The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-05
HOME AND ABROAD.
,eral tenders, So a. soc.

Butter, is e. 25c.; eggs, &c.
Since the late rain vegetation screams
with delight.
There hasn't been q prisoner In our
county Jail for three months.
Stroud, the conductor, has u tall
white hat and is for Greeley.
J.. II. Morgan formerly of Browns
will, will shortly open a store at Halsey.
Gov. Grover has appointed Hon 4.
J.. Sites, of Harrisburg, q Notary Pub
lie.
A new and elegant fence Is to be put
around the College grounds by Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Theodore Burmester, of Port
land, Is visiting her numerous relatives
and friends in this city.
Gus. Layton has a fine lot of fresh
groceries. He always keeps the very
best of everything in his line.
The Register was out ON the half
shell this week. Too much nuptials
and Fourth of July vas what caused 1t.
Geo. Turrell has one of the largest
and neatest stores In the State. Read
his new aus elsewhere and give him u
call.
We go to press n day earlier than
usual this week, to allow all hands to
enjoy the festivities Of the immortal
Fourth.
The Bishops of the NJ. +. Church,
South, have recommended that the
week Of August Ills, be observed as
q week of fasting aud prayer.
Boards warehouse, at Tangent, will
be completed in time for next harvest.
They have been setting up their new
engine during the past week.
Blackberrying is all the rage now,
and many a "babe in the woods now
comes homs with its little lips all be-
smeared with blackber-ri-e lees.
The catalogue of Corvallis College,
just published, shows that institution
to be in u most tiourishing condition.
It ranks second to none In the State.
Harvey Smith, ex-Shcrift of Linn,
Is now a resident of Umatilia county.
He writes us that In that region grass
is good, stock fat, and everybody is
healthy.
We understand that the reason Bro.
Nancleve went to iaquina was that he
had been told the oyster beds over
there were the most luxurious couches
now in use.
According to the opinion of an emf
nent lawyer, Sunday marriages are IL
legal. or course exceptions are made
in behalf of the clergy and the editori-
al fraternity.
Eli Carter, Esq, has been appoint
ed jailor and has moved his family
into the convenient and elegant resi-
dence which has been built In conjunc-
ton with that edifice.
Fish were never so plentiful at Clear
and Fish Lakes as now. One Of "a
Albany fellows says he caught about n
million in n half minute, with one
grasshopper, up there last week.
The City Hotel at Corvallis, kept by
our warm-hearted friend, 10. Leggitt,
still maintains its reputation as being
among the best houses In the State
AS II ''hashest" 10. is an eminent sue
cess.
We bow our acknowledgements to the
fair young ladies comprising the Lit
erary Union of Albany College, for the
present of a suberbly mounted and de-
liciously palatable cake. 'Ror for the
Union.
VoIney Smith, eldest son of the late
Hon. DelaZon Smith, of this county,
was a delegate from Arkansas to the
Philadelphia Convention which nomi-
mated Grant. Truly he is 1.-THE degen-
crate son of an illnstrious sire"
The Albany Band sercnaded the Fes-
tivai last Tuesday evening, and were
presented with q handsome cake by
Miss Katie Lyle, on behalf of the Lit
erary Union. p. ii. Farrell, the leader
OF the tootists, responded with II gallant
speech, which brought down the house.
Messrs. Kirk, Hume & Co., Browns
vile, have a new advertisement else
where. They have full supplies of gen.
eral merchandise, groceries, hardware,
etc, and having established an envia-
bic reputation as fair and honorable
dealers, they will doubtless receive a
full share Of the public patronage.
The printers ever welcome friend,
Jas. Finlayson, Esq, has again placed
US under obligations-this time for the
present of a huge basket of luscious
cherries of the choicest varieties. At
this present writing our hearts and
stomachs are toe full for further utter
ance upon the subject. Here's for the
auld Scotch gintleman.
A story ia told of a soldier who
was frozen in Siberia. His last re-
mark was, ats ex-." He then
froze as stiff as marble. In the sum-
mer of 1860 some physicians found
him, after having lain frozen for one
hundred and fifteen years. They
gradually fhawed him and unon ami