The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

a white Christmas and a cold dry New
Year.
Leap year is gone and left a large num-
Der of matriageable ladies ON hand.
Mrs. Chandler, of Logansport, Ind, is
visiting Miss Maggie Kline.
Clint. Huston has on hand some very
fine h~orse-radish in bottles. Try it.
The preachers ought to all "swear off,
from politics. Now is a good time.
1t was a cold, dreary and quiet New
Years in Eaton.
Miss Ella Schiller, of Hamilton, isvis-
iting Lola Lockwood.
A bonnet covered with birds does not
sing, but the fellow who has to pay for
it whistles when the bill comes in.
There are five candidates for the Ea-
ton P. O. and no back townships yet re-
ported!
Miss McCord, Miss Earhart and Mrs.
Folkerth, of Camden, attended the Club
meeting Friday evening.
1t is said that cigarettes are composed
principally Of opium and saw-dust. The
boys smoke 'em all the same.
All the daily papers can be had here
after at Brookins' drug house and G. G.
Schlenker's jewelry store.
Hon. W. j. Gilmore, of Columbus, was
in Eaton on New Years day, attending
Turnpike election.
The calling business" on New Years
day in Eaton was a blank failure. The
custom is fast playing out.
Delinquent lists in nearly every county
are considerably longer than usual
Hard times made them so.
After the success of a party some men
become very jealous and energetic for it
it is after an office, though!
People have plenty of opportunities for
a free exercise OF their charitable incli-
nations these days.
A bachelor hasn't any family to take
care of, but he often has a terrible time
in taking care of himself.
The law card of Judge Campbell and
Edward S. Dye will found in another
column. All business entrusted in their
charge will be promptly attended to.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Logansport, Ind, spent
a few days in Eaton last week, and at
tended the meeting Of the Assembly on
Friday evening.
Hoops and bustles will be all the fash
ion again next spring, and six fashiona-
BILE wonnen will once more manage to oc-
cupy all the room in a street car.
Good tender lettuce for a New Year
dinner is a rarity in this climate, but
Fred. Earhardt, our gardener, furnished
it.
"Never put off until tomorrow does
not apply to a creditor; put him off as
long as possible, is the maxim of many
dead-beats.
The burning out of the chimney atthe
residence of Peggy Clear, east side of
Eaton, on Sunday evening last, brought
out the engine and all our citizens.
Wonder how many Democrats are liv-
ing in Preble county who voted for An
drew jackson for President? Send in
your names, boys, for publication.
Samuel Snyder of Twin Township,
sold last Saturday to Swisher & Conger
a sow seventeen months old and her
three pigs that pulled the beam to 1880!
The mother weighed 565, making the
pigs average 43s apiecel Can it be beat?
Domick j. Gilligan, who has been a
faithful shoe maker for two years at the
County Infirmary, died on the 4th inst.
from lung trouble, aged 5S years. No
record of his whereabouts. Native Of
Ireland.
If President Arthur should name the
present P. NJ. and the Senate confirm
his appointment for four years after the
21st inst, the expiration of his term,
there will be some sad eyed aspirants
and a few petitions that will require pick
ling down!
Any person who breaks open a letter
or reads a postal card, after it has pass
ed through the postoffice, for the purpose
OF obstructing correspondence or prying
into the business of another, is liable to
a fine of $500 or imprisonment at hard
labor for n year.
The Corporation dads have purchased
!. a safe for the Records, &C., and it re-
quired three of them and the Mayor to
90 to Cincinnati and make the selection
We have heard of some very valuable
and complicated safes being selected and
purchased by a single individual, but
they we're not for the public to use!
The Farmers Institute will meet in
Eaton on the 23d and oath of February.
Messrs. Bonham, Chamberlain and Oh,
mer will deliver addresses on the first
day, and Messrs. Townsend, Ellis and
Dinner on the second. Every farmer in
Preble county should be present and
give encouragement to the Institute.
Among the popular f~alacies concern
ing lightning are the following: Tha'
chewing the splinters from a tree struci
by lightning will III the toothache
that such splinters will not burn; tina
the bodies of those killed by lightnin:
shock do not become corrupt, and tina
no one is killed by lightning while asleep
At the annual election of the Daytol
and Western Turnpike Company, hell
in West Alexandria on the LIST inst, tn
following officers were chosen for the IN
suing year: Directors-Noah Bish, o
G. Shively, Warren Dunlap, A. Dunlap
Daniel Crumbaker. President, A. Dun
Wy rI,oora. T.ooe