The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-12

We hope Bro. Bloom will survive the
location of the Childrens' Home. We
would regret if the wisdom and good
Judgment of our Commissioners should
result fatally in his case, and the county
be mulcted into a heavy penalty
We met Bro. Tom Proctor, of the Leb.
anon PATRIOT, at the Hamilton Congress
ional Convention. The Democracy OF
Warren should stick to s'Tom" with more
tenacity than the Republicans do to the
"bloody shirt" He is the right man for
that county.
The excursion next Thursday may be
the only cheap n to the Home this
season. Advice to n and all to go.
Money will dry the founts of family
sympathy and scorch the fairest bios
SONS of affection. 1t will make men
earnest friends, strangers, or even enc
mics. Money will kill patriotism and
make the heart dead to every noble
emotion.
The Editor of the Eaton DEMOCRAT is
still, in his weak way, trying 10 excuse
himself for.writing that Decoration Day
was played out.-GREENvILLE COURIER.
And the editor of the "Courier' is still,
in his weak way, trying to firt the
"bloody shirt" Take politics out of both
and what do they amount to? Nothing.
The predictions of the editor of the Ger
mantown Press about the location of the
Mackinaw road, forcibly reminds us of
the old woman when her husband in
formed her that the grindstone was miss
ing-she exclaimed, "didn't 1 tell you
the cow would eat that grindstone !"
Judge HUME opened our Court on
Monday last by swearing in the Grand
Jury and putting it to work. There will
be no business done until next week,
owing to the fact that the Judges are all
occupied. There seems to be an open
ing here for a Judge. Who wants it?
Darke county is in a worse middle
over the Childrens' Home matter than
Preble county. We predict that Darke
county will spend $4,000 before the
Home is finished. Preble will not ex-
pend quite half as much. Thanks to the
practical common sense of the County
Commissioners.
Many of our citizens, and especially
the Eaton. Bar, will remember James
Murphy, the lame 'twild Irishman, " who
practiced in u courts q few years ago
and resided at E1dorado. He has been
sentenced to three years imprisonment
in Indiana for embezzling money from
an estate.
Gossips are people who tattle, tell idle
tales and 60 from house to house gather
ering upscraps ofnews about their neigh
bor's misfortunes, business and domestic
troubles, dishing them up with the spi-
ciest kind Of dressing, to everybody else.
These di~sagreeable bodies, though usu-
ally represented by old ladies. really be-
long to all ages and classes
The many friends in Eaton of the Rev.
Geo. H. Webster will regret to learn that
he died in P%ittsburg, Pa, last week. He
was pastor of the Presbyterian Church
here in Eaton from 1860 until some time
in 1866, which position he filed with
great ability as a minister. He vas of a
sociable and jovial disposition, and made
hosts of warm friends among all classes
of our citizens.
There is no more prospect of Gould of
the Eaton Democrat, and Bloom of the
New Paris Mirror, fighting, than there is
for a Democrat to be elected President of
the United States in 1SS4.-GREENvILLE
Courier.
Half correct. There is no prospect OF
the fight, but we have a new straw hat
that was presented to US that we'll bet
on the election of a Democratic Presi-
dent. Should the cold ticket be the
nominee, we'll double the wager.
An exchange tells the story ola boy
who was sent to market with a sack full
of roasting-ears, and after lingering a.
round town all day, came home without
selling them. When asked by his moth
er why he had not sold the corn, he said
that no one asked him what was in the
sack. There are many merchants like
this little boy. They have plenty o.
goods for sale, but fail to tell what is in
their sack. II you expect to sell goods
in this day and age of the world, you
must open your sack and keep shouting
the merits OF your stock in trade.
John T. Deem purchased last Monday
of John Grouse, the old Snyder property
on the northeast corner of Barron and
Decatur streets, for $500 cash, and the
Revell property adjoining for ,$1,90(
cash. He will erect on the Grouse pur.
chase a three story brick with two bust
ness rooms, and halls ON the second ant
third floors, and IN the rear of the Rev
ell purchase "a large livery and feed sta
BILE. We understand that Mr.. Curtil
Wilkinson will follow suit on the oppo
site corner with two business rooms.-
Hurrah for north Barron street! Pusl
on the spirit of improvements.
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