The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-24

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give us a new Town Clock, and that
the "spice vaults on the public square
will be wiped out and new ones in
stituted. Good.
. 1t is said that if at night a fire is
built at both ends of the potato patch
the bugs al be seen flying toward
the light, and that they drop into the
flames and are burned to death.
The picnic season is now at hand,
that happy, happy time when we sit
down in the shady grove and get up
with something like a map of the Dis
NAL Swamp caricatured ON the seat of
our light summer cassimers.
The Millerites are again busted in
their calculations. The world didn't
come to an end on the 10th worth q
cent, and all the fine clothes they had
prepared for the occasion are useless.
'Tis sad.
We feel alarmed about the mental
condition of the Dayton editor of the
REGISTER, over the school question.
Has he no friend that will warn him
of his danger? Hehangs on the "rag-
ged edge" already.
j. P. Harshman has opened a bran
new saloon on Barron street, q few
doors north of the Eagle Hotel. Cap
Wilson is a partner in the machine,
and you an get what you want.
The countryvillages arc now over
run and tormented daily with "drum-
mers" of all classes from the large
cities. They T. very much of a bore
to the storekeepers. Formerly they
only touched cities; now they hunt
up every village having a country
store.
SAMUEL SHERMAN, O carpenter Hv-
ing in Eaton, while engaged in NOV
ing a building on the farm of Wash
ington Duggins on last Monday, was
struck on the head with a piece of
timber, injuring him severely. DR..
Stevens dressed the wound, and pro-
nounced it not serious.
Marshal RYAN boarded the 6 o'clock
Local on Monday evening last, and
arrested two tramps, charged with
robbery in Camden. One Of them
showed, pugilistic opposition,b but soon
found he was in the wrong ring.
Mayor Zoos committed them.
1t is said our Board of Health arc
all physicians and it has been alarm
ingly healthy for the past year, which
accounts for their carelessness about
the sanitary condition of IL back
yards. Let the citizens do something
before we have a pestilence in our
midst from these overlooking and
exposed stink factories.
Our excellent Brass Band serenaded
the citizens again last Saturday eve
ming from the Court House steps
Making no pretense of being capable
of judging, we may yet be permitted
TO say that, in our opinion, SUPPORTED
by many others of more taste in such
matters, this Band cannot be easily
excelled.
IF some of our farmers, instead OF
devoting their fields to the raising oil
wheat, corr and potatoes, exclusively,
would turn their attention to raising
onions, tomatoes, cabbages, and other
garden vegetables, they would realize
double the money they now do. The
prices which these articles are com.
handing in our market ought certain
ly to be a sufficient inducement to
make the trial.
No town in Preble county is grow.
ing so rapidly, or making such per
manent and substantial improvements
as West Alexandria. For fine, neat
and pleasant homes, it is hard to beat
We hope that it may continue on thu
road OF "git up" until it "gets up" tc
Eaton, and then we'll be in favor o.
moving the Court House, big cisterr
and all into the burg. What-do-you
think-boys?
We understand that Mr.. Lee Nit
chell, owner of Cedar Spring land
near New Paris, has disposed of
two-third interest in them, being
nineteen acres, for the sum of $4,000
DIR. Allen Holderman, son of unclr
Abraham Holderman, of this county
and q Mr.. Wetheral, of Richmond
Ind, being the happy purchasers. w
learn it is the intention of thes'
gentlemen to Immediately erect
large and commodious Hotel on tn
grounds they have purchased.
The newspaper is the handmade o
civilization. No family a maintain
its place in. society without it. Tn
man needs it for information abOu
politics and markets; the woman
needs it as a diversion from her house
hold cares and family duties tn
young need.it for both amusement an,
instruction. Thousands of familie
can take but a single newspaper; an
that one should be commended t
their consideration which best meet
all their wants.