The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Harvest has commenced.

July IN Eaton.
1t is said that the smallpox is bad
in Cincinnati. Keep away.
Tax-paying and the Fourth of July
is over.
Subscription still received at the
DEMOCRAT office without a penalty.
Rain, rain, rainl Will it never let
up?
There was q good many got full of
the Fourth of j July last Saturday night.
Rains still continue to fall and our
farmers have had a season of rest.
This is the season for the announce
ment of drowned boys. Three IN
Cincinnati last week at one haul.
The lager beer trade was lively last
Saturday, and several kegs were emp
tied and several filled.
Some corn is apparently much in
jured by the recent wet weather, but
weeds have q healthy growth.
Judge GILMORE has returned to
Eaton, the Supreme Court having ad-
journed for three months.
Candidates have commenced har-
vesting. Some of their crops will be
thin.
Our young friend FRANK G.. STOCK
TON, has many thanks for the late Gal
weston (Texas) Dailies.
The Long Branch Government now
drives a pair of Preble county horses
in his family carriage. A fact.
Monroe township is the promptest
tax-paying township in the county.
1t is a democratic township.
The Treasurer informs us that there
is but little delinquency on chattel
property this year.
The late heavy rains have very Sc
riously damaged the crops in this
neighborhood.
There are a number of cases of
typhoid fever in Eaton, the result of
the miserable sanitary condition of
our city.
Green apples will be later than usual
this year, and doctors fear that the
usual season of profit will be greatly
delayed.
Few snakes have been seen this
season. Perhaps the severe winter
has had something to do with the
non-appearance of the reptiles.
The left eye of the young lady of
the period is constantly cast heaven
ward, to see where the brim of her
hat on that side has gone.
]. P. Harshman has a superior and
choice brand of cigars, beside his 9TH
er spiritual comforts. Drop in and
"Cap"will wait on you.
Hundreds of our citizens go daily
TO the Blue Lick well on the public
quare and drink of its waters, and
claim that it is proving a blessing to
their maladies.
If the ladies make another reef in
their dresses they will need to gel
outside them when walking. They
now look like a pair of one-legged
pants of a peculiar pattern.
Revs. MARLAY and REYNOLDS ex,
changed pulpits last Sabbath evening
Thus the Methodists partook of Pres.
byterianism and the Presbyterians Of
Methodistism.
Our Commissioners are removing
the public stink vault which has an.
noyed the neighbors in close proxim'
ity so long. Now let the Board o.
Health do their duty, and our city
will exude a different atmosphere.
Mr.. JOHN LANDER, our enterprisins
groceryman, presented the Masoni,
Order, on the occasion of their lat
anniversary, with a nice sugar-curet
hamw,hich was prepared in good styl
by his excellent wife. The Order ten
der their thanks.
The Know Nothing party has thu
far evolved four candidates for Audi
tor, five for Treasurer, four for Pro
bate Judge, and an unlimited numbe
for Representative and Senator. A
there remains twenty-three days unit
their Convention, the "p~atriots" vii
have an abundance of time to an
nounce their names.
On the night of the LIST inst, 81
Patrick's Catholic congregation hel,
a Festival on the grounds adjoinin;
the Church. The lawn was beauti
fully lighted by Chinese lanterns, AM
the handsome cakes and first-class ic
cream and lemonades, were rapid,
disposed of. Altogether it was
very pleasant and enjoyable occasion
The Republican Sons of Libert
held a meeting in Eaton on Saturda
last, as per call of a secret circular is
sued by order from the Dayton Jour
nal branch of the Eaton REGISTER Of
flee, and appointed the 3lst of Jul
as the day in which they will go int
the Strengthening" business. All "sac
r~iices" T requested to be ready.
The man who don't take the paper
was in town last week, accompanie
by his wife, oldest "garl," and a littl
red-headed baby. He quietly hitcl
ed his beast to a lamp-post, told h
wife and daughter to jump out; aft
which he lifted a sugar trough out
the wagon, and proceeded to rock Il