The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-01

Geo. Clappsaddle, a citizen of THU
county nineteen years ago, but now ons
of Kansas, was visiting his old friends
and acquaintances here last week.
The telegraph operators Of Eaton ar,
very g~entlemanly and accommodating
They furnished the several bulletin
boards with all the Convention news.
It is reported the city dads are cuttin,
another dutch gap canal in the north
east part of Eaton, at an ex
pense to the taxpayers. How is it?
Our city dads had another wrestle will
the 10 o'clock Ordinance, on Monday
evening last. Every once in a while
they tackle it, but it generally ends il
wind. They lack sand.
Mrs. Nancy Showalter, widow of Sam
Showalter, deceased, died at her farm
residence a few miles couth-east of Ea.
ton, on Saturday last, in the s1st year o.
her age.
If Mikesell hadn't got out a candidate
for Sheriff in every township, Sayler
would have got the nomination for Aud
itor and Peters for Sheriff. The "ma-
chine" was well managed.
There is going to be a heap Of the peo-
PIES money fooled away in this Corpo-
ration. Put that down, Mr.. taxpayer,
and keep your eyes skinned. You have
q reckless partisan Council.
When women's suffrage becomes a
fact we hope that no man of any party,
win be SO ungentlemanly as to turn a
mouse loose in a political convention and
compel the women to bolt.
Mikesell and his friends had 8 candi-
date for Sheriff in every township and
pledged to work for his interest. 1t was
a nice little game, and waxed Dan Peters
and laid out sayler.
Jacob Marker, brother Of Lewis Marker
of this county, died in Darke county on
Friday last, in his 18th year. He was
born in Fredrick county, Nd, and was
much respected by all his neighbors and
AEIaa- E-rIL-
Curiosity compels many a burned fool
to take hold of the wrong end of a gun
and to blow into the barrel to find out
whether It was loaded. The obituary
notice always speak of good qualities,
ETC., etc.
No farmer, mechanic or any other
man can afford to do without a newspa-
per during the coming campaign, there
fore they should subscribe at once for the
DEMecRAr, one among the best, and the
official organ of the county. Only so
cents until January 1st, 1881, invariably
In advance.
A public meeting was held at Eaton,
o., to discuss the marriage of white
woman and a black man. A resolution
to drive the couple out Of the village was
discussed, and voted down.j[N4 Y. Sun.
A mistake, Bro. Sun. Such an event
may have occurred in the town of New
Paris, in this county, but not in Eaton.
1t is earnestly desired by s. N. ToDD,
Supervisor, that the Census be full and
accurate, and knowing that omissions
are unavoidable, it is therefore requested
that any one who has knowledge ofomis-
sions will call the attention of the enum-
orator of that district to the same, that
prompt correction may be made.
Messrs. Stanton & Balmert, Of Ports
mouth, o., have our thanks for a box of
their fine cigars. We have tested the
fragrance Of the same before, and pro-
nounce them the best out. If any read
er of the DEMOCRAT should ever get into
the city where these gentlemen do bust
ness, we advise them to call and sample
their stock of cigars and other articles.
Because a man doesn't agree with you
in,politics, it doesn't always follow as a
natural result that he is a horse thief.
Assail his principles if you please and if
you can, but his relations to the commu-
nifty as a citizen and his domestic affairs
are not of a political character; there
fore, in the discussion Of 'politics, let
them alone.
The Rev. Washington GLADDEN., of
Springfield, answers the question, why
don't the masses come to church," by
asserting that they do; or, at least, that
proportionately there is more, church
going now than there was in the last CEN
fury. At the time of the Revolution
there was n church to I,538 inhabi-
tants, while the present, ratio is one to
$50; and he thinks the churches are as
nearly filed now a then.
A hog killed and ate some of the Rev.
Bryant Ransom's fine chickens, at Mount
Vernon, Ohio. The annoyed clergyman
caught the brute and cut out one Of its
eyes. He had intended to destroy its
sight entirely, so that it could see no
more chickens to catch, but through pity
he left the job half completed. His con-
gregation, however, do not credit him
with much mercy, and have resolved to
put him on trial for the act. Hogs should
be careful how they NEEDLE with the sa-
cred diet of preachers.
Family horses attached to digger
wagons around here, carefully turn
them over, spill out the occupants and
smash in the top of them, with a very
remarkable nicely. The second affair OF
this kind occurred last Friday evening, a
short distance from town, with the horse
of Il. B. vanAusdal, which was driven
by Elam Fisher, with his wife and two
children and Mrs. II. B. VanAusdal ii
the vehicle. All escaped uninjured ex.
cept Mrs. ", who received a few Sigh
bruises about the face.