The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-26
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
MHpDLErOwN, q.

John Evans, of Cincinnati. is home
spending few days with his father.
The Big Four furnished us with somt
very fine martial music Tuesday night
Mr.. Tilson Smoyer is the guest of Mr.
@ward Bechler, at Germantown, this
week.
Miss Maggie Turny has been confined
to her bed for the past few days with
sickness.
The large smoke stack that is being
built for the Pulp Mill is about finished,
and is the largest in our city.
Dan. Vail, our young artist, has Just
completed some very fine glass cards for
Wilson & MeCally's tobacco factory.
The delay of papers Tuesday evening
was caused by freight train jumping
the track between this place and Ham
ilton. a.-. .s,. ... .
The supper tonight from 6 to 10
O'Clock at the Presbyterian Church is for
the benefit of the Ladies' Association Of
that church.
heavy rain storm visited our city
yesterday afternoon and continued all
the afternoon and evening, giving the
earth a complete soaking.
The supper given by the ladies of the
st. Paul Church Tuesday evening was a
grand success, financially and socially,
and was enjoyed by all that were present.
MADlsoN.-John Hyner will dehver
the STAR at this place Persons having
any items of Importance can give them
to John or to the agent, II. Ledman,
Middletown. .....
FATAL AccEDENT.-Y Yesterday even
ing about o'clock, at the residence of
his father, two miles south of this place,
James Hawly, aged thirteen years. third
son OF DR.. Thornton, met with an aeci-
dent that cost him his life. He took his
shotgun, that was standing in the corner
of the dining-room, and in the presence
of his mother, stepped to the center of
the room and put his foot on the trigger
of the gun and his mouth over the mlz-
zle 10 see if it was loaded. His tpot
slipped Oft the trigger and the gun was
discharged the entire load passing up
ward, tearing off the top of his head. He
lived but a minute after the accident.
He had been attending school all day,
and had not been home more than half
an hour when the accident occurred
LsWGEsCE.UssG IND. |
The Fifth District Republican Con-
vention met Tuesday, Col. Ward, Of
Switzerland County, presiding.
Judge II. Adkins0n, Of Dearborn, and !
James +. Crozies, Of Jefferson Counties,
were elected as delegates to the RcpuAli-
can Natl nal Convention, which meets at
Chicago, TIT.
john B. Rebuck, of Ripley, and Jacob
Q. Smeltzer, of Union Counties. were
elected as aIternates to the Republican
Convention.
The delegates to the National Conven-.
tion were instructed and will vote for
Sherman. for President for first cho ce.
and Blaine for second choice. The Con-
vention was strongly opposed to Grant
for President " ~
AUnORA. IND.
VIM. Seinlefu for St. Seebra, Texas.
last week. .4h.. ,
Abraham Hill, Wharfmaster, by death
lost his most valuable and best horse. ,
The famous "White Halp BUILDING ,
was not torn down yesterday as was an
ticipated.
Eva Aschelman vs.. Nick Aschelmap.
her husband, for assault and battery, be-
fore Squire Casbaugh's Court. Nick t
Aschelman, fine and costs scored against q
him, SlS, and promise of good behavior. f
The surety of the peace case against him,
was dismissed.
WASHINGTON C. H., O. g
The Loan Exhibition. under the ans {
pices Of the ladies of the Presbyterian,
Church, opened on Monday evening with 7
an immense collection of rare curiosities.
The attendance up to this writing has q
been large and the ladies are consequent
|y jubilant. -,,a'
A beautiful day brought an immense .
crowd of people to our monthly stock y
'"'o VA uoaNay idots IlGtS IOr CaLtle
we're fair and sales large. Cap. Foster
the number of cattle sold at I
,bout FIVE hundred. Sales of horses, =
logs, &e., were in point of number u
lbOve the average, but prices ruled low.
The recently enacted ordinance of our t
Council, placing the minimum license fee C
or street hawkers at $l5 has caused q il
iecided decrease in that class Of business. Il
LEBANON, o.
Business is booming here; there are
low six candidates for Mayor in tie '
ield. 81
Job. Owens, of Hamilton, is paying a ! !,
hort visit here. Job. looks as Jolly as u
yer.
Mr.. Matt. Gastin, the popular young .
ainter, Of Wilmington, was visiting here
ast week.
The spooks at Lingo's hardware store v
re either getting tired or short of am =,
,nnition, for the falling shet are few q q
nd fr between now. u
Mr.. Manson, agent for the American -