The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
For the Democrat.
Camden Chips.

ED. DEM.-The splendid rains of Thurs
day and Friday last has not only put the
farmers in a good humor, but everyone
else in Somers Township, at the ~fiatter-
ing prospects of the corn and late potato
crops.
Quite an avalanche of men, women
and children took Henry Early, Esq, by
surprise on Saturday afternoon last, by
dropping in at his cosey residence near
"Mormon HIM." with their well-filled
baskets and proceeded to and did have a
good time generally.
]. H. Zoos, Esq, of Eaton, was in
town last week on legal business.
L. E. Craig, ESQ.,, and family have gone
to their peach orchard in Michigan, to
worry through dog days.
The delinquent taxes collected thus far
by Collector Chadwick amounts to near
ly $1,000, but says he was compelled to
return quite a number as n. G.
w. F. Albright, of the Register"
was in town last week looking after some
of his delinquent subscribers, some OF
whome, before J. l.. Thomas, ESQ.,. went
square back on their accounts, despite
the books and the declaration of Mr.. j.
A. Huffman, the Agent.
E. M. Kennedy, editor of the Ca
Hette," and family have returned home
after a 8 weeks pleasant visit to Patas-
ka Lakes, in Michigan.
Mrs. Lucy tombstone, nee Brown, of
Topeka, Kan, whose husband is Attor-
tey General of that State, is visiting her
father, Rob't Brown, ESQ.,, on Lafayette
street, and q host of her old-time friends.
Mr.. J. r. Wood, who is home spend
ing vacation from the Danyille,J Ind,
College, brought with him several speci-
mems of his penmanship and sketches.
Among the most attractive and well-ex-
ecuted is a deer leaping from bank to
bank across a deep ravine. Evidently
Mr.. W. possesses no little talent, not on
ly artistic but also scholastic, the develop
ing of which is but a question OF time.
The we'll and extensively advertised
picnic came off at Pierce's grove Satur-
day last. A c~loudless sky, delightful
breeze waited from the trees, captivated
the "gay and festive" who had gathered
from far andanear, swelling the number
to 1000 or more-Eaten being well rep
resented, among those, present we notice
Albright, Giant, Welsh, Johnson and
Gibson, and many young ladies whose
names we failed to obtain. We regret to
note, however, that the pleasures OF the
occasion was marred by a few OF our
home talent indulging too freely OF the
extract of b. j., to suchsan extent as to
eliminate in a "knock down" or so ano
a lock up in the k-boos. These disturb.
ances were of short duration and dwin-
iled into nothingness compared with the
great disappointment the Band boys, I'M
der whose auspices the picnic was got
ten up, were subject to and super1nducec
by the action and decision OF the Schoo
Board, OF a majority of them, in refus
ing to allow them to close up their pic.
mic with a festival (similar to the ont
held there two week ago. in the schoo
house yard, after they had made all thei
arrangements to do so, and by reason o
which were compelled to go to the Uni
v~ersalist church, which was entirely in
adequate for the great crowd that throng
ed the streets and sidewalks The gros
receipts of the day and evening wer
something over 500, 'one-half of which
had to go for expenses, ,g&c. just VIII,
this action On the part of theeS. B. is no
definitely stated; but that indefatigabl
!, worker, McCord, at the conclusion of tn,
evenings entertainment, mounted tn
Band stand in front of thechurch an,
l spoke his little piece on the doings g
: the S. B., laconic and to- the point, ate
thanking the crowd for their NANTES
willingness to sfhelp them out" Th
Band has always turned out and don,
f what they could in aid of every thin'
benevolent and otherwise that has beef
: presented, and that, too, gratuitously
l Hence, more is the pity, since they ar
endeayoring to "raise the wind" finan
3 cially, sufficient to get new uniforms
: The blood ON the moon at this writin
f would indicate that the end is not We
e by a large majority.
Mr.. Edward H. Gorse, of thelfrm {
R. G. Dunn & Co., Merchantile Agency
+ st. Louis, Mo-, has our thanks for walt
S able and interesting reading matter, an
for which we will reciprocate in our -.
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