The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-15
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here aud There Among Our Hives OF
Industry.

Robert Keith has moved his old reliable
fish and game store to Fifth street near
Main. Mr.. Keith Is one OF the Oldest nsh
dealers in our city.
There will be two elevators erected in the
Virgins building a passenger and eight
Both will be operated on the same plan.
They are of Philadelphia manufacture.
Our architects are busy getting up plans
for some fine new buildings to De erected
next season, and it is supposed that it
will be more brisk than the last season.
Mr. Chaplin, whose soap factory is situa-
ted on Canal street, near Vine is manufac-
turing new brand of variaaeled soap. 1t
is beautiful fancy SOAP and is Of superior
quality.
Mr.. Harry Nottingham has at last
worked up large trade In the second hand
engine and scrap iron line. He was for
lnerly member of the firm of Slept oe,
McFarlan & Co.
James Downing, formerly clerk in one
of our prominent grocery stores, paid a
visit to his old friends on Wednesday.
Jim is keeping a grocery and dry goods
store at Warsaw, Ind.
The Betts-street Furniture Company are
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best businesses in that line in the city.
They have quite a large establishment,
which is the only one situated in the West
End.
Our bricklayers have notified the
''bosses" that they have determined on
So 30 per day after the 1st OF March, as the
standard wages they expect to be paid, in
accordance with an order by the Brick
layers Union.
Mr.. c. A. Haslntt, Central Passenger
Agent of the Iron Mountain route, Is fully
settled in his new office, and is doing a
pretty good business in the interest of his
road. Mr. H. is one of those genial sort of
fellows whom everybody likes.
Mr. Thomas Mcfarland, upholsterer and
dealer in furniture al the corner of Ninth
and Cutter streets. is establishing large
first-class trade in his line Mr.. Mcfarland
is a practical workman, he having been
employed at the Meader Furniture Factory
for quite number Of years.
Mr.. John Peake, more familiarly known
as Peggy" has gone to work for Mr.. Field
kamp, on Main street. Peggy" is ore of
our best uphosterers, but being in poor
health the dust from the hair used in his
business has bad effect on his lungs,
which compels him to clay Off great
deal of the time.
The large building. recently erected by
the enterprising brewery firm OF Neihaus
& Klinckhamer, at the corner of Race and
Thirteenth streets, is now being occupied.
The building which is of brick, is three
stories high with cellar and sub-cellar
running the entire width and length of the
ground floor. Tie two eel ars are 80 feet
deep and so feet long by 18 feet wide. At
the rear is 10 foot cistern for catching the
drainage which is pumped from there into
the street. The foundation walls are SO
feet thick. The first floor Is arched over
with brick filled with 10 inches sand, and
covered with four inch Indiana stone, max
ing good solid fire proof floor. The walls
are supplied with air ducts for ventilation.
On the first floor will be situated a bar-room
and the second will be used as lodging
rooms for families, there being eight large
rooms. The third story, which is 90x42
feet will be used as hall for dancing and
other purposes. The beer cellars hold 100
hogsheads, each having a capacity of 1900
gallons. The architect of this building is
Mr. Geo. Brink. and the builders are Messrs.
Kemme & Rosenstel, Cornell. Fuerst being
| the con tractor for the brick work.