The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Forward-March.

Blue birds singing.
Thermometer up to ~
Then down below freezing,
And all within two days.
yennor and Virgins have committed
suicide.
People don't take boarders nowadays
they entertain "remunerative guests"
The price of hogs has an upward ten
dency. Short crop is the cry.
Miss Mary Lander sent a box of arti
ciess to the flood sufferers of Cincinnati
The mails and trains are again regular
and on time.
1t looks as if the backbone Of winter
was at least fractured.
High taxes and high rents are detri'
mental to the growth of any city or town.
The height of manners: "The top o.
the mornin' to ye."
Many farmars will have a hard time
getting seed corn this year.
They gathered at the river'' in Gin
cinnati last week.
Joel Nelson, Bedford, Ohio, says
"Brown,s Iron Bitters cured me of gas
trio fever and restored my strength"
The man who has all his debts paid is
the man who is happy, or, at least, ought
to be.
It is said that money does not bring
happiness, and still we would like to try
the experiment.
Easter day comes on the 25th of March
but poor people can't afford to cele-
brate with eggs at % cents a dozen.
The up morning train of Saturday last
got off the track at Camden, which de-
elayed it several hours. No damage done.
Geo. w. Fudge and family left last
Monday for Neodesha, Kansas, their new
home.
Ladies, you will find the best so and
75c. Corsets at the Mammoth Cheap
2 Store.
What has become of the railroad
s.boom' that appeared to be blooming"
this way a few weeks ago2
S. More Surface will talk on "Sights
Abroadn in the Presbyterian Church, in
Camden, next Saturday evening, Feb
ruary oath, at I p. m. Admission free.
The Corporation ticket to be elected
this spring should be a well matured one.
Only about six weeks now until the cleo
ton.
The Mayor of Eaton should have been
thoughtful enough to have called a pub
lie meeting for contributions for the flood
sufferers Of our neighboring city.
The s~assafras vender was around last
Monday offering his punches OF the fresh
root. Now who will doubt that spring
is not near at hand?
s. More Surface will make a speech at
Will Boards school closing, on Tuesday,
27th inst, in the Nimrod Pence District,
and at night lecture on "Sights Abroad"
Revival meetings are still going on in
some of the Eaton churches, but some-
how the people don't '~'revive' very rap
idly. 1t isn't a good year for the bust
ness.
"Here," said a pleasant looking caller
to the editor, '.just take this and insert
it to fill up" The editor took it and
filled up. 1t was a demijohn of Kentucky
whisky.
Frank Van Ausdal will sell at his res
idence IL mile south of West Alexan-
dria, on the 23d inst, horse, milk COW,
hogs, 4 stands of bees, meat. lard, farm
utensils, and many other articles.
John T. Deem sent several cans and a
barrel of his Springs water to Cincinna-
ii, last week, and We'll bet those into
whose hands it fell enjoyed its pure
sweetness.
Many of our citizens went down to the
city last week to look at the big Ohio,
and those that forgot to take boats or
rubber boots with them we're "left"-for
a couple of days.
a Pittsburg firm have brought out a
new masculine hat which they have
christened the "Jersey Lilly" 1t
wouldn't be economy to invest in such a
hat. 1t is too easily mashed"
Miss Laura Bruce gave a most delight
full tea party on last Friday evening
About twenty-five guests were present.
1t was considered by all of the most
pleasant social events of the season.
Seven comets are predicted for the year
1888. If one comet caused one-half of
the tomfoolery it was accused of the past
year, we might as well prepare lunatic
asylums for the bulk of the population at
nee.
Tomato juice is a sure cure for warts
so it is said. A Missouri girl began
canning tomatoes with nineteen warts
on her hands, and quit with never a one
in sight. That was good for the girl, no
doubt, but how about the tomatoes?
The Eighmie shirt, which is acknowl-
edged to be the best made and fitting
shirt sold in Eaton. For sale only at the
Mammoth Cheap Store.
The Christian fortitude and patience
of our worthy P. NJ. has been sorely tried
for the past week, on account of the dis
tracted condition of the males-not the
females-but he worried through and
preserved his dignity and ~politeness.
Sam'l NJ. Ely will sell at his residence
21I miles northeast Of Barnet's Station
and 5 miles southeast of Eaton, on the
9th inst, horses, milk COWS, stock cat
tie, hogs, farm implements, household
goods, and many other articles.
In China the children are vaccinated
ON tho and of their nose. This would ha