The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

If the citizens of Eaton want the L. B
& w. railroad to run their line through
here, they must keep in mind that it vii
require an effort of no small amount t.
secure it, and they should also remem
Der that if it is run north of us, We'll b.
left in the woods. Talk railroad.
John Jefferson, son of Eaton's oldes
citizen, Mr.. lobe Jefferson, died las
week at Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, il
the Goth year of his age. He left Eato1
for the west in 1866. He was Superin
tendent Of the Lee County Inirmary fol
two terms, and made an excellent Off
cial. He leaves q wife and three chill
dren.
The poor villager ariseth early in the
morning, yea, before the day breaketh
and shovels the snow from his sidewalk
His wealthy neighbor ariseth with {
yawn two hours later, and after break.
fast stitch down by the front window
and watcheth the pedestrian wade
well, he neither shovels off the snow
himself or gives a small boy ten cents tc
do the job for him. Verify, we say unto
you that these men are tough christians,
On last Saturday morning as Judge
Curry was crossing Main street to Bar.
ron, he was run into with a horse and
sleigh coming down Barron street al
break neck speed, driven by Fred. Bosch,
MIR. Curry was knocked down, the horse
and sleigh both passing over him, bruis-
ing him very severely if not dangerously,
as he is verging on ninety years of age.
We have frequently spoken about the
RECKLESS driving done on our streets at
the peril of pedestrians, but the-proper
authorities seem to pay no attention to
it. Somebody must be crippled for life
or killed, and the Corporation made pay
the damages, before the thing is stopped.
On last Monday morning the term Of
Recorder ROBINS expired and JOHN w.
AMMERMAN, the newly elected official
was indicted into the position, which
event was the occasion of an excellent
dinner from his hands at the Eagle Ho-
tel, participated in by the Prosecuting
Attorney, Probate Judge, Treasurer and
~ex-Treasurer, Auditor and ex-Auditor,
| Clerk of the Court, Sheriff and eN-Sher-
if, the retiring Recorder and ex-Record.
ers, and last but not least, the editor o.
the REGISTER and DEMocRAT. The roast
duck, chicken, beef, and ct cetras of the
repast were well prepared and evidenced
that the cuisine of the Eagle Hotel i:
perfect, and that the proprietor, Mr.. JNo
FLEMING, knows how to cater for the in
ner comforts of his guests. We wish
Mr.. zimmerman a pleasant term, plenty
of work; and that he may close with the
merited remark of both parties, "wel
done, good and,faithful servant"
This County was visited two weeks ago
by a brace of swindlers, giving theil
names as W. B. Saler, of Chicago, ant
fG. Porter, of Pittsburgh, Pa, and pro
Tossing to be in the pump trade, but sue
ceeded in getting notes for $500 in TIN
patent medicine business, out of Marcus
McWhinney, of West Florence, M. M
Petry, near Eldorado, and w. H. Van
skiver, of Camden. They wrote from
Indianapolis, Ind, to the First Nationa
Bank here, to know if these parties were
good for the amount, but the F. N. refus
ed to answer. Whether they succeeded
in disposing of the notes is not yet known
1t was reported that our townsman Philip
Miller, was ''roped in" also. But tina
is a mistake. Philip only signed a papel
that these fellows had returned the team
Of horses they had hired from him, anc
which was thought they had stolen, anC
was so telegraphed to some parts OF the
county. Talk railroad.