The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1872-12-28

TO the heI0H cnaratLeff fOI- TIE plecGS pre-
sented, the failure of persons to know
their part. and the fact Of this being the
first appearance of many of the actors, the
tragical part of the performance was not
what under different circumstances, sit
might have been.'' The music by Miss
Briggs and Messrs. Dohse and DIR. Biddle,
was excellent, and the songs by the menu
bers Of the Club were finely rendered.
LIBRARY AssouAuoN.-The following
6smed gentlemen have incorporated them
selves into Library Association, in this
city: j. r. Bayley, Emery Allen, j. H.
Babcock, John Burnett, J. S. Palmer, w.
r. johnson, b. w. Wilson, NJ. Jacobs
and ID: K. Nesbit. The capital stock has
been fixed at So, 600, divided into one hum
dred shares. Stock books will be opened
in few days. This is praiseworthy un-
dertaking, and we hope to see it attended
with complete success.
The WEATHER.-We have had ssDolly
Varden'' weather during the past week.
On Monday we were treated to genuine
Webfoot ram, lasting all day and night.
Tuesday and Wednesday were quite fair;
but on the latter evening. cid Jupiter Plu-
vius let himself loose again, filling wells
throughout the city almost to the brim,
the river.
ON A TME.-A number of gentlemen OF
this city went down to Albany, last Satur-
day, on run. In returning, buggy was
broken, another upset, and the mischief
played generally. AS the gentlemen are
all Good Templars, and positively assert
that they got no grapes on the road, these
accidents are unaccountable.
SOuR CLTMATE.-No other country on the
American continent, Of the same latitude,
can boast of so mild climate as our Ore
gon. On Christmas day.. we noticed per-
Sons sitting in front of business houses,
enjoying the genial sunshine, while young
America was playing marbles in the street.
i I FIsH-CATcH1NG ExTRAoRD1NARY.- The
late rains having swollen Mary's river, a
number of parties spent Christmas day in
scoopfng up literally thousands of brook
trout near the dam. The fish were attempt
ing TO go over the dam, and were taken in
scoop nets, by the basket-full at dip.
FoR YOU'VE LAD1Es.-To those youngi
padies who, we are informed, use the BEN
ToN DEMOCRAT for bustles, we would say
that we object to this appropriation of our
paper; btG will furnish any number of ex-
changes, on application.
BEAUTIFUL PRESENT last Wednes-
day Mr.. Hale Backensto was the recipient
of large elliptic picture, elegantly framed
i'm rosewood and gilt, containing photo.
graphs of the entire family of which he is
a promising member.
SHoo FLY.-The Shoe Fly came up on
Tuesday morning, with light freight
The late rains having swollen the river
considerably, this steamer was enabled to
take away 100 tons of grain.
DEcEAsED.-The wife of Captain John
Smith, and'metAer of I. N. Smith, of Linn
county, died Ga tho 9TH inst. at Warm
Springs Resertations of cancer, with which
she had long beeA afflicted.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS acknowledge
the receipt of complimentary tickets, dur
ing the week, tothe Minstrel performance,
the Glee Club Entertainment, and the Am
ateur performance.
SUNDAY EVENING LEcTu1sE Rev. d.
K. Nesbit will deliver a lecture, at the
tcTlxtl Oil Oulluhy Cf0Il1H&
next, at $50 o'clock. Subject The
Dead Year.
STATE TAx.-Treasurer Groves paid over
to the Secretary of State. some two weeks
ago, the entire State tax due from this
county. This was the first county to pay
her State tax.
FINE CIGARs.-Henry Bird has just re-
ceived a lot of choice Havana cigars, a
sample Of which we have pudfed, and now
puff again. ~
FoR TEE BAY.-McCandlfsh Co. ship
ped large invoice Of pictures and Christ
mas goods to the Yaquina Bay, on Monday
last.
Rev. A. r. WALLER, one of the pioneer
ministers of Oregon, died at Salem, ON
Thursday last, at the age of sixty-five.
THANKs.-Our thanks are due to Mr..
Frank Rayburn, for mess of fine trout.