The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05

Se0 ~ AS0A AAAAS -
of Eaton, died on Monday night last from
the effects of a stroke of paralysis she
received a few weeks ago.
Ladies' Fine Shoes at Filbert's.
The county commissioners have finally
concluded to fix up the Sevenmile bridge
at Eaton. Now let the turnpike compa'
NY come to some conclusion about the
Main street crossing, where stood the
"old red bridge"
"Craik's" dry goods store is down
east at Kline's red corner.
1t nov costs the Corporation of Eaton
81, $4,000 for Marshals to attend to the
business, when it could be done just as
we'll for half the money. Is that the way
to build up a town and make it flourish
and prosperous?
Bud Swisher's barn neal Campbells-
town, was struck by lightning last week
and entirely destroyed. In jumping over
the manger to save some property while
it was burning, he lost his pocketbook
with $50 in it. Loss heavy and no in
surance.
If you want good pure home made CT
der vinegar, call at the grocery of D.
Sharkey. Only % cents per gallon.
"How to Send a Boy to Sea" is the
name of a new book. An exchange says
that one good way is to work him on the
farm from daylight to dark 365 days in
the year and then thrash him with a
trunk strap when he asks for a half day
holiday in a leap year.
Joe Litzhiser has returned from a sew
eral months cruise over the State of
Kansas, and is satisfied that Preble coun-
ty will suit him better than any part of
Kansas for successful farming. His head
is level, and we advise all who have farms
in Preble county not to give them up for
Kansas land.
I am offering some of the greatest bar
gains yet shown in Boots and Shoes, and
you will ave money by purchasing now,
at E. o. Lockwood's, 100 Main street.
Boys who smoke cigarettes are appa-
rently at a discount in California. A
rancher in Proche a short time ago Of
fered to swap his eighteen-year-old boy,
who smoked cigarettes, to any person for
a dog, and finding nj takers at that, even
up, he offered five dollars to boot, but
even then couldn't make a trade.
Gas was struck at Hamilton at a depth
of 436 feet at the well which is being
sunk in the northern part of the city
When lit the blaze was five feetkigh and
two or three inches wide, burning stead
lily. Whether it will continue to be steady
cannot be told, but the men think it is
entirely too shallow. The drilling con-
tinued to a depth of 500 feet when water
of a decidly salty taste was reached.
E. H. Cook is selling -four as low as
any house in Eaton and defes COMPETE
ton. [july22-3
We find it stated that if the outside
leaf of a cabbage plant which is infested
with green cabbage worms, is broken off
and placed flat over the top of such plant
in the afternoon, next morning nearly
all the worms in the cabbage will be
found c~ongregated on this leaf and can
easily be removed and destroyed. If
this be true, it is a very valuable discov-
cry.
Thos. D. Campbell, Esq of the Lou
%isville, New Albany and Chicago road,
and by the way a road that is growing
in popularity with the travel northwest,
has beer advanced to District Passenger
Agent. There is nc more popular rail-
road man in the country than Mr.. Camp
bell, and his advancement is a deserved
recognition of an honest and faithful SER
want.
E. & w. Linen Collars and Cuffs at
Jos. Woerner's.
This is the time of year, the "dog
days." when the heat of the sun fer
ments and decomposes refuse matter and
evolves the germs of disease, and conse-
quently fevers of various forms are more
prevalent than at any other season.
Therefore great care should be taken by
everybody to keep their premises clean,
and thereby suffering may be averted
and doctors bills saved.
The seventh annu al camp-meeting I'M
der the auspices of the A. I'll. E. Church,
will open on the Preble county fair
grounds on Friday, August 18th, and
continue over two Sabbaths. Some of
the ablest Divines of the colored church
Will be present with good singers secur-
ed, SO that the meeting will be made
quite interesting to all attendants.
Mems Fine Shoes, at Filbert's, at low
prices.
The Democratic Central Committee
have appointed the following named
Democrats as delegates to the Democrat
ic State Convention, to be held at Tole-
do, O., August 18th and 18th, 1856, viz:
A. E. Anderson, Somers; Henry Miller,
Jefferson johnson McLain, Twin; Sam'l
Swisher, jackson; VIM. A. Huffman,
Washington.
Slippers are now being made of paper,
says an exchange. This will be good
news to the small boy who has expert
enced trouble by the contact of the brow
of his mothers slipper with the seat of
his everyday pants. And he will be
satisfied with a still lighter and more
airy material for the manufacture of slip
pers if some sevant will undertake to in
vent it.
Hercules $1.00 Overalls 75c., and S5c.
Overalls for &c., at Jos. Woerner's.
The house painters of our town have
been exceedingly busy ever since spring
opened. Our citizens display much COM