The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-28

oered MIN Serenade, which SHOWS thelr
high appreciation of his valuable SER
vices. Mr.. Wilmer is a native of Hol-
land and possesses rare musical talents.
A meeting of the Committee on Studies
and Text Books, composed of Messrs.
Brewer, Rothenbush and Northrup, of the
Board of Education, was held at John F.
Schwenn's last night. The object of this
meeting was to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of introducing German in the High
School for the ensuing year. Lot D..
Northrup positively refused to attend
the meeting, giving for his excuse that he
did not think it proper for standing
committee of the Board of Education to
meet in saloon for the transaction of
business.
DAYTON. q.
To-day is the last day of the races.
The youngest daughter Miss Lydia)
of Rev. P. Born died last evening.
A thief stole set of harness from the
stable of Owen Smith yesterday after
noon. l...
The Catholics of the Home are to have
a resident priest, Rev. Father Kemper, OF
Greenville, brother of Philip A. Kemper,
of this city.
Charles Conover, the young man who
was so terribly injured at the Buckeye
brass and iron works, is rapidly recover
ing at St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
|
A grand rush for the Fair Ground was
commenced at about 10 a. m. yesterday
and kept up till about 8 o'clock p. M,
and everything available in form of a
vehicle to carry passengers was brought
out and put in use.
The will Of the late Woodruff Schenck
was filed in the Probate Court yesterday
There are the names of three witnesses
on it living in China, and their names
will Lave to be certified before the will
can be entered in probate.
John Allison, resident Of West Third
street, was given surprise the Other
evening by about fifty young ladies and
gentlemen friends. They were cordially
received and Hospitality entertained, and
all went merry as marriage bell.
James Shaw, elder son of Mr.. George
Shaw, fine young man of about twenty
one years, in his Junior year at Prince
ton, New Jersey, College, died at his
rooms at College Wednesday night, 26th
instant, after brief illness of malaria
fever.
A special to Cincinnati paper state:
that James P. Shaw, whose death al
Princeton College is reported, from ma
laIial fever, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor while his mother
was at her supper. 1t stated that Cor.
oners inquest was held finding the facts
as above.
Edward Bolinger, young man of this
place, was run over near Tippecanoe
early yesterday morning. He was walk
ing on the track and was struck by an
extra freight coming south, Conductor
Bodkins in charge. He fell with his right
leg across rail and, the wheels passing
over it, crushed and mangled it horribly
1t was amputated.
A thief entered the confectionery es
tablishment yesterday afternoon of Jas.
Buck from the back way, and stole his
coat and took it to the pawnbroker's 8
couple of doors away and pawned it for
81 80. Some time afterwards the pawn
broker on looking into the pockets found
some of Mr.. Bucks business cards, and
i then felt considerably mortified that he
had been so easily duped.
The Dayton Young America seem tc
avail themselves with the privilege Of
Long Branch style of bathing, as tn.
other day we observed half dozen boy,
aged respectively from twelve to fifteel
years, bathing by the Main street cana
bridge with suits consisting of nothin.
more than a"hiping" and that little scan
of material. They seemed to be perfectl,
regardless of the presence of lady pc
destrians or others passing by, but en-
joyed the sport with least possible EN-
barrassment imaginable.
MIDDLETOWN. D.
| L. E. Wolf, Of New York City, wa
in town yesterday on business.
| Dentist Carson was taken seriously il
Wednesday evening, but is now improv
ing.
Everybody goes to the Phoenix Cloth
ing House for a nobby hat or a suit o
clothes.
A large number Of people of this plac
attended the horse racing at Dayton, O
yesterday. o..
Mrs. Charles Mu!nut is lying quite il
with measles at her residence Oh Sout
/. Main street.
There will be an excursion train ru
from this place to Miamisburg on Sur
day, June 9th, to attend the dedicatio
of the German Catholic Church.
| A team of horses belonging to Wn
Shafer became frightened Thursda
evening at the cars and started off at
furious rate. They finally ran into
freight car, damaging the wagon slightly
The Tytus Guards will turn out in fu
on next Sunday afternoon to take pal
| in the decoration of the soldiers graves
A special invitation is extended to tn