The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-31
FRoM LERANoN.-J. y. Cowan, ESQ.

as anybody in his line, because he Is
an accommodating and popular gen.
tleman and a merchant of long expe- |
rience, besides which he advertises in
the DEMocRAT, which the same is an
essential element Of business success
in this latitude.
The Lebanon Academy is full and
fiourishing.
Eikins' mills are constantly running |
and daily gaining in popularity.
Parker & Co., of this city, will short |
ly move their saw-milI to Lebanon,
where timber is to be had in almost
exhaustless quantities and where they |
will be able to manufacture lumber at
much cheaper rates than they were
able to do here.
IN SEARCH OF SwEETNESS.-AI |
fearful nuisance, and one becoming so
frequent as TO be noticeable by every !
body, is the habit which many of our
young men have of going of Sunday
evening from one church to another,
entering the building during the ser
vice and then Immediately leaving if
they do not find the person they are
in want OF. Indeed, most of the young
men Sunday nights seem engaged in a
fruitless search for sweetheart who
has taken refuge under the drppings
of the sanctuary. So they seek her,
wandering absut from church to church
in quest of the fair bat fieeting one
If the 'told man" would get after some
of these boys and chase them home |
with a hoop-pole the public would !
cherish his memory in gratitude.
MIsTAKEs.-A full house greeted
Rev. d. x. Nesbit's lecture on mis- |
takes,n at the Congrega tioBal Church, |
on the 23rd inst. He illustrated his |
subject by the relation of myriads of
incidents in every day life, and recited
occurrences which alternately con-
vulsed the audience with laughter or
suffused their eyes with tears Ir.
Nesbit possesses the power of imita- |
ton in an eminent degree, and has
very few equals i'll the deliueation of
character. His slecture is universally |
praised by those who heard it and |
netted handsomely for the Sigma Phi
Society.
FINE TINE AT HARRIsBURG.-The |
citizens of Harrisburg last Monday
night gave double birthday party to
Rev w. R. Bishop, and Ar. Weiger, |
proprietor of the City Hotel. Many
of the ladies contributed handsome
ment because Mr.. Weiger was - years
old on the 9th and Rev. Bishop At on
the 28th, so the presentation was made
at midnight, sharp. There were pres
occasion was one of much enjoyment
and sociahility on the part of all in at
tendance.
OFFICIAL VIsrT.-Hon. T. McF.
Patton, Most Worshiptul Grand Mas
ter of, Masons of Oregon, paid an Off
cial visit to Corinthian Lodge No. II,
of this city, last Monday night, when
much useful and valued instructions
was given to the Brethren. sfost
Worshipful Brother Patton is doing
good work in his visits to the various
Lodges within this jurisdiction. He
went from here to Corvallis, where
doubtless another feast of reason and
flow of soul was had with the Breth-
rem of that city.
LEG BRoKEN.-Alfred, oldest son of
Henry johnson, of Soap Creek Pre-
cinct, Benton county, while chopping
in the woods near his fathers house,
last week, had his leg broken Just
above the ankle by large limb fall
ing upon it. Drs. Jones & Hill were
soon summoned to the scene of the
accident, and by their care and skill it
is thought that the leg will soon knit
to its proper place again.
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR is now in
progress and is being celebrated by the
Celestials to the fullest degree on this
coast. We understand it is made OBJ
. Hgatory upon all Cinnamon to pay
their debts on the recurrence of every
New Year. This is an example that
is worthy of the fullest emulation by
our Anglo-Saxon tribe, especially
among delinquent subscribers to this
paper.
GoDEY's LADY's Book for February
. is before US, as brilliant and interesting
as ever. 1t contains all that is useful
as well as ornamental. And now it
comes, offering, to every subscriber
the splendid ehromo-"OurD Darlipg''-
, without extra cost. The periodical is
well worth the price asked rit, while
the chrome is said to be one of the
handsomest.
BENTON COUNTY ALMANAc.-W B.
Carter, ESQ.,, editor of the Corvallis
Gazette, has just issued neat almanac
for Benton county. 1t is filled with
siHtsresting miscellaneous reading mat
ter for the household, as well as con-
tanning short sketch of Benton coun-
ty. We trust it will prove remunera-
tive to Bro. Carter.
FALLEN THRoUGH.-The young la
dies of the Erodelphian Society were
last week preparing for an apron fair
and festival for the benefit of their So
ciety and for the depletion of the young
mems pocket books; but we hear the