The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-05
Now there abideth these things which

other man has commenced It-and ex-
anime a railway time table.
This is the season when the oft dispu-
ted question as to whether the hen "sits"
or "sets" is frequently discussed by local
grammarians, and the hen not unfre-
quently settles the question by refusing
to participate in either of the two above
stated achievements.
The fact of st. Clair Springs being con-
verified into a Childrens' Home, does not
exclude our people from visiting it at
their pleasure. 1t will belong to the
taxpayers of the county, and not to the
Commissioners or appointees governing
it. IS
Whsther we drink beer or don't drink
it, carry a jug or a bottle, is a personal
and private. matter, with which Mr..
Bloom has no business to drag into his
sheet. If he don't want his feelings
wounded, we advise him to keep his pen
out of such stuff for public print. This
is not in the Esprit of r%aillery and jok
ingly."
We understand the fire department of
Eaton will in the future be under the
charge of It's Chief and the COMPANY, and
as far as practicable will be made a pay
institution. We believe this is right
The Council never had any business to
run the organization. Hal it been out
of its hands long ago, tie petty and spite
full trouble over an engineer would never
have been experienced.
A cremation fever seems to be spread
ing itself v e the world. The cremation
furnace at Washington, Pa, has more
than it can do. Lancaster is agitating
the building Of one, SO is Philadelphia,
and now comes the news that the Presi-
dent of Venezuela, South America, has
issued a decree ordering the corpses of
all yellow fever victims to be cremated.
A woman will wear a hat trimmed
with birds, a sheaf of wheat, a small al
ligator and other articles of like descrip-
ton and be perfectly happy. Yet that
same will complain bitterly if
her husband happens to come home with
a plain ordinary, every day brick in his
hat. Such, alas, is the inconsistency of
woman.
We thought that Harkrider of the Ger
mantown "Press' was the only citizen
of that burg hat was really "of,' on the
building of the Mackinaw road into the
village. But Joe Catrow was in Eaton
on Friday last, and in a little conyersa-
ton with him on the railroad matter, We
deliberately informed him he was al
most as well stuffed for a straight jack
ct" as Harkrider! He Immediately got
into his buggy and with his "better half"
by his side and a broad smile on his face
drove rapidly out of our city.
The spring season is now so far ad-
vanced that there is scarcely any possi-
bility of any injury being done to fruit
and vegetation. The recent. copious rains
have ensured a large supply of early veg
etables. Fruit of all kinds has been BEN
Gifted by rain. There never has been a
better promise of an immense fruit crop
than this season. There will be a a.
bundance of strawberries. The weather
since the beginning of the spring has
been very favorable for Strawberries, and
the usual destruction of the early bios
SONS by late frosts did not occur this
season.
Several years ago Mr.. VIM. Moore,
living southwest of Eaton, obtained a
number of German Carp from Washing
ton city and deposited. them in a large
pond on his farm. They increased very
rapidly, furnishing him with a good sup
ply of fish until the recent floods, which
overfiowed his pond and carried away
all his large ones but two. He thinks
he has in the neighborhood of one hum
bred of this years Matching left, a speci-
men of which he brought us last week.
It wal about eight inches long and
weighed about half a pound. They are
a handsome fish and very palatable.
Wanted..Five million feet Elm ium-
Der for the manufacture of Shellaberger's
Combination Fence. Apply at the office
of Lugar, Schurtz & Williams, West
Main St., Eaton, O.. m22-4
We dropped into the Village of West
Elkton last Monday on a little business.
1t is a clean, nice place, and shows signs
Of peace, plenty and happiness among
its population. 1t is the abiding place
of the Hon. st. Stubs, and well may he
be proud of it and its citizens of him
The Village Blacksmith hammers
away within its precinct-Jake Burke
does the tailoring for the ttdudes"-Dr.
Robertson cures all the sick-the West
Elkton buggy factory has an enviable
reputation for its substantial work,
and the widow Maddox keeps one of
the best hotels, for man or beast to be
fed on short notice, we ever stopped at
We hope to see the town all over at some
future day.
The present Mayor and Council were
elected to reduce the Corporation taxes,
and to correct and reform the loose and
reckless manner in which our Corpora
ton affairs have been running for the
past several years. We are glad to say
that right bravely are the gentlemen car
rying out the expressed will of the tax
payers in the matter. The finance COM
mittee, Messrs. Brooke, Schlenker and
Cooper, met last week and reduced our
taxes to MA on the 500! twas about
1924! The reduction will not prevent
any necessary improvements or work on
our streets, and that is the beauty of it /!
The School Board also made a reduction
of ohor,t . mills N, tho dolIo, g..