The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-15

Agricultural Society has our thanks
for a complimentary and invitation to
attend their fair from the Sd to the
7th of Sept.
Old English women, who wore
high heeled shoes were punished. If
the law was enforced now, extra po-
lice officers would have to be added
to the force.
If farmers would dress their land
better they would 500 be able to
dress their families better. We give
this &dvice gratis to all our subscrib-
ers.
Judge JOSEPH BEANIE, who was a
citizen of Preble county in a very
early day, died at Millersburg, Ind,
on the S0th ult., in the I'D year of his
age.
Eaton is about $1,000 better off this
lsummer by having no circus. We
are willing to contribute our proper
tion off it towards repairing the Court
House rotunda.
h Local news is doggoned scarce this
1week. No suicides, sudden deaths,
fires or runaways, even the mouths of
the scandal-mongers are almost clos
a ~ III
ed. Things are very quiet.
Mrs. Anna Wilkinson, wife of Har-
! rison Wilkinson, died at her late res
idence about six miles west of Eaton,
on Thursday last and was buried near
Wheatville ON Saturday.
Our sanctum was delighted on last
Monday evening by a basket Of most
delicious peaches from the. hands of
ECol. G. n. Edison, some of his own
producing May he live long and
always have a good crop.
The Mt. Carroll Seminary has dis.
tinguished features-characteristics
peculiarly its own. One is the A1Dit
lgives to ALL worthy and reliable
young women TO prepare for useful
ness. For particulars send to the
Principal for an "OREAD.' $50
The @Reichel House" keeps up its
reputation and dignity for first class
hotel. George and Ellen Lockwood
know exactly how to cater for the pal
ates of their guests and supply them
with the good things of this plentiful
season. Go and try it.
A rural editor has lost faith in the
luck of horse shoes. He nailed one
over his door, recently, and that morn
ing there came by mail three duns
and seven Astops," and a man called
with a revolver to ask "who wrote
that article 2"
Quite a number of our young folks
had an all-day picnic at Holderman's
dam on last Thursday. The day vas
fine, and judging from the vivid de-
scriptions of the trip, the party must
have had a big time. The visiting
guests present were Misses Morris,
Au.er, Berry and Van Ausdal, and
Messrs. Lennon, Gale and Davis.
Observation-Disclosures ofthe
Campbellstown Sabbath School will
be held in the grove adjoining Flor
ence Station, o., on Saturday, Aug.
3lst, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M.
Basket meeting on Sabbath following.
Arrangements will be made for re-
duced railroad rates to the celebra-
ton.
Council proceedings of but little in
terest and none made out. The only
thing of importance to The '~citizens is
that the 'city dads" have ordered
"more light" for the town. Every
property holder in Eaton should hand
in his prayer for a lamp in front Of
his dwelling. More reform.
The gentleman from Darke county,
who wrote the private letters to Ea-
ton about the immense sums of mo-
ney used at tho Sidney Convention,
was in town last Saturday. He smiles
over them and declares they were not
intended TO be made public, but only
for "stufin'." They STUFFED" lot of
ounces around here.
The number of sheep in Preble
county reported last year was 9,O93,
valued at $2S,7O7; the number ofhogs
A 1870, valued at $lS7, 439 the num-
Der o fhorses 1852, valued at $780,
GAL the number of mules 32l, valued
at $27, 698; the number of cattle H.
631, valued at s262,27S. The county
is on the increase in all this kind of
stock.
The New York "Obseryer" deems
it a "cause of thanks to God that the
millions of pious people who sing,
with sacred emotion" such doggerel
as aHold the Fort" "Pull for the
Shore" ETC., are fast diminishing.
The old psalms may have defective
rhyme, but r majestic and grand
compared with the "stufw that our
Sabbath school children are taught to
sing"
This is the season when careful
housekeepers are picking ont fine,
ripe, red watermelons and getting a
pale pink n almost every time.
Here is . rule for getting a ripe one,
that is said to be infallible: When
the melon begins to change color in
side and its seeds to turn black, a
small black speck or blister begins to
appear OF the outer rind. These are
multiplied and enlarged as the fruit
natures. In a fully ripened melon
they are thickly strewn over the sur
face. In a row of100 melons spread