The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-11
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Butter is advancing.
Pot your plants now.
Get your quinine ready.
Vote against the Office seeker.
We had a glorious rain on Sunday.
Cincinnati Exposition is in full blast
Base ball booms on, like Blaine's bu
siness boom.
Ed. NJ. Brooke, of Kingston, Nd, is a
home on a visit.
Buy your School Books from Jervis &
Boyce, 1917 Main street.
Thermometer reached so here in the
shade last Friday and Saturday!
The familiar sound of the school bel
greets our ears again.
White tiles are numerous and stylish
in our town.
Summer tourists are beginning to wend
their way homeward.
The katydid begins to discount the
mosquito as a natural musician.
The Republican "dudes" declare they
are going to defeat Judge Quinn. How?
An-honest man driving a wheelbarrow,
ought to be more respected than a rascal
in a carriage.
AFrench physician has discovered that
a watermelon contains more nutriment
49, nor,X of haafOfaoL
The campaign is getting lively. Now
is the time for every Democrat to sub
scribe for the DEMOCRAT.
The grasshoppers have deserted the
fields and meadows and gone into the
corr fields and orchards.
Go to John Filbert's for your boots,
shoes, and everything in the footwear
line. His stock can't be excelled.
Beware of oats selling swindlers. They
are in the land trying to ply their rascal
ly business.
Joe S. Campbell has gone to Chicago
and Danville, ILL.,, to spend a few weeks
among friends and relatives.
.Erb. Bruce lost considerable fencing
last week from fire. Sparks from the
trains started it.
The "Labor journal" has been enlarg-
ed to an eight page paper. 1t seems to
be on the road to success.
The renowned yankee. Robinson,
who started at Eaton in the show bust
ness, is dead.
School supplies al be had at lowest
figures by going to Jervis & Boyce, 197
Main street.
This being the Presidential year, the
amusement season will be dull until af-
ter the racket is all over, at any rate.
The sun gets up at 5 30 a. m. and goes
to bed at $50. Politicians go to bed
later on in the night-if they have time
Mrs. Henry Monosmith of Geneseo,
ILL.,, is visiting friends in Eaton. She re-
ports Illinois for Cleveland and Hem
bricks.
Losr-A LIST Tenor Band Book. The
finder will receive a reward by leaving
it at j. l.. Lockwood's boot and shoe
store.
The Cleveland and Hendricks Club
will meet every Monday evening at the
Opera House. Don't forget it boys, and
be sure to drop in promptly.
In some parts it is to be noticed that
the dude carries his cane in his mouth,
to show that the nursing bottle was taken
from him before it was quite ripe.
Anew idea at church festivals. The
girls guess how many hairs are in the
dude'smustache, and the n who comes
nearest rakes the pot.
Camden has organized afemale Blaine
and Logan Club Well, must be getting
scared in Somers. What is the matter,
"Betsy?"
It would be well enough for the tax
payers of Preble county to make a change
in the Sheriff's office. They lost moth
ing by one in the Auditors Office.
If you know of a man seeking office
twenty-five years, vote against him. 1t
is safe to keep all such out of public po-
sitions.
Generally, the party who sings 81
would not live Away the loudest, is the
one who gets between the feather beds
during a thunder storm.
The Eaton Band serenaded H. L.
Morey last Tuesday evening at the Eagle
Hotel, but he didn't appear to acknow'
ledge the compliment. Why?
Warm days and cool nights makes this
time of the year unhealthy. It is especi'
ally trying upon the constitutions of veal
persons.
John Filbert has received an extr!
stock of rubber boots for men, women
misses, boys and children. Drop in AM
see them.
With the thermometer 80 in the shad,
and our sanctum hot-hot as H-Heav
en- could make it-how could any n ex
pect much editorial. The Blaine bust
ness boom goes on!
FRANK JONES, Jul candidate for Sher
if, is we'll known as a sober, energetic
industrious laboring man, and is wei
qualified to discharge the duties of tn
office. He is far preferable to his oppo
nent, and should be elected.
Frank G. Thompson, ESQ.,, has accept
ed a situation as Attorney for a larg
manufacturing establishment in Spring
field, o., and left last Monday to ente
upon his duties. We wish Frank pro:
psrity.
1t is to be hoped that the reguls
monthly Teachers Associations of Pr,
BILE county will be largely attended a