The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-02
A tramp dropped into Mrs. Herrlich,s

boarding house for dinner on Friday last,
after which he stole a suit of clothes, a
watch and chain and a box of cigars from
a boarder, broke open a couple of trunks
and took a lot of articles out of them and
then ssshook" the town.
A young man in Indianapolis who was
engaged to a girl worth $3.50, 900 was told
by an astrologist that the stars indicated
that he ought not to marry her. And he
went and broke the engagement, and
thus demonstrating that the genus jack
ass is lar from extinct.
The woman who now sails into church
with a long train of black silk and
spreads herself over six square feet of
velvet cushions, may have to content
herself with a rough board full of slivers
when Gabriel calls the roll and tells us
to fall into line.
There was a fatal case of smallpox up
at West Sonora, northeast of Eaton,
Mrs. Conrad Eager. Her husband had
been at Indianapolis and several other
places, and is supposed to have carried
it into his family in his clothing. That
is the only way to account for the case.
Eaton promises to be a healthy town.
Medical springs have been discovered in
that vlcinity.@Greenville Courier.
Oh, 10, not discovered. They have
been known by u oldest inhabitants
for forty years, but we propose now, to
improve them. Come down if you want
to be restored to robust health.
The time honored mill-stones for grind
ing wheat are giving away to the "new
process" which consists of MASKING the
grain between rollers revolving at differ
ent rates of speed, which it is claimed
makes much better flour. The best -four
in use in this country is made by using
the rollers.
1t is the Ohio farmers turn. Several
elders and deacons recently gave written
contracts to a>smooth-tongued fellow for
a supply of copies of the revised edition
of the New Testament for the use of their
churches, provided the churches were
willing to take them. The Sheriff is nov
engaged in collecting their notes amount
ing to $500 apiece, against which the
Court rendered Judgment.
Another disease is again threatening
the horses. The disease is called
"thrush." 1t makes itself known by an
eruption IN the skin Immediately above
the hoofs, and in time, if not attended
to, the hoofs soften and drop off. Those
horses are most liable which are over
worked or have just recoI cred from the
pink-eye. The disease is not contagious
except by direct contact.
S. More Surfaces school, in the Young
school house, closed last Thursday with
a spelling and ciphering contest and the
distribution of prizes. Misses Flora
Straw, Nettie and Maud Poague, each
received prizes for regular attendance.-l
Miss Turner will begin the spring term
April LIST, andsS. More Surface his sixth
fall and winter term in the same house,
the LIST of Sept. next.
A weather observer gives the follow
ing short rule which may be of value to
many if they will observe them. First,
when the wind shifts from west to north
and from north to east, it will rain in
less than IS hours, no matter how cold
it may be. Second, when the wind shifts
from westto south and from south to
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though it maybe warm, the temperature
viii suddenly fall.
Mr.Gustave Pfester, who has been in
the employ of J Chambers as a jour
matchmaker, &c, has opened an estab-
lishment in the drug store of ". w.
Lake, on Main street, and will be glad
to have all who want any thing in his
line to call as he proposes to give entire
satisfaction to all customers. All kinds
of work solicited on clocks, watches,
jewelry, &C., and warranted. Call and
give him a trial.
L. C. Abbott, ESQ.,, of Richmond, in
his speech concerning the mineral springs
here, took occasion to refer to the Glen
Miller springs and said that in the hands
of a gentleman o enterprising and spir-
tied as Col. Miller, those springs would
doubtless be improved. That there would
be sufficient patronage in this great coun-
try Sc rapidly developing in wealth and
population for all these places favored by
Nature with healing waters; which con-
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clusions are doubtless true. Mr.. Abbott
was heartily applauded at the close of
his remarks in the city Hall.
Garder Miley, living at Charlottesville
five miles west of Eaton, in attempting
to board the south bound Chicago train
at New Westville on Wednesday evening.
last, was knocked under it and so severe
ly injured as to require the amputation of
his leg above the ankle, which operation
was performed by Drs. Weist of Rich
mond, Ind, and Dickey of New hope
The train had passed by the Station when
Mr.. Miley went after it, but before he
reached the ear coach it suddenly com
menced backing, knocking him over on
the track. He was dragged off by a col
ored porter in time to save him from be-
ing crushed to death. He is doing well
upto the present time, and if not inter
nally injured will recover.
We are now in the season of Lent,
which continues until the evening before
Easter, comprising forty days, exclusive
of all Sundays which fall within that pc
Rod, as all Sundays are fast days and
therefore cannot be part of Lent. The
season of Lent is one of fasting, humilia.
ton and prayer. 1t is kept in CONNIE
!, moration of the total abstinence of Jesus
Christ from all manner of food for forty
days during his temptation by the devi
in the wilderness. The pious member:
of the church who most vigorously kee1