The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Base ball has a boom now.
What will you do On the 4th?
Harvest will soon be on hand.
Camden will have a 4th Of July.
Eaton will not celebrate on the 4th.
Elmer Welsh is home to spend the "a
cation, from Buchtel College, Akron o.
The Eddins poisoning case has been
set for the goth inst.
If you want celery plants, call on Fred.
Earhardt, Eaton's gardener.
James Clements is visiting the family
of G. F. Brooke, sr.
Strawberry festivals have run out and
the raspberry will take its place.
Miss Florence Nelson, of Carlisle Sta
ton, is visiting relatives in Eaton.
Harvesthands will soon be in demand.
They are plenty.
Mrs. Anna Donohoe has returnel from
a visit in Indiana.
C. p. Thum has taken in New York
city at the cheap railroad rates.
Miss Myra McDanielse of Columbus, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Alexander.
Corn in Preble county never showed
cup" better than this year..
Mrs. H. B. vanAusdal and daughters
are home from Dayton.
After all Preble county will harvest
some mighty good fields of wheat.
Mrs. J. P. Charles and daughter have
returned from Washington, DC.
Marion and Arthur Miller have a Lawn
Tennis Club in the school house yard.
Sixty-eight citizens of Eaton took in
the Soldiers Home excursion last Thurs
day.
Hon. Rufus Switzer, State Senator
from West Virginia, visited his uncle
Jonathan Switzer last week.
Edward Halderman, of Columbia city,
Ind, is visiting his cousin, Miss Laura
Bruce.
Charley Schlenker has gone to PhiIa-
delphia with the Cincinnati 0. N. CTS
as one of their musicians.
The "Pattona" base ball club of Ea-
ton had better retire for practice a few
weeks.
Marion Miller is home from Princeton
for a summer vacation. He was the
winner of two prizes.
The Church of which Mr.. Orr is pastor,
observed Flower Day very successfully
last Sabbath. 1t is a beautiful custom.
Miss Maloy OF Oxford. is visiting Miss
Alice Stannah. She is an accomplished
elocutionist.
Miss Jessie Woerner is at home from
her school in Kentucky to spend the va
cation.
Fred. Earhardt, Eaton's gardener, has
now for sale the golden dwarf, white
dwarf and the solid celery plants.
Solomon Sheets died at his residence
on east Main street, on Sunday afternoon
last, after a long and painful illness.
Henry Zimmerman of Winchester, is
reported to have been robbed OF 5000
last Friday night.
Misses Nellie and Julia Tory have
been visiting the wonders of the Nam
moth Cave in KY, with their father.
The Eaton Band was handsomely en-
tertained on Thursday night of last week,
by the new proprietors of the Reichel
House.
Any one who leaves a team OF horses
unhitched in the street, should be ar
rested and fined, no matter whether any
damage is done or not.
A very heavy rain fell north of Eaton
on Saturday evening last, flooding the
roads and fields and sending the small
streams booming up in a few minutes.
On last Sunday Rev. G.. Baughman
of the Lutheran church, completed his
thirty-ifth year in his parish here in this
county.
Miss Nellie Carroll Of Wyandotte, Kan
sas, is visiting friends in Eaton, her for
mer home. She is the guest of Mrs.
David Peters, north Barron street.
The big rain of last Saturday evening
rushed out of Twin lots of fine bass,
which we're readily gobbled up by dwell,
ers along its banks.
We advise the young man whose lodg.
ings are in a lonely building in the cen
ter OF town, to hire his grandmother as
a night guardian or change his ~roostine
place.
The G. H. & D. Railroad has made
the following excursion rates for the 4tt
of July. Tickets purchased July Sd o.
4th one way, will be good to return or
July 4th, 9Th or 9th.
The prize medals for the National Arch
cry Tournament to be held here thi!
month, are on exhibition at the jewelr,
establishments of Ward & Bro. They ar
handsome.
A western postmaster says that he ha
been reported as an offensive partisan
because he has refused to lick stamps
for the young women who send letter
through his Office.
Edward Stotler of Lanier Township
left in our Office on Tuesday last a fe,
heads of the hybrid Mediterranean wheat
The heads are all well filled and tn