The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-30

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and why not here? 1t would max
it more satisfactory to those who al
tend for the real merits of the exhibi
ton.
The Common Pleas Court was i
session in Eaton last Saturday-th
Probate Court was in session-th
Commissioners Court was in sessior
the Republicans had a bob-tail Con
vention, and a horse doctor held fort
in front of the Court House. TIL
bob-tail Convention was the smallest
1t is requested that parties havin'
boquets to present to the graduates o
the High School will please han
them, properly labeled, to the attend
ents who will be stationed at the doc
forthat purpose. This method adopt
ed because on account of the length
of the programme, there will not b
time to take them up after each exer
else.
Our old friend Geo. K. Wood, o
Somers township, reached his 45tl
year on Thursday last, and his excel
lent "better half" surprised him with
big dinner and about twenty-five o
his old friends to help eat it. Sever
al very handsome presents were lief
him and George felt as if che were
boy again" May he live to see thu
return of many more birthdays.
The same old annual stencil ooze'
up through the windows of III of
flee, from the back yard north of it
This place is a disgrace to the city
1t is the resort for every filthy crea
ture in town and out of it, and if thu
city dads, Mayor, Marshal or Boart
of health, will compel it to be dung
ed out and deodorized, it will b,
confering a lasting favor upon al
around it.
Prints &c at the Mammoth.
Jacob Scheyhinge, q well-to-dt
bachelor, aged about Al years, living
with his father on Prices creek, thil
county, committed suicide by hang,
ing himself with a check line to al
apple tree, OIL Wednesday of las
week. The Coroner summoned 6
jury, and after sitting upon the de
ceased and examining a few witness
es, came to the conclusion that he
committed the act while laboring un'
der a fit of insanity, produced by {
fear of coming to restitution.
The question is often raised, who
ever saw 60 early a season? The ans
wer is, many have seen seasons fully
as early. Tradition says that the
spring of 1928 was if possible, earlier
than the present one. In 1874 peacl
trees had shed their blossoms as early
as April 10th, and in 1859 corn il
many localities had reached the second
hoeing, when the memorable frost Oh
freeze of June 9th killed almost every
thing in the shape ofcrops in Ohio.
The gentleman who so greatly pleas
Id Az @aanlo ~ hfo cnooohoJ loo
week, MI. Luther G. Abbott, Mayor
of Eaton, Ohio, will address the PEG.
pie again on the 31st. His presence
alone will insure an immense turn
out.
The above we clip from q Logans'
port, Ind, paper. From several 9th
er. journal notices there our Mayor
must have created considerable ami.
nation among the Murphy men o.
that city.
Beautiful dress goods for 7Hc pei
yard, at the Mammoth.
Eaton Lodge, Independent o. o
Fellows, No. 80. celebrated its thirty
fourth anniversary at their Hall, il
Eaton, on Thursday evening, Nj ay
23d, upon which occasion appropri
ate and eloquent addresses were de
livered by Dr.. Geo. Dickey, Judg,
Campbell, John Griffith, Davit
Peters, John p. Acton and James A
Gilmore. An excellent supper wa
prepared, music and dancing was in
dulged in and a pleasant and goot
time generally was the order of tn,
evening. The objects of American
| Odd Fellowship are "to visit the sick
relieve the distressed, bury the deat
and educate the orphan" II seek
"to improve and elevate the characte
of man, Undue him with proper con
ceptions of his capabilities for good
enlighten his mind, enlarge the spher
of his affections, and lead him to
cultivation of the true fraternal rela
ton designed by the great Author o
his being" The motto is "Friend
ship, Love and Truth" The Lodg
in Eaton is in a very iourishing AM
prosperous condition, and its com
memoration exercises each year ar
pleasant occasions to all participants
Mems hose &c and up, at the Nam
moth.
A very bold robbery. was commit
ted on the residence of Mr.. Eli Fish
er, of Eaton, on Wednesday after
noon, 22d inst, while the family wer
absent at the Fair Grounds taking i
the Murphy celebration. The hous
was entered in the zeal of the build
ing by the parties forcing open til
kitchen door with q chisel, found o
the premises. The thieves took fror
the house two silk dresses, two sill
handkerchief, two dozen silve
spoons, silver butter knife, silver cul
silver watch, and several dollars j
money. Two tramps who had bee