The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-01
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

by the Eaton Firemen.
Its a boy-it weighs 10 pounds or
more-JAs. A. GILMORE, Esq.
The potato bug crop was almost a
failure around here.
Even the crop of base ball is short
This year.
1t is too hot-last winter it was too
cold.
The demand for fans and mint
juleps is now good.
The public cistern when completed
will hold fifteen hundred barrels.
Mr.. l. Ross has resigned the Super
intendency of our County Infirmary.
Last Saturday was a very fair day
for business in Eaton.
We have heard no complaints for
the want of rain lately.
Well take our 4th of July on Sat-
urday. Send it in.
The boys excuse now is, that Tt's
too warm to go to Sunday School,"
The work on the new cistern has
been 'industriously" attended to by
those who have nothing to do.
With a chain-gang we believe the
streets and alleys in Eaton could be
kept decent. Let's have n
The crop of spring chickens will be
very short. The severe winter killed
all the buds.
Mr.. F. Cotterman has disposed of
twenty-four Buggies during this sea-
son, up to this time.
The most industrious and persever-
ing chaps we now notice around us,
are the button-holers.
We counted seventy hand-shak-
ings in Eaton on Saturday last, and
then stopped!
To see the late crusade organs 60
ing it red-hot for Cary's temperance
record, is amusing.
The Ginger Soda Water of Michael
s. Son is good. We know it is, be-
cause we sampled it.
The soda fountain of Brookins &
Son "sizzed" all day last Saturday.
Go and try it, and you'll be happy.
Gosh! but don't garden truck just
hop out of the ground these fine days
and nights. You bet.
We noticed the other day that the
Melon-cholic days had arrived in Gin
cinnati. They were sickly looking
vegetables
Quilp reckons- that the chap who
proposes to walk round the world in
ZOO days will have to swim part of
the way.
The inevitable love of the canine
race to go mad this kind of weather,
demands that the streets should be
Kept q little clear oil them.
A fellow undertook to jump apick-
ct fence the other day, and was caught
on tn" ragged edge" of his breeches
aud hung there for aboutfive minutes.
There are about twelve cases of ty-
phoid fever in Eaton, the effects OF
the dirty, filthy and sinking condi-
ton of many of our back yards.
1t is said that the city of Cologne
has seventy and seven we'll defined
flavors in it. Eaton can go three bet
ter in its stinks.
One of our merchants has taken the
motto, "Early to bed and early to rise,
never GO tight, and advertise" Ii
must win.
The camp meeting at Urbana will
begin on the 23d of next month. The
gates will be closed on Sunday. Sens.
ible.
A COW walked into a millinery shoI
on Central Avenue in Cincinnati las
week, and deliberately eat up a whole
stock of spring bonnets! 1t was
Cow-ardly piece of business.
The Festival given by the Christian
Church in the City Hall, on Friday
and Saturday evenings last, was wei
%patronized and gave the very best o
satisfaction.
The Catholic Church had a very
damp and wet day for their picnic OF
Saturday last, but Notwithstanding
there was a good turn out and the en-
joyments of the occasion went on.
The Grist Mill of Barnet-& White
side was bid off on Saturday last a
Assignees Sale, by Frank Pierce, TO,
the sum of SIS, 1888. The 711l acre
of ground sold to Peters s. Payne a
$3.50.
The demoralizing influence of TIL
Beecher wickedness is everywher,
apparent. Mere men can be hear(
saying "damthefize" this summer thai
ever before
The Germantown PRESS thinks w
shouldn't speak disrespectfully o
"dem Limburger CASE" If he viii
set a plate of it before us he woul,
soon be convinced of our disrespec
for the article. Dot ish so, Hans!
AUNT SALLY CAMPBELL has return
ed home from her Colorado trir
looking vigorous and hearty enougl
to boss another crusade campaign
But the boys needn't be "skeered,
thereIl be none opened now until al
ter the election.
There are temnerance men here wh