The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-20
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


The mound has disappeared. Now
for the Town Clock.
The corn is about all planted even
if the weather was not favorable
The wool trade has opened in Ea-
ton.
sheep-washing is being celebrated
by the farmers now.
The soda-machine has been q very
poor success thus far.
We have seer no May queens his
year.
The schools will soon close for the
present. year. The vacation VIII last
until September.
From present appearances but niue
ice will be needed until about the
first of August.
This is May. We make this an
nouncement lest some of our readers
may mistake it for October.
The base ballists are beginning to
stir around. Likewise the croquet-
ors.
Pic-nicking season seems destined
to occur rather late in the Spring this
year.
Never have anything to do with a
person who is willing to become the
tool of others to peddle ISLANDERS.
The wheat prospect in this county
has much improved in the last two
weeks.
Almost every town in the State has
organized a military company, except
Eaton. How is that?
Murphy, the Eaton weather prog
nostica OF, predicts that it will be
warm after he first of August.
The May Musical Festival, held in
Cincinnati last week, was grand
success.
The handsomcst girl in Eaton wears
a calico dress, and so does the most
sensible one.
An Indiana woman claims 10 have
died and spent half an hour in heaven.
She probably meant a m~illiner's shop.
Men who have no character of their
own, as a general thing, have but lit
tie regard for others.
The evidence in the Beecher nasti-
ness is all in, and we may look fora
verdict about the last of the present
month.
This is the time of year when ev-
erybody confesses TO an luminosity to-
ward the "neighbor's chickens.
We've confessed.
"Cucumbcr" is around. He chsrges
onIv ten cents a piece to furnish a
whole family with a irst-clsss case 81
cholera morbus.
They are having strawberry Festi-
walls in Atlanta, Georgia. We won't
have any here for some time, as they
have been postponed on account OF
the weather"
Considerable number of our citi-
ems went to Cincinnati on Sunday
last. to witness the celebration of n
Catholic societies.
To n nervous and excitable man
nothing is SO exasperating as chasing
3 runaway straw hat, Which takes a
fresh start every time it is caught up
to.
West Alexandria beats any town in
the COUNT for solid and substantial
improvements. 1t is located in the
"~clsssic shades of Twin Valley" and
n better country exists nc where.
Instead OF acting the fool and spend
ing money 10 spread flowers e the
dead soldiers graves, fill the sacks of
the living widows and orphans with
flour.
An Eaton lady being asked by her
afianccd to sing "Rock Me to Sleep"
read him a half column from the Es-
ton REGISTER on the Pope. He's asleep
vet, and it will require a stomach
pump to revive consciousness.
Judge HA1NEs has removed his law
office to the south-west corner ofAlain
and Barron streets, adjoining Long
necker's Grocery, where he will be
glad to see all his friends who desire
legal business promptly attended to.
A specimen of "civil rights was
exhibited to perfection on our streets
the other day, in The shape ofa big
buck negro and a white woman going
along arm-in-arm, and both drunk.
Glorious country, this. 'Rah for
Grant,
The following new names have
been added to our subscription list
since our last:
Joseph Hart, Theodore johnson,
Simon Haupt, David Haywood.
A gentleman who INDUCED in the
great North American privilege of
getting drunk last Saturday night,
said he was holding to one of u
lamp posts, and as soon as he let go
the post fell down. That's the last lie
remembers. VIII Dur Council see
that it is put up again.
Reader, when your n~eighbor comes
to borrow this paper tell him he ought
to subscribe for it. 1t takes great
deal of money per week to publish
the large amount ofnews that is found
in its columns. If you don't think to
tell him, lend him the paper and he