The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-13
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BRIEF MENrIoS.-Ncig Bartges
brought US dray load of apples the
other day. They were of the pipin
variety, aud taste excellent.
No rain since, ani the Willamette fall
ling in consequence.
The base ball club had the first game
of the season on Wednesday evening.
The club meets for practice on Saturday.
at 5 o'clock p. IL.
Albany College. under the Presidency
of Rev. L. r. Gcary, is nnurishing
finely.
Our cntcrprising and ingenious friend,
c. f. Gay, Esq, has recently received
two patents for new inventions, one of
which is a gang plow, We shall speak
of them hereafter.
Several Of our citizens are talking Of
going to White Pine.
w. w. Parrish & Co have moved their
stock Of goods to the frame west of John
Conncr's brick, aud will commence sell
ing at auction this morning Saturday
ut ten o'clock, aud continue the sale
from time to time until all are sold.
The foundation for the Engiue House
of Albany Fire Company was to have
been. laid the present week. Our citi-
gems generally have subscribed quite lib
orally.
That party on Wednesday night was
tho most pleasant aud agreeable to all
concerned.
John Millard, Esq, has some fine va
rietics of potatoes, for planting purposes,
for sale.
Good fresh table butter has been very
scarce during the week. Who will start
dairy?
The Fire Co. talk Of giving moon
light excursion on the river, by steamer,
perhaps as soon as the 9th inst.
SAD CArAsrRoPuE.-On last Satur-
day evening. the 9th inst, in this city,
little daughter of Nose. Parker, ESQ,
Alice, aged FIVE years, met with an acci-
dent which resulted in her death about
one o'clock on Monday morning follow
ing. Alice, with some other children,
were playing around fire near Mr..
Richardson's residence, when approach,
caught fire, and before relief was obtain
ed the little girl was terribly burned
about the limbs and body, causing her
death as above stated In her efforts to
extinguish the burning clothing, Mrs.
Parker, he mother of the little girl, burn
ed her hands badly, the right hand al
most to crisp. 1t was thought at first
that Mrs. Parker would have to suffer
amputation of the right hand, but Dr.
Alexander, from whom we learn the
above facts, says that this suffering viii.
be spared her, but she will in all proba-
bility lose the use of tho right thumb.
SUNDAY AMUsEMENTs.-On last Sun
day afternoon our citizens were startled
out of their usual propriety by the occur
renee of runaway on First street. Mr.
Leo. Fox, accompanied by two young
ladies from Corvallis, was driving pair
of greys down Front street, when from
some cause they became unmanageable
and started down the street at tho top OF
their speed. On reaching Baker street,
Mr.. Fox succeeded in turning the team
into that street, where the buggy was up
set and the occupants thrown out. The
pole of the vehicle breaking, the horses
became detached therefrom, otherwise
serious injury might have befel the
whole party. The ladies, we are happy
to learn, received no injury. Mr.. Fox
was considerably bruised, and was COM
PEELED to keep his room for some days.
It was providential escape.
FLAX SEED.-As will be seen by an
advertisement in this issue, Mr.. E. Cart
wright, late owner in the oil mills at Sa-
lem, has obtained the sole agency for
this State for furnishing fax seed. He
furnishes the large seed, to all farmers
who wish to cultivate fax, as loan.
At present there is not enough fax grown
in Oregon and California to supply the
mills Operating. The mills in San
Francisco will require the product of
from eight to ten thousand acres of fax
from Oregon, to fully supply their wants.
Takieg one year with another, it is