The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-20
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

GIdCtiCo Oh 1901.
Hang up your stocking.
One more week of 1888.
Last week for Taxpayers.
Have you seen the comet?
Here's to your Christmasi
Spelling schools are in order.
Get ready to swear off again.
1t showed all day last Sunday.
Good hogs sold in Eaton las. Saturday
at from S. to 1928 per hundred.
The merry, merry sleigh bells jingle
all around US.
Looks like a white Christmas and q
lean graveyard.
Buy a ticket in the fair Of the knights
of Pythias.
The matrimonial market appears 70 De
looking up a little.
Dancing clubs organizing everywhere.
Swing your p~artnersl
Settle up your 1888 accounts, and dom
forget it.
The latter part of last weeks weather
stopped out door work.
II. D. Tillbury has our thanks for sew
eral neighborhood local items OF interest
The Knights are working hard to make
their Fair a grand success. Go and help
make it SO.
Mrs. Kitty Campbell left last Monday
morning for a visit to her parents in Dan
Vile, I'll.
The bridge across Sevenmile leading
to Sts Clair Springs has been repaired
and put in a safe condition. Correct.
Losr-Gold spectacles, on Saturday
evening last. Leave at Ward Bros. Jew
elry store.
One Of Marks Nations horses got his
leg broke in his stable last Sunday night,
and he was obliged to knock him in the
head.
To have a "title clear to mansions IN
the SKIES" it is actually necessary that
YOU keep the subscription to your news
paper paid up.
The new Treasurer-eiect, John Mus
selmaa, will not be installed iato the OF
fce until after the June taxes are collect
ed in.
When a certain Eaton mar steps up
to the bar and pours out his drink OF
whisky. his friends ask If he purchases
by Wholesale or retail!
LAST Saturday was a cold and disagree
able day, but our town was full OF coun-
try folks. We saw but two persons "full-
err" than the town.
DO not fail to attend the K. P. Fair
You will End a fine collection of Christ
mas gifts, curiosities, &C., &c. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
Michael spangler,, OF Poplar Ridge, af-
ter q long and severe illness, died last
week. He was buried in the Stump
graveyard in this county.
The ElDorado Cornet Band Boys pro-
pose to have a good time at Music Hall,
on the evenings of the oath end 25th
inst. They should be we'll pstronized.
William Snavely, Administrator of Lee
vi Snavely, will sell the personal proper
ty of the deceased, 4 miles north OF Ea-
ton, on Saturday, 29th inst.
The Sidney Democrat says a large sill
yer spoon was found in the stomach of a
hog killed in Green township. The hog
was of the Ben Butler breed.
Don't forget that the Overholts prop
erty in Camden will be sold on Friday
next on the premises, by Henry Farr,
administrator.
Michael Fleisch purchased last week
the old Ellen Larsh farm of James Has
ton. Mr.. Fleisch and boys will Don own
Dixon township.
The widow Harter, who is in her seth
year, has been bed-fast ever since the
fair. She resides with her s~on-in-law,
J. G. Dearborn.
Frank Filbert's grocery establishment
is handsomely decorated with evergreens
for the holidays, the only n in Eaton.
His stock of fine candies is as attractive
as the decoration. Drop in and see.
The Commissioners Court at Rich,
mond on last Thursday sit down on some
of the big houses asking for liquor Ii
censes, among them the Arlington Hotel
and the Congress Variety Saloon.
Last Friday evening the debating
school at District house No. 5 of Lanier
Township, was put to flight by Mrs,
Shackelford announcing that their house
was on fire. 1t proved, however, to be
only the chimney.
A young man who persists in turning
his attention to every silly thing which
comes along in the shape of dance Of
other amusement, %truthfully remarks
contemporary, is making a very bad in
yestment of his time and money.
S. More Surface will give a lecture il
st. Paul NJ. E. Church this "wednesday
evening, for the benefit of the Pipe Or
gan. Subject-'Sights Abroad" Ad
mission, % cents for adults and 10 cent
for children.
The great attraction during the latte
part of this and all of Holiday week will
be the Exposition of the Knights of Py
thias, at the Opera House. On Christ
mas night go and see the Secret Work
exposed.
No other medicine has won for itsel
such universal appreciation in its owl
city, state, and county, and among al
people, as Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t is tn,
best combination of vegetable blood pu
rifers, with the Iodide of Potassium anc
Iron ovar offered to the public.