The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-31

VIM. Straw and Miss Gertie Clayton
were spliced together last week by Rev.
Mrs. Lolita Crosley. What woman joins
together let no man pull asunder!
It is estimated that from 10000 to
100, 900 soldiers will be in attendance at
the reunion at Dayton, to-day and to-
morrow "wednesday and Thursday.)
See the advertisement of "meat shop
for SALE" There is an opportunity for
some person to step into a good business
in a good town and neighborhood.
Don't worry about that letter to the
Cincinnati GAZETTE. It will appear in
print at the proper time. 1t is several
weeks yet until the election.
A female tramp decorated the court
house park all day Wednesday of last
week. She is an old visitor and was left
to depart without any stamp contribu-
tions.
John R. McCord, our live excursion
agent, is organizing a Democratic club.
CAMDEN GAZETTE.
Bully for Mack. Somers will be heard
from this year.
Mr.. Furry and his personal friends
ought to do a heap of hard work to elect
the Republican nominee to the place
that in all fairness and honesty belongs
to Mr.. Furry.
If the Democrats don't offer you bet
ter men to fill the county offices than the
Republicans, vote for your party candi-
dates. It is your duty to vote for the
best men.
The Madison County DEMOCRAT says
many of the wheat fields of that county
will yield twenty bushels per acre, and
some farmers talk of twenty-five to thir-
ty bushels.
The Farmers and Citizens Bank of
Eaton has put in its new time lock safe.
1t is a splendid piece of mechanism and
is proof against being blowed open or
any burglar tools that al be invented.
Does the man who diligently performs
tdirty work. for his party twenty-five
years simply for Office deserve it3 Let
the honest and independent vote of Pre-
Bile county decide.
The number of Republican candidates
for Sheriff came very lear bothering the
bosses and defeating the man they prom
Used it. He made it on a close shave,
however.
When q man is a failure in his OWE
private affairs, is he fit to trust with pub-
lie business9 Will the Taxpayers of
Preble county study this problem well
before voting for public officials?
The engineer muddle was closed up
last Monday night by Shewman tender
ing his resignation and the Council ac-
ceptingl That would have been the de-
cent thing for both to do. The whole
thing looks now like a laughable farce.
The Cleveland and Hendricks club
roll of Eaton, is good evidence that it is
all bosh about our Irish friends going for
Blaine. They are all reading and intel
ligent citizens, and are not easily hum
plugged.
What will the kickers, who would not
vote for Peters, do now2-MIRRoR.
Keep on skicking," and further teach
conventions to nominate honest men, and
not chronic Office seekers ready to serve
any party for an office.
Billy o'Conner has our thanks for the
new subscribers he rolls in from Jack,
son township. Billy is live Democrat
who works for the party because he be.
~lieves in its principles-and not for the
sake of Office.
The second lecture for the benefit Of
, the Eaton Normal School will be deliv'
) cred at the Opera House this (Wednes
day. evening by Prot. NJ. Manley. Hi
subject will be 'Ohio," and no doub
, will be interesting. Go.
DR.. a. W. Kelly's lecture, 'tThe Fresh
ct and After" delivered in the Opera
. House on Thursday evening last for th'
benefit of the soldiers and sailors re
union, was well written and interesting
and should have been better patronized
The city Council voted last Monda.
night 800 out of the police fund, to he'll
8 defray the expenses of the soldiers ant
sailors reunion in Eaton! Gentlemen
that was a stretch of authority tina
!, ought not to be sanctioned, however pal
riotic and laudable it may appear.
We quote, by anticipation, from tn
( Eaton Democrat of this week-'.disol
derby gathering" 'howling mob
"weak nominations" etc. It's the res
ular thing to say.-CAMDEN GAZETTE.
q All from the weakness of your imag
nation, though, wasn'tit? Don't expos
the size of your ears by jumping at COZ
e illusions so readily, Bro. Hane.
When a man first m out as a cal
didate for State Senator, then for Repre-
sentative, would accept Clerk of th
l. Courts, is ballotted for county Treasure
and finally squeezes into the nominatio
| for Sheriff, is he a chronic ofice-seeke
m or not? What is the size of it?
Judge Sweeney of the Grand Hotel
in Indianapolis, was the guest of Harve
lie HubbeIl and wife last Sunday. For
. boy of only 70 years, Judge Sweeney
is the best preserved specimen of huma
e. nature we know of. We wouldn't d
vulge his age, but we know the Judge
not in the list OF matrimonial candidate
es
". We have received a beautiful pictu
OF the Southern Exposition, which opel
at Louisville, KY, Aug. 10th, and CO
II tinues until Oct. 25th. The view is
u the main building, which is one of Il
= larnoat Exnncition hnildinns ever ere(