The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-29

is now in his 73d year.
The following topics will be preached
to from the Christian pulpit next Sab,
bath. Morning theme-"The Reward
of Loving" Evening theme-"The Re-
compense of SIM"
). The largest and finest number one
mackerel ever brought to Eaton, at F.
P. Filbert's.
Josiah Kaylor, of Harrisville, Ind, a
red hot Hoosier Democrat, dropped in
last Saturday and left $3.50 with the ed
itor on subscription. Such visitors are
very welcome.
Florida strawberries have made their
appearance. They are not quite as large
as the oranges that come from that coun-
try, but sell at the same price-10 cents
apiece!
Induce honest, industrious and enter
prising men to make our town their home,
and then instead of opposing them DO
everything to encourage and keep them
with US.
The latest fashionable kink for girls at
skating Kinks is to wear a crimson veil
of illusion, covering half of the face
This gives the upper part of the physi-
ognomy the beautiful roseate hue of raw
beef steak.
The Knights of Honor will give three
splendid entertainments next week
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
at the Opera House. A program will
announce it in time for all to know all
about it.
A young lady school teacher over at
Dayton has been arrested fer whipping
q pupil until his legs were black and
blue. Well bet a nickel she wears her
hair banged and irizzlcd all w her
forehead.
In n neighboring town recently they
voted q bonnet to its "handsomest mar
ried woman" or tried to, but every hus-
was destroyed in the fight which follow
ed.
Persons who drive horses to town and
allow them to stand hitched all day
without food or water, make themselves
liable to arrest and a fine for cruelty to
animals. Every person doing SO ought
to be arrested.
Henry Shields will sell at his residence
5 miles southwest OF Lewisburg, OF the
Shieids~Anfrored road, on Thursday,
18th of February, horses, cattle, har-
ness, farm implements, molasses evapo-
rator, and many other articles.
A contemporary remarks that some
subscribers who pay q shilling a month
for a paper, or promise to do SO, fondly
imagine hat they own the body, soul
and liver of the editor. This is a mis-
take.
Buy a box of crystal baking powder
ard get a china cup, saucer and plate, at
F. P. Filhert's.
Frank P. Filbert has fit up a very
handsome Office in the rear end of his
grocery, where he receives and enter
ta;ns his friends who call without any
intention of making purchases. Drop in
and see it.
It is said that hotel rates in Washing
ton will range from $40 to $50 during the
Inauguration, but cheese and crackers
can be obtained at the same old rates by
those who desire to live economically
while there.
Mr.. NJ. G. Bohn, the druggist, has
kept n diary for many years, in looking
over his record for 1856 ne reports the
thermometer at 16 below zero on Feb. 8,
% below on the 4th. and "a below on the
5th. On March 18th, 1856. it went down
to s below zero.-MIAAIsBURG News.
1t was his first attempt on roller skates,
and as they brought him to the toilet
room he remarked: II tell you, boys,
that was gorgeous, I must have kicked
in the whole dome of heaven, the way
those stars flew round. l wonder il
there's any left for the next mani"
The man who, during extreme cold
weather, will drive a team several miles
to town and compel it to stand hitched
to a post for hours without eve SO much
as "a blanket thrown over the shivering
animals, isn't hall as liable to so to heav-
en- as the brutes he abuses, and he ISM
%one-third as fit to 60 there.
People who have tried in vain hereto.
fore to get postoffices established in theil
localities should take fresh courage
The appalling discovery has just been
made that there arc not enough postof
fees to go around and it will be necessa
~ to create a very large number to sat.
isfy the demand.
The latest swindle is said to be that O
n gang in Washington who advertise tc
send out a picture oil Washington monu
ment painted on a piece OF marble from
the monument. They advertise tina
Congress has appropriated SOC, 900 fol
the manufacture of them. and that the,
are to be given away. Fifty cents is re
quired to pay for packing and postage.
We are indebted to A. Noggle, Esq.
for the information that a new railroad
, is being surveyed from Union City to Ea
ton, through New Madison. The surve7
passes through Mr.. NoggIe's farm. Thi.
proposed road is designed to compel,
, with the Mackinaw.-NEw PARIS MIR
RoR.
There is nothing to prevent the sue
lcess of such an enterprise but want O
push" Let us all "push."
i The Marshal who would stand by, en-
S courage and permit such reckless drivin
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