The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-09-08
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ister came up on the last steamer.
Boats cannot reach this city on ac-
count of the low stage of the river.
Mr.. A. b. Paxton, of Brownsville
called at our office last "Wednesday.
Albany College opened out the first
of the week with about so scholars.
Mile Jeal & Co.'s Circus Is at
Brownsville recruiting for the Fairs.
Remember that campmeeting Is now
in session at the Crabtree Campground.
Charley Mealey and Jerry Winter
started for the mountains last Monday.
A Mrs. Knighten, living south of this
city, was buried at the city cemetery
last Sunday. aa has
| Albany Fire Co. No. carried Off the
hbiue ribbon at the Portland fandango
the first of the week.
Grapes are getting ripe and we have
heard that there will be plenty of them
in town in day or two.
I Small presents of watermelons,
pears, peaches, ETC., will be thankfully
received at this office.
Grouse and pheasants are just right
for eating now, and our young Nimrods
are making 1t lively for them.
The mountains are ATTIRE in almost
every direction, and the consequence is
that it is very smoky In the valley.
Go to A. Carothers' and take glass
of Arctic Soda. 1t is the most deli
cious thing imaginable this hot wealth
Ter.
A. B. Paxton will continue taking
pictures at Brownsville as long as the
good weather lasts. "Rembrants" a
speciality.
We seen a neat map of the city of
Albany in DIR. Gray's Office this week.
1t was executed in mastery manner
by Mr.. Allen Thrall.
The key of the front door of busi-
ness house in town has been lost, and
the proprietor will be thankful to have
the same left at this Office
The race on the Fair Ground course
which was to have taken place on next
Saturday has been postponed one week,
when it viii come off without fail.
Mr.. Conser, of jefferson, has been
making good many contracts with
our farmers for thei7 wheat. and having
it delivered at the different railroad de-
pots.
The train that brought the firemen
up Tuesday evening run so far that
good many of the company were dizzy
headed by the time they got to this
city.
On yesterday afternoon we saw prom
enading our streets specimen of the
Fifteenth Amendmzn< Sftpogo we took
to be the travelling aeeiitof The Port
land bag factory.
Mr.. George Ryland, proprietor OF
Mlpe Jeal & Co.'s Circus, has sent to
San Francisco for some new French
performers, who will appear at the
coming County Fair.
Gray hair may be made to take its
youthful color and beauty by the use of
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renew
er, the best preparation for the hair
known to the science Of medicine and
chemistry. - 4
Messrs. Thompson & Irving are MAX
ing preparations for the erection of
large and commodious fire-proof brick
building to be used in part as shop to
contain their mammoth stock of har-
ness and saddlery.
| Hugh L. Brown is not inclined to
leave this city yet, as rumored he was
when he sold his property. By refer
ence to the real estate transfers 1t will
be seen that he has bought George
Young's residence in the southeastern
part Of this city.
THAT Coos.- Myers s-everybody
knows Myers, has a pet coon, vulgarly
calleda raccoon. A pesky, mfschiev-
GUS varmint is thatsame ringtail quad
ruped. On last Wednesday night,
Myers coon, finding the air somewhat
chilly, concluded to seek lodging more
comfortable than is usually allotted to
coons, whereupon he made his way
throughethe window and into the bed
room of one of the boarders at the st.
Charles Hotel. Without any cere-
mony he crawled under the cover and
huddled up affectionately in the bosom
Of the sleeping boarder, but not with
out partially arousing him from his