The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20
THE DAILY STAR
OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters In Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
WASHINGTON c. H., o.

One of our citizens attempted sui
eide with morphine but made failure.
Cause: want of faith in the pardner OF
his joys and SORROWS.
On Saturday night the front of the
beautiful store room recently finished
and occupied by the White Hall Cloth
ing Company, was smeared over with
tar. The miscreant who perpetrated this
cowardly act should be treated with
coat of the same material freely EN-
bellished with feathers. Mr.. Munger Of
fered reward of twenty-five dollars for
the apprehension of the guilty party.
A company of our most talented
young ladies and gentlemen have organ
lied the Washington Dramatic Company,
and will make their debut at Music
Hall on the 21stinst, in John Brougham's
comedy entitled "Flies in the Web"
Mr.. Ed f. Sesar takes the leading char
aGter and will be supported by N0hn
Hathaway, Joe Ogle and Misses Ona
Conaway, Mamie Gardner and Rosa
Cissna. qi
MHDDLETOWN. q.
Capt. Joe Hit started for Philadel-
phia this morning. f
Mr.. Joseph Pulls and wife, of Farmers
vile, Ohio, spent Sunday in our city,
the guests of d. L. Pike and family.
Mr.. E. Liesenhoff, the popular young
dry goods man of Franklin, o., sampled
the bill of fare at the U. s. Hotel yester.
day. ......
Don't forget Henry Behrens, the
Main-street gardener, delivers all kinds
of garden vegetables every day at your
door.
Martin Ries is lying dangerously sick
with consumption at his residence on
Fourth street, with little hopes OF his
recovery.
The aged mother of Edward Jillson is
lying quite low at her residence on
Broadway, caused from the removal of
tumor few days ago. ...
Rev. M. Frankel, pastor of the St.
Paul German Church, on Broadway, will
preach in English on next Sabbath
evening, services to commence at y
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend. -
Messrs. Jacob Ries Peter Weaver and
Lewis Seabold will give the first grand
picnic of the season on Monday, May
10th, in Dotty's Grove, one-half mile
east of town. Good music will be fur
nished for the occasion. Dancing will be
one of the main features of the day.
During the wind storm yesterday
morning the new smoke-stack at Wilson
& McCally tobacco factory was blown
down. Nobody was hurt. If it had
happened ten minutes sooner there
would have probably been several per-
sons killed, as large number of hands
were standing where the smoke-stack
fell waiting for the doors to be opened
to get in.
LAWRENCEBUKG. IND.
Boone Rice's little four months old son
died Sunday.
Mr.. Josenh Backert is very low with
asthma, and his demise is expected at
any moment.
DR.. Green and II. Russo are the candi-
dates for Councilman in the First Ward,
for the regular term.
Mrs. Eliza j., wife of Gen. Benjamin
Spooner, after lingering illness of six
years, died Sunday, in the fifty-sixth
year of her age. The funeral takes place
this afternoon at three o'clock, from the
residence. Rev. M. L. Wells, assisted by
Rev. L. N. Wilson, will conduct the sad
services. .
AURORA. IND.
Miss Sallie Busby is bedfast with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. H. J. Marshall is visiting friends
In Vevay, Ind.
William Gibson and wife are visiting
in Louisville, KY.
The runaway team, Friday, damaged
Mike Tracey's fence to the sum of $50.
Four drunken men were put in the
"cooler," Sunday, for safe-keeping.
Drunks were numerous last Sunday.
The Rev. Conley, formerly Treasurer
of Ripley County, and minister of the
Gospel, preached an interesting sermon
at the Baptist Church, Sunday.
Johnnie Carr, while in the act Of
jumping down stairway, Sunday
knocked his head against the ceiling and
the floor, causing conclusion Of the brain.
He is somewhat better.
LEXINGTON. IKE.
Hon. JAS B. Beck left for Washington
City on last Saturday.
Fred Paulding in Hamlet, will be here
April the 26th and 9th.
The Gratz Park will be opened very
soon; no date fixed yet.
On May the 7th, Payon's Englisf
Opera Troupe will play in our city.
Miss Katie and Susie Strauss, of Louis
vile, will open class of dancing abou
the 1st of May.
Mr. Richard Hulet, deceased, of Hen
ry County, left to the Bible College O.
this city $4,000.
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