The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Fall fishing is ON hand.

u DEfAkIMEvn.
Fall fishing is IN hand.
You can shoot rabbits now.
The November election is getting close,
Judge Hume held court in Eaton on
Monday last.
Ladies' pass free into the Butler coun.
.ty fair.
The Cincinnati Exposition is over, and
home merchants will get our trade.
Conventions, fairs and reunions are
over.
Virgins should have set his great
earthquake for the LIST Of April.
Shooting accidents by dragging the
gun over the fence will soon be in order,
Fall weather now, but the real fall
weather comes with icy pavements later
"A political preacher is too narrow tc
enjoy pure religion.
For bargains in Black Dress Goods, 60
to the Mammoth Dry Goods Store.
Mrs. David May and her sister Mrs.
Henry Brown, of Wayne, Ind, are Wis.
iting relatives at New Castle, Ind.
Pic-nics, reunions, shows and county
fairs have had their day and next will
come Thanksgiving and the holidays.
Eaton was the best represented town
outside of West Alexandria, at the Mack
NAV celebration.
The many things predicted through
the year to happen when the leaves be-
gin to fall' viii have to be coming soon
Clint. Huston has on hand q complete
assortment of frst-class teas. Call and
try them.
Dick Myer was grand marshal at the
West Alexandria celebration, and"Dick''
filed the place to the satisfaction of the
great crowd.
The Council passed the bill to pay out
of the corporation funds the amount for
the private street crossing on Main street.
What next?
The West Alexandria P. o. takes the
cake and bread with it, for the next
neatest Office in the county. The rail-
road is making the town proud.
Alex. Powell, at the Dayton pike gate,
two miles east of Eaton, has our thanks
for a basket of very fine sweet potatoes,
that equal the Jersey in flavor.
Floor Oil Cloth in all grades, at the
Mammoth Dry Goods Store.
Henry Young, an old resident of this
county, living south of Eaton, died on
Monday last. He was an exemplary
man of the Dunkard persuasion.
Rev. H. L. Garfield will conduct a Sc
ries of meetings at the Univcrsalist
church, commencing Thursday evening,
Oct. Nth, continuing over Sunday.
Butler county is some in getting big
crowds at its fairs. It must be on ac-
count of its popular President, Hon.
Peter Murphy.
Preble county is sandwiched between
Darke and Butler counties. It downs
Darke in the fair business and is neck
and neck with Butler.
Christman is prepared to furnish Gull
vert Stone, Walks, Varandas, Steps,
Caps, Stills, &C., to any part OF the III
ty. Quarry 3 miles northeast of Eaton.
A red SOW, weighing about $50 pounds,
left the premises of John Willis a few
weeks ago, for the return of which he
will pay a reward. It was last seer in
Aukerman's woods.
The Enterprise Band walked from the
village to the railroad celebration al
West Alexandria, a distance OF four
miles. The boys deserved the post Of
honor for their patriotism.
Philip Miller, Robert Appleby, Col
Welty and Gid. Miller, left this week fol-
Wisconsin on q deer hunt. Good reports
come in from parties already there about
the game being very plenty.
The exact amount of money spent OF
Deem street for the past several years
would be an interesting item to the tax
payers of the corporation, it being onl,
q half street.
Hog cholera is getting in its work yer.
severely in this county. An old farme
recommends that all hogs dying will
the disease be buried. It may be a goo,
idea.
Any private citizen who wants o mic
street crossing, even if it is in the mid
die of the square, will secure it at tn
expense of the corporation by applica
ton to Hubbell & Hathaway, boss cit
dads.
Clint. Huston has made arrangement
with a large tea house to sell their teas
and will keep constantly on hand a CON
plete ASSORTMENT Of the best qualities
which he will sell at the lowest prices
Call 3 doors south OF Post-ofice.
When q man enters the newspaper br
siness he learns rapidly until at the en-
of two months he knows it all; then b
begins to u~nlearn what he has befor
learned, and at the end of five years b
knows a little about it.
Tobacco Blindness" is the caption
an article in q late issue of the Scientif
American. A mans eyes may be teri
bly, affected by the use of tobacco, but
never gets so blind that he cannot see
cigar when it is offered him.
When it is demonstrated that the Lol
made the world for your especial bene!
it will be time for you to try to CROW
other people out. Until that time y,
had better be willing to give your neig
Dor a fair show.