
Marston, and will erect a fine building
on the same this coming spring.
Middletown Foundry is doing rapid
business and running full force, employ
irg more hands than ever before. 1t is
really sight to see how many different
parts of machinery are made.
Tomorrow Saturday is the day set
for Daniel VantyPs large sale, and if
the weather permits, will be largely at
tended. Mr.. Vantyl has purchased a
farm in Kansas and intends moving
thereon after the sale.
Ten days in the County Jail is the
sentence that Henry Duffy received for
striking VIM. Woolley on the back of
the head with some concealed weapon on
the night before Christmas. Dufy's time
expires next Saturday.
Mr.. Van Leister, living four miles
west of this place, who was so badly in
Iured about one week ago while leading
mule to water, died last evening. He
suffered terribly from the time he was
hurt, being unconscious most all the
time.
MADIsoN.-Mr. J. J. Eby started yes-
terday for Brookville, o., to he absent
several days, visiting friends and rel..-
tiyes.
Emmett Jacobs spent yesterday at Mi
amisburg, O., visiting his many friends
and relatives.
DR.. Charles Barnitz, our Main.street
druggist, started last Evening for Hano.
yer, Penn, to be absent about two
weeks visiting friends and relatives.
EATON. o.
Miss Ella Frazier is convalescent.
John Reichel will take possession of the
lseichel House on or about March 9th.
yankee Robinson" will show at West
Alexandria, O., next Tuesday evening,
ID proximo.
Mr.. VIM. S. Pharus, of Columbus, O.,
spent few days of the past week here
visiting his sister, Mrs. Lucy Skardon.
Miss Hattie Vann Tillburg and Miss
Zimmerman, Of Greenville, have returned
home, after spending pleasant visit
here, the guests OF Misses Effie and Cad.
Stephens.
The Preble County Teachers Associa.
tion will meet at the Opera House to-
morrow Saturday at 1880 a. m. For
this occasion the following will be the