The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

An idle carpenter would be a Curl
osity in town just now.
A good line ofbusiness just now is
the fishing line.
Our Lawyers are r%ecreating prepar-
atory to the June term of Court.
&c. HOPPER" has a larger progeny
in the west than B. Young.
We have the best Brass Band of any
other county town in the State.
When the Grand Jury meets there
will be some biz done.
House cleaning is about over, and
next comes the 4th of July.
DR.. Minor will have a fine residence
when finished.
Our schools close to-day, (Thurs-
day..
The new farm house on the public
square would look much better if it
was finished.
We are ready to advance or quota
toward starting the Town Clock on
click"
All of the thirty-eight town lots ad-
vertised fol- sale by Messrs. Deem IL
Hubbell, were sold at very fair figures.
Farmers that are served with sum
mons to "come" as jurymen for the
June term, are out of humor.
Warningl A mar who sued an ed
itor for libel in South Carolina has
been arrested on a charge of murder.
Milk punch is said to be good for
dyptheria. 1t always was good for
the throat.
Little boys are in their glory. They
a now go ~bare-footed and raise
stone-bruises OH their heels.
County Commissioners now receive
three dollars per day and eight cents
mileage while going 10 INC from tneir
regular sessions.
Let us have our streets sprinkled
this summer for a change. We I'M
derstand the Council have been petit
toned 10 do it on Main and Barron.
There was considerable amount of
weeping in Brooklyn Court last week.
1t is wonderful what effect lies sworn
to have on some persons.
Ifthe prayer guage of the Govern
or of Missouri against the grasshop-
pers don't succeed any better than the
women's did in Ohio against whisky.
we pity the people of Missouri.
Rains and warm weather have
come; flowers are in bloom the birds
MARBLE aud sing their songs, aud all
nature has arrayed Itself in a heaven
ly garb.
The Masonic Brethren intend hav-
ing a grand celebration in Eaton on
the 9th of June. Societies from all
the surrounding towns will be invited,
and a good time is anticipated.
Capt. LoUGH, of the Milwaukee
Soldiers Home, has our thanks for
the Milwaukee dailies, with full par
ticulars of the whisky "raid" at that
place. The squeeze" was good.
Beef is retailing in this place at fif-
teen cents a pound, sugar cured hams
at sixteen, and a glass of lager for
fyeLMes awx-elaptakeIhe-whofe
thing home for breakfast the other
morning.
The lightning-red man, the sewing
machine man, and the Sheriff with
his summons to serve as a juryman,
are three unwelcome visitors to the
farmers about this time of the year.
If, in thu proyidential economy,
people were punished for lying now
a-days as Ananias was, there would
be a harvest for the Brooklyn under
takers, and Grape would futter from
many q door knob.
The campaign will soon open, and
we expect to make the DEMOCRAT red
hot for the plunderers and thieves,
and we want the Democrats and Lib
erals of Preble county to send us in a
few hundred more names, and extend
its circulation and at the same time
its usefulness.
The United States revenue officers
and detectives who have been Selling
distilleries can also seize a key of
whisky and drink out of the bung
hole in a manner calculated to make
ones head swim.
If our readers will take the pains to
remember, it may occur to them that
the crops are pretty much killed off
each spring, but generally come out
all right in harvest time. 1t is highly
improbable that such may be the case
this year.
A little more encrgya and enterprise
on the part of III moneyed men
would double the population of Eaton
in two or three years, but there are
too many who expect to go TO a cold
climate when they leave here, and
want their money to take with them.
A Western editor appeals to his de-
linquent subscribers by saying: "This
week we have taken in potatoes and
pickles onsnbscrintion. NoW,ifyor
will bring in some vinegar for the
pickles and some wood to roast the
potatoes, we can live till artichokes
get big enough to dig"
The individual who was born with
a silver spoon in his mouth-whc