The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-24
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


Laborers in blues.
Fish market brisk.
Potato bugs plenty.
It's too hot, amt it?
Get your fans ready.
Ribbons in demand.
Show your "Murphy."
MIKE has splendid ice.
The 4th of July is next.
You can plant dogs now.
May parties will do now.
Blue ribbons are numerous.
No change in. our P. o. yet.
Sun strokes are now in order.
A tale of misery-the cocktail.
Q-cumbers three for a Quarter.
The country never looked lovelier,
Farmers happy over the crop pros
pect.
Set and plug the teeth of your gar
den rake.
School in city Hall, Thurs
day evening.
Corn has gone up but the juice still
goes down.
Get your thermometers now
they're going up.
Judge HUME held Court in Eaton
on Saturday last.
This is the last week of our schools
and the boys are happy.
Money wanted and many other
things too tedious to mention.
The Court House and Sheriffs resi-
dence are to be painted! Good.
Miss Sallie Stockton has returned
TO Eaton fl ON San Antonio, Texas.
Camden is going to have a "nuze-
paper" of her own soon. So we learn.
Resignation is said to be a christian
virtue, yet our P. N. does not resign.
Township Clerks are now required
TO keep a record of chattle mortgag-
es.
Decoration is now a national holi-
day, but it won't be observed in Ea-
ton.
Go and get one of Michael & Sons
soda water checks. Twelve for half
q dollar.
The man that sold the whistles to
the boys in Eaton should be whistled
to death with the instruments
Stick a ginger-snap OIL the end of a
knitting needle, and you will have
the latest style of parasol.
Have we a Board OF Health? five
have such an "institooshen" let FER
step to the front. She is needed.
The thermometer was close to the
ninety on Saturday last. That will
do, Mr.. Clerk, hold; roast us gently.
Tickets for the Dramatic entertain
ment for sale at Michael's and Brook
ms Drug stores. Reserved seats at
Brookins'.
You have the privilege of still 60
ing to the Cemetery on the Sabbath
if your inclination is in that direc-
ton.
This is the first season for many
years that the bricklayers of Eaton
are idle. Not a house going up. Is
this a sign of good times?
Cologne wouldn't be no where COM
pared to some of the back yards in
Eaton, not including the sweet SAVIOR
ed one north of the DEMOCRAT Office.
We understand "old John Robin
son" contemplates making Camden
his future home and being elected its
Mayor and changing our county seat!
Whewi
A young lady, the other day, after
a sun-shower, was heard to exclaim:
"What an elegant trimming that rain
bow would make for a white lace
oyerdress!"
These are busy times with indus
trious, economical housekeepers.
They have their hands full looking
after the chickens, gardens and max
ing spring clothes.
The balmy air of spring now battles
the cheek of beauty in roseate blush
es, while its aching brain wonders
what fellow is going to pay its ice
cream and strawberry bills.
Gen. Grant has not only closed his
administration but left the country
and is now tossing on the sad and
moaning ocean, but u P. NJ. still
sings f.hold the fort"
Miss ALDERMAN gave her gradual
ing class a supper at the eagle Hotel"
on Sabbath evening last. Miss A. is
noted for her generosity and liberali-
ty, and is beloved by all her scholars.
An elephant is 1,227,3s6 times larg-
er than a flea, but yet thereare women
who growl at paying two shillings to
visit a menagerie, and will turn a
feather bed over half a day to hunt a
flea.
Mushrooms are a very popular fruit
now, and a great many are gathered.
You can easily tell a "mushroon"
from a "toad-stool," by eating it. If
you live, it's a mushroom you die,
it's q toad-stool.
The Camden boys who were here
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