The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-16
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
These are dog days.

R0aSGlng ears are Oh utck.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Plenty of fruit to can this season.
The melon-cholic time has arrived.
To be honest and consistent, vote as
you preach and pray.
If you want Berry Plants, call onJ.B.
RoLLMAN, Eaton, O. [july16-2
Miss Retta Richey of Cincinnati, is
visiting relatives in Eaton.
The weeds ruin the wheat this year.
Ask the farmer.
Miss Cora Payne OF Camden, is visit
ing Mrs. Albert Deem.
Rev. C. G. Phillips will preach in the
Christian church next Sunday morning.
Mr.. James Clements has returned to
New York.
Court of Common Pleas opens to-day,
(Thursday.>
w. A. Smith of Middletown, o., came
home to see the merry archers last week.
No toy pistol accident reported this
year.
Hiss Katie YanAusdal of Dayton, O.,
is visiting relatives in Eaton.
Asilvef dollar of 1904 date sold recent
ly in Cleveland for $1,000! Got any?
Be kind to your horses this hot weather
and water them frequently.
Will the Eaton Blaine and Logan club
organize for the fall campaign this years
Mr.. G.. Harrison of Columbus, O., is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Alexander, on
North Barron street.
William Alderman, jr., has our thanks
for a mess of roasting ears of his own
raising.
Mr.. G.. HI. Edison now has a solid
pavementin front OF his business house
in Commercial block. None better.
A big fall trade is generally predicted,
and we hope the prediction will prove
true. HE s4A
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a lawn fete in the church
y yard next Friday and Saturday evenings.
Summer is always cool and pleasant,
says an old inhabitant, during the year
ofthe reign ofthe seventeen-year locusts.
The hours of daylight will oon begin
to shorten at both ends. Before summer
fairly begins in this latitude the signs d
winter approach.
Drssw.,S. DENSIsoN, the Deaf and Ca.
tarrhai Specialist at Reichel House, We'd
nesday, July Goth, and West Alexandria
on the 30th. Consultation free to all.
Wonder who superseded our "dear old
friend Bro. Charles in the pension de-
partnent at Washington city? Some
Preble county democrat ought to have
the soft place.
The farmers have had considerable
trouble cutting their wheat crop, on &C
count Of uneven ripening. Many greer
spots in each field have to be left stane
to ripen.
Messrs. Zitzer & Drayer, furniture
dealers at West Alexandra, made an as
~signrnent last week. Liabilities said t.
be about $1,000, and assets very small
Failure attributed to bad management
An idiot by the name of Ed. Wum
baugh has defaced the soldiers monu
mentin Mound Cemetery, by scratching
his nam on the base of it. He ought +
be arrested and fined for it.
We notice our city Council is improy
ing the drainage of our streets by layin
a number of new bouldered cutters, bu
why not have If lone by contract, as eS
perience proves q saving of 20 to 40 pc
cent. over the supervisor method?
Two tramps in the umbrella bushes
got into Eaton last week-got outside {
some whisky that made them steal
coat from Frank Rinehart-they are no1
working out a fine on the chain gang {
$11.35 apiece.
A fine lot of Trees, &C., at the HON
Nursery, Eaton, o., for fall and sprin
trade. julyl6-2
The squib in last weeks DEMOCRAT
reference to the soft gravel on Monfo
street, was a mistake, and we cheerful
correct it. The gravel is good and tn
street will be equal to any other one
the city.
We acknowledge the receipt of an il
vitation to be present at the ceremoni'
of the laying of the cornerstone of IL
rew Court House at Troy, o., to-da,
Thursday } July 10th. Sorry we ca
not be present.
The Eldorado Band has our thanks f
its serenade last week as it passt
through Eaton on o ish-nic. The Bal
is a good one and our neighboring V
lage ought to be proud of it. We belle
it is. H
A child that is always dressed in SUI
fine clothes that it cannot make "ml
pies" or play in the sand is a poorthil
to be pitied, and the probabilities q
that it will never amount to much, eth
as a man or a woman
An electrician that no pr
son was ever killed by lightning VIII
asleep. We think it is likely. Whe
ever lightning begins to get sociable pr
pie generally waken up, if it is only
q short time.
DR.. w. s. DENNIsoN, the Deaf and {
tarrhal Specialist at Reichel Hou
Wednesday, July Goth, and West Alt
andria on the 30th. Consultation Fl
to all. ~july16-w.
The Executive Committee of Soldie
Reunion will meet at G. A. R. Hall
Eaton, IN Saturday, July 18th, al