The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Valentines are on the go.
Spelling schools are open.
No smallpox in Eaton yet.
Democrats are feeling bully.
The G. 81. likely saw his shadow.
Some of the roads are bottomless.
dimensions will soon be in season
The coming mantle street clean.
er.
Health of Eaton continues mighty
good.
II is best not to own an umbrella
always borrow.
Lots of counterfeit money in circu.
lation. Watch it.
"You are q cheese"-is the latest
slang phrase.
We saw q barefooted boy last week
on the street.
The boys have laid away their skates
and taken to tops.
Those who owe us owe a year may
consider themselves dunned..
There will be several business
changes in Eaton this spring.
The moon will be smeared over by
an eclipse on the 9th of February.
Babies at an entertainment are in
teresting-to the parents, of course.
When the wood is all gone and coal
exhausted, what will we do for fuel ?
The outlook for the working class
es of Eaton the coming summer is en-
~coursging.
The cutters in u streets need
dunging out. They are in q terrible
filthy condition.
Take things as they are and make
the best CT them but don't take any
thing but what belongs to you.
Times being hard, and oil high,
poor people can't affordt to burn them
selves to death with kerosene.
Mr.. WIN. SWAIN has received the
appointment of uperintendent of
County Infirmary. Why the change?
Bring US some sour-krout.-Ken-
ton Democrat.
Wouldn't some limberger do as
well, DAVE?
Onlya little while and the Presi-
Dental problem will sink into insig-
nifcance in the agitation of corpora
ton politics.
The hens have gone to work, and
as q result The market is well supplied
with their fruit and prices have
slightly declined.
The present P. II. Of Eaton has had
his lease on his official position x
tended, which is sad news to some
that are anxious.
If any of our friends want a pure
article of whisky for medical purpo-
ses, Messrs. Harbaugh and Wilson
have ii, sure.
MI. JAS. MYLER his our thanks for
the basket of splendid apples left at
our Office on Saturday last. Likewise
FRANK KELLEY.
We know of plenty of persons a.
round Eaton who talk of hard times
but still cling to their tobacco and
morning snip"
To the pure minded, everything is
pure. What a blessing it would be to
the world if a greater number of the
people in it were pure minded.
CHEsRY HESTER has removed his
Carriage and Buggy Mandatory on
west Somers street. See his new ad-
y~ertisement and then call and see him.
The aNovelty Comedy Company"
gave three Of their entertainments in
Eaton and pleased the people well.
They left a good impression. Call
again.
Before many weeks spring will
come, the birds will begin to sing and
your neighbours chickens viii again
be let loose to organize investigating
committees in your garden.
A crusty bachelor might refer to
ladies' dresses as 8 cast of delirium
trimmings. They're always tight,
and never satisfied unless there's a
fresh glass before them.
We are continually receiving new
evidence of the necessity of a license
law for the liquor traffic. The pres
emit Legislature should submit the
question to the people.
If the money which our young men
throw away every day were devoted
to charity, every woman in town could
have a silk dress, a glitter" and lots
of chewing gum all the time.
A minister of one of the churches
at West Alexandria, announced from
his pulpit the coming of the "Novelty
Comedy Troup." Progressive age
we live in now.
The following notice appeared on
the west end of country meeting
house: anybody sticking bills a
gainst this church will be prosecuted
according to law or any other null
sance."
Ground hog day was 'alf sunshine
and 'alf shade, and in order that his
hogship has a "fair count Commits
sion should be called and 0 compro-
mise agreed upon for the next six
weeks Of weather.
Let US have a baby show in Eaton.