The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-29
HOME AND ABROAD.
sIushy wetness.

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Our new city officers will take their
seats next Monday. .asf41
The end of the year Is good time 70
settle with the printer. ...4....
Next Monday is the day to make
promises of reformation and eat turkey.
Twenty-seven cents wasl last Wednes-
day the remnants of our city treasury.
/ Leap Year "comes on to be heard''
next Monday. Then's your time, gir-
rels.
A Wisconsin mother has actually
named her poor little innocent baby
Horace Greeley.
A Christmas tree and grand dinner
was the source of amusement at the
Boggs school house. -ss7s fs7ssT1
We are glad to see that Allen Park
er, Esq, Is again able to be out, after q
painful attack of rheumatism.
These cold nights put stop to gate
sparkling. If she doesn't ask you to
came In now you had better quit.
Thanks to Jack Allphin for Christ
mas goose, which caused great happi.
ness in our household last Monday.
Jason Wheeler and A. n. Arnold
have the thanks of the DEMOCRAT fam
lily for a jolly ''srin around" In each OF
their gay cutters.
Our young bloods on Tuesday had gay
sport on the ice ponds near this city,
Astronomy is said to be favorite
study with the amateur "skeeters.n
Prof. L. l.. Rodgers, of the JVillam.
ette University, will lecture In the NJ.
T.. Church Oh Saturday and Sabbath
evenings of January 9Th and 5th. \. D.,
1872.
I'VE last Saturday received the Port.
land Herald of date Jan. 10, 1s7l-but
then the mail between here and Port
land always was carried on ''slow.
COACH"
The thermometer stood II degrees
above zero in this city last, Tuesday
morning. This Is the coolest ever
known here by the most antiquated In
habitant. aE
The Odd Fellows of Albany Lodge,
No. 4, will install their officers on next
Wednesday evening, and pleasant re-
union of the Brethren and their fami-
lies will be enjoyed.
There was pleasant dancing party
at the resideuce of j. +. Butcher, In
Syracuse Precinct, on Christmas night,
at which several of the Albany boys
''cut the pigeon wing"
Send to r. p. Had & Co.,. Nashua,
y. H., Proprietors of Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Renewer, for q copy of
their Treaties on the Hair. A yalua-
BILE little book, free to all.
We acknowledge q friendly call from
G. b. Christie, Esq, of Scio. Mr.. c.
is pleasant gentleman and Demo
crat of the '.blue blood" and one OF the
active agents OF this paper.
"Here's double health TO thee" Cal.
Burkhart, for n bottle OF delicious cur
rant wine of five years standing. Cal.
never forgets the poor toiIing printer
when he has anything good.
The Christmas tree at the court house
last Saturday night was a grand affair,
and Santa Claus was most lavish of his
presents. Over 400 gifts were distrib-
uted to the delighted Juveniles.
The Wyoming girl who supports her
aged father by chopping cord wood has
her match in the person OF a young la
dy of Albany who permits her father TO
support her by the same process
Last Wednesday evening the south
ward bound passenger train ran off the
track by the displacement of a switch
at Woodburn, and consequently arriv-
ed at this city five hours behind time.
No material damage was sustained.
Last Tuesday morning the thermom-
eter was 10 degrees above zero at CAL
vim Burkhart's residence, three mil Is
southeast of this city. Mr.. b. says
this Is the coolest he has ever seen IL In
Oregon, and he Is one of the oldest in
habs.
The members Of the Z. p. and Con-
gregational Sabbath Schools had a rare
time at their union festival last Satur-
day night. Charades, music, recita-
tions, etc, were the order of the even
ing, and all p :esent were highly pleas
ed with the exercises . -e Il
The Inconsistency of women shines
forth with great brilliancy in the case
of the New Haven girl who informed
young fellow that she hated him
with her whole heart and soul, and in
one hour sent him note stating that
she would elope with him that night.
A .'sweet sixteener'' of this city is
said to be the handsomest girl in Ore
gon. Don't ask US who 1t Is, because
you will only get your trouble for your
pains, or words to that effect. We
shan't betray any girls confidence, II
we know ourself-"and she thinks she
do"
Eight of the boys last week went
into the woods back of the fair grounds.
where they treed coon, cut down the
tree between drinks, then surrounded
'sOid Zip" and shot him, and on Christ
mas he was served up in palatable
lunch at Crouse's saloon-so we are in
formed by our special artist on the
spot. ern9E z ria z8r
Mr.. L. NJ. Corum has Just arrived
from Pitt River, in Bigg Valley, Cali
ifornia, and reports that at the Tina he
left there-Dec 3d.-there was only
about inches of snow and the wealth
er was very pleasant. Stock was lin
splendid condition and everything
prosperous.
THE rat that was killed by the cat
| that was suorriad hu tia don that was