The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Wool season now
Harvest has commenced.
Muzzle the CANNES at large.
Raspberries are very plenty.
Linen busters are fashionable.
Soda fountains are in full blast.
"Mother, may 1 go out to swim?"
Get ready something for the next fair
Soon be time to lay in your coal fol
winter.
The Band played in the park on Tues
day evening. Give us more.
A good many Eatonians took in the
Camden 4th of July celebration.
J.. d. Campbell and wife of Liberty
Ind, spent the 4th in Eaton.
No more holidays now until Thanks
giving.
Eaton displayed some fireworks or
the evening of the 4th.
Eddie Nelson is visiting at Xenia and
Dayton.
Candidates are beginning to buzz pros
pective delegates.
Matrimonial market dull-plenty Of
material for sale.
The Republicans are agitated over the
Prohibition boom.
Miss Mary Van lyle of Indiana, is Wis
iting relatives in Eaton.
The Archery attendants are all very
gentlemanly and quiet looking persons.
Miss Effie Stephens of Greenville, O.,
is visiting friends here.
Clint. Nelson dropped down into Ea-
ton from Xenia to see old acquaintance.
Preble county has only two new dem
ocratic postmasters. There ought to be
several more.
Martin Rehfuss of Peoria, H., and his
brother Charley of Upton, Ind, were
home on the 4th.
cold JOKER" we don't know you, and
of course can't publish your correspond
ence.
John Kelley, son of Matthias Kelley,
and wife OF Cincinnati, are visiting rela-
tives in Eaton.
Camden had a gay time ON the 4th,
and as far as we can learn so had West
Alexandria and Winchester.
The Eaton "Pattonas'' were defeated
again on the 4th of July by the Mutuals
of indianapolis. Ills sad.
The locusts have disappeared from
about here and did no perceptible dam
age. p
W~atermelons from Georgia have made
their appearance in our market, but the
price don't suit these hard times.
Miss Emma Maclay of Pensacola, Flor
ida, is visiting the family Of w. c. M.
Brookins.
The 4th of July was opened in Eaton
by a slaughter of the birds that roost on
the public square. Was that right?
It is predicted the present month of
July will be the hottest month that we
have experienced in the last forty years.
The Presidential AK is still suspended
over Preble county P. Ms. Just when
it will begin to work is very hard to
guess.
Mr.. James Deem will furnish per-
sons with the genuine German Carp,
who want to stock fish ponds. He has
a fine lot now on hand.
Johnny M~onosmith. only about ten
years old, carries the badge SO far this
season, of catching the largest bass in
Twin. It weighed three pounds.
Outside of the display of bunting and
the shooting of fire crackers by the small
boy, the Fourth of July in Eaton was no
more than any other day.
The Commissioners had several shade
trees taken out of the public square,
which. has helped its appearance very
much.
Miss Ella Huston, who is studying ell
ocution under Miss Murdoch, of Cincin-
natl, spent the Fourth with her parents
in Eaton.
They tell US that money is inactive
but it seems to be active enough to slip
through ones fingers as nimbly as il
ever did.
The essay of Miss Carrie Williams
closes the list of Commencement papers
We hope all our patrons enjoyed theil
reading. They were good, far above the
average.
An exchange says there is a woman
going around among the girls beseechine
them not to marry men who drink, chew
or smoke. This looks as if she was in.
tent on starting an old maid factory on
colossal scale.
The fellow who purchased three head
of horses on the credit of a Republican
candidate for county Treasurer, who told
him if he wanted any money to call, go
cleft" We advise the candidate to lool
up the Weldy election law and study it
Seven persons were poisoned in Indi
ana by eating ice cream. Young men
please take note of this and tell the com
panion of your evening promeiades wher
you see her gazing longingly at the Sc
ductive sign across the street.
Mrs. Mary Wilkinson brought to thu