The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.

G. P. Huntington, the great Railroad
King, was in our city Monday.
Rev. H. P. Walker is holding pro
tracted meeting in Nicholasville.
The pretty weather has revived busi
ness, and our merchants look happy.
Some of the old knowing farmers say
that fruit is never killed in the light ol
the moon.
Judge B. F. Buckner's term of the
Common Pleas Court commences here
the first Monday in April.
The mountain raft men have availed
themselves of the late rise in the Ken
lucky River and foated great many
logs down.
The pretty weather of the last week
has encouraged the gardeners to 60 te
work preparing the ground and planting
many of the earlier kinds of vegetables
Dr.. Cantril, of Scott County, contem
plates locating permanently among us
He is fine physician and nice gentle
man. and will be gladly welcomed as one
of our citizens.
If you want all the latest, most relia
BILE and select news subscribe for the
STAR, and after you have read it hand s
copy of it to a neighbor whom you think
will also subscribe.
Mr.. Ben. Carpenter has been appointed
Mail Route Messenger on the Cincinnati
Southern. Ben. is clever fellow, gooo
business man, ard deserves to do we'll
He will commence his duties April 1st
We congratulate him on his good success
Maple syrup and sugar was never Sc
scarce as this sason. 1t brings to minc
the sad fact that all of the beautiful
sugar-tree groves are rapidly disappear
ing, and in but very few years they
will only be remembered as beauties and
luxuries of the past.
After a long and useful life Fl. T. Dun
can, ST., died at the family residence in
this city last Monday night at 10 o'clock,
in the tighty-frst year Of his age. He
had been very successful in life, had ac-
cumulated large fortune, and was a kind
hearted, gond man, a good neighbor, a
kind and loving husband and father.
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Yesterday was very blustery day.
J. B. Miller, of Springfield, o., was in
our city yesterday on business.
Mrs. Gus Folk, of Hamilton, spent
yesterday in our city. the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan. Vail.
Another walking match would pay in
our city, providing our best walker
would not play off sick.
George Seabold, son of VIM. Seabold,
had his little finger broken last Saturday
afternoon while playing football.
Constable Cooch had his left ankle
thrown out of place last Thursday even
ing while getting off of the II o'clock
train.
A. Vandemen, of Jackson, Florida, was
in our city Monday and Tuesday visiting
Mr.. Charles Baptist, the Third-street
confectioner.
Miss Lou. Crum returned to her home
last evening at Germantown, Ohio, after
spending several months in our city Wis
iting friends and relatives.
A number of our business men con-
template taking trip in May to the St.
Marys Reservoir, on a fishing excursion.
ANY parties that wish to 60 along should
make application to Frank Dine.
All arrangements have been made for
the grand ball to come off next Monday
night in Leibee's Opera Hall, for the ben
eft of the sufferers of ireland, and we
hope will meet with grand success.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Vail started last
evening on the II o'clock train north for
Buffalo and New York. Mr.. Vail in
tends to go into business for himself
They both take with them the best wishes
Of their many friends.
Henry Behrens, the South Main-street
gardener, has been supplying the market
for the past week with early vegetables.
His hot-houses contain over $4,000 diff
ferent kinds of shrubbery and flowers.
Visitors are welcome to visit the hot
houses and grounds.
The Lenker Brothers will give grand
exhibition of millions Paradise Lost"
consisting of over one hundred grand
dissolving views, in the Presbyterian
Church, tomorrow Thursday evening,
March 25th. Everybody should not
fail to 20 and see the exhibition.
HAMILTON.
Harry Kirk has gone to Chattanooga,
his future home.
Three weddings to take place at St.
Joseph's Church are billed to be Oh deck
after Lent.
Rev. G.. Fl. Trebel will confirm twenty
seven boys and girls at the Zion Church
next Sunday.
MIR. Carl Bier and family, of Chicago,
are being royalty entertained by MIR. and
Mrs. E. F. Blum.
If Middletown gets the shops then
Hamilton will be suburb and the city
officials will be out of job.
A new crushing machine has been put
up at the Miami Distillery and will be
in working order tomorrow.