The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-06
Take the DEMooRAT.
This is the week of prayer.

is encouraging. Keep coming.
We will likely be absent at the jam
bcree of the next centennial.
A little money would not be a bad
thing just now.
We have no idea how much mud
there is, but is terribly soft for a long
way down.
There was a little "mill" on Main
street last Thursday, and loss of
some blood. No cards.
New Year 1876; leap year 1916;
centennial year 1876; Presidential
election 1875:
There was a good many chaps med
ding with 'crookedswhisky' last Sat
urday, but nc arrests.
No other remedy has proved SO ef-
fectual in relieving Coughs and Colds
as DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The frogs opened their concerts
last week in this region, under the
impression that Spring had come
again.
The citizens in the neighborho ID of
south Barron street are annoyed very
much by petty thieves. Load your
'iittle pistols and shoot.
We see by some of our exchanges
that ice has beenpacked in many pla-
ces the present winter. None has
been put UP in Eaton yet.
The New York papers tell about a
@draw back on sugar. That's moth
ing. There has been a fearful @pull
back OH alasses all summer.
When the girls get home at night
from their promenades and unpin
their pull-backs, they know just how
men feel when they unbutton their
.gallnses'
One hundred years ago there were
no steamships, no railroads, no tele-
graphs, no sewing machines, no dollar
stores, no pull-backs nor no asour
npsh."
eANDREws BAzAR,' published in
Cincinnati, and 1.-THE low price of$l
per year, is equally as good as any
other in the United States. Send and
ge.a copy and try it.
The report we gave last week of
the failure of our(riend SAM'L WHIT
NICK, is not true, we are pleased to
say. SAMUEL says he is financially
sound yet, and voted for more mo-
ney.' All right, we stand corrected.
An exchange says that a chip from
the celebrated cherry tree cut by the
father of his country with his little
Ratchet will be exhibited at the Cen
tennial. Itmay be nncherrytreeable
to say that paper lies; but it looks
that way.
Our young friend HI ROBBINS, OF
Camden, is doing a neat business at
his Grocery establishment. The re-
port hat he had taken a partner last
week, was a 'sleetle" premature.
Some indiyiduals we're 20 highly
elated at the Incoming of the centen-
NAL year, that they tore down signs
and destroyed private property. The
officers of the city should teach these
persons of their mistake of patriot,
ism.
Mr.. JAS. BANTA, who for some TINT
has been specializing extensively il
Grain, made an assignment on Thurs
day last, to Daniel Christmas, hi
father-in-law. Liabilities about $25,
0OQ, If it was not that we nigh
"disgust" some body, we would re.
mark that there is still "too muct
money" in the country.
We can't accommodate our Lewis
burg correspondent. His eommuni
cation is entirely personal, and VIZ
don't want anything Of that kind il
our paper, unless unavoidable. w
don't know anything about EGoNET'
correspondence, but if they are 81
personal, the Register is the medium
through which they should be ans
wered.
We have seen several surprises
in u brief existence, but the "sur
prise that took our County Treasur
er ON New Years W. on entering
his residence about five o'clock, wa
the best. FRANK acknowledged tn
corn" and the excellent supper o
quail, rabbit and turkey, prepared b,
his lady and Mrs. ALICE MINOR, sur
prised the surprises" For furthe
particulars see vol. l. o f"Ohio in til
war;"
Mr.. SAML SKILEs, the worthy Su
p~erintendent, and his lady Matron G
our County Infirmary, made glad til
hearts of the unfortunate inmates G
that institution with a Christmas tre'
well loaded with presents, withor
; the cost of penny to the count.
When we state that sixty inmates WEI
presented with four presents eacl
the reader will know how much Gre
dit to bestow on the protector of OF
poor for his liberality and kindnes
After the presents were distributes
the inmates were seated to a fine dill
ner prepared for the occasion. Re
Hiram johnson talked to the unfortl
nate in his pleasant and appropria'
manner, and all seemed well please
18th their Christmas endowment.