The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-04-26
GRAND mAY-DAx FESTIVAL.
Union or the schools for the Celebration
of q Gala Day.

ClcnC times, tnlS Gay was WelcOmed, Dy
the honest peasants of Northern Europe,
with songs, dances, feasting, and rambling
through the budding forests, in honor to
returning spring. A fair maiden was Sc
lected for g Queen o. the May" and some
happy youth invested with the honor of
placing upon her innocent brow the pure
coronet Of sparkling spring flowers, and
to this day, manya bright little maiden re-
tires to her tiny couch, on the eve of May,
with her thoughts less fixed on her 6 Now
I Lay Me-" than on the words OF that
sweetest of poets
early, mother dear;
To-morrow 'tll be the happiest time of all the
glad New-year;
OF ali the glad New-year, mother, the maddest
mcrriest day;
For I'm to be Queen Q, the May, mother, Pm
to be Queen o. the May" f"
The two schools will meet at their re-
spective houses at O'Clock and at 9:30
form procession and march to Court House
Block, where they will unite and proceed
to the grounds, across the Mary's River
Bridge, where short address viii be de-
livered, when an opportunity will be af
forded for indulgence in base ball, swing
ing, croquet, grace. hoops, and various 9th
er amusements of the day. The teachers
extend a cordial invitation to the patrons
of the schools and the public generally, to
participate in the festivities, and the Com
mittee of Arrangements will spare no
pains to render the anniversary celebration
pleasant for all who attend. 1t is expected
that each will provide himself with the
necessaries for q basket dinner Baskets,
properly labeled, may be left at either
schoolhouse, whence they will be forward
ed to the grounds in wagons.
The Reason WHY.-The question has
often been asked us, during the past week,
why we did not get out more extras. The
answer is plainly this: On Monday last,
we went to the telegraph Office, and re-
quested to be furnished with report,
from Yreka, upon the arrival of each
courier with important dispatches Our
request was duly forwarded. .sapd acSllowl-
edged. On Tuesday a report vas sent to
w. b. Carter, of the Gaget@. The opera
tor here. asked for our repsrf, and received
message from Albany saying that if
Mr.. Carter did not aeoast The report, the
DEMOCRAT could have it, We espolitely de-
clined to be dependent upon the tastes of
Mr.. Carter, and were tiHable to obtain any
reports.
WEST SIDE A[AIL.-We received from
our agent at Junction, on Thursday even
ing last, petition TO the Postmaster Gen
eral, praying fer the extension of the
mail route from Portland to this city ION
the westside) TO Junction City. We have
frequently urged the Importance of this
extension, and the alacrity with which
we obtained signers to tie petition shows
that the people feel IN interest IN slse nat
ter. The petition will be signed by near
ly every man in this county = The people
of Junction have unanimously signed a
similar document. We hope TO see the
extension made at no distant day
REspoNs1BLE.-We pity that poor Rev.
gentleman who boasts that he writes edi-
tcrials y for the DEMOCRAT, as the Gazette
says whether he eerote them of'not, he Is ze-
ga1Ey and morally responsible for them.
How the poor fellow can be responsible
for those articles, if he did not indite them
is what puzzles our brain. But ''judg-
ment has commenced in Corvallis and
Carter has got to shuttle fearful respon-
sibi1ity on some one, and he is mean
enough to impose on a poor, inofiensive
preacher.
FoR TANGENT.-This station, but six
miles east Of this city, is soon to become
the depot for Corvallis, instead of Albany.
Geo. w. Houck, ESQ.,, with his usual en-
terprise has already run one or two teams
over there, and, as soon as some repairs
now being made to the road are completed,
viii put on a regular line of hacks from
here, connecting with the trains both north
and south.
sEED1Na.--From a gentleman just down
from Monroe, we learn that the farmers
all along the road are busy finishing up
their spring seeding. In one field seven
teen teams were seen at work A larger
acreage than ever before will be sown in
Benton cofnty. Prospects for an abund-
ant harvestare every where fattering.
MA1ssp1E WORK. Miss Rosa tPittman,
of Junction, is in the city, soliciting pupils
to learn the art of ornamental marble
work. This young lady is an artist in
this accomplishment, and will no doubt
secure large class. A specimen of her
work may be seen at the Postoffice.
Arms FOR BENroN.-of the five hundred
needle guns, recently turned over to Gov.
Grover from the Vancouver Arsenal, by
order of the War Department, this county
will receive, fifty stand.
For REd6RpER. Bayley informs US
that he is d candidate for City Recorder.
He hopes to be elected, that he may have
an opportunity of .ssetting up' violators
of the ordinances.