The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Start manufactures.
Fresh fish numerous.
Sheep shearing time.
The oat prospect is big.
Garden. truck is booming.
Don't forget Normal School.
Shaved heads are fashionable now.
The strawberry festival blooms now.
Decoration day tomorrow, (Friday.)
Locating a railroad is not building it.
Drop in, friends, pay your subscrip-
ton and give is the news.
Eaton school children are now in va
cation.
souirrels a be shot next week-so
can burglars and incendiaries.
The public health demands the remov-
al Of all filth.
Burglars are numerous. Keep your
premises well barred and bolted.
Woman is the noblest work OF the
dressmaker.
nMugwump" is a word that succeeds
odude.o 1t means something worse.
We hear of no arrangements to EN-
thuse" here on the 4th of July.
Belle Wilson won the trotting race at
Columbus, Ind, Saturday last.
Iohn Deem will buy wool on the street
and pay cash for it.
A big tobacco crop will be raisea In
Preble county this year.
We are in favor of protecting u ousi-
ness merchants against itinerantdeaiers.
Prospective candidates are getting | n
their preliminary work. The campaign
will soon open.
The girls are busy trimming up their
bio hats with red and white, ready for
the usual pic-nics.
Some men never keep their promises,
that is the reason no man has any conf
dence in what they promise.
Unrivaled in power, in beauty n
equality of tcne-the Johnston Organ.
D. Cole, East Main St., Eaton.
sDeserters" will be the subject OF L.
E. Browns discourse Sunday evening
next.
West Manchester is all torn up over
the Mackinaw railroad. Keep COOL II
isn't built yet.
It is mighty hard work to dodge a man
who looks one way, while walking al
other.
ssMugwumpn is the latest slang word.
1t is a synonym for ''big bug" and
"swell-head."
Virgins is at it again. He gives us
number of severe storms this year. We
are certainly safe now.
s.. More Surface will lecture on "Sightf
Abroad" next Saturday evening, in the
Sugar Valley M. E. Church. Free.
The Mayor Of Springfield has rendered
a decision against the 10 o'clock d
nance TO CLOSE SAiOOus.
The professional juryman will no douD
be delighted to learn OF the fact that BY
a recent law he will now get 81 a day to-
serving as a talisman juror.
Clint. Kelly, Dan. Crumbaker, ane
two or three others left for Tennessee
last Thursday, On an exploring expedi
ton.
The Eaton Band and its new Drum
Major in his new uniform, gave an exhi
bition on our streets last Friday evening
attracting considerable attention.
The Lyman vapcr Stove is sold will
the understanding that if not working
satisfactory to be returned. For sal
only by J. A. McCabe & Bro. [ml5-t
Sidney merchants have petitioned thei
Council to pass an ordinance imposing
license of $40 IN street corner merchants
Eaton,s Council have already done so.
Mrs. Louisa Snyder has our thanks 70
Petersburg, Ind, papers, containing al
account of the destructive fire Of tha
town.
Don't forget the Ohio State 8. s. Cor
yention TO be held at Toledo from Jun
Sd to the 9Th. All railroads to it WI
run at reduced rates.
Venus, the beautiful evening star,
now in her greatest glory and those VIII
are out of a clear evening cannot fail
observe its comet-like ~brilliancy in th
western sky.
1t is estimated that fully 10000 punl
ards from all points Of the Union, wi
meet in their present annual conventio
at Saltwater Junction, two miles frol
Dayton.
Induce honest, industrious and ente
p~rising men to make our town their hom
and then instead of opposing them
everything to encourage and keep the
with us.
The location of the Childrens' Hon
has not been settled yet. The Commi
sionerS will a anotner % Wnack NJ
to-day, wednesday, New Paris W
be left out in the cold.
We suggest to our young lady reader
the use of a little saltpeter, or carbona
of soda, in the water in which fowe
are placed. It will keep them fresh I
several weeks.
Broom brigades are creating sens
tions in many towns in Ohio. Where
the Eaton brigadeP Couldn't it give
a street parade some evening! What
you say, girls?
". W. Lakes premises were enter
last week by sneak thieves. They we
discovered by the family before anythi