The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-05


s%ioners shall receive 81, ZOO year, whicl
is to include all expenses.
The Fayette County Commissioners
have made a standing offer of 800 fol
every horse thief convicted in that coun
ty. That will make the thieves fighr
clear of that county in selecting theil
game.
1t is pretty difficult for a school girl tc
think of something to say when she goes
to write a composition, but as Don as
she gets out of school and while ON the
way home she can say a whole newspa.
per full without thinking.
The best for the money-our unlaun,
dried White Dress Shirts-49c., 75c. and
$1.0O, at the Eagle Clothing Store.
The masque carnival at the Opera
House, Monday evening, was a grand
success. The lucky ones for the neatest
costume were Miss Jennie 10y, who rep
resented "Sunshine," and Lew. Mat
thews, the "dude darkey."
Don't forget that the Knights of Honor
will give three interesting entertain
ments in the Opera House, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings. They
should not be sighted by any citizen of
Eaton.
G. P. Early will sell at West Florence,
O., Feb. 18th, 1885, eight three year old
colts, sever mares, eight head of cattle,
forty Poland-China sows, bred in Deem
Der, and forty-five shoats. Terms-one
year with approved security.
There will be a big fox drive west of
Eaton next Saturday. The Fourmilers
do such things in good order, and it will
be a big affair if the weather is favora-
BILE. We advise the men with dogs to
keep away. Don't forget it, either.
Post Master Neal has received his COM
mission from Washington city which
gives him another lease of four years on
the P. O. at Eaton, and has forwarded
his bond of $4,000, 90 to the department
to have it clinched. This is sad for P.
o. aspirants in Eaton. But wait patent
ly boys, Cleveland can have a whack at
it in four years and play the same game.
They have the roller skating fever to
such an extent at Van Vert that a boy
of that place being short of money forg-
ed an order from his father to the grocer,
asking him to send him a pound of to-
bacco. The grocer complied. The boy
sold the tobacco for twenty cents, and
went to the rink. Verify, roller skating
is a great craze.
Spring style Soft and Stiff Hats just
received. Come and look at them, at
the Eagle Clothing Store.
The Crayon picture of Mrs. William
Engle, on exhibition in the book store of
Mr.. Willard Edison, is the work of Miss
Mamie Engle, of Middletown. Persons
who profess to be judges of such work,
pronounce it to rank irst-class. Any
one personally acquainted with the de-
ceased, cannot help but recognize it at
first glance as a life-like picture.
Eaton is smiling, and il our capitalists
would invest more in building houses
and business rooms for rent, the town
would soon be laughing! Our popula-
ton now, estimated by the last corpora
ton vote, is about t%hirty-fve hundred,
and with more dwelling houses and good
business rooms, would in another year
reach 1000! Let those who have capt.
to invest put up dwellings and bust
ness houses, they will add to their wealth
and the prosperity of the town, more
than any other means in the in
creased value of real estate.
The fox hunt came off last Saturday
with a good turn out and the fun was
enjoyed by the crowd. One fox only
was got into the circle and that was
caught by dogs taken there in violation
of the rules of the hunt. The parties
taking them there should have been or
dered from the grounds and the dogs
W it'll them. That is about t: = size of it.
When men can't abide by thessules that
are agreed upon for such occasions, they
should remain at home. There came
very near being a muss over the fox in
the evening after the sport vas over.
If the dog men had got whipped nobody
would have pitied them.
Don't buy old style, shop worn hats,
when you can get the latest style and at
a saving of so to 75c. on each hat, at the
Eagle Clothing Store. New spring styles
just received.
Rev. W. II. Orr remarked in his SER
mon on Sunday evening last that he had
been a citizen of Eaton a little over three
years, and in that time twelve citizens
of the city had filled drunkards' graves,
six of whose sermons he had preached
himself. Sorrowful indeed is the pic.
ture! But as long as ministers Of the
Gospel can so twist and warp their Chris
tan consciences for the sake of party, as
to support men for public positions whom
they know, or could know if they would
dutifully seek the information, are per.
sons of dissipated habits, such state.
ments will, in all human probability
continue to be t%ruthfully made.
The prospects in Eaton for building
the approaching season begins to loom
up. We hear of several good structures
under contemplation by parties who are
amply able to build. We could name
several who have made all they are worth
in their trade and business out of oul
mechanics and other citizens, who ought
to put a part Of their ample profits in i'm
provements, and thereby furnish EN-.
ployment to our mechanics and laborins
men,. To Give and let %live," or to ere
ceive and to give" are duties we owe tt
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