The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-25
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Eaton last week. CASHIER" got disgust
ed over the political result in Preble
county last fall, and emigrated into a
healthy democratic county.
Jake Gochenour of breech-of-promise
fame, is said to have converted all his
wealth into cash, which consisted only
of money loaned, and left for the west
to grow up with the country" and hunt
a damsel congenial to his mode of living.
We understand that G. H. Edison has
contracted with the Trunk Bros. for a
dressed stone pavement in front of his
hardware establishment in Commercial
block. G. P. Thum and the Odd Fellows
will follow suit during the summer.
People complain of hard times. It's a
story as old as the sheckels Of the Jew
ish d~ispensation. Even Confucius, no
doubt, had to rustic round on Saturday
afternoons to raise the cash to pay his
washwoman.
Mrs. Joushua D. Hickman kindly re-
membered us last week with her annual
treat of strawberries. They were of the
Mammoth variety, of mammoth size and
fine in favor. We hope Mrs. H. may
live many years and never fail in a crop
of strawberries.
Linen Hats 29c., at the Eagle Clothing
Store.
A Western judge has decided that it
is the duty of a husband to let his wife
know where he spends his evenings
when away from home. This looks like
cruelty. Most women are not strong
enough to stand the shock.
"He has a slight attack of peanutico,
~bananaria, with some symptoms OF ice
creamitis and cakurium. 1 guess he'll
pail through" said the doctor, as he left
the small boys bedside. Some of this
summers cholera scares will very likely
be found to be from pie-cherry AMI green
apple microbes in the same way.
George Dickey, ST., a vigorous pioneer
of PEBBLE county aged SO years, and re-
siding with his son DR.. Geo. w. Dickey,
at New Hope, on the Eaton and Rich
mond pike, was around on our streets
one day last week, shaking hands with
old time friends. At a cursory glance it
was hard to tell which wa the eldest, the
father or SON..
A writer, who takes a gloomy view Of
even the absence of the pestiverous fly,
says: "The scarcity of house flies is no.
ticed on all. hands and it is claimed by
many people that the absence of these
pests denote that the greater pest, chol-
era. will visit US this summer. It is also
claimed that the coming of the seventeen
year locusts is another indication that
cholera will be with u.s."
w. H. Kline we understand has con-
tracted with John Hickman to remodel
his residence on the northwest corner
OF Main and Maple streets into business
rooms. Thus the old landmarks in our
city are disappearing under the spirit of
progress and business demands. We
could name several others who might
profit themselves and our city by follow
ing the good example of Esq. Kline.
1t has often been disputed whether
money found in a shop belongs to the
keeper of the place or the finder. A
writer in an eastern paper relates that a
customer in a drug store once picked up
a dollar note lying on tn, floor between
two parallel counters. He inquired if
any one in the store had lost it, and find
ing that they had not, he appropriated
it. His claim to it being disputed, the
case vas submitted to a lawyer, who
said: "The open passage between the
two counters was dedicated to the public,
not in the fee simple, but as a highway
which they were invited to occupy for
purposes of traffic" So the finder kept
the dollar.
An exchange says: "The printing
press has made Presidents, killed poets,
furnished bustles for beauties, and fur
nished genius with the sandpaper of crit
icism. 1t has made worlds get up to roll
call every morning; given the pulpit
lungs of iron and voice of steam. 1t has
Sc. the price of a bushel of wheat and
made the country postoffice the glimmer-
ing goal of the rural scribe. 1t has cur
tailed the power of kings, embellished
the pantry shelves and busted rings; it
has converted bankers into paupers,
made sawyers of college presidents; it
has educated the homeless, and robbed
the philosopher of his reason. 1t smiles
and kicks, cries and dies, but can't be
run to suit everybody, and the editor is
a fool who tries it."
The Executive Committee of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Reunion of Preble
ceunty met at G. A. R. Hall, Saturday
last. 1t was decided that the reunion
for 1885 be held at Eaton on the day pre-.
ceding the reunion of the 35th o. v. 1.
Date to be decided in the future. 1t was
thought best to have a basket dinner,
the reunion committee to furnish coffee
to all who may wish it for dinner; also
a dinner for all old soldiers who may
wish it, of coffee, bean soup and hard
tack only. Article 6 of the constitution
was amended 80 as to include the com
manders of each G.. A. R. Post in the
county on the Executive Committee
Adjourned to meet at call of the Presi
dent.
The Dime Social at the residence O
Mr.. G. w. Deem, for the benefit of the
Presbyterian church, on the 9th inst.
was the largest of the series yet giver
by the ladies'. The programme arrange