The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-12-25

LII Is a IacG beyond dispute Lnat perSOl
who don't receive a letter once in 81
months are the first to crowd themselvt
in the postAofice after the mails are opel
ed.
If you want something to please you
friends go to Longnecker & Sons.
Some ministers are complaining Of tn
trouble they are put to in having to fu
nish two sermons a week; butthey nevf
take into consideration the congreg;
TONS trouble in having to listento then
Talk about the intellectual superiorit
of a man to woman. No mans memoir
was ever yet known to endure the feal
full strain of coming home from churc
and telling what every woman preser
wore.
Three hundred and thirty-three male
and females visited our post-ofice Las
Saturday evening. This is 'fair count
from a reliable returning board. The fe
males outnumbered the males about twt
to one.
Go to Longnecker & Sons for Holiday
goods Of all kinds.
Dennis Lewellen and w. N. Bennett
have formed themselves into stock sale
partners, and will have sales every Sat
urday at the Livery Stable of PhiliI
Miller. See their advertisement in an
other column.
EHezekiah Morningstar, living in the
southeast portion of Eaton, was severe
ly kicked In the head by n of his mules
last week. It was supposed at first the
injury would prove fatal, but he is slow
ly recovering. Dang a mule anyhow.
Subscribers who allow their paper to
run yer the year unpaid, will in the fu-
ture be charged TWO DOLLARS. Our terms
are $3.50 in ADVANCE and we mean it.
Paper has advanced in price considera-
BILE and we cannot afford to do otherwise.
Go to Longnecker & Sons for Hall and
Parlor Lamps, they are ''toney-"
Leap year is close at hand, and old
bachelors who are not bald-headed are
beginning to dye their hair. Those who
have been 80 unfortunate as to be de-
prived Of their hirsute growth are look
ing around for wigs. Girls, beware, and
scrutinize closely the hair.
The home property of Hon. David Bar
net, together with the large Touring mill
eight miles south of Eaton, on the c., R.
& G. railroad, was sold at Sherif7s sale
in Eaton, on Saturday last, for $3.50
cash. Mr.. White, President of the Fourth
National Bank of Cincinnati, being the
purchaser.
Postmasters are now required to stamp
the date of the arrival of letters on the
back of the envelopes. This is a good
and sensible order. 1t is possible now
to tell how long a letter has been on its
journey, from the post-ofice in which it
is mailed to the one which it is sent.
The post-master's life will be avery busy
one if the department keeps on adding
new duties.
Longnecker & Sons have the boss dis
play of toys.
The clergy and the school trustees at
Rushford, Wis, are at loggerheads, be-
cause the latter provided a keg of beer at
the raising bee for a new school house.
The ministerial preached on the immor-
atty of the act, and the trustees publish
ed a card defending it on the ground OF
economy, urging that So worth of beer
accomplished more thancould have been
done with $50 worth of prayer.
By what authority do our Councilmen
vote themselves $50 apiece, or any other
amount, for services as "bosses" of Cor
poration jobs? Gentlemen, the thing is
simply absurd and Illegal, and the soon
er you return to'the Corporation Treasu-
ry money drawn for such business, the
better it viii be for your official reputa-
lions, If you have any regard for them.
You awarded these jobsto experienced
mechanics and workmen, or at least you
claimed you done SO, and to appoint
yourselves 'bosses" over them and draw
pay for it, is too thin. If you are acting
rom "pREcEDENT,,' it is time the tax
payers of the Corporation were looking
after the evil.
Don't forgetto go andsee the immense
stock of goods displayed at Longneckel
&4Sons.
Mr.. Ohio Brumbaugh is an old, well
known and highly respected citizen o.
Preble county, who is now living on his
farm neal the little village of West Man
chester, about twelve miles north of Ea
ton. Age and infrmities have somewhat
impaired his mind, and it seems that
lot of fellows in and around this little vii
lage took great delight, whenever an op
portunity presented, to make sport of the
old gentleman, tease him and not unfre
quently abuse him out of all decency
At the instance of a son Of Mr.. Brum
baugh, the business terminatedla last week
by the Marshal of New Paris ~arrestins
the following persons for an assault upo1
the old man: James Trone, Orge Vance
VIM. Vance, Calvin Bradie, Elmer Leas
VIM. Kfnsey, Dan Carver, James Bradie
Asa Banta, VIM. Tanner, Jas. Christina,
and VIM. Ready. They were taken be
fore Esq. VIM. Brown and bound over t.
Court, each giving bond for appearances
The old gentleman is said TO be in a crit
lical condition from the hands of thes
parties. How correct our information i
we cannot say.
Court Of Common Pleas.
The whole of last week of otss Cour
was consumed by the Excelsior yompa
ny case, the testimony closing on Frida,
evening, when Judge HUME gave som