The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Hogs down to $3.50.

Read Siders's "Songs of Pleb."
The peaches are all killed already.
The best way to make money is to
work for it.
The man who always pays cash has
the most credit.
Call on F. P. Filbert for good tobacco
cases, IS cents apiece.
This is leap year and also Presidential
year.
Wheat looks fresh and green under
the snow.
Samuel White and wife, of Piqua, are
visiting friends in Eaton.
Gideon Miller is very bad with the
yellow iaundice.
A good crop OF ice has been gathered
all around.
Frank Filbert's delivery horse ran a
way with the sleigh last Friday, but
done no damage.
If the wages of sin is death some old
sinners we know of are a long time draw
ing. their salary.
Wanted-The Council business inves-
tigated during the time Mr.. Lake was
running the whole machine himself.
Frank Filbert has a box Of Florida or
anges, shipped here by Joe Campbell
They are fine.
Always take the part of an absent per-
son who is censured in company, so far
as truth and propriety will allow.
The "Household'' Sewing Machine
Office is in Odd. Fellows building, in
Eaton.
As the days begin to lengthen the cold
begins to strengthened does the price
of eggs.
The Commissioners and Infirmary Di-
rectors were investigating last week
Let us all investigate.
The Eaton girls have adopted the fol-
lowing motto for leap year: "If you see
what you want ask for it."
Wanted-A thorough investigation of
the Auditor and T~reasurer's Office for the
past fifteen years.
Mrs. Cornelius McDevitt OF neal Con-
cord, fell and broke her arm last Friday
evening, while getting in a sleigh to at
tend the Concord religious revival.
The Fourmilers were getting a relig-
ious shaking up at Concord last week
None seemed to "revive" very rapidly
from their sinful conditions.
Capt. A. Haines, of the u. S. A., has
our thanks for Oregon papers, and Henry
Huxley, who is in Florida, for southern
papers.
~"Stealing" will be the subject Of Rev.
w. H. orr's Sunday evening discourse.
The public are cordially invited to be
present.
A scientific writer asserts that trees
along public thoroughfares are of great
value, as they help to purify the air and
increase its circulation.
This is an ''open winter" SO open
that it leaves all the mean weather in
that is manufactured around the north
pole.
The farmer that says "Piie on, boys!"
when the street urchins make a rush for
his sled, has a heart as big as a half
bushel.
The entertainment given by Mrs.
Katharine Gray last Saturday evening
was only moderately patronized. 1t gave
satisfaction to all present, however.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the most potent
blood purifier, and q fountain OF health
and strength. Be wise in time. All
baneful infections are promptly removed
by this unequalled Alternative.
If you want to you can stay out late
tonight and if your wife complains just
tell her that under the new time system
you got somewhat mixed and had no
idea it was past ten o'clock.
Trade near at home, if possible. Ii
the home store is a good one patronize
it; if not the best, encourage it and thus
make it better. Country merchants are
not, as a rule, public enemies.
Robert Goings has moved his barber
shop a few doors north OF the Postofice,
on Barron street, where he will be pleas
ed to see all his old customers and give
them a clean shave.
There are 1880 insane people in Ohio.
This, of course, don't include the old
chronics and cranks loose in Eaton, who
never find anything commendable in
what their neighbors do.
The Calico Dance entertainment given
by the Eaton Social Club at the Opera
House, was a fine affair. The ladies and
gentlemen of the Club are rendered the
kindest thanks OF the invited guests for
the pleasure of being present.
An umbrella has been invented that
can not be stolen. 1t has a separable
handle, which, IN being drawn, locks
the ribs. Inserting it again unlocks
them. No two handles fit the same UNI
brella. Well take one.
The newspaper foreman got a marriage
notice among a lot of items headed
ssHorrors of 1884," and when the editor
learned that the groom's income was
only even dollars a week, he said ithad
better remain under that head.
No Norwegian girl is allowed to have
a beau until she a bake bread and
knit stockings. VIII the Council please
pass an ordinance to that effect for the
protection OF our young men, now that
leap year is on.
The fruit killers are out now. If theil
predictions are as correct as the late
mild winter" prophets, Well swim IL
lucious Strawberries and peaches, rec
onnlac and nherr:as- hlue and greer