The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-07
For the Democrat.
Camden Chins.

| FOR the democrat.
S Camden Chips.
Hi. Robbins was in town on Saturday
last on insurance biz. -sn r,
The Rev.. r.McClelland, of Hamil-
tor, lectured at the Universalist church
on Sunday night last, on the mistakes OF
Bob IngersoH. a4.a g.
Many and loud are the lamentations
over the. d~eplorable condition of our
streets. So.
It's said a rich 'scan mag is on the
tapis up Beasley's branch that will crop
out ere long.
The health of Camden was e bet
tier.
Rob't Wilson, of Morning Sun, Mrs.
iOwens, of Fair Haven, and Mrs. Miller,
Eof Wheattifle, were buried here in Fair
mont Cemetery last week. ?
Our young bohemian friend and cor
respondent for the Eaton Register, the
| Cincinnati Gazette, Commercial and En-
quirer, we understand will soon cut loose
from this his native heath, to fill an en-
Engagement, recently secured, as local re-
| porter for one of the most reliable daily
Journals in western Ohio.
Some three weeks ago a man calling
himself Bingham Jones, put in an APP
pearance among us, with a woman to
whom he alleged,he had been married to
on the 31st of January last on a ferry
boat, in the middle of the Ohio River,
between Cincinnati and Coyington. Sim
ply to avoid mourning the expenses of
marriage ties, and,that her maiden name
was Belle Fisher, and her residence Gym
thia, KY. Owing to their destitute cir
curnstances some of our, good samarl-
tans took up quite a nice little cash coll
lection for their support. secured them a
| dwelling house besides, especially SO on
account of the fact that ere long the wo-
man would become a mother. But muir
der and the like will out in due time, and
Bringham's we'll laid schemes were burst
ed by the arrival on Friday morning last
of a lady in black and two good sized
children She Immediately began to in
quire after the aforesaid bingham and
the would-be destroyer. of her domestic
happiness. Wife No. L avowing that he
was her lawful and loving husband, with
whom no one else should live, as he was
not only the father of the two children
but that of her unborn babe. In due
time officer Bostick introduced her tothe
objects of her search in the Mayors of
flee, and no sooner had she got eyes on
wife No. L than she out with a dagger
and made a dive at her, declaring "tI've
gotit in my heart to and will kill her."
The well directed aim, however, was
frustrated by Bosticks knocking the dag
ger out of her hand and locking B. ] and
spouse No. / in the calaboose, and Kept
them there. until Saturday morning, and
wife No.,2 was cared for. at a, private
house. Tickets were got for them by the
Township Trustees and the two put on
the II. o'clock down train with the IN
junction, depart in peace"GMwhile
Bingham was escorted to the south n
of town and told to 'tgit," and he got,
you bet, on-a 2:40 gait, damning his eyes
for the ill luck he had fallen heir to, and
doubtless those that are soon to come:
Many Of those who subscribed for Will
.liams & Co.'s History of Preblel County,
and received themlast week, are offer
ing to sell them for less than one-half of
the $40 paid for them, and we hear that
they are doing the same at Winchester.
Cyrus Pottenger has a large and well
preserved volume of Don Quixtro, 100
years old; that he captured at Fort Nc
,Allister during the wal. 7f1-TEai q
1Fowler's Opera House was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. on Thursday night last
about 2 O'Clock. It is supposed that it
originated from a defective hue. Fortu-
nately the gale that was blowing at the
time came from the west, as 1t carried
the sparks into and across Sevenmile;
had it come from the north itWeuld have.
.been1 impossible to have saved W. Nell
sons residence and John !Townsend's
stable and MERGERS horse, as it was,
Nelson's was barely saved by Jack Dam
ser's force pump. Mr.. F..had an insur-
ance- m itforI $500 in the Ohio Kenton,
which will doubtless cover his loss.
The new books for the Camden Loan
and Building Association came 0.K.last
week, and on Saturday night 81 shares
were taken at Esq. Benefits office, u
of which by the estate OF John Bohn,
decd. $3.50 was paid in on weekly dues:
The Youngest takers of a share each, and
who paid up their dues to the close ofthe
ensuing. year, Dec. 31st, were Master
Corwin, son OF Mrs. o. E. Brown, the P.
NJ, and little Sammy E., son Of S. d.
Thhrston, Esq, the former being but 8
and the latter 10 years of age.
The election passed off cold and win
terry. The following tickets were elected :
4 TOWNSHIP.
TRusTEEs-I. E. Anderson, John A.
Huffman, Lewis Barnett.
CLBRK-O.P p. Brown. fsFf
TREAsURER-Theo. Johnson.
AssEssoR-C. Chadwick (no opposi-
tom.
CossrABLEs-C. Chadwick, J. B. Bos,
tick.
euF CORPORATION. .
CouNcIAJ. R. MeCord, w. H. L.
Ramsey, p. Folkerth. >
Clerk-0. D. Pocock. Z
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