The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-04-29

Ia. about two weeks from this is
sue, if we are not Frustrated with the
Sim jams" we will supply u read
ers with more news matter.
During the past week there has
been seventeen changes of the wealth
er, more or less. We don't pretend
TO keep count of them.
The wood land, belonging to the
widow Bruce south of town, was or
fire last Sunday. Some timber burn
ed, but no other damage.
And now a hot summer is predict
ed by the weatherwise. A little of it
distributed through April would have
been acceptable.
The fellow that located his grand
father in the "frout ranks" at the bat
tie of Lexington and Concord, didn't
know that was the one rctreated!
The late cold spell was general
north and south. The fruit killers
claim they have a dead sure thing of
it now, and we are rather inclined to
believe it.
Memorandum for ~posterity: April
9th, snow on the ground and ice in
the gutter. The times are out of joint /;
it's a case of spring-halt.
abroad is the road that leads to
DEATH" but narrow is the passage to
the DEMOCRAT Office, and yet it should
not prevent those in req from
paying US a visit.
1t seems we were a little hasty in
bidding "adoo" to the new Local of
the REGISTER. We stand corrected,
but we had no idea the big bocby was
so thin skinned.
We understand our now contempo-
rary of the Eaton REGISTER lunches
on "jim jams" before he commences
shooting his editorials across from the
city of Dayton.
Wouldn't it be Lice to have a stand
erected in the Court House yard, and
have our Band TO practice there du-
ring the pleasant summer evenings ?
If you think so help to have it done.
We are ready with our mite.
There is no doubt but that tile late
cold weather has very materially
damaged the wheat in this neighbor-
hood. In many places it looks as
though hot water had been poured
oyer it, and scalded it in the ground.
Couldn't our Council meet on Mon
day evenings instead of Wednesday
and furnish us with their doings, so
that we can publish them the same
week they take place? What say
you, Messrs. Councilmen?
The chap that borrowed our "assis-
tant editors" on last Saturday without
asking our permission, needn't return
them now. We've made another pur-
chase, but we advise him in the future
to respect our notice: "No room for
l~oafers."
MI. B. T. ANTRIM, of Winchester.
Preble county, has decora cd the south
school grounds with one hundred and
twenty evergreens, which has added
much to the appearance of the lot.
Mr.. Antrim is in the Nursery bust
ness, and if any of u friends need
anything in the tree line, give him q
call.
As our Street Commissioner has
cleaned the alleys and streets and re-
moved the rubbish, we hope that the
Marshal will see that the trash of our
citizens is not thrown out OF the pub
lie highways. The streets and alleys
should not be made a depository for
this stuff, and the people don't want
to be taxed for its removal more than
once a year.
Mad dogs have put the good people
of Batavia on the dragged edge" OF
excitement. Two or three persons
have been bitten by rabbid ones, and
about seventy-five have had the bark
taken out of them by the Marshal and
sent to the canine heaven, anil the
slaughter goes on. We have about
seven hundred and fifty worth,
less ours around Eaton, that could be
spared without any Inconvenience.
This is the season of the year wher
cellars breed contagion. On accoun'
of the cold weather they have no
been properly ventilated. Typhoid
dwells in the pent up air and musty
smell. Open the cellar windows ant
if the smell is "musty," use disinfect
ants. 1t may save a spell of sickness
and a heavy doctor bill. Half the
spring sickness comes from improper
ly drained and i'll ventilated cellars
No house with a musty cellar is safe
or fit to live in. Farmers as well a!
jewellers in the villages should attend
to this at once.