The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-23
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
No politics now.

No politics now.
Cold weather is a bracer.
Sunday schools are filling up.
The candy market is booming.
Remember your taxes are due.
Money covers a leprosy of sins.
Next week A. D. 1887 will begin.
Put away your almanac for 1886.
All paid iu-the saloon men of Eaton
]. B. Mcintyre has gone back to Dan
vile, Ind, school.
A masked ball is to be given at tn
Opera House one Christmas eve.
Remember that Christ was born poo
and died poor.
Sleigh bells jingled last Sunday on GU
streets.
We want all the wood promised now
Bring it in.
Remember Christmas comes but ono,
q year.
Wsnted-a few stump speeches on so
Der officials by professor" -
Why is the Eaton lamplighter like
Othello? Because his occupations gone
The Mayor fined Frank McLeaster 81
and costs N Monday last for getting toe
much Christmas on board already.
Ed Walker will take the Christmas
cake for the best decorated business win
dow in Eaton.
Thos. O'Neal is back to his school
again, after an absence of several days
on account of the mumps.
Don't forget that the taxpayers are
anxious to know all about that $780, 90
errori
The electric light towers are up-the
Main street bridge abutments are finish
ed-and still we are not happy.
IA merry, merry Christmas" to all
our friends, patrons and readers, is our
greeting.
"The snow, the snow, the beautiful
So" but there, our readers are doubt
less familiar with it.
No court for the past two weeks, but
Judge Hume is expected here in a few
days to dispose of several cases.
Well be at home all day on Christmas
and New Years to welcome all delin-
quents who may find it convenient TO
give vi a call.
Price Miller, lea Lewisburg, had three
fine steers to take suddenly sick last
week, one of which died. He kind of
thinks poison was given them.
If the $500 Terror" in the Washington
township contingent school fund is a
Democratic error. let us know it. Give
us light on the subject.
Frank Murray has decorated his bar
Der shop for Christmas with a fine four
teen foot mirror, the workmanship of
Charley Churchill. It's handsome.
Take Nosfce...All knowing them
selves in debt to the Eaton Manufactur-
ing Co., please call and settle immedi-
ately, Gdec23-2
John Smith (colored) was yankcd be-
fore the Mayor last Monday for an as
sault On the person of LATE Sharp and
fined$ So and costs. Johns heels wouldn't
do him any good before his Honor.
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William Risinger, a well known farmer
north of town, and former county COM
missioner, made an assignment last week
to John T. Deem, for the benefit of cred
itors. Assets and liabilities not vet
known.
Deem & Son, opposite Court House,
propose to make everything crazy for the
next week on the prices of clocks, watch
es, chains, rings, toys, &C., They are
bound to sell out regardless of cost or
profit. Call in.
The Christian church will hold a fes-
tival at the Opera House, on Christmas
evening. In addition to the festival and
entertainment, supper will be served to
all who may desire. All are cordially
to attend.
A four year old child of John F. LLOYD,
at Lewisburg, burned to death on Thurs
day night OF last week, while its mother
was outside doing some work. When
will parents learn to not leave children
alone in rooms where fires are easily got
at to amuse themselves in?
The decision of the Supreme Court,
declaring the "Dow' law constitutional,
was received here with no surprise, and
everybody said, "I told you So" AS
the saloonists had all paid the tax there
are no penalties to pay, and hence no
Benz. Hubbard, Esq, on his way to
Sabbath school last Sunday morning,
slipped and fell, bruising his face very
severely. Mrs. w. G.. NJ. Brookins act
ed the good Samaritan, picked him up,
took him in and cared for him until he
was able to return home.
John Deem & Son, at the Chambers
Jewelry room, opposite Court House,
offer watches, clocks, chains, rings, toys
OF every description, at rock bottom prices
for the next week. The stock must go.
Now is the time to call.
Marks Nation deserves credit for his
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