The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-19
HOME AND ABROAD.

Wheat in LlVerpool, las.
Christmas next Thursday.
Albany College iiourishing.
Thanks to Bro. Dubois for fayors.
Sheriff Parker is collecting taxes.
DR.. Alexander is still critically i'll.
Prepare to snipe old Santa Klaus.
The Albany District School has sos
scholars enrolled. igds
Chapman &c Hurley's restaurant is
fast becoming popular. @
Capt. Humphrey returned yesterday
from the supreme Court.
Baker has specimens of the new coin
three pieces for dollar.
A little sou of Mr.. Templeton, of
HaIsey, died on Wednesday last.
Hon. w. A. MCPHERSON was up from
his rural retreat during the week.
Don't growl at this paper. We will
try and make it all up in the future.
Now is the winter of our discomfort,
made beastIy gloomy by tha,late fire.
Regular meeting of Corinthian
Lodge, A. +. & A. NJ, tomorrow even
ing. ~ g''~ w
A p.Merfy Christmas (This is
pretty early, but we're after the. worm
noW.) " NV fs1
Messrs. Froman and Parrish are bus
lily engaged in setting the "burnt dis
trictn to rights.
We learn of several Albanians who
are going to Corvallis to attend the
Christmas Ball.
Our carrier will have most elegant
New Years address to present to our
city subscribers.
Mr. Fanning and wife returned
yesterday from a visit to the old home
in "America.n
We observe that Carothers & Co.
have a fine assortment of perfumery
for holiday scents. y
Hon. J. T. Crooks has. built him q
neat residence at Miller's Station,
where he will hereafter reside. .usl
The time for Swearing oG'' from
bad habits is fast approaching. Get
ready to hold up your right hand.
Grand Masonic Ball at Junction City
on the evening of the 9th. "a rare
and radiant time may be expected.
w. J. Hale, late of Chicago, has re-
Gently arriveCtin this city where he
designs going into the furniture trade.
DIR. d. M. JoneH found his buggy,
which had nearly got through to China,
in the soft mud on the Brownsville
road. "a
The ice and frost have disappeared
and the old-fashioned mud and slush
are again seen in ye land of ye Web
foot.
The late onpleasantness in our office
has not discouraged us in the least; it
only makes us hump oursef leetle
more.
This paper is a "weak sister," but
we will make up for it when we get
the old machine fairly to grinding
again.
To Bro. Van Cleve, of the Register,
to DR. J. Linsey Hill and to Col. G. A.
Fred Hill, we are indebted for valuable
fayors. f i.t
AS the holidays approach Mr.. ]. Bar
leycorn is more frequently observed
making his zigzag way along ouI
streets.
None but high-toned folks will be al
the U. P. "TafIy-pulling'' next Thurs
day night. AT least they will be con-
siderably stuck up.
A Calipooia Indian prophesies big
weather this wlnter-much rain, hear
flood. VIII that aboriginee hurry ur
that aqueous flood.
In about two weeks, we will receive
anew invoice of job material from
San Francisco, when we hope to SEE
the work come rolling in.
When Black George last Monday
"wrestIed down. his ebony charger
we heard at least 20 voices sing out ii
chorus, "whoa, JanuaryW
b. r, Holt, Esq, of Harrisburg, sen
us q list of new subscribers this week
accompanied by the amalgum, TO
which we most heartily thank him.
lThere is to be dancing party at tho
residence of w. II, Parrish, near Peo
ria, this evening. Quite a number 0
our Albany younkers are going up.
Black George and his ebony pace
had a wrestle in the mud last Tuesday
| 1t was "dog fall,n both George an
the horse coming down side by side.
/ The price on jugs and demJohns
increasing. Atleast we suppose 80, a
we hear of a large hunting party VIII
design going to the mountains shortly
Stockton girls have come right ou
in temperance meeting and declare
unto the wide, wide world that the
viii be the widows of no man VIII
"takesa snifter.n
The young man from Wisconsin wa
in town the other day. He was stil
in the sewing machine business--a
least he promenaded rather gallant
alongside Of one Of them.
What next2 In Illinois they do nc
: only elect the ladies 10 Office, but the
serenade them afterward, and tn
ladies make little speeches and invit
their fellow-citizens in to lunch.
1t is little Shaver weighing II lb
and its parents are D. w. Shaver an
wife, Of Brownsville Precinct 1t
the first child born in the family f
twelve years. Loug may 1t wave.
! A fellow who was pretty well corne'
! last Monday, got his nose skinned b
running against sign post, and
long as the scab remains he says l