The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
The Valentine trade was thin.

lasses gets into a girls hair at a candy
pulling, it may stick for weeks.
The solitary lamps that light up the
board yard in the north part of Eaton
and the vacant fields in the south
part, are an unnecessary and foolish
expense. Abolish them.
1t will soon be time for house clean
ing to open. The industrious wife
has already commenced cleaning out
the cobwebs and advising her hus-
band to hold his tongue.
Some young country boys come to
Eaton on Saturdays and undertake to
carry home loads that they had better
make two trips for to get away con-
veniently.
H. B. FURNEss, of the Cincinnati
High School, and a member of the
State Board of Examiners, will be
present at the Teachers Association,
Saturday, Feb. Path.
Some of our young school girls
must be studying the science of arch
itecture; cause why, we have seen
several of them measuring the dis
lance around the pillars on the rotun-
da of the Court House.
The average boy is now willing to
swap his skates and cutter tor a ball
and bat, or exchange them for a kite,
marbles or any other article that can
be utilized for his pleasure and rest
less pastime.
The ~itinerant Italian boys were in
town last week already, and their
harp of something less than a thou
sand strings vibrated with skillful
touch, and harmonious sounds filled
the air while the nickel and copper
dropped in their hats.
The city Council made a change in
the Engineer for our Steam Engine on
Monday evening last, electing JACOB
WEISS in place of L. c. EEK. A
good deal Of dissatisfaction seems to
existin the Company about it. "Stick
boys"
Croquet is about ripe now, and the
cheerful click of the croquet ball will
be heard for few minutes and then
they all stop to nurse their corns and
hurl vindictive %utterances at the inof-
fensive mallets.
Last Sunday was a delightful
spring day and everybody seemed to
be out in the open air enjoying the
gentle zephyrs of the spring. weather.
All the places of worship were well
patronized and the ministers looked
happy.
A live town is known by its news
papers. They are always filled to
overlooking with advertisements.
Tie farming community and consum-
ers generally, always look at the ad-
vertisements to see if there are any
now bargains to be had for their mo-
ney. Merchants who don't advertise
miss the best trade.
The grand essentials to happiness
in this life are something to do, some
thing TO love, and something to hope
for. Our hope is that all u sub
scribers who owe for the DEMOCRAT
will call in and pay us-we have plen-
ty to do in attending to our own bu-
siness, and what we love we amt
going to tell.
The Rochester papers give an ac-
count of the arrest of a lady who ap-
peared on the streets in o ballroom
dress. She was released, but appear
ed the second time and was re-arrest-
ed and sent to an insane asylum. The
attire of about one-half the female
race should send them into one Of
these institutions.
Our young friend and Preble coun-
ty boy, Jos. G. HUFFMAN, Esq, States
Attorney of Perry county, O., is re-
ceiving great credit for his ability in {
managing State cases in that county, -,
having just closed a very important :
murder case and secured 3 verdict of
murder in the second degree. Joe is
making his mark. in perry"
A Yankee poet thus breaks forth t
"Oh! the snore, the beautiful snorc, !
filling the chamber from ceiling TO c
floor! Over the coverlet, under the !
sheet, from her wee dimpled chin to l
her pretty feet! Now rising aloft like '
a bee in June; now sunk to the wall /
of a cracked bassoon! Now flute like, 5
s%ubsiding, then rising again, in the
beautiful snore of Elizabeth Jane"
DR.. DAVID MARSH, brother of Hon. r
Felix Marsh, decd, who has been in
our county visiting his old friends for
some weeks, left for his home on !
Monday last. The DIR. took an active {
part in the campaign last fall, and is
an effective stump speaker. He is an
uncompromising democrat, a regular
in politics as in medicine. His nu- '
merous acquaintance and friends l
wish him a long life and a God speed {
in his journey westward. $
The residence of Mr.. ABNER Dun ,
LAP, of Eaton, was entered on Satur- !
day night last by some of the night l
providers that infest II town, and {
his gold watch, q cloth coat and vest, |
and a shawl belonging to his wife l
taken from it. The thieves either
used false keys or nippers, as they
went into the house by opening the
front door. Some of these chaps will