The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-05
OUR NEXT-D0oR NEIGHB0RS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
mIpDLETOWN. o.

W. M SIuIIOi Va Day eNht ~ w. 49,
Saturday.
iYhe game of football did mot come on
New Years day.
Miss Lizzie Ross, of this place, is visiting
friends at Leekland, o. rr
Two Of James Riley's children are lying
quite sick with scarlet fever.
A ten-year old daughter of John McKin-
sey was reported dying Saturday night.
It is rumored that a gentleman of this
place Is soon to wed Miss at Greenville, o.
Miss Agnes Morris, of Oxford o., is the
guest of Miss Lizzie Corsan, ON South Main
street.
The Emmet Dramatic Club, of this place,
will lsoon play the Irish Patriot" in Lei
bees Hall. .s,r...7... Fr.
w. L. Jeffreys, after spending two weeks
with his parents at Adams, o., returned
home Saturday. 1" r
Miss Lizzie Hyner was the lucky person
that drew thatlarge doll at I'll. W. Bishop
& Co.'s on Main street.
Jacob Rice takes this method of return
ing thanks to the ladies of the st. Pauls
Church for the present he received from
them New Years night. .--. -..
Everybody should attend the show to-
night at Lebee's Hall and enjoy a good
laugh. This troupe comes highly recon-
mended and should have full houses. =.
Two sneak thieves entered John Bowers
saloon Saturday morning while he was out
and stole two bottles that they supposed to
be filled with whisky, but contained moth
Ing but water. .,a,,..} ..,s..g
Last Friday evening about 8 o'clock, the
hired girl of Harry Bishop stepped to the
kitchen door to throw some water out.
when she was seized by two men who de-
manded of her to know if there were any
men about the house. The girl screamed
and tried to free herself from their grasp,
but they held on to her until Mrs. Bishop,
who had heard the noise in the next room,
came to her assistance and took out a re-
volyer and went for them. She emptied
two chambers of the revolver at them when
they lit out without asking any more ques-
ti0ns. #,r.
AWRENCEBUKG. IND.
Joseph Rissel, of the restaurant, sold
between Thanksgiving and New Years
day 252 turkeys. ..s --'-t
Court will convene next Thursday to
finish up this term. Next regular term
will convene the 1st Monday in February.
William II. OBrien, Jr., editor OF the
Lawrenceburg Register, and his brother
Emmett, who fcur months ago, left Law
renceburg for Europe returned, and ar
rived in New York CITY, Friday morning.
on the steamer "Scythia." They are on
their way from New York City to Law
renceburg.
EATON. O.
Business invoicing is now the order OF
the day with many of our merchants.
The public school reopened this morn
Ing after holiday vacation of about two
weeks.
Madame Rumor hath it that one Of our
"wieldersi of the yard-stick' was welded
ION the sly" on New Years Day.
Misses Cora johnson and Alice Vogel,
and Mr.. Harry Johnson, OF Camden, o.,
visited friends and relatives at this place
last Saturday.
We have mechanic in our midst who
mends "soles' and joins ''souls' on very
short notice. He does the business with
neatness and dispatch. ,r..
The original Eaton cheap store, next to
Post office, has reopened the and lO-cent
tion before the holidays
But very few farmers we're in town last
Saturday, on account of the muddy cOndi.
ton of the various roads leading to town,
caused by the recent rains.
good theatrical troupe could strike a
'bonanza' by coming to Eaton, as it has
had no good performance for considerable
length Of time. "Plnafore" might draw.
Council will meet in regular session this
evening, and among other business will
cast ballot for Mayor, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. L. G..
Abbott.
In consequence of the almost insurpas-
sable condition Of the roads, the business
beginning of the New Year was not of the
brightest character for our merchants, and
they are beginning to assume gloomy ap-
pearance. .-- .-......- .,
WAPAKONETA. o.
Our schools ''resume" to-day.
Miss Carrie Davis returned from Piqua
last night.
Ed. schoonover. OF Moulton, O., dropped
in on us to-day
Sheriff Fred. Kohler returned from
TUledo last night .r..
r. D. Marshall, general attorney for the
D. & NJ. r. R., was in town Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, of the M. e. Church Of
this place, returned from visit to Canada
to-day. i,
Miss Emma Davis returned to-day from
Toledo, where she has been spending the
holidays. ,4s ..- s,
The rain storm of night before last
almost foated John Monchs barber shop
away. the sewer being stopped up. "a
l.. c. Sawyer left for Columbus, O., to-
day, where he will represent Anglaize in
the coming session of the Legislature.
Miss Bertha Won Beseler departed for
Bothkins o.. this afternoon to take charge
of one Of the rooms in the Bothkins school
On account OF the serious illness Of Judge
Moore, Court will be adjourned Monday
unless some one can be found to take his
place.
William Wehrman, after spending sew
eral weeks visiting relatives in and around
Wapakoneta, returned to Columbus, o.,
this afternoon.
Charles O. Lucas of the Wapakoneta
High School. returned to-day from two