The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Have you paid your taxes?,
June is the month Of roses.
The sprinkler has a picnic.

The squirrel crop around this locality
will be a failure this year.
The hum of the locust is still heard
in the land.
Business men still complain of dull
times.
There is a complaint of too much rain
around here.
Crime seems to have been rife in Pre-
BILE county during the past week.
If the English sparrow would attack
the seventeen year locusts it might re-
ceive the respect of the people.
The theatres and roller skating Kinks
all over the country are closing their
doors for the summer.
Now doth the little boy improve each
hour by spending his time along the
banks of the creek.
White Dress Shirts, the best for the
least money, at the Eagle Clothing Store.
Capt, M.sH.Leugh was married last
Thursday in West Elkton, to Miss Susie
Scott.
Geo. Deem is putting down a very sub
stantial pavement in front of his resi-
dence on north Barron street.
Clint. Huston has ice cream on hand
all the time, and also fresh, cool butter
milk on draught.
In a class of nine at Middletown col
ored boy is to receive the honors of the
class.
The State Board of Agriculture predicts
the wheat crop will be 81 per cent. of an
average corn average is 5 per cent above.
If you want to visit the Soldiers Home
now is your chance. Only $1.25 the round
trip, the 25th the day.
The revised old Testament abolishes
the word "bell," but sinners will find
business continued at the old stand, all
the same.
The new postal cards issued for the
government under the contract of 1885
will be a delicate pink instead of a cream
color as heretofore.
Persons desiring to attend the Normal
can see Sup't f. G. Ashinger, at the
Reichel House, Friday the 10Th and Sat
urday the goth.
Neck Ties-the latest style-at Joe
Woerner's.
Hereafter the Cincinnati daily papers
will be for sale at the jewelry store of G.
G. Schlenker, instead of at Brookins'
drug store.
William O'Conner has our thanks for
his treat of strawberries from his own
patch. They were as fine as any we have
eaten this season.
VIM. McCabe left Eaton last Saturday
evening for Minneapolis, Kansas, where
he expects to remain sofre time and build
several houses.
Quite q large number of our country
people were in Eaton last Saturday, at
tending court, paying taxes and purchas-
ing the n-ecessaries of life.
McCord will run an excursion to the
soldiers Home ON the 25th and only
$1.25 to go. Everybody ought to accept
the offer.
Jake Gochenaur took eight hours to
drive oyer to the Soldiers Home with
his "Nancy jane" when he could have
done it easily in three hours. 1t cost
him 81, 5000! Let others take warning.
The Presbyterian Church was beauti-
fully and tastefully decorated with flow
ers on Sunday last, because it was Child
ren's Day. 1t was a very pleasant occa-
sion to the members and friends of the
church. Long may it live.
Ed. Walker and Miss Floe Deem,
youngest daughter of William Deem,
were married on Thursday evening last
at the residence of the BRIDES father on
west Somers street. We wish them both
long life, happiness and prosperity.
Celluloid Collars and Cuffs at Joe
Woerner's.
The bass season is now open, and no
doubt the Recording Angel weeps ove
the many lies that are beginning to cir
culate about the biggest bass I ever saw
that broke the line and got away just as
1 was going to pull him out of the wa.er!"
John Browns soul is marching on"
to the States prison. He was engaged
only a few weeks ago by the Eaton Man
~ufacturing Company and is now board
ing with Sheriff Peters, charged with en-
bezzlement. Truly "the way of the trans
gressor is hard"
MIR. A. Denny, of Eaton, recommends
the granite boulders of Preble county for
the Cincinnati pavements. He thinks
it unnecessary to go hundreds of miles
away when there is an abundant supply
at home. We can testify from personal
observation that they are very hard and
very plenty in that locality. Mr.. 8. w.
Ely, formerly of the Covington GAZETTE,
endorses the proposition.-MIAMI Hell
MET.
"Time is money" says the old adage.
In driving over to the Soldiers Home
with Annie Grier, Jake Gochenaur seems
to have possessed too much of both. He
occupied eight hours in going there when
he could have easily done it in three. A
jury charged him $225.0O an hour, cost
ing him 81, 800, when at the same rates
had he gone in a business way, it would
only have cost him $675.00!
Mems s~uspenders Is, 20 and 25c., at
Joe Woerner's.
Peterson's Magazine comes to us for
July, an unusually brilliant number, even
for it. There is a beautiful steel-plate;
a double-size colored fashion; a double
size colored pattern in embroidery; and