The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

OsDs 1ObNN WIZ oS1h Ol LIE plCIl1oCO
IL miles southeast of West Alexandria,
on the oath inst, horses, cows, calves,
sheep, hogs, corn in the field, farm inn
plements, and many other articles.
Josiah Campbell and wife, Mrs. Lovey
McCabe and L. T. McCabe, returned last
week from their Delaware trip, and re-
port everything as dry along their route
as in Preble county.
P. NJ, Neal has determined to have or
der and decency at his department while
the mail is being distributed especially
in the evenings. 1t is needed, and Mr..
Neal will have the "amen' of all good
citizens in this move.
The whole country in its length and
breadth is suffering a most pinching
drought, and the matter is taking on a
very serious aspect. The wells are fail
ing, the water courses drying up, and the
pastures burned up by the hot sun.
One of the Quaker guns" put in at
our street crossings bursted the other day
by a wagon crossing over it, wounding
three of our city officials, one thought
to be fatal. No sympathy from the tax
payers, as the putting of them in is look
ed upon as a foolish expenditure.
A pioneer tells US that in 1852 a drought
occurred in this country which lasted one
hundred and twenty-three days, a little
over the third of the year.. And yet lots
of people around here complain of the
few weeks of dry weather this season,
because it made ''small potatoes and a
few in ahiIl."
Some extent of the drought this sum-
mer may be learned from the figures sub
mitted for July. From these it appears
that only one July in t~hirty-eight, that
of 1881, had as small a rainfall as this
year which was one inch and thirty-four
hundredths. The average rainfall for
July during the past thirty-eight years
has been over four inches.
The following is the law in regard to
carrying concealed weapons, and it
should be enforced: "Whoeyer carries
any pistol, bowie knife or dirk, or any
dangerous weapon concealed on or about
his person, shall be fined not more than
5000 or imprisoned more than thirty
days; and for a second offense fined not
more than $500 or imprisoned not more
than three months or both. !.
A part of the Eaton Band and a part
of Stoves circus Band, discoursed some
very fine music last Sunday evening,
from the band stand on the public square.
Some persons very seriously object to
music on the streets on the Sabbath, but
there is certainly no difference, so far as
Christianity is concerned, between the
horn being blowed on the street and in
the church.
Whites Famous Combination Troupe
will give two entertainments in the Ope-
"a House, Monday and Tuesday eve
nings next. From the reputation of this
company it ought to draw a large atten-
dance. "Risen from the Ashes" will
be presented the first evening. The
price of admission will be 25 and 80
cents. Reserved seats can be secured
at Brookin's Drug Store of Ed. Allison,
and We advise parties to secure them
early as there is hardly a doubt but that
the house will be crowded.
Last Saturday evening about the time
Stoves circus tent was filled for the eve
ming performance, old Boreas came along
on a regular tare, swooping up the dust
and hurting it into every crack and Gre
vice imaginable and scattering things
generally very promiscuously. Thecen-
ter pole of the tent was struck and br ike
smack of, dropping the canvas to the
ground, which took fire from the lights
and partially burned. A general STAN
pede of the audience was the result, but
fortunately no one was seriously injured.
The only persons We heard of being hurt,
were Jas. Potter, of Eaton, and Mrs.
Stowe, wife of the proprietor of the con-
Germ, neither Of whose injuries were Sc
rious. That closed the performance of
the veninlentertainment, and every
body returned to their homes satisfied
with the performance that wasn'ton the
bills!
A reunion of the children and grand
children OF Reuben Bloomfield took place
at the resp ence of the latter, a few miles
west Of E&on, on Thursday last. The
assemblage was a pleasant one, bringing
together again at their old home, under
the old roof tree with their father, now
yer ~ years Of age, and their mother
also well on in years, brothers and sis
tiers from Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio,
some Of whom had not met each other
for over Is years. The affair was p~artic-
ipated in by many of the old-time neigh
bors and friends of the family, who met
with them in all the happy spirit of Pre-
BILE county hospitality. The Bloomfield
family is an old and respected pioneer
family of this county, coming into it at
an early day from our sister State of Ken
lucky, where they had still earlier re-
moven from Rowan county, North Caro-
lima.
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