The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-08-11
LOCAL P1oK1Nas.
s. Knox Is I'm from California.

Ian. Gaoy, Esqif was over from Scio
during the week
|. Nobody is in town this week, as ev-
erybody is harvesting.
Thanks to the ladies of the NJ. +.
Festival, for a nice cake.
The Harrisburg bridge will be COM
pleted in about seven weeks.
Geo. W. Pittock, of the Oregonidn,
called on us during the week.
Jake Conser has already bought 49,
000 bushels of grain on contract.
Judge Kelsey, of Corvallis, passed a
season In our sanctum during the week.
Prof Moreland, of the Corvallis Col
leges paid his devours to us on Wednes-
day.
A daughter of Mr. Frum, of this
county, died last Sunday, of consump-
ton.
Carter's Real Estate Special for Au-
gust contains many itemsof local in-
terest.
1t Is rumored that the W. V. & G. III.
Wagon Road is to be thrown open to
free travel.
Three or four interesting Jury eases
before His Honor, County Judge Johns,
this week.
Joe Nixon was In town during the
week and says 1t is mighty hot up in
''The Forks.''
Dave Mckinney, of Harrisburg, pro-
| truded his handsome 'phiz" into our
office the other day.
T. o. Maxwell, of this county, was
married to Miss. II. T. Churchill, of
Salem, last Sabbath.
If you would have no gray hairs use
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renew
er, the only sure preventive.
J. Gradwohl will pay the highest
cash price for cotton and linen rags,
clean paper, old newspapers, etc. See
his ad.
Mr.. Sayers, travelling agent of the
East Portland Era, was among our
callers during the week. He is "a genial
''print."
s. Montgomery has sold his interest
in the livery business to Geo. Bartgcs,
his partner. ".Noptn will move to
Eugene.
Jake conser's Jefferson Mills will be
equal To- any in the State when the
present ovcrhauling and enlarging Is
completed
Albany will have the finest streets of
any city in the State when the grading
and graveling which is now progressing
is completed.
Much obliged to our very excellent
Brownsville agent, J. ~ Morgan, Esq +,
for new subscribers and collections.
Long may he float.
We had the pleasure of a call from
Senator Hoult, OF Harrisburg, during
the week. He seccIs to be in good
state of preservation.
Il brevity is the soul Of wit our local
columns this Week ought 10 be the fiIn-
niest in the world, as We couli hnd but
little to put in them.
When Jack Alphin pawned one OF
| his own chairs for liquids ut 1,rouse's
the other night he thought 1t belonged
To the II. Charles Hotel.
Those rare and radiant Rembrandts
taken by y. .. Paxton, ct Brownsville,
are still attracting great notice from
people who have seen them.
]. w. Gcary, eldest son of DIR. L. Il.
Geary, OF this city, returned by last
steamer from Pennsylvania College,
where he has just graduated.
Last saturday was the hottest day of
the year in this city-the thermometer
scooting away up 10 loo right in front
OF Crouse's saloon. where the ''iickerr
Is said to b.. only average warm.
Briggs has handy force-pump called
the .tCiIamnaign," which can be used
by any women or child and ought to
he i'm every house in the land. Cost
only $40.
| We have received the first Issue of
the Sacramento daily Democrzt, cam
paign paper, published by the Demo-
Gratis of Sacramento, and edited with
marked ability.
onr e'er2nt friend ani brother of the
| Corvallis Dento,g-rf, T. G. AuIkcy,
foated into our saBctum yesterday
evening, looking like Adonis dressed
I'm store clothes
Many of our readers will regret 10
learn that Sam. Winans, the big-heart-
ed conductor on the railroad, Is now
lying dangerously sick at the Cosmo-
pelitan Hotel in Portland.
We have heard but one person object
to Carothers' Soda Water and he was
mad because he couldn't get enough of
it. It is certainly the most delicious
est' beverage ever invented.
Dan. Bringle this year realized 2ss
bushels of club wheat from eight acres.
He thinks If the season had been q
favorable one this tract would have ay-
eraged 40 bushels to the acre.
John Roach, foreman of the Harris.
burg Touring mills, was badly bruised
by large wheel falling on him, In the
mill the other day. His injuries, we
are glad to state, are not dangerous.
We learn that three matrimonial en-
gagements have been made by pleasure
seekers at Salmon River Coast this
year. 1t tseems that sea- bass, founders,
rock oysters, crabs and salt water are
| great incentives to matrimony.
The Salem Firemen have passed res
olutions of thanks to the Albany Fire
men, the citizens of Albany, and mine
host of the st. Charles Hotel, for cour-
tesies and favors extended to them dur
| ing our recent firemen,s celebration.