The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

"Watcrmillions" and blackberrieI
come next.
Our Camden items have not come tt
time this week.
The ticket to be nominated on Sat
urday, is now made.
Praise is always in order. and especi
ally moving, on Sundays.
No man should be without thu
DEMOCRAT during the campaign.
Radical candidates communicate
with each other by postal cards.
The crop of spring chickens is now
coming to market. The price aver
ages about 60 cents per quart.
Read Joe Woener's advertisement
he means what he says.
Our town is in danger-we have for
eign born citizens in the Council
Know-Nothings arise.
The Sewers at the crossing O.
Main and Barron Streets need widen
ing and deepening.
There was a CATHOLIC wedding il
town on Sunday. Radical Patriot Know
Nothings should be up and on theil
guard.
Ike Monosmith has resumed specie
payment. However, until further no
tice he will take "rag badly currency
for billiards.
The excellent job of painting on DR.
Stephens building should be credited
TO Fl. L. Larslf.s His work is always
an advertisement.
The name of the "Saints Rest" can
not be legally changed: The rule OF
1pEM soNASs will not apply-See "Cuf
on Inn-keepers." Vol. Is. p.63.
A female arrived in town from
"Symmes' Hole" a few days since
She was promptly"AERATED" by the
Know-Nothings as a foreigner.
"Hooping" barrels and @whooping'
up honest and Independent voters to
support an unprecedented corrupt
party" are two different trades.
a Chapter of the P. o. s. A. was or
ganizcd here last Friday evening. Large
delegations came from Hamilton, Day
tor and Middletown, to assist in the
ceremonies.
Report says that one of our Eaton
girls is about to. seek relief for her
wounded feelings through a breach Of
promise suit against one of u young
men.
Our efficient ''fire boys'' have filled
the large cistern at the Court House.
The cistern is a success, and our fire de-
partment submits to no discount from
any place. s.Always ready, and fear
ing no danger"
Barnum's great show has come and
gone. The next circus will exhibit
on Saturday-the actors will all be
trick clowns, and the performance q
broad farce. Admittance free.
An indignant coIored fellow-citizcn
applied to one Of our lawyers last week
to commence a civil rights action fol
him against one of our hotel proprie.
tors, but on beinginformed that the fees
must be paidin advance, he left.
The Hamilton Know-Nothings pro.
,nounce the scorpion juice, furnish.
cd by the patriots of Eaton as excel.
lent for jig dancing and store-boz
kicking, but not worth q cuss for reg,
Mar warfare on the Dutch and Irish
We accompany the article on "Cats'
with an illustrative "sTEAL" engrav.
ing, and would announce that al the
subsequent papers on Natural Hi'to-
nv will be likewise embellished. Il
costs money, but We are willing "tc
spend and be spent" in the interest o
science. The next paper will be OF
the "Hog."
1t is rumored that there is some dis
satisfaction among the farmers regard
ing the weather. Pity the State Con
vontions hadn't put a weather plank il
their platforms. 1t would beat finance
badly. There is still time for the Rad
icals to put it in their county resolu
tons, and we won't charge anything
for the suggestion.
We are gratifed to learn that Nc
Cord, of Camden, is negotiating fol
an excursion from that point snd Ea
ton to Chicago and return. The ex
cursion will take place about Sept
Goth, and will be by Parlor Coaches
The success attending the Cincinnati
excursions, under his management, i
a sufficient guarantee for the future
Is there ne way of preventing boy
from destroying the trees along Mapl
Grove Avenue? There is scarcely a tire
now that is not more or less deadened
and in some cases the bark is complete
ly peeled off. 1t is evidently the wor
of boys, done in broad daylight, and W
have no doubt that a small reward Offer
ed by the authorities would stop the de
predations or bring some of the offend
ers with their little hatchets to justice
The Know-Nothings' organized o
Friday night last. They met in ''Ten
perance Hail." but from the hideor
noises about midnight, and the numbe
of store boxes kicked over, we imagin
it is not strictly a temperance sOciet!
One of our prominent merchants hear
n newborn member, full of "bu
juice and stay-at-home patriotism,
say to some comrades, eve have got tt
id Dutch and Irish down now, an