The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-12-27

we WISH our fenuerS Ill u 'ftuppy
New Year." and many occurrences of
the same.
The wind was so strong last Monday
as to blow the weather guage Off Of tho
court house steeple.
Much obliged to Ex-Sherif Irvine,
for the Christmas present OF supply
Of apples OF luscious variety
That Christmas turkey with which
we were to have been presented Is a
base fraud-a chimerical delusion.
Two extra policemen were placed on
duty In our city last Sunday night,
during the absence Of the fire com
pany.
Our boys weighed their engine down
at Portland the other day. She brought
up $3.50 lbs. The hose cart and hose
weighed 1000 lbs.
"Alpha" gives our readers an inter
esting letter from Jefferson. We trust
Mr.. "Alpha" that this letter will not
be your "Omega."
Bro. Dubois and wife of the ST.
Charles, were "surprised'' by u party
OF friends OH Christmas night. when u
jolly dance and other fun was had.
Billy, we o u for permitting us to
ride on the locomotive during the fire.
mans lightning trip TO Portland last
Sunday. 1t was n delightful ride to
ye editoA
Our young friend, Perry Raymond,
Esq, on Christmas day received his
certificate Of appointment as post
master of Albany. II was indeed q
substantial Christmas present.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Is lee
turing In Iowa on 'The Coming Girl A"
She would be terribly disappointed II
IL should prove to be n boy. This thing
OF naming the child before hand won't
always do.
We received pleasant call from
Geo. B. Christie, Esq, our vigilant
Scio agent, lastSaturday. He brought
us many ducats from subscribers, for
which we are much obliged ito him
and them"
The ball to be given In this city on
New Years night .s to be the affair oi
the winter. Visitors are expected tn
be In attendance from Jefferson, Har-
risburg, Corvallis, Brownsville, and
other places.
/ The wife of Captain John Smith, OF
Warm Springs Agency. aud mother OF
Hon. I. n. Smith OF this county. has
just died oe cancer, with which she
had long been afflicted. She was ar
estimable lady.
/ We expect to interview our city adj
vertisers and patrons next week for a
settlement during the year just closing.
/ We have some demands TO meet and
We trust those who owe us will be pre-
pared to assist us I'm meeting them.
That was an imaginative preacher al
/ the revival at Jefferson who, I'm de-
scribing our Saviors death and burial
| to his congregation, said that his tomb
w'as guarded by three Roman angels
armed with improved Springfield rifles
and glittering bayonets!
Tha nks to our energetic agent Mt Col
fax, W. T., for comforting club of
new subscribers, accompanied by a
quantity of "Lincoln scabs." If all
our agents will do likewise we prom
ise to make the DEMOCRAT fairly "bile
over' with interest next year.
II our boys have the holiday epizoo-
tic next week, and we should only is
sue half-sheet, we trust our indulgent
readers will make due allowance. II
there ever was Country paper" that
appeared regularly and up to the stand
ard the DEMOCRAT surely ought to to
classcd in that category.
Thanks to Gen. c. A. Reed for a
complimentary ticket to the Grand
New Years Ball at Reeds Opera
House, Salem, on next Tuesday even
ing. Our 10-by-l2 mot 7-benign)
countenance may possibly put in an
appearance on that mellifluous occa-
sion.
Hon. Fl. H. Gilfrey, of Salem, and
Hiram Smith, of Harrisburg, were OF,
| the passenger car which turned over
above Eugene, but neither were injur-
ed. Bro. Hiram is said to have been a
IeefIe excited however. He thought
| at least for short time that the Har-
risburg postoffice was about to change
hands.
A party of Salem hunters propose to
challenge our Albany Nimrods for q
match hunt. Let 'em come! We NAV
not be able to buy Us much game as
those Salem fellers, but the chicken
roosts hereabout have in the near past
fully attested the prowess Of seme of
our gamesters in getting away with
the trophies of the 't;ehase.p
WHo'DoEs IT FIT?-A friend wants
to know how many of the post Office
aspirants the following will fit ::
eyer wants ter go inter the post offs,
does yer? Yer doesn't want ter carry
oniyer business, does yer? Yer wants
ter get inter the post offs and the ony
thing yer fit for there is ter stan at ther
door with yer tongue out for chaps ter
wet ther stamps on"
FROM MIssoURI.-Messrs. Abbott
and Woodrum, two young, intelligent
and apparently energetic business men,
have just arrived with their families
from Pettis county, Missouri, and have
taken up their residence in this city
They talk of entering into the mer-
camille business. We give them q
warm welcome to home in the "Gem
of the Valley"
ST. CHARLES HorEL.-See the card
of fbfo c,iro.;,. h.~k.I g.. n,o4l -