The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

tend to meet in Convention and appoint
delegates to the State Convention? The
attention of the Central Committee is in
vited to the question.
WANTED-A man to work on sewed
boots and shoes. Steady employment
guaranteed the whole year. None but a
sober person need apply. Address, ].
W. Hilbert, Eaton, o.
The new Postmaster-General has de-
cided that ~postmasters who fail to notify
publishers when subscribers remove or
fail to take papers from the post office,
shall be responsible for the subscription.
Don't pass sentence upon your neigh
bors until you know "the -circumstan-
cesw Persons who are fond of picking
at their neighbors, would always have
enough to do by looking at home!
A cordial invitation is extended to call
and see J.. w Filbert's immense stock
of Boots & Shoes.
A recent law enacted by the Legisla-
ture makes it unlawful to retain in coun-
ty infrmaries children under sixteen
years of age. How many are at the Pre-
BILE county Infrmary?
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has gobbled up the branch of the
Mutual Union, in Eaton, the Office of
which was located in F. P. Filbert's gro
Gerry.
If j. Frost don't play the mischief with
the strawberry crop, H. H. Martin, Billy
Danford, Joe Campbell, Billy Alderman,
and one or two others will be able to sup
ply the town with the finest kind of the
lucious fruit.
For SALE-The one-half or whole of a
Democratic paper in Ohio. Ill health
and a desire to be relieved from office
cares-the reasons for wishing to sell. A
good chance for a young mar. Enquire
of the Editor of this paper.
For many years mankind has ridicul-
ed the devotion of the opposite sex to
high heeled shoes. Somebody now
please say something about the ridicu-
lous pointed shoes worn by the first men
toned individuals.
Benjamin Fleming has spread out his
grocery in the Eagle Hotel room lately,
and now keeps on hand everything of the
first quality in the line, besides selling
sugars. %coffees, teas, &C., a little lower
than elsewhere. Drop in and see.
John Hilbert is just one door west of
his old room on Main street, and has fill
ed his new room with a large and well
selected stock of boots, shoes, slippers,
and everything else to cover the feet
Drop in and see his styles and assort-
ment.
Wouldn't Eaton do better to abolish
the whole Council business for a couple
of years? The Corporation taxes entail
ed to benefit private individuals will soon
be so enormous tina. heavy taxpayers
will be compelled to move out and put
their capital elsewhere.
A noted "dude" has died in Philadel-
phia. He was a baboon in the Zoologi-
cal Garden. His postures and gait were
exactly like the current American imita-
ton of the London swell's, and he show
ed just about enough intelligence to COM
plete the likeness.
Newspapers are the merchants best
statesmen. They. enter almost every
dwelling, and while imparting the latest
intelligence, foreign and domestic, local
and State, they, silently, yet forcibly,
solicit patronage for each and every one
of its advertisers.
Don't forget that J. w. Filbert is not
to be undersoldi in Boots and Shoes. For
quality and neatness he surpases all 9TH
ers in Eaton in his line.
By land or at sea, out on the prairie,
or in the crowded city, Ayers Cathartic
Pills are the best for purgative purposes,
everywhere alike convenient, efficacious
and safe. For sluggish bowels, torpid
liver, indigestion, bad breath, ~flatulen-
cy, and sick headache, they are a sure
remedy.
The administrator OF Alpheus T. Wing,
who some young men frightened to death
near Somerville last winter, has filed pa
pers in the Clerks office in Eaton, com
mencing a suit against the parties fol-
$4,000 damages. Moore & Moore, Of
Hamilton, and Rob't Miller, of Eaton:
are the Attorneys for the plaintiff.
Benjamin Neal, ST., is P. M. of Eaton
Isaac Neal is Deputy-and a more &C.
commodating and gentlemanly one neve
filled the place-William Neal is Mayor
BENZ. Neal, jr., is Street Commission
There is only one of the Neal family in
Eaton out of public office at present.
A Council that would institute a re
form in the way of Corporation taxes
without neglecting the positive necessi
ties of the citizens Of Eaton, would be
popular one. The present incumbent'
don't look like it. They seem to have
adopted the policy of 'tyou tickle me
and I'll tickle you," without regard t.
the expression of the taxpayers at thu
spring election.
Why cannot Eaton secure the new lu
matte asylum, for the erection of which
the last Legislature voted $500, 900? 1
will be a valuable acquisition to the tow
: or city heal which it is located, and Their
is no better point for it than Eaton, be
sides we will promise more subjects t
. start it on than any other town of GU
: size in the State! Will Representative
Sheppard please move in the matter a
the railroad is now in STATUS QUo?
The greatest and grandest event of tn
e year 1883 will probably be the comm
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