The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
"white Christmas %

There is filth enough in some of ou1
alleys to breed disease.
Ohio is claimed to be the leading wool
growing State.
Impure water is usually the cause OF
typhoid fever.
It is always best to buy from those
who advertise their goods.
Don't forget to "swear off, and stay
tsswore off,"
The holiday trade in Eaton has been
very good. So say.ar the merchants.
All the liquor dealers in Eaton paid
the Dow law axes.
No more quail shooting after this
week.
Eaton needs a revival-in the manu-
featuring business.
The Coroner could find no evidence
as to who done the hanging of Mussel.
1T was a very quiet Christmas in Ea-
ton-more so than usual.
Don'tforget, you men who use horses,
to blanket them well when you tie them.
The Holiday number of the Cincinna-
ii Illustrated News, is the handsomest
paper ever issued in America.
The death list of Eaton and vicinity
will appear next week, prepared by
Judge Chambers.
The fire department of Eaton has not
had a call for several months. May it
continue several more months.
Mr.. Chas. Schlenker wants his indebt-
ed friends to call and square up at the
close of the year-and don't forget it.
Don't catch a cold. Be patient; watch
and wait. The cold will catch you quick
enough.
Perry Wysong sold two poland-china
pigs last Tuesday, Z months old, that
pulled the scales down to 555. Who can
beat it?
ga Happy New Year" to our 250, 900
readers! There is nothing mean about
us, if several thousand do read the pa
per without costing them a cent!
The report here that James Haston
had me a violent death at the hands of
the cowboys in Kansas, was a false one.
1t was a James Haskins.
No postmaster has any lawful right
or authority to assign a post-ofice box
to any person until the rent has been
paid one-quarter in advance.
"A convention of Ohio sportsmen will
be held in Columbus, January 18th, to
form a State association for the better
protection of game.
1t is quite likely that the temperance
question, or local option, will figure
pretty conspicuously in the election to
be held here in the spring.
A stray white and black spotted cat
with a string around its neck, came to
the DEMOCRAT Office last Monday. The
owner can have it, as we have too many
stcats" already.
Ills better to give than -receive''-
which means that an editor would rath-
er give his paper for $3.50 per year,
than the subscriber should receive it
for nothing.
Children shouldn't eat snow. An
eminent physician has discovered that
itproduces diphtheria. Now then what
produces it in the spring of the year
when there is no snow?
The sensible and better class of peo-
pie object to having their names herald
ed in ttsociety notes. every times they
make a few miles visit. 1t is getting to
be too "common."
A year with the figure app will soon
be upon US. Odd figures are supposed
to bring good luck, therefore we sup
pose hat nc objections will be offered
against the new year.
Women who have a habit of turning
round in the street to inspect other wo-
mems dresses will learn with envy that
a fish has been found which has eyesin
the back of it's head.
A matrimonial cyclone is now sweep
ing through this fair land, and is strik-
ing the long, the short, the slim, the
thick, the young and the old in his on
ward course.
The many patrons of the DEMOCRAT
who have called and squared their sub
scription accounts during the past two
weeks, have our thanks. There are
many more who should begin the New
Year on the square.
The different churches in Eaton held
Christmas festivals. The Presbyterian
and Christian in the Opera House, and
the Methodist and colored in their own
buildings. They all done well for the
little ones.
A society is being organized among
men to wear their silk hats to the thea
ter and opera. This is to be done until
the ladies appear in l~ow-crowned bon
nets or hats that do not obstruct the
view of those who sit behind them in
places of public amusement.
The wife of Mussel refused to have
anything to do with his body or it's eff.
fects after execution. 1t was taken tc
the county infirmary burial ground, al.
though it is said he requested to be blu.
ried by the side of his child in the Con.
cord cemetery.
If any person should fall on the side
walk in front of any place where tn
walk is left dangerous from the accu'
mutation of snow or ice, the propert.
would be held responsible for damages
Clean your sidewalks. A little care il
this respect may a v you much troubl
and money