The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-19
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Where are the blue birds?
March comes in on Sunday.
Umbrellas at Jos. Woerner's.
We arc now in the Lenten season.
Who sent our .'Devil'' that valentine ?
Good hogs will bring So per hundred
now.
How about Easter eggs at % cents pei
dozen?
Valentine day wasn't such a bad day
for birds. to mate.
w. D. Swisher, one mile west of West
Florence, had a sale on Tuesday last.
We want no more "open" winters pre-
dicted for this climate.
Geo. Early's sale of colts netted him a
right nice profit.
A newspaper that never gave offense
must be a milk and water concern.
Fears are entertained that the small
fruits have all been killed by the ex-
treme cold weather.
The P. NJ. of Eaton wasn't much both
cred with valentines. 1t is about play
ed out.
The town of Lebanon is not yet attack
ed with the skating rink craze. Sensible
Lebanon.
Candidates for Marshal are material
izing rapidly. There will be a lively fight
over the place from present prospects.
Fancy Dress Shirts, the new spring
styles, 75c. and 81, at Jos. Woerner's.
The Cleveland city Council makes the
gay and giddy roll Kinks pay a license.
Why not?
TiHin preachers are beginning a cru
SADIE against the skating Kinks of that
place.
The emigration from Preble county to
Kansas the coming year, from present
appearances, will be quite large.
If skating rink exercises could be linn
tied to one hour, it might be made a
healthy amusement.
Remember the Monarch Hams are
still 12t15 cts. per pound at L~ongneckcr
& Sons.
Dealers in agricultural implements are
beginning to look after next summers
business.
Yellow is said to be the fashionable
shade. This will make twenty dollar
gold pieces very stylish.
One of our exchanges has IN article
headed "The State at Large" 1t is not
stated how it escaped, but it certainly
was very careless in somebody.
A western paper in reviewing the
events of 1884, says it is remarkable for
a large number of weddings and other
casualties.
1t is proven by statistics that married
men live longer than single men. Peo-
PIE in a hurry to go to heaven will do
well to make a note of it.
The best makes OF Overalls ut JOS.
Woerner's.
A small piece Of the capstone of the
Washington Monument was sent to
Miller, the druggist, last week, by the
Royal Glue Co.
Geo. Mcdonald is said to be transla-
ting Letters from He'll" A very com
Portable place to have communication
from during such a winter.
William Jackson, who was brought
here from Fair Haven last week, charg-
ed with barn burning, was discharged
for want of any evidence of his guilt.
Jeans warranted not to rip, $l.00 and
$1.25, at Jos. Woerner's.
Two or three more good business rooms
could be rented in Eaton. They are
wanted. Who will move toward getting
them erected?
The frame dwelling on the Mary Van
Ausdal farm, two miles south of Eaton
on the Eaton and Hamilton pike, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.
Dynamite, roller skating and cholera
are popular topics now. Either n is
unhealthy to dwell long in any commu-
nifty.
In various places the ministers are
working to kill and wipe out the roller
skating Kinks. Certainly they have a
good reason for their move in the matter.
A Youngstown girl wants to bet $500
that she can roller skate faster than any
girl in the State. A fine accomplishment
for a lady.
A nice line of Hair Brushes, Combs,
Shoe Brushes, Mirrors, Cloth Brushes,
&C., at Miller's Drug Store.
An exchange facetiously remarks that
newspaper reporters will always be found
fault with until they can write up ar &C
count Of a street fight that will please
the nan who gets licked.
Patti wrote in an album the other day /:
Go to strangers for charity, acquain-
tances for advice, and to relatives for
nothing, and you will always have a
supply"
Arts will forsake any food for lard,
says the Boston Journal, and they can
be exterminated by greasing a plate with
that substance and placing it in their vi
cinity.
TIE town of New Paris was thrown in
to spasms last week on account of the
arrival of a dozen kegs of beer and a re-
port that they were for the purpose Of
starting a saloon.
The Salvation Army is preparing for
a grand rally at Columbus from the 2lst
to the 23d of February, inclusive. What
a hustling there'll be among the Legisla'