The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-10

the Universalist Church, in Camden,
Sunday, May 18th, morning and ave-
ming.
By an arrangement of the pastors
of the churches of this place, a series
of Union Temperance Meetings will
be held in the Baptist Church on next
Sabbath evening, May 18th, at the
usual hours of worship.
The Commissioners haven't yet
granted a lease to build a post-ofice
on the public square. Will they do
it? 1t ismixed if the present body
will do anything that will be a mon
ument to their credit.
We saw a woman holding to the
ragged edge the other day. The rag
ged edge was about the seat ofan ur-
chin's ~breeches, and his heels were
moving like a circus man lying on
his back, whirling a globe with his
feet.
Out of a class of forty girls in an
Eastern boarding shool, none ofthem
could tell how many years Washing
ton was President; but they know to
a cent the price of the newest style of
head-gear. How is the Eaton school
class?
If any mar wants to know the pro-
life state of humanity in this town,
let him take a view of our schools
when they are dismissed. Ifhe don't
conclude we are on the road to an in
crease of population he's blind as a
bat.
A bill has passed both branches Of
the Ohio Legislature, to provide for
the levy Of a tax of 81 per year upon
all dogs over three months old, the
money to be used to compensate own.
ers of sheep for losses by dogs. 1t is
a dog-gonned good law.
Ex-Sherif JOHN TOWNSEND has
been sworn in as Deputy Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of B. F.
LARsH, Esq. Mr.. QUINN has made a
good selection, and one that we be-
lieye will give general satisfaction.
The sixth annual commencement
of the Eaton High School will take
place Thursday, May oath. The Bac-
c~alaureate Address will be delivered
by Chas. H. Payne, Pres. of the Ohio
Wesleyan University. DR.. Payne's
subject will be, "Daniel as q Student,
a Scholar and a Man."
The attention of Lawyers, Town
ship officers, and all others in search
of books and stationery, is called to
the advertisement of ROBERT CLARKE
& Co., of Cincinnati. This house is
the largest of the kind in the west and
will accommodate customers Oh the
most satisfactory and liberal terms.
When a man jumps out of bed in
the dark at midnight to fling a boot
at an Electoral Commission of cats in
the back yard, and places his bare foot
on an eight cornered piece of focal, his
wife must stick her fingers tightly i'll
her ears if she would escape hearing
several pages of profane history in
less than two minutes.
A man who hanged himself in Ne
vada left a letter to a friend, in which
lie said 81 advise you earnestly to
follow my example. You ought to
know you are too mean to live. The
world would be better without you,
and it is your duty to die, and leave
more room for better men," The
friend says he has no intention of fol-
lowing the advice.
Two young men, THOMAS WHITE
and ANDREW HAMMIL, living just over
the line in Montgomery county, ar
rived in Eaton on Saturday morning
last about the time the robins and
martins begin to chirp their matinees,
in a neat little spring wagon, loaded
with six sacks of wheat which they
were very anxious to sell at less than
war prices. For this purpose they
called at the residence of Mr.. Nose
Thompson, grain dealer in Eaton,
and broughthim forth from his orn
ing nap. Mr.. L. thinking it strange
these two men should come twelve
miles, and just out of the way of a
good grain market, to sell a little jag
of wheat, notified them that he would
be at his place Of business in a short
time and to wait there his coming. In
stead of going directly there, how
ever, Ile STU OUT LIlc DdCh uOOE dltt III
formed Marshal RYAN of the singu-
lar proceedings. The Marshal and
Mr.. r. returned to the grain house of
the latter, but the men had become
impatient waiting and drove to the
steam mill and were bargaining the
grain off: when, after some little ques-
tioning, the Marshal informed them
that they would be obliged to room a
short time with our accommodating
Sheriff, until the ownership of the
wheat was more satisfactorily estab-
lished. Upon investigating the mat
ter the Marshal found that the wheat
had been stolen, part from Samuel
Hammil, uncle of one of the young
men, and the other part out of a de-
pot at Dodson, Montgomery county.
The young men will, therefore, be
handed over to the authorities OF
Montgomery county, and will repre-
sent that county at the State Canital