The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-15

a good many bills to pay that were con
tracted by the old ones. The gas bill
alone is now over $4,000! No wonder
there was a surplus of funds on hand.
Mrs. Henry R~essler, residing with hel
husband and nine children on their farm
four miles northeast of Lewisburg, com
mitted suicide on Sunday morning last
by cutting her throat with a razor, in a
tobacco shed. Ne cause assigned.
The graduating class of the Eaton
High School this year will be Miss Car
RE Schlenker, Miss Cornie Nelson, Jack
son Miller, Laban Dearborn, Edmund
Quinn, Charles Oldfather and William
Morrow.
The celebrated Wilkinson and Wyatt
road case was decided in the Supreme
Court Of Ohio last week. The decision
of the District Court to construct the
road was sustained, and of course the
road will be made.
Ministers would confer a favor on US
and their congregations by giving US no.
tees of social or other meetings at their
respective churches, of marriages and
other items of interest in which the COM
munity is naturally interested.
1t is remarkable what a great improve
ment a little whitewash, judiciously ap-
piled in the spring of the year, makes in
the appearance of houses and fences. 1t
is a pity more of it is not used by our
people on their premises.
The citizens of many towns in the State
are already arranging to have a "high
old'' celebration on the Fourth of July.
What do our people say to having a big
time here on that day? There is no rea-
son why we shouldn't.
By a law, taxes become a lien on prop
erty, SO that, if a party sells real estate
and conveys it by warrantee deed as be-
ing free from all incumberance, he is
bound to pay the taxes for the year sue
ceeding "the day preceding the second
Monday in April"
If there is any one in Eaton thinks
there is no building going on in this town,
a walk over the city will convince them
of their mistake. The masons and car
penters are rushing the work every place,
as the season has been backward and
there is lots Of work ahead.
We suggest to our Mayor and Council
the adoption of some plan to compel
those who are arrested and convicted,
and who are not able or not disposed to
liquidate their fines, to do service for the
village. We made the same suggestion
to the Commissioners years ago.
A contemporary thinks the Tina has
come when every one-man, m and
child-should live out of doors as much
as possible. People were born into the
world to enjoy it, but inside of four walls
is a very small part of it, and those who
seclude themselves in houses do not
properly live.
Our information in regard to but
eight lamps being erected during the
"past year," was received from Marks
Nation, one OF the Lamp Committee, and
we guess he was correct. Was there a
corner" in Lamps in purchasing them
in the month of January? If not, why
at that time?
The dwelling house on the old Robin
son farm, two miles west of Eaton, own
ed by H. C. Hiestand, caught fire from
the stove on Saturday morning last and
was entirely consumed with nearly all
its contents. P. C. Deem was living in
it and had some insurance on his house
hold. None on the building, but the loss
will not exceed 500.
Young Weiland of New Paris was in
Eaton last Saturday, and forgot the good
moral teachings of his home and the
"Mirror," got into a difficulty with VIM.
Nation, jr., was yanked before Mayor
Marsh and fined 1925, for which he
left his horse and buckbodrd as security
and returned home on the evening train,
with a mug that looked as if our street
scraper had passed over it.
We are in-favor of "wide opening''
Water street, but there let it stop, until
necessity demands its improvement or
the ground fronting it is willing to be
taxed for such purposes. We hope the
present Council will come right down to
the letter of the law in this business. II
is time, and the sooner the better. We
believe we speak the sentiment of a
majority of the taxpayers on this mat
ter.
4 We call attention to the new stock law
published in another column of our pa
per, which amends the law of 1881 so as
to compel Constables, Supervisors and
Marshais to enforce it under a fine of no
more than $25 or Imprisonment not more
than ten days. No one has a right tt
herd his cattle in the corporation, fol-
they are then deemed to be at large
} Geese are included. They are taxed 2;
cents each; hogs so cents each, ant
COWS 50 each. After being ~impoundec
five days and not called for, they are solo
at public auction.
The Commissioners were in session
) last Monday and had the building Of thu
Children's Home before them again, bu
, done nothing practical. There is "sand'
=. lacking in that body on this NATTER
= Gentlemen, settle the business at ono
and be done with it. The longer yo,
: hesitate and waver the worse for you.-
Don't fool with it any longer. Bushes
is business, and let it be done. Do wha
you honestly believe to be right and jus
, to yourselves and the county, and yo
need have NJ fears of the result. The
\ meet next Wednesday again-$9 more.
Suicide steadily increases in %civilize