The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Il. Valentines day.

Bring on your morse piiis.
Oh! the mud, the beautiful mud!
Ring the bell and get a cent mackerel
You can purchase a sleigh cheap now
The new Infrmary Director is on duty
The boys have opened the top season
The deluge is about over for this year
Butter commands 25 cents only in Ea
ton. Tia.u;
Hogs are, bringing from So to Sc pc
hundred.
High waters were general over Ohi'
this week.
Whose keepeth his mouth and hi
tongue keepeth his soal from troubles.
The birthplace of politeness, moralit,
and religion is in good manners.
Springfield is severely afflicted witt
d~iphtheria. 3 n
F. N. Haines, who has been in Win
chester, Va, is at home on q visit.
New Paris has a 'Mirror" that reflects
its doings. aiat his
This has been a poor winter for church
revivals in Eaton.
Our public schools are doing well with
out a Superintendent. How highs that
Cucumbers in New York city so cents
anieceI Send us lust one slice.
Mrs. Ellen Lockwood of Anderson,
Ind, was visiting in Eaton last week.
The cry of s'flax seed to loan' vii
now be heard in the land.
It is not bread now that the people are
crying for, but eggs.
The first Monday in April comes on
the 9TH of the month"; this year. Spring
politicians will calculate accordingly.
Twenty pairs all wool Blankets at less
than factory prices, to close out this sea-
sons stock, at Mammoth Cheap Store.
s. More Surface will lecture on "Sights
Abroad to the Lyceum in Winchester,
Friday evening; Feb. 22d.
Don't dream that your child was born
to adorn a profession. You cannot make
a fence post out of a shoe peg. Us
A number of Ohio towns and cities are
asking their Councils to prohibit the sale
of sensational literature,
We were offered some eggs on oui
streets a few days ago at so cents a doz'
en-! Adray conveyed US to our residence
The cent mackerel is just the thing fol
newspaper publishers. Frank Filberi
sent US one.
Can't something be done in Eaton tc
give us e few more business rooms? They
are needed bad.
Let US get out a liberal and live mar
for Mayor next year. We need n now
Never mind his politics. Nuf ced.
Auditor Robbins first report To the
State Auditor was returned all 20. k
Not an error Guess he'll pass.
Our voice is first for Eaton to get the
railroad and second for West Alexen-
dria. SEa
Judge King, James Haston and Gin
ton Kelly, will each become a citizen Of
Eaton this spring.
We hear Of seyera, candidates for
Mayor. There is achange needed-and
don't forget it, Taxpayers
Owners of boxes and barrels scattered
promiscuously around on the sidewalks,
should be ordered to gather them in.
We viii sell all of our Cloaks, Dolmans
and Circulars at less than cost prices, to
close out this seasons stock-Mammoth
Cheap Store.
Business has been very dull for some
time past, but prospects are now grow
ing brighter. Have confidence and all
will be we'll.
The winter is swiftly passing away. Il
will be but brief, now, until the time
when the flowers will greet us with Their
odors and the birds with their-songs.
A shrewd young Philadelphia girl is
going to make her W spring bonnet
and have it copyrighted, SO that none Of
her envious rivals can have one like it,
Now the reaper and the moving ma.
chine agents are making their appear
ance in the land. They are making an
early start this seasons
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Eighteen hundred and eighty-four is
proving a year OF horror. But what bet
ter could be expected of a leap year
asks one paper.
The farmers are beginning to talk a
bout "spring work" and the spring cleo
ton. Candidates will be numerous, and
no doubt, the contest will be "sharp."
Mrs. Terrell, of White Pine, Colorado
and Mrs. DR.. Stephens of Dayton Sol
diers' Home, were visiting in Eaton last
week.
We are sole agents in Preble county
for the celebrated Eighmie Patent Bosom
Shirt, equal to any custom-made shirt il
fit and wear-Mammoth Cheap Store.
There are two paths to the graveyard
homeopath and allopath. Little pill
and big pills, but no difference in the
bills.
An early spring is predicted, but tina
is no sign that you should proceed i'm
mediately to hunt up your busters anc
ice cream suits.
Miss Claire Scott rendered good salts
faction in all her plays at the Oper.
House last week. She ought to have
been better %patronized.
Any one in this section having a silve
dollar of the coinage of 1904, will nc
doubt be gratified to learn hat the coli
is valued at $500. Dollars Of 1851, 1876:
and 1853 are worth $500.
A good authority On fashions announ