Thursday, Jan. 6, 18S1.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Talk railroad, 5 -

Pity the poor.Give us a January thaw.Ko egg-nog- g New Year's day.. .

. The "sweet buy and buy" is over.Holida ys are over, now talk railroad.Are Prosecuting Attorneys all market-

able' articles? " ;..'Leap year is over, girls. Talk

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Judge W. J. Gilmore and lady are at' home from Columbus.,

Aboss'- and "anti-bos- s' f Corporationticket will be run next spring.

EdT' Goldsmith has our thanks.' Heremembered it was New Year's. -

Don't this Corporation want anothercistern or two? - ' '

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' Berjj; Hubbard j Esq., has filled his icehouse with ice. . , -

Sorry bur young friend M. T. Ayers is- confined to his bed of sickness. -

Milk peddlers don't like this weather.It freezes before it mixes well." "

How long will the 10 o'clock and Sun-

day Ordinance be enforced? ,,.

The prayer guage is measuring things' 3 ':--

V- 'this week.- - v"

He who has a mind of his own can getalonbettefthan those who assail hkn.

Tiie sleigh bells have been jingling for

more than a week. Pity the poor horses.

Scandal hurts the one who utters itmore than the one against whom it is di-

rected.! '.'"" ".DonH'talk about spring candidates al-

ready. Give us a rest pn politics. . Talkrailroad.".! ; ; 'J'n -

Many pastors would rather preach toempty heads than to empty pews. Go tochurch. ..' ' -

The holiday trade in, Eaton was neverbetter than this year. .But now look-o-

ut

for a lull."';'..'.'' , . f. ;; '

" The' girls of Eaton didn't' keep open" house- - on New Year's day. They were

all short of sweet things to eat.

If you want to be protected from trav-eling swindlers and confidence men, sub-

scribe for your County paper and read it."Thl'Holiday Visitor" closed out last

Saturday. It was a lively and spicy lit-

tle 'sheet during its five week'--s existence.

"VSrTiere-a- s the sense of our city dads un-

dertaking. to enforce laws, .when theyopenly violate and disregard them as a

Skating is popular this winter moreso ijian for many years past.- - The man--

ufactorics can hardly supply the demandfor skates. -

Ayer's Pills are the best of all purga-

tives for family use. They are pleasant,safe and sure, and excel all other Pillsin healing and curative qualities., r

It is saitt inwater and rubbed on frosted feet willcure the itching and burning that is so

unpleasant to those afflicted.

John R. Beaty and Chas. Schlenker,. jr.,3eft for Florida last Tuesday morning,

to ramble a few weeks among its orange, -

.groves..? j .v : ; r..

Sleighing was never better 'than onNew Year's day, and everything in thetown and country seemed to be out on

runners. . . '

If there is any; livingwho performed "labor wprthy of hire,''now is the time to present the bill. Law

'don't count now.A Baltimore papev says it is a very

bad thing tq get rich too rapidly. Wenever thought of that before. Now here'sanother danger for us to worry about andstrive to guard against. --. -

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Fresh tomatoes may now be had inNew York city for $3 per half peck, cu-

cumbers for 75 cents, and eggs bring 60cents per dozen. Send us ft bushel of to-

matoes. -

The Dayton and Western TurnpikeCompany elected the old Board, at theirannual election held in West Alexan-dria, on Monday last. That'll do. Talkrailroad. ; .

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The skating Hall is in full operation," ' drawing large audiences and affording

considerable amusement. It strikes usthat some of the ' skaters got the articleon the wrong place. ,'.

The ladies up in Kenton, Hardin coun-

ty, are subscribing for stock in a railroadthrough that town. They know that theR. R. carries the "mails" and gives thema ''fair count." " ; ;

There was a Murphy temperance meeting at the city Hall last Sunday after-

noon, well attended and addressed by

d W. Arbuckle. of Kansas. Better talk""railroad.

In Republican counties Democratsdon't get to see the Delinquent List un

' less they are subscribers to a Republicanpaper and vice versa in Democraticcounties. That's a specimen of the wisdom of our law makers.; Mr. Josiah Campbell and W. W. Jeff

erson, old Delawareians, received lastTuesday a pair of fine Rock fish fromtheir native State, weighing about eightTiunds each. They are a fine fish andonly come ashore this season of the year.

An exchange mentions the following

as one of the most effective means of killing a town : Underrate every present andnroBDective enterprise : speak ill of thechurches and schools ; tell everybodythe hotels are bad ; enlarge the vices of

the people: withhold patronage from

your merchants and tradesmen, and buyvour uoods and groceries at some otherplace 'T never subscribe for the local pa-

per ; and if you are in business refase to

advertise.

We would suggest to our worthy P. M.

that he put a piece of Cm on the corner

of the P- - O. building inscribed thereon,

"Post Office." A stranger off the 5 p.

m. train last Thursday passed it, wont

down to the "?ld red bridge" on west

Main, to the railroad crossing east, and

on his return met a boy and enquired of

him. "where the h is your P. O?"

He was directed to the building, and as

he retraced his steps he d tne weaui

erand the stupidity ot every . village P.

M. in the counWy,

; If the citizens of Eaton want the I. B.& W. railroad to run their line throughhere, they must keep in mind that it willrequire an effort of no small amount tosecure it, and they should also remember that if it is run north of us, we'll befcft in the woods. Talk railroad.

John Jefferson, son of Eaton's oldestcitizen, Mr. Jobe Jefferson, died lastweek at Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, inthe 6Gth year of his age.' He left Eatonfor the west in 1855. He was Sujierin-tende- nt

of the Lee County Infirmary fortwo terms, and made an excellent off-icial. . He leaves a wife and three chil-dren, j ,. ,

The poor villager ariseth early in themorning, yea, before the day breaketh,and shovels the snow from his sidewalk.His wealthy neighbor ariseth with ayawn two hours later, and after break-fast sitteth down by the front windowand ' watcheth the pedestrian wadewell, he neither 6hovela off the snowhimself or gives a small boy ten cents todo the job for him." Verih , we say untoyou that these men are tough christians.

On last Saturday morning as JudgeCurry was crossing Main street to Bar-

ron, he was' run into with a horse andsleigh - coming down Barron street atbreak neck speed, driven by Fred. Bosch.Mr. Curry was knocked down, the horseand sleigh both passing over him, bruis-ing him very severely if not dangerously,as he is verging on ninety years of age.VVe have frequently spoken about thenapless driving done on our streets atthe peril of pedestrians, but the-pro-

authorities seem to pay no attention toit. Somebody must be crippled for lifeor killed, and the Corporation made paythe damages, before the thing is stopped.

... On last Monday morning the term ofRecorder Kobbixs expired and Join W.Ajdiekman, the newly . elected officialwas inducted into the. position, whichevent was the occasion of an excellentdinner from' his hands at the Eagle Ho-

tel, participated in by the ProsecutingAttorney, Probate Judge, Treasurer and

Auditor andClerk of the Court, Sheriff and

the refirine Recorder and rd

ers, and last but not. least,. the editor oflthe Kegbstbr and Democrat.- - The roastduck, chicken, beef, and et cetras of therepast were well prepared and evidencedthat the rcuTsine- - of the Eagle Hotel isperfect, and that the proprietor, Mr. Jjjo.Fleming, knows how to cater for the in-

ner " comforts of his guests. We wishMr. Ammerman a pleasant term, plentyof work,- - and that he may close 'with themerited remark of both parties, "welldone, good and-faithf- servant.'.'.? This County was yisited two weeks agoby a brace of swindlers," : giving theirnames as W. B. Saler, of Chicago, andG. Porter, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and professing to be in the pump trade, but succeeded in getting notes for $300 in thepatent medicine business, out of MarcusMcWhinney, of West Florence, M. M.Petry, near Eldorado, and W. H. Van--

skiver, of, Camden... They wrote fromIndianapolis, Ind., to the First NationalBank here, to know if these parties weregood for the amount, but the F. X. refus-ed to answer. Whether they succeededin disposing of the notes is not yet known.It was reported that our townsman PhilipMiller, was "roped in" also. But thatis a mistake. Philip only signed a paperthat these fellows had returned the teamof horses they had hired from him, andwhich was thought they had stolen, andwas so telegraphed to some parts of thecounty. railroad. 's r '.:

PROMENADE CONCERT.

The Continuation and Close of theEntertainment.

The Names of the Luckyalso

of Votes Polled.As predicted in the Democrat of last

week, the culmination of the Prome-nade Concert was a decided success,both as to attendance and the amountof money derived. ' From Wednesdaynight until Saturday night the numberpresent very perceptibly increased until the last night, when the large audi-torium of the city Hall proyed totallyinadequate to accommodate the seething multitude. Early in the eveningit (became necessary' for many to gointo the gallery, so crowded was thefloor, and as the position commanded asplendid view, of the crowded floorseats in the elevated place were soon atpar, and in a short time all were filledFor quite awhile tnose who were solucky as to have a seat in the galleryescaped tne pleadings or the variouscontestants for a vote, but sooc theseIndefatigable workers scented the gameand came up the steep stairs leading tothe gallery: In a stream, borne wereprovided with books, while others carriod boxer,' and the occupants of thegallery who had only a short time before been congratulating themselves onescaping from the assiduous solicitors,w$re being besieged on all sides.

The Eaton Cornet Band, hiredfor theoccasion, discoursed some or us mostchoice music from the stage at short in-

tervals, - contributing thereby verymocli to the enjoymcntof the evening.It might not be inappropriate to statein this connection, that the membersof the Band have improved very muchiu their playing, as it was the unani-mous opinion of all that the boys acquitted themselves in first-cla- ss styleSome of the pieces rendered would havedone credit to suy Band, and the applause with which s of theBand were rewarded at the close ofeach piece fully, testified the appreciatidn of the audience. It was a pleasantand happy crowd that mrged andswayed within the Hall, and, althoughmany strangers were present, notquarrelsome word was heard duringthe evening, or any of the other eighevenings, for that matter.

On Friday evening Lorenz Woernerir , and Thomas Gates rendered a teinperance drama entitled, "The WronBottle," in a very commendable manner.

About eight or half psst eight o'clockJoseph Woerner, acting under instructlons lrotn tue general commute, selected a committee, consisting of Y

B Marsh, Win. A. Smith and F. XHaines, to count the money receivedby the different candidates and ascertain who were the lucky ones. Thisduty was faithfully performed. The

Imodi's oi'eranpi of the countirg was

conducted in a manner to which nonecould take exception. It was as fol-

lows: The box containing the money,with the name of the contestant plain-ly written- - on top, was placed on a ta-

ble standing on the stage. Aroundthis table sat the three comprising thecommittee above men tioned. Mr. Marshcounted the money he took from thebox, passed the same to Mr. Woerner,who in turn it, after whichit passed through the hands of Xr.Haines and then was handed to FatherGrace, who wrote the amount down ina book. Mr. Smith also counted whatmoney he drew' from the box, and thislikewise was thus securinga "fair count" to all the candidates.

The first vote counted was the con-

test between two little girls TlieresiaHerrlich and Theresia Welllnghofffor a stuffed, but somewhat awkwardlooking elephant. The little girls work-ed earnestly and valiantly, but the firstmentioned girl had a majority of threevotes. The votes were one cent apiece.Miss Herrlich received 527 and MissWellinghoff 524. The count, or the an-

nouncement of the result, did not cre-

ate much excitement, save among theadherents of the little girls.

But when it was announced that thevotes cast for Miss Kittie Wells andMiss Lou DeGroot, as to who shouldreceive the gold necklace, would becounted, then it was that the interestbecame intense. Both young ladieshad friends, and the way the moneywas dropped into the boxes of the faircontestants was very gratifying to thefriends of the Church of Visitation.Harry Goldman championed the causeof Miss DeGroot, and spent his moneylavishly, while Lorenz Woerner, jr.,played the knight to Miss Wells. Thefriends of both young ladies felt hopeful, yet despondent, and it is the opinion of disinterested ones that If poolshad been sold on the result, just beforethe votes were counted, that the oldestbuyer of pools could not have told tbefavorite. Finally, when the polls onthe contest-- , between Miss Wells andMiss DeGroot had been declared closedby Father Grace, and the boxes remov-ed to the stage, all other matters in theHall wero temporarily forgotten. Asea of upturned and anxious faces clus-tered around the stage as the amountof the two girls was counted out, andduring the entire count a breathless silence was maintained.' The amount ofmoney obtained by Miss Wells was f SO,

32, while Miss DeGroot had $11.70. Themarker announced the success of MissWells, which was greeted with loud ap-plause. . Total amount obtained for thenecklace, $125.02.

The next disputed question to he de-

cided was the contest for the goldbracelets. The participants in this.with the amouuts obtained, were as follows: Mi3S Maggie Gates, $10.30; MissMary Ryan, $54.85; Jiiss Maggie Uoli-ha- n,

$47.24; Miss Julia Wiieian, $55.-5- 5.

It will be seen that Miss Whelaowon the bracelets, but only by seventycents, or two votes and four-fifth- s, aseach vote counted twenty-fiv- e cents.Total amount received' for tlie bracelets, $107.94.

Last but not least by any means, thvotes on the harness were next opened.Each vote amoimrcd to ten cents. The

imes of the cqntesting gentlemenwere, Timothy Kelly, John Quill, Jr.,Morris Carroll and Charles Gukius.After a careful count the following bul-

letin was displayed to the expectantcrowd: Kelly, 1,523 votes; Quill 459;Carrell 680 ; G ukins 330 0.

The 6ucce;s of Mr. Kellywas hailed by his many friends withshouts of applause and many were tbecongratulatory words which "Tim"received during the evening. Therewere no other contestants present forthe gold headed can except J. R. Beaty.He received 121 votes, or $12,10, andwas awarded the cane. ' He made ashort speech in which he thanked hisfrieuds for their help and wound up bysaying that he would not soon iorgettheir kindness. He was the lion forthe rest of the evening and was as proudof his cane as a school boy is over theacquisition of a pair of red-topp- cop- -

pei-to- ed boots.This completed the drawings, save

those of the "combination ticket," ladies' gold watch, gent's silver watch,silver tea set, &c, all of which will bedrawn at the city Hall on(Thursday) evening. Doors open at 7

o'clock. The committee who will superintend the drawing is: Win. B.Marsh, W. A. Smith and F. N. Haines.The total amount receh ed on Saturdayevening, from the several contests, was,$547.39, which does not include $46taken in at the door, or the proceedsfrom the refreshment table.

This article would be incompleteshould not some mention be made ofthe active part taken by Rev. FatherGrace. It is mainly to his exertionsthat the success of the Concert can becredited, as he was the instigator of themovement, andhas from the openingof the project been present every nightand labored zealously. By his kindness to one and all he has won the respect and esteem of many of a dill'ei eiitfaith, while he has rendered himselfmore popular with his congregation, itsuch a thing could be. In all his arduous labors, Father Grace has beenmost ably and willingly assisted byMr. Joseph Woerner, who divided histime, during the nine nights of the fair,about equally between it and his business.

S. 11. Hcbbeix, at the aorner of Mainaud Beech streets, keeps a very excellent lino of groceries, teas, coffees andsugars, canned goods, tobacco, etc

LOOK HERE.It Is now the accepted time to pay

your debts. John Filbert, the boot audshoe dealer of East Main street, thinks60 also, and desires that those indebtedto him vill come forward at once andsettle. Mr. Filbert says he has severalaccounts which he must pay and wishes those indebted to him to put in appearance at once. He has waited onthose in arrears for almost one yearand now thinks it high time for thoseso favored to call on him and settle,Mr. Filbert has a line stock of wintergoods, comprising both rubber andleather boots and shoes, all of whichwill be sold off at nearly cost. Personswishing bantams will consult theirown interests by calling on John Filbert.-Eaton-

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Jan. 6 4t

In Memory of those who haveGone.

Our old friend Judge Chambers, in ac-

cordance with an annual custom whichhe has kept up for many years, hashanded us "The death record of Eatonand vicinity for the year 1880," whichwe publisl:. below. The historical valueof such a record, to the locality in whichit has been kept for so many years, isnot at first view duly felt and appreciat-ed, nor is it generally known that JudgeChambers' "Record" is already muchsought for by the descendants, of thosewhose names are there recorded, andothers, for the purpose of fixing dates,ages, christian and middle names, andother kindred facts, for it must be re-

membered that the record, owing to thecare with which it was originally prepar-ed, is known to be exact and accurate inrespect to every facf which it professesto give with accuracy, and where the ex-

act facts are not stated, it was bocausethey could not be ascertained at the time.

If this record has already come to beso highly estimated by the public on ac-

count of its intrinsic merits, and the in-

teresting information which it contains,it is easy to conceive that from its Verynature it will continue to become moreand more so as the years roll on : andthat if it is kept with the same accuracyfor a period embracing a century, its his?torical value in reference to everv thingit contains, will be simply incalculable.This record, thus commenced and jcon- -

tinued for so many years, ought to bemade a perpetual memorial. So long asits author survives, and we hope that thi3may be for many years yet to come, itwill continue to be kept by him as it hasbeen "in the past ; but the silvery locksof the venerable Judge are tokens cf thefact that if he has not reached threescore years and ten, he is verging onthat period, and that in the course of na-

ture, he may leave us at any time. Un-

der these circumstances, assuming thatwith one voice all will agree that the re-

cord ought to be continued in the futureas it has been in the past, the pertinentinquiry arises : Who wfll take up the re--

cord of Judge Chambers, when deathsnatches it from his hands, and continueit during the years of his or her proba-tion as faithfully as he has done? Itwill require an assiduous, truthful, pins-takin- g

and competent person to take hisplace. Who will fill it? We would sug-

gest, without a hint' from him or any oneelse, that the Judge. ought to sijkc-- t andtrain his own sr.wfl-o- r, who would obeyhis injunctions in respect" thereto,-- withthe saie fidelity that Hannibal obeyedthose of his father; and to insure perpet-uity, a like succession and a like fidelityshould be implicidly undorstood and es-

tablished,' of perpetual permanence,whereby the record would, without failure, be perpetuated. If it is continuedsuccessfully through the hands of thefirst and second successors, itsxency will have been established; or bythat time public opinion will not only demand but command its continuance.

If the Judge fails to so designate hisown successor, then we suggest that thecitizens of Eaton, in the fulfillment ofduty thej' owe to themselves and to posterity, ought to see to it that the recorddocs not end when its author drops it,for want of a worthy successor.

Fearing that we were perhaps too san-

guine when we assumed that all wouldagree that the record ought to be continued, we mention a few suggestionsconvince any who may be doubtingor in-

different on the subject, that it oughtbe done. For this purpose we .mentiona fact, or rather, facts, thatdp not appear on the face of the record.The statute, for many years, has required the Auditor of the county to subscribeand pay for, out of the public funds, onecopy of the newspaper of each of 'theprincipal political parties, not exceedingtwo, published in the county, and to Bindeach volume separately and file it in theoffice for the benefit of, and subjectthe inspection of the public ; which hasregularly been done in this county: Now,when the friends of deceased persons donot publish an obituary notice of them,as they should do, the author of the re-

cord sees to it that such a notice is inserted in one or the other of the newspapers, so as to be filed in the Auditor's office. When the subject of the notice was

man or woman of recognized moralworth, ability, integrity, and excellenceof character, these are all mentionedthe notice, and they become matterrecorded history iu the manner abovestated, to which the descendants of suchpersons, in the far future, can and mayreler with pleasure and gratitude.you say persons in the future willknow where to look for such noticesthe bound volumes of the newspapers,and that they will, therefore, be asdeadletter. Here i3 just where therecord will serve as an invaluable indexon the subject. It will give the dayyear of the death, and on the hypothesisthat the obituary was published the nextweek, not only the volume but the num-

ber of the paper will be pointedThus bv the aid of .the lvivnl a a udex, and the i:stuiy contained incotntomp" ir.uu"ns nwspyiM.-rs- , preserv-ing many int-.i- -- tliig lacts and

rvlative to persons and familieswho have lived and died in Eaton, ,

descendants of the lost, the present, andif the record is continued, of future generations, will be enabled at any timecollect such facts and reminiscencespreserve them in such form as mavthemselves.

We are so constituted that the furtherwe are removed from the past, in pointof time, the more intensely interestingbecomes any attainable fact relatingour ancestors, as they walked uponearth hi those ancient times. It isthis reason, that we have already said,that at the end of a century the record,if it is kept up, will be invaluable, andthis is so, how will its value be estimat-ed at the end of the second or third

of its existence? Many, very manygreat things have small beginnings,let us hope that the record of whichwrite, which was a small thing in its

that has already grown intoma-- , in some of the ways above

suggested, be continued until it becomesa great thing.

We had intended to make someapplicable especially to the

below published, but the length to whichwe have already extended this noticeforbids it.

Before closing, however, we willthis additional suggestion as worthythe attention of the people throughout

the county; Suppose Judge Chambersenlarges his record, so that it will em-

brace all deaths occurring annually inWashington township. Then supposesome enterprising citizen, who has a tastefor such matters, in each of the othertownships of the county, should keep asimilar record for their respective town-

ships. Then at the end of the year haveall such records printed in the county papers; or, if the aggregate, they should,be too long for publication in this way,they could be published iu pamphlet orbook form, and these pamphlets could hesold to the1 people throughout the countyat a mere nominal sum, for all wouldbuy them, and in this way pay, and morethan pay; the expenses incident to making the records and having them printed.In this way, all that has above been saidof the value of Judge Chambers' localrecord, would, for the reasons there sta-ted, be greatly augmented. ,

J. G.

DEATH RECORD OF EATON AND VICINITYFORTHE YEAR 1880.

' ' ' SAME. 2 E7

Jan. ' 4!William SkarJun 09;oi 138 Barbara A. Booker 3101iKi

21 Nathaniel R. Lock wood 03! 11 2821 'Charts llarkness. . . . v Jti.m24 Jeremiah Blackford . . .

31 Jacob Nation 59 07 15Feb. 3 Helen M. Case. 13 ..

4 .Margaret fctrodtbeck 31 . .

10 Samuel Pickering eai..26 Barbara Kavlor 751C2S Clara Fi'hef 21!.. 0820 Mary Leuenberger 3811

Mar. 2lChnsrian Schey.ng '..1..4 .ada J3!0S!5!Thos. W. --Mull 22:04

pSnn A. Acton '.. 30108j4;Rev. O. P. Kimmel. . . .. 25;09ll319Charlotte Cornwell. . . . (its 041

23j Wm. C. Campbell 141 022:-- : Margaret Crisman 482?, Catharine C. Whitenack24 Ohristena A. Ciwer. . . .

2f Ann Cr.rringer29 Ella Wright31 Elizabeth Weaver. .;

31 Charles Kesling ........April 2lCharles Webb...'. UiOl

5 Solomon ennstman 0-- t

8 Tily M. Dalrymple 0810 Mary Nelson.,. 03

13Frank R. Campbell 05,14Harvey Cox. ...... 01

5James Avers, Jr. . . 092321 Alice Wambaugh. ...... 0912123 Jennie Fulton 35108122

27 Abraham Black 51 11 2029 Maggie Young. , . ,., . ... 2710212:!

May 22Mary J. DeGroot. . . . . . . 45j02 09iO t'hnries uoiims 6707107

June 131 Edward' Lanning: fill')5i2713 Jonas Crunibaker. 73:07122lrt Charles Brasier.-- . . ., 111192r;Nancv Sho waiter. . . 81 10 14

27 Wm.'H. Anplcbv.: . I:. ... 05July; slThos.' Flanery. 23 . . 04

SiLnlian U. vJliase. 2 07' 6: Lncy Morgan .... . . .... 1812'Geo. W. Runyon. .. 40 04 232oj Pluebe Con ger. 73 ...22CharlesH. Lincoln. 28 08 2823 Cvnthiana' Holt. C7 08 01

Aug. H. Pulton. . : ,. 05 . .

Chas. E. BucKer . : 2 11 10filChristian A. Strodtbeck . . 05 . .

SiKuger.e G. Romavne.... .'. 02 . .

lliOr.'W. H. 1L.B. Minor G7 10 00

13 Ella Ayres . . 10 U15i.TeEse Peters SO . . .

".27 Charles Kunyon 109 04" 9- - Charles W. Flora 2G 02 10

a Bishop' " 29 Frederick Hetensteine. 50 .. ..Sept. 21 Jacob Leech 75 . . lfl

" 14 Artie 1. Cotterman 9 10 22" K arah A. Sherer. C07 04' 20 l.Iarv Turpin . 44 06 22

" 20 Marv J. Vie . . . 11

" 27 Mihtead.. ..." 28 Charles B. Burson. . . 12l02'l3

Oct. 11 Wm. I'! Vie .... .'., 8j 11121

jo Patters in . : . . .

14 John 6. Flora 23 04 10

to " 14 Jesse B. White . . . . . 28

" 15 Marl; Clark9" John W. Loy 4i .W;

o. Jackson H. Gilmore. 3i; 07 20

," 27 Julia A. May 01 02 11

Nov. 1' Ash worth. . .

" 4 Ethel C. McNeal.... 1 02 07tt pi Tames Atwood. 71 04,23

" fi MaryE. Smith..'... 39 J.." 11 Fraiikie I. Bobbins.. 4 02J23

" 15 Fredericka E. Schlenker 37 10 00" 28 Malone .

Dec. 2 Peyton C. Fields. 12l6l 240, John Ulacklord. . . 03..

to ' " 81 Cassander Mattix 55 . . 12.' " m Alexander Khea. . 17 11 02

. 20 Hehecea Austin . . . 50 09115

21 Edith Dillman. . . 01 20' " 22 73 08114

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o- - ph Eidenour. . : 22 0920; .The rate of. mortality this year is fiftypercent, greater than that of last year;there beinc bat' sixtv deaths last year.ami ninetv-tw- o this year. Of the abovelist Mrs. Nancy Showalter was the old

being nearly eighty-tw- o yearsJ. C.

On Sunday, January 9th, at 10:30 a.in

ra., the pastor of the Universalistof church will preach on "The duty

living peaceably," and in the eveningat 7 o clock, 011 "sarasnn's Kiddie."

BOOTS AND SHOES.

First-clas- s Winter Goods Selling atAlmost Cost.

Fred Michael, the Boot andShoe Man, Invites One and

All to Call.

Experienced business men neverwish to carry any goods over from oneseason to another. While the true

out. worth of goods carried over may notin actually have decreased in point of dol-la- is

the and cents, yet they are alwaysgold at a disccunt. Mr. Fred Michaelhas, in view of the fact that he has alarge stock of w inter goods, such as

the boots, shoes, rubber boots and ladiesand gent' over-shoe- s, on hand, desiresit understood that from this date on he

to will sell the eamc oil' at almost cost.and All these goods are in first-cla- ss condisuit tion ; all of the best trands and having

been purchased from first-cla- ss handsfor cash, he i nn afford to sell at the re-

markable low figures he is now surpris-ins: all who call. He docs not desire to

to carry these goods through the springthe and summer months and hence his lowfor prices. Jc armers as wen as oiner par

ties can find special bargain! at Mich-

ael's. Having at all times one of theif largest, most complete and varied stock

of boots, shoes aud ruober goods, hecan offer inducements to anj-- class ofcustomers. Goods guaranteed in all

and cases to bo just what are representedwe or money refunded. "Quick sales aud

small profits" rule at Fred Michael'sboot and shoe store.

N- - B. Parties knowing themselvesindebted to Mr. Michael will pleasecall and settle at once, as he desires tostraighten up his books and begin theNew Year with clean pages. "A wordto the wi3e is sutlicient."list Katn, Jan. 6 It

Persons knowing themselves indebt-ed to the undersigned will call at once

add and settle,, as I desire to straighten up& Co.

janO-w- t

For the Democrat.Temperance Convention.

Let all the temparance people remember the grand conference to be held atColumbus on the 12th and 13th inst, atwhich time the petitions for the StewartLocal Option Bill will be presented to theLegislature. All churches or temperanceor other societies, favorable to the cause,are requested to send one or more dele-gates to the convention. We hope all

nch societies in the county will attendto this at once. By sending name of rail-road over which thev co. and stationfrom which they start, certificat 8 for re-duced rates will be s int to all personswishing to attend the convention. Ap-ply at once to Rev. L. W. Snead, LockBox 3, Columbus, Ohio, that they maybe received in tune. We hope that asmany of the temperance people as possible may attend this convention. Let thelegislators know that their constituentsmean business. Let ns make this thelargest and most enthusiastic assemblyever gathered in the State.

PREBLE Co. R ALLIANCE.

Take Notice!As I have concluded to engagain

other business, I win close out my entire stock of Saildlery and Harnessgoods, consisting of Harness, Collars,Whips, Lap Robes, and everything inthe line. I will close out at reducedprices for the next thirty d.3-s-.

JOE DEEM.Eaton, Dec. 30. 2w.

IN MEMORIAM.James Warp Rossman was born in Ea

ton, August 25th, 1820, and died January2d, 1881, ased o4 years, 4 months and 8davs.

He was married to Miss Sarah AnnHauibidfre, 'February ,8th, 1800, in Newton county, Ind. His widow and mi in-teresting family of five daughters and oneson survive him and mourn his loss.There a re but few persons wl.o were bornand have lived in Eaton longur than Mr.Rossman : aud it mav be further saidthat none have more quietly and faith-fully performed the duties of life, in ac-cordance with the views that he took ofthem, than ho did. By nature he wassingularly, inobtrusive and retiring in so-ciety, and, hence, seemed distant tostrangers, and even toward those whomhe personally knew, until he had becomevery intimately acquainted with them,and it was only such as had become thusacquainted with him, who knew howtrue and good a man he was at heart.He was a man of clear perceptions ofright and wrong, and always intended todo right, and being a man of few words.he often asserted the right and condemn-ed what was wrong according to his view,in a plain i ana olten. rather blunt manner. If he had not the faculty of makingmany new friends, he had the power ofretaining the confidence and esteem ofthose he had which is the better test ofthe worthiness of the man.

Several years ago he had a stroke ofparalvsis, from which he never recovered : although he was able, at times afterwards, to get around with difficulty, soas to attend to his business. Suneraddedto this he was attacked with that terribledisease, consumption, and under

efforts of the two he failed rapidlyand wituout a .word ot complaint diedpeacefully. He was an affectionate hus-band, a kind and indulgent father, 1

warm tnend, and it is not believed thathe left an enernv who hated him, orwhom he hatetkwhen he left the earthfie had forgave, and was forgiven.

MARRIAGES.

BANKS II AGE RM AN On the 23dDec, 1880, at the residence of thebride's parents, in New Madison, Oby Kev. J. II. Blackford, Mr. ThomasBanks and Miss Lizzie Hagermanboth ot rew Jiacuson, u. .

EATON MARKETS.CORRECTED WEEKLY BY STEPHENS &

EDMONDS.

PRODUCE.$4 90$5

Wheat new per buCorn per bu 30Oats per buFlax Seed per bu 1 00 1iay Timothy per ton.. .10 14

PROVISIONS.

Lard per B O708Bacon per lib.... ... ... 0b08Hams per E 10Shoulders per K 08

DAIRY AND COUNTRY PRODUCE..Butter per fb 1518Eggs per doz . 25Potatoes per bu 4050Sweet Potatoes per bu. . 751 00I Jjiiicp Apples per lb . . 0,

Beans per bu. 00 1 60Hard Soap per 03

POULTRY.

Chickexs 50(?$3 00Hogs Gross 00 4 2

Outfit sent free to those who wish to enuaiTPln the most pleasant and prontaDbuusakuovTD. Kvwry thing new. Capital not required. We will furnish you

everything. $10 a day and upwards is easlift muui kiuvii k aniLV iiwiu uuirn;

niiyht. Mn risk whatever. Many new workeiwanted at once. Many are making fortunes uti he ItiiAiueut. Ladies make as much as men.vounic buv.s and girls nixke great Pay. No onewho Is wiiHog to work fails to rtinke more tnone.everv dav- - tlmn ean le made in a weeic ut any oilhi:.rv enmliLvment. Those who eiicaire at ouciwill find a short road to fortune. Address H.U.VI.LKTT a CO., fortiaiid, Maine. noviiy

RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Cincin, Eaton & Richmond R. R.

RAILWAY LINE.Passenger Train' will run c& this Itocd, leiTing

t'ua titatiois u fcliu:GOIN'O NORTH.

No. 18. No. JS No. 4Accom. Chlcntr' HIx C.FI V.

Cincinnati 3D p m 7 uO p in " i' a ru

Hamilion. 3S5 pm8 05 pm8 30 raSomiTville-..- .. 32 p m 8 41 P in 07 a mCamden 4 43 D m 8 3i p mV18amKaton 4 r6 p m ft 15 p m 9 40 a mFlorence.., SSS p ni 0 35 p in 57 a mRichmond i 45 p m 9 55 p m 11 to a m

HOINU SOUTH.

Ko. Ill Ko. 31 Ko.SS.CUlcuK.EJ C Ft.W. Accom.

Richmond 5 00 i m 7 00 p m 1(1 to a mFlorence a 2 a m 7 s: p m 11 03 a mF.kU.h .. 6 38 a m 6 45 P m 11 ii a mCHinden 8 58 a ra 7 58 p lajUID tmSrnnerville 7 0S a m 8 0S p m'1150 amHamilton 7 40 a m 111 p ml! il p mCincinnati 8 50 a m lflOO p in 1 40 p m

L. WILLIAMS. Oen'lSupt.

1881.Harper's Weekly.

ILLUSTRATED.This norlorlicul. Its able find scholarly dlscaa

sloifs of the questions of the tiny, as wen ns by itsimmrationq wnu 11 are prepitrt'u oy me nesi is

lint always exerted a most pnwHrfal unltjencnr-iu- i iiiiiuence ujon tne puoiie innxi.

The writrlit of Hs influence will :iiw:ivs be foundon the side of morality, enligiitiuent and rcfiiie- -mt in,

Harper's Periodicals.TIAltPF.K'S WEEKLY. One Year 5 MIIAIIPEH'SMAHAZISK. One Year 411 Altl'KlfS BAZAR, Une Year - 4 WThe TliHEli above !niblU:itions, one Yeur.10 (ftAny TWO abovo named, One e;ir... ... 7 tK)

HAUHKU'S YOUNti PKOPl-E- , One Year 1 50

Postage Free to nil subscribers fn the 1' liftedStates andO.uada.

The Vol ii in ps of the Wkkk Ki.Y beirln with theNumber for Jauuary cf e.ieb year. AY lien no timeIs muiittoned, it will be umbrtiod that th sub- -scrlhT wishes to coinnn-nc- o Willi tue next Ninober after tbe receipt ol order.

The last Volumes of Hakpf.r's Weekly, In neat cloth utnmnz. win itesent by mailpostage paid, or by exprens, frt'e of expense ( pro-vided the fn tirht does not exceed one dollar pelvolume, for ea4h.

t'lotii Cases for eaeh volume, nuitnhle for blnd- -luu.wlllbe sent by mail, postpaid, ou recept of

UPini'-taisc- sbonld be mnrt byMoney irder or Iralt, to avtd chance olios'.

Newspapers are not to copy this advertisementwltliout the xpnw order of Harper t Jirothers.

Auiress ita hrr.u ii tti i ew York.

OR SALK BILL, POSTKKS, &c.call at the Diumochat Oliice.

HOLIDAY GOODS.

Holidayfff iw.'S s'-- i V

READ BELOW OUR LIST OF HOLIDAY GOODS. ; f . .. .

Bibles, Miscellaneous Books, Mottoes,"'"' ' " ' Christmas & New Year's Frames,, . , .

,Albums, ' Cards, ' . :.'t Brackets, 'Auto. Albums, Diaries and Almanacs,".

PocketHat Racks, ' ,'"

Writlnu Desks, Books & Purses, Chandaliers, ' ". "

Elecant Box Paper, - Vases,. : - Hanging Lamps.Gilt Books of all kinds Majolicawar',. ' ! Etched.,, nd Engravedfoy Book,' new variety, Fine Lamps, ; . . Glassware. .

Poetical Works, all au Mirror,thors, Chroraos,

. , Also, a very .large assortment of ",

Candies, Nuts, Fruits, , Fancy ... and Staple ; Groceries.We invite everybody to look through our stock, whether they purchase or

or. jS o trouble to show goods. A large part 01 our goon are on tne OiconaFloor. .. . . uIDSON & vOUNG.

BANKING.

FIRST NATIONAli BAH5 OF EATON,Odd Fellows'; Building.

.tC?asli. Oa'pitat,. HOO.OOO.

We do Bankirsr business, in all its varied forms, receive deposits...uy and 6eil, exchange, and make collections, home or foreiarn, on reasonable

charges. " C. F. BROOKE, President. .Joseph A. Dc bAX, Cashier. : June 11, 1874-- tr

BANKING.'BAliK'i

CAPITAL, .1 1 ;iLooiodoc.'JI. C. 1IIE3TAND, v ; i,ANDREW 1IIE8TAXD,. : WILLIAM B. TIZZAKD, -- ,JOSIAH CAMPBELL, . i JACOB ILFOOS. v

bzstk: OIF idiscjotjnt lisrxDfJDS. ;; y.Deal in Government ana county isotiai, M .' '.. v'-- i 't ' ' 1

. 1.'. '. , T"-'v- ; ;! 1''ii'H'.;f. ;

Money to LcanonLiberalTerms.' tYijerest'PafdonTlme v

Deposits. Mortgaged Papers Negotiated.Persons having good mortgage notes to sell, or wishinjf'td'trtiVchase! CMi be '

accommodated. Foreign Exchange, or Letters-o- f Credit, ou all parts of Eu- - ' - J

be obtained of in . .. ' " j--rope, can us any sums required.!- - -

The Business Management of the Batik is in charge-o- t H. C. Hiestakd, who:will attend to all matters pertaining to the interests of the same. . : j 1 - .'

Hilton, f CB.4, !,;-- ! y ' ; 1:0 ; y. .4 - :

JEWELRY.

C; (t. SCHLENKER,DEALER LV--

?S1

of KEY AND STEM WINDING.) :'.'" ' 7 V ;

Gold Ciiaims, Gold Rings, Keclr Cliains &CKarnis--Jewelr- y in all Styles;

nil mill JiJLJJ U liLiUiOF THE BEST UALlTYj H.f ;;f J--

Table and Pocket Cutlery, - - v.

Gold, Silver and, Steel Spectacles,And every other article generally kept in' a Flrst-ilas- s

...Jewelry

.Store.

Goods Warranted and Sold at Bottom;Prices;

' . , ". .J t4I KEEP ;W GESTOpE OP i .

FINE GOLD ; W&TCM?& CHAINS '

Which I will sell lower than ever'-pfTdre- d before Co'mo and examine Goodsand Prices befoie purchasing elsewhere! iu t ,: .. i.i. v -

y t, ..'' lv : - - ' -

Repairing Done Promptly, and Warranted to. GiveSatisfaction. ",'.,' ' , '.

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Commarcial Clock, Eaton, O.Eaton, Jan. 8, 1880-l- y - .. ,

INSURANCE.

Real Estate, Loan and fisoraece ftoeRt.Eaton Ohio.

RKPRESEXTS J . '.

Niagara Fire Insurance Company, of New Yoik, Capital, - $l,5G0,0COScottish Commercial iire Insurance Company, ot triasgoAv, boot- - f

land, Capital, . - - r - - : - ' 6,2&0,000People's Fire Insurance Company, of Jewark, N. J., Capital, - . - 600.000 .

Phceuix Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Cincinnati, O., Assets, 300,000

Rates in ahove Companies as low as those of aiiy. other first-clas-s Companies .'"Losses honorably and speedily adjusted, and all pay lost hy lightning, whether'fire ensues or not. Agent also for , ;

."

Union Central Lfe Ins Co., of Cinti, O., Capital, $1,400,000.which Company makes loans oil farm property tiTpcrsons insuring with then ,

OFFICE, AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EATON, O.Eaton, Oct. 25, 1877-- 1 y

GRAIN DEALERS.

associated themselves together and 'taken'' the old Pryor GrainHAVIXG on East Main street Rail Road crossing, will pay the highest cashmarket price lor , . .

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WHEAT, CGRN, BAHLEY, RYE, OATS, FLAX SEED, &C.

GIVE TJS --A. CALL.1' ' " ; -

Eaton, July 17, '70-- tf COOK & COFJCER.

GRAIN DEALERS.

' - .. 4 -, .

Gram ueaiers,L PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE FOR WHEAT, CORX, BAR ,

LET, RYE, OATS, FLAX SEED, Ac. .

WAREHOUSE, NORTH BARRON ST., WEST Of R, R. DIPQT.