The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12

very considerable to the convenience o
receiving taxes and paying out the funds
VIM. Jackson (colored) was brough
here last Monday from Fair Haven anc
imprisoned in default of $1,000 bail
charged with the burning of Alexande
Snith's barn near that burg, on the nigh
/ of the 18th Of November last.
Somebody has invented a noiseles'
roller skate. This is n step TOWARD
per:ecting the sport; but what is nov
most needed is a roller skate that will
place a pillow under a nan when ne stu
down, and hand him a bottle of arnica
New Herring, $1.3O for 4 barrel or 8;
cents a kit at Rhea & Sons.
Samuel Snider, John o. Deem and j
v. Campbell, will sell at auction on the
goth at the store house of Robt. David
son in New Lexington, horse, buggy and
harness, dry goods, groceries, hardware.
furniture, and many other articles.
Jonathan Switzer ard Henry Sharkey
are two old Jacksonian Democrats OF
Preble county, who voted for "Old Hick,
ory" in 1892, Mr.. Switzer in Dixon Town,
ship and Mr.. Sharkey in Washington
Township. They have both voted the
Jackson ticket ever since.
Monarch Hams, the best in use. Try
one, at Longnecker & Sons.
An exchange is wicked enough to say
that ga man vino w:ilspend four cents a
day for tobacco, and deny his wife and
children their county paper, because it
costs four cents a week, isn't worthy to
have, a wife and children and ought to be
outlawed by society.
The city dads voted last Monday night
to let the Hall go to the skating rink pro-
prietors for $3.50, afternoon and evening
How is that? Church festivals, lectures,
balls, concerts, &c. must pay almost
twice the sum the rinkers get it at, al
though the skating business is twice as
injurious to the floor as all the Others
Is there anything N it?
Young man, look at the elegant spring
style Hat, just in, at the Eagle Clothing
Store.
Mne. Katharine Gray will give one OF
her interesting and dramatic reading en-
tie ,tainlnents at the Opera House this
Thursday evening. AS an actress and
elocutionist Mrs. Gray has no super
Tor and but few equals, and wherever she
has given her entertainments has re-
ceived the highest praises of her audi
ences. She ought to have g. crowded
house, because nothing Of the kind has
been in Eaton for a long time.
A man, in order to meet the e-igen-
cies OF the present winter, should have
about five overcoats, all Of different
weight. He needs a buffalo robe for ear
ly morning; and then as the day advan-
ces, ne should be able each hour to don
a lighter garment until midday, when
he could go without any, and then grad
ually increase the weight until he would
get back TO his buffalo robe at night
There is lots OF climate this winter.
II pounds CT Prunes for $1.00 at Long
necker & Sons.
The Pennsylvania Legislature is con-
sidering a bill for fogyirg w~ife-beaters.
This would be a wholesome measure
1t is a step in the right direction, and we
would like to see such q law enacted in
Ohio. 1t could be used to good purpose
mere, by being tried en- some of our chro.
nc wiie-beaters, who seem to be i'm
pressed with the idea that the beating Of
their wives is a portion OF tne:r mission
on earth.
Will the roller skate have to go? The
Dauph;n County (?enn.j Grand Jury, IL
its latest p-esentmen5 to the Court, re
ports that the skating links are a nui
cance, because detrimental to the healtt
OF our young people and in a great mea
sure destructive of the morals of tht
youths who frequent tnem." This, will
the opinion of the learned scientists tina
skating enlarges the feet, will have {
tendency to make the pastime urpopu
La.
Look at the new spring style Soft and
Stiff Eats at the Eagle Clothing Store
opposite Court House Square.
The largest class of the present Boari
of School Examiners was present at thei
meeting last Saturday. Ii general, gooc
work vas done By the applicants, bu
there is need of more extended work
and mere general knowledge on thei
part. Many teachers have the idea TIA
al that is required OF them is to be abb
to pass with a moderately good average
Such work will never get tnem a bette
school or better pay. Honest and pei
severing labor outs de the school room i
required if they would succeed. 1h
first requisite is thorough preparation
and then with proper application SUE
cess will attend their labors.
We understand the Eaton Gymnasium
Association are going to build a hall an
are now negotiating for suitable ground
Tor its erection this season. This assoc
alton is composed OF our best young me
and no doubt will be joined b. the youn
ladies' when a suitable hail is provided
Many of them reed the muscular exc
else for health and DEVELOPMENT as muc
as the men. There is nc leason why tt
association should not succeed, rs it hs
more members than the Odd Fellows ha
/, when they purchased and built the
present hall, which is paid for and
worth to-day $40, 900. We say to o.
young friends, go forward and erect
substantial building and your commc
, dues and rents will pay all the eos
ten years and make your association