The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-27

tnlS IN mlnO.
Morning Sun has a Democratic P. M.
in the person of Jacob Hennegan; E. 0,
Holloway, offensive partisan removed
He wouldn't let a democratic poster be
put up about his office during the cam
paign. Democratic lightning is about to
strike the Republican Postmasters in
Preble now. Look out!
Best Indigo Blue Prints 81 cents per
yard at B. Fox's Cheap Store.
The body of John Hooker, who died a
week or. SO ago and was supposed to be
poisoned by his son-in-law, Lewis Cap
tain, has been examined and eight grains
of arsenic found. Captain, who is a res
ident of this county, has been arrested.
His father-in-law lived just across the
line in Darke county.
The residence OF Peter Comfort on the
southeast corner of Maple and Israel
streets, was entered on Friday night last
by some thief, who went into the sleep
ing apartment of MI. Comfort and wife
and took from under their pillow a purse
containing $3.50 in cash. The thief got
into the house by cutting through ascreen
window. 1t was a very bold operation.
We are sorry to record that our old
friend Henry Locke, living northwest of
Lewisburg, had his large barn, with all
its contents of grain, hay, wagons, bug
gies, harness, agricultural implements,
&C., entirely destroyed by fire on Mon
day night, 18th inst. His loss foots up
over $4,000, with only $500 insurance
It was the work of an incendiary.
Get your School supplies at Ziliox &
Co.'S.
The game of base ball with the Ger
mantowns here on Friday last resulted
in a victory of % to 2 in favor of the home
club. The Germantovns tried to excuse
their defeat OIL the grounds OF not hav-
ing their regular catcher here, but when
you take into consideration that their
pitcher was hit for twenty-five base hits
and our pitcher was hit but for two hits,
it rather looks as though it was the pitch
er's fault. Eaton played at Richmond
Wednesday, Goth. The result not yet
known.
The September number of Demorest's
Illustrated Monthly Magazine is deci-
dedly one OF the best we have had. The
story, ~"Bryanstone and Wife" by Philip
Bourke Marston, is a capital one, and
"Orders of Knighthood," an illustrated
ga Happy Island" "The Story
OF Ludwig Spohr,""A Maid of Honor of
the Last Century," and "An Old Italian
are well worth reading. The va
departments are carefully filled,
and contain much that is useful in the
household. The frontispiece is a fine oil
picture, called "Good-Bye."
The q. B. camp-meeting held up
Lewisburg, closed last Sunday night. 1t
was a big show last Sunday. About 81
coo people were on the ground. Admis-
sion was only 10 cents a head, lemonade
10 cents a glass, and song books 10 cents
apiece-and were announced for sale
same as all other shows. 1t used to be
that the Gospel was free, as Christ in
tended it should be, and the poor could
enjoy it as we'll as the rich, but things
have changed now. The Gospel is chars-
ed for the same a. other goods, and to
some it comes high! But we must have
it.
For School books, Stationery, etc., go
to Ziliox & Co.
The craze among the ladies for wear
ing the hair short is becoming general,
and is spreading all over the country
1t has already become very popular in
cities and now the most stylish young
ladies are parting with their raven and
golden tresses. There was a time when
it was considered somewhat fast" for
a lady to wear her hair short, but since
Miss Cleveland, the Presidents sister,
the present mistress of the White House
and by common courtesy the "first lady
in the land" wears her locks shorn quite
short, and advocates the custom on the
grounds of comfort, convenience and
health, it has become the style. Time
was, too, when a short haired lady was
so rare that her appearance in public
places attracted general attention. But
that was a good while ago.
Mrs. Clifton Rape, living about 211s
miles northeast of Lexington, near Pyr.
mont, committed suicide on Thursday
last by jumping into a well. The lady
had been sick for some time, and two Of
her lady friends had called on her. and
she seemed to be enjoying their compa'
ny. Nothing unusual in her actions was
noticed, SO when she asked one of the la
dies to hold her baby for her until she
went out for a fe " moments she readily
complied. Five, ten, twenty minute:
passed by, and, the mother not return
ing, her visitors naturally became I'm
easy. They finally went out to hunt he
up. They found the open well neal The
house uncovered, and upon a more care
full examination found their hostess life
less body at the bottom of the well. N;
cause except that of desperation born o
poverty can be assigned for the rash act
She leaves a sober, Woodworking hus
band ard seven children, the younges
but a few months old.
See the stock of School books a
Ziliox & Cos.
Harrison Swartz, who lived about fou
miles east of Eaton on the Lexingto
road, came to Eaton on last Thursda
and purchased a load of lumber an
shingles. He was returning home wit
the load on a one horse wagon and as b