The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-02
Our Board of Health should be re

The Messrs. HoLDERMANs are reno
waiting, improving and furnishing the
building at 9Cedar Springs" and in
tend making it a very pleasant and
cheerful resort this summer.
Judge MEEKER held "court"in Ea-
ton on Sunday and Judge HUME on
Monday. Business in Eaton is accu-
mulating, but at this rate will soon be
disposed of.
If a man leaves the county and we
owe him any subscription, he does
not forget it; but many leave who
owe US from three to five dollars and
do not remember anything about it.
Strange.
The chronological Journal" for
May is received, and we find it inter-
esting and instructive as all issues of
this valuable work are. S. R. Wells
s. Co., 1877 New York, publishers, at
50 per year.
Mrs. Dranah Rex, wife of Harmon
Rex, living near Lewisburg, died sud-
denly of heart disease, on Easter Sun
day, in the SD year of her age. She
leaves q family Of five children, all of
age, to mourn her sudden death.
Making mounds, flower beds and
identifying the grounds generally
that surround the domestic domicile,
seems to be the principal occupation
of the female head of the family just
now, while the "boss" head is out
either hunting mushrooms or digging
fish worms.
Greenfield, the person who struck
John Scheidler ON the Hth of Dec,
1876, in Eaton, from the effects of
which the. Coroner's jury claimed he
died, was arrested in Camden by Mr..
Nef, on Monday last and committed
to the Jail at this piac, where he will
remain until the next term Of Court,
and stand a trial for the offense.
On Tuesday last was ex-Sheriff
Townsend's forty-eigth birth day,
aud his wife concluded to surprise
him for once, for which purpose in
the evening she invited in a few of
his friends and the String Band, and
when John sauntered in he found the
house filled and the Band playing
"auld lang syne." He took in the
situation and a good time followed.
When the party separated it was the
unanimous wish that Mr. and Mrs.
Townsend might live to enjoy forty
eight more birthdays.
New stock pearl dress buttons I, 8,
IL, Is and 15c per doz., cheapest ever
shown, at the Eaton Cheap Store.
Lie. Abbott, Mayor of Eaton, has
consented to deliver the address on
Decoration Day, and as he is known
to all our citizens as a splendid speak
er, we may all be assured of a good
address on that day. We trust that
all the committees will go right ahead,
and make their work as complete as
possible, that we may have the grand
est observance of that day that was
ever known in this county.-CANDEN
HERALD.
Paper collars SC q box at The Eaton
Cheap Store.
Last Friday night witnessed a "new
departure" in Church socials in Ea-
ton, at the residence of w. @. M.
Brookins. Ills estimable wife came
to the conclusion that to give a litera-
ry turn to their order of exercises
would be a marked improvement up
on "blind mans buff" forfeits, "kiss
in the dark" &C., and we learn the
experiment was a complete success.
Those who attended declare they new
|er spent a more pleasant evening.
There was excellent music by the
String Band, under the lead of VIM.
Eson, a reading by Supt. Brown,
which was received with much favor
Marco Bozarries was eloquently rem
|dered by Judge Campbell; Mr.. Mum
ger set the audience off in ripping
laughter by reading a comical poem,
and the Presbyterian gravity of the
occasion was thoroughly upset by J.
A. Gilmore and L. C. Abbott's serio
comic dissertations upon the sublime
beauties of the celebrated poem enti-
tied, "Jack and Gill;" and the general
merriment was-not abated by the re-
marks of Clarence Miller, John P.
Acton and others, who worked well
the vein of fun opened by Gilmore
and Abbott. AS we we're not fortu-
nate enough to be present, we can on
ly make an imperfect report, but from
what we have heard, we do not hest
tate to congratulate Mrs. B. upon the
complete success which attended heI
very sensible experiment.
The ne-haired fishing Club of Ea.
ton received their poles last week
which were cut among the tall cedar:
of Lebanon, by n of Stanley's mel
who went across from the western
coast of Africa, and we are Informed
he cut them with the veritable hatch.
ct with which G. w. "could not tell {
lie." The club is called a "Cedal
Club" for three reasons: their head
quarters are at "Cedar's," their rod!
are really Cedars, and every one who
can not own one is called a seceder
Their rods are each ofthem more thar
a rod of strict measure. They werI
originally forwarded to the HERAL1
Office, in New York, and were brough
to Eaton in a special car. Being NOR,
than 16I feet in length and costing
we are informed, about seven dollar
q rod, the reader can readily imsgin,