The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-29


rises in clouds may set in splendor, and
that which rises in splendor may set in
gloom.
No ice, no skates, no sled, no sleigh
ing, no nothing but a big chunk of Aug
ust fooling around in January, trying to
induce people to leave off their fannels
and take cold, and thus pass away to an
gelic realms OF bliss.
John Click, of Eaton, and ]. F. Bru-
baker, OF Wheatville, inform the tobac-
CO growers of this county, that they are
now prepared to buy the new tobacco
crops and will pay the highest market
price for it.
We learn that Major Shaw, formerly
Superintendent OF this Home, has been
lying seriously i'll at the residence of a
friend in Xenia for a few days past.
HONS WEEKLY.
Sorry to hear it.
Boys, tits not funny to speak disre-
spectfully of religion. Harm is done by
everything which tends to vulgarize it.
Everything that savors of levity or flip
pancy, id connection with this subject,
ought to excite the deepest r%epugnence.
Some people manifest a good deal of
anxiety about the weather SETTLING
down." being tired of so many changes.
When it does settle down to its work,
however, they will likely be the first to
complain and sigh for the balmy days of
June.
We are to have an Episcopal Church
in Eaton. The more the merrier, but it
does strike US that some of them will Ian
guish for material aid ere long. Better
have three or four in a healthy and flour
ishing condition, than eight OF ten hang
ing on the ragged edge" of starvation.
An Ada (O.) man was lately taken to
Toledo, before the United States Court,
and fined in a large amount for having
written on the margin of a newspaper he
sent through the mail, without paying
letter postage upon it. This should be a
lesson to others to not write on newspa-
pers.
The Councilman who talks about it be-
ing none of our business about the $50
apiece being paid for eistcrn "bosses,"
should remember that he is a public Of
fcer, and that all his acts in the capacity
of a Councilman belong to the public. 1t
is not a private matter, and don't you
forget it.
Uncle Jon JEFFERSON had his ODD birth
day celebration on Sabbath last, at his
home in Eaton. The old gentleman still
maintains his mental faculties and is ex-
ceedingly lively and active. To see him
move around no one would guess his age
to be more than sixty. He bids fair to
be a centenarian.
The Germantown PREss man makes a
wonderful effort to say something witty
about an 'tad." in our paper of a mag
nifcent watch for $780," We don't pro-
fess TO be infallible, Bro. Harkrider, and
are occasionally picked up. The Hardin
County DEMocRAT and others OF OUR ex-
changes have it in, but of course are'not
so Smart as you.
With nidwinter weather, such as we
now see it, no wonder that fears of a fail
ure in the ice crop are expressed. But
the fears are premature. February is
habitually a great ice gathering month.
Even when December is bitterly cold the
ice men often do not hurry to fill their
storehouses. Three weeks of true VIM
ter in February would probably make the
ice crop fully equal to the. coming sum
mer's demand.
JAMES MITCHELL, for a long time a cit
izen of Eaton, but of late years residing
in Camden, died on Friday last, In the
18th year of his age. He was a great
musician and organized several Bands in
this and neighboring counties, and while
in Eaton was leader Of the Eaton Brass
Band. He was well liked and bore the
respect of all who knew him. His tuner
al took place on Sunday last, which was
attended by the Eaton, Richmond, Win
chester. and other Bands, and a very
large ~concourse of neighbors M fiends.
On Saturday, Feb. 9TH, 1880, the lands
of Henry Shideler, decd, consisting of
316 acres of land, lying west of Farmers
vile, on the Miamisburg and Eaton road,
will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, by
Sheriff OF Montgomery county, on the
premises, free of dover, between the
hours of ? and 4 o'clock p. IN. Apprais-
ed at $3.50 per acre. Parties wishing a
good tobacco, grain or stock farm should
attend this sale. [jan22-2
The stockholders of the First National
Bank of Eaton, Ohio, held their annual
meeting at their banking house, IN Jan.
10th, 1880, and elected the following Di-
rectors for the ensuing year: Oh. Ed
son, H. B. VsnAusdal, G. F. Brooke,
John Christman, @. F. Brooke, jr. The
new Board of Directors met and organic
ed on the 23d inst, and elected the fol
lowing officers + serve during the ensu-
ing ear G.. F. Brooke, President; G.
H. Edison, Vice President; Jos. A. Du
Sang, Cashier; a. E. Hubbard, Assist
ant Cashier.
Buy an umbrella at Goldman's Nam
moth Cheap Store, and have your name
put on free of charge.
"Local option" conventions are being
held in many. parts of Ohio for the pur-
pose of inducing the Legislature to pass
a law making it optional with the people
OF any town in the State to permit or en-
tirely-prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors or beverages within the corporate
limits of such town OR village. Petitions