The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-11-12

We are sorry to say that one of our old and
reliable churches in Eaton is verging on the
same plain of the G. o. p.-down to dissolution
Too much 'sbossism" seems to have brought
it to grief-same as has ruined the g. o. p
"Bossism" will play the devil every time in
party, church or family, sure as "sheol !"-
Therefore, if you want to dwell in peace and
brotherly love, our advice is not to "monkey"
with it!
We apologize to L.. V. Kessling, of La Gro,
Ind, whom we said last week had refused his
paper after there was two years due. Mr..
K~essling has not been at La Gro for two years
and the paper sent there to his address has
been taken out and read by somebody else,
but he is a gentleman and called in and set
tied it all the same. The P. N. at La Gro,
Ind, should be made to pay the bill, as he
has no business to deliver mail to anybody
but the person to whom it is addressed.
A few days ago, Mr.. J. w. Beam, living two
miles east of Lewisburg, sold his beautiful
home residence to r. Fl. Ramsey, of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Ramsey is one of the earnest, pro-
gressive and reliable breeders of Westmore-
land county, and will be a valuable accession
to our own county of Preble. Mr.. Ramsey is a
gentleman of experience and has been engag-
ed in the stock business for some years and
can be depended upon as being reliable and
honorable.
The entertainment given last Thursday eve
ming at the Opera House by the X. of Fl. of
Eaton, for the benefit of the poor, was a very
poor affair-we mean the attendance. 1t SEEM
ed as if everybody remained at home expect
ing to be reckoned among the "poor" and to
receive a portion of the proceeds, consequent
ly the attendance was poor, and the amount
to be distributed among the poor was very
poor! 1t was ever thus in Eaton. Don't at
tempt it any more for the poor. Try one for
the rich!
On Friday afternoon last Mr.. Harry Martin,
of Richmond, Ind, and W. J.. Wilson, Of Cam
den, exhibited at the office of the Eaton Man
ufacturing Company establishment, their pat
ent roller-skate cleaning machine, and gave
some evidence of its merits in cleaning roller
skates. The machine is simple in its struc-
ture and does its work rapidly and to perfec-
ton, and every skating rink in the country
should have one of the little novelties. We
understand that Mr.. Martin, the patentce, and
Mr.. Wilson, the general agent, have made a
proposition to the Eaton Manufacturing Com
pany to join them in the manufacture of the
machine and in putting it upon the Market
We believe there is money in it now, and that
there would be no risk in accepting the propo-
sition.
The development of gas at Lima, SPRING
field, Findlay, Ottowa, Union city, and many
other localities in Ohio, is evidence of its ex-
istence in or near our city, in fact we have
better external evidences of its presence than
either of the points named. Our petroleum
springs and geological formations are indica-
tions pointing to its existence here, and fur
thermore, there has been two veins or pockets
of gas struck, one in drilling the court house
well at about 65 feet, and the other near Water
street, by the Preble county Petroleum Com
: pany at 1900 feet. With such evidences the
venture would not be so uncertain as it was
at the places named. If successful, a cheap
fuel and light supply would be assured for
both private and public use. The cost of sink
ing a we'll 1900 feet is about $500, and that
is about the average depth of the best petro,
leum wells. Who will go forward with the
venture ? Don't all rise up at once!