The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-07
Twin Camps and Camper.

populated cities like Eaton, have an in.
tense longing to HE themselves away tc
some watering place or imaginary COO
and yerdant spot, where they can breathe
a few days or weeks sweetly or quietly
away. Even though St. Clair Springs
have been converted into a home for the
unfortunate children around us, Eaton's
surroundings still afford many cool and
shady groves, where Nature unfolds her
brightest pictures and hymns her sweet
est songs, for picknickers to resort and
rest their weary and tired limbs and in
veigle the finy tribe. None more inyit-
ing than the @tsclassic banks of Twin,''
where the great and. wonderful Cincin-
natl, Mackinaw and Van Vert railway
thunders and steams along with her mil-
lions of admiring passengers and billions
of tons of products ofthe country, on to
be dumped into that second Paris of
America, Germantown!
Right well have the citizens of Eaton
for the past few weeks patronized these
cool and shady spots, in groups of young
and old, families and friends. The first
party that inaugurated the season of
campers out on Twin" for rest and re-
creation from toll, labor and close apple
cation to business, was Ed. Dye, VIM.
Fitzgerald and G.. Fl. Moore, who re-
manned for one week, during which time
they ""hooked in" several very fine bass
and as many Suckers" and were visited
on the last day before breaking camp by
Mrs. Alice Minor, of Anderson, Ind;
Mrs. Ed. Dye, Miss Eva Campbell, Miss
Nell Lockwood and Isaac Sliver,-and
an excellent fish dinner gotten up for the
occasion. 8
The second party that 'tpitched tents'
on Twin near the old saw mill, consisted
of James Nelson and family, Joseph Ac-
ton and wife, Isaac VanAusdal and wife,
two daughters and two sons, of Dayton
View, Dayton, O.; Miss Ruth VanAus-
dial, Misses Edith and Mary Gould. IN
Gle Moses Nelsonremained day with
this party to show them how to asnake
inn the unsuspecting big bass! But the
fish didn't seem hungry on that day, and
MI. Nelson drove home in the evening
without even the usual 5a pound bass
pulling himself and rod into the stream
and only escaping a watery grave by let
ting all s'holts go" and aswimming to the
shore The boss fisherman inthis party
was Master Ed. Nelson, and the boss
stMother Hubbard" exhibited on the oc-
casion was worn by Joe Acton! We un-
derstand Joe has applied for the exclu-
sive right of Preble county for its intros
duction and sale! The above campers
were visited by Jos. S. Campbell and
wife, Mrs. II. B. VanAusdal, G. C. Mill
er, principal of Eaton High Schools, and
editor of DEMocRAT and wife, all of
enjoyed bounteous meals prepar-
ed by the ladies.
The third party that followed suit"
and trumped everything, consisted of
Filbert and family, Frank Mitchell
and family, H. H. Farr and family, Aud
itor Robbins and wife, Frank Deem and
wife, NJ. L. Holt and wife and Miss Car
rie Williams. This crowd encountered
a stormy time and some wet
weather, which riled the water and also
riled the stomachs of a couple of the
male party, producing severe cholera
v-o-I,- Dat @Ha f.-,1lxy ffaD1onoa Of
DR.. Higgins and his frequent external"
don't mistake the term reader,o appli-
of the Spirits of fermenti," re-
lieved the boys and saved a Coroner's in
quest. The DR.. admonished them to be
in the future about the quantity
of water used, remarking that unless ac-
customed to using it freely during the
summer season, it was certain to bring
on c. MI The boys were very careful
about it, and we notice they almost shud-
der at the very sight of water yet?
1t is said that in Frank Mitchell's eff
fort to get away from an enraged gentle-
man COW browsing on the banks of the
creek, he beat the famous time of Maud
S. made only few days ago!
On the Sabbath that these parties were
in camp thirty-fiye visitors took dinner
with them. Among the visitors were
Joseph Mills and wife, DR.. Higgins and
wife and Mrs. Hensel, Esq. Mclean,
John Davis, Misses Laura and Joey
Hunt, Miss Kittie Campbell, Miss Lide
Atwood and Al. McNeal, VIM. Smith
Chas. Patton, Henry Ressler, Spencer
Hunt, and many others whose names
have slipped u memory.
The last party s'holding the fort" south
of the Lexington bridge, is J. s. Hunt
and son Spence, VIM. Asher Smith and
Waddy Daugherty. The camp fixtures
and accommodations of the boys are
models and present quite a home-like
appe arance, pleasant and inviting, espe-
cially the sscommissary' department.
They are visited daily and their inner
wants supplied by such rock-ribbed
Democrats as DERRICK Meyer, Aug. Deck
witt, Henry Fadler and others, who
"winked us" that the boys had about
been converted to the belief that the on
ly salvation of this country and the pre-
.servation of Twin Valley for future gem
erations to enjoy, depends upon the cleo
ton of Cleveland, Hendricks and the
Democratic County Ticket! Hurrah!-
But hold, as the boys have promised to
write up" their encampment and its
incidents, and we learn the real "Moth-
er Hubbards," her descendants and
dudes" of Eaton will wind up the camp
for this year, We'll stop.
lakes of M uslkOka.