The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-20
,rosrr AND ABROAD.

HOME AND ABROAD.
Money scant.
job work raging.
No more epizootics.
The cry now Is, ..Ochoco or bust.,'
New potatoes have now begun to
fall Off the trees.
The Star Brewery still makes the
star beer Of Oregon.
The .'fizz'' of Carother's soda foun-
tain Is still heard In the land.
Since the late refreshing rain the air
is refiolent of roses and onion tops.
That feminine epizootic, croquet, Is
just now abating In these damp parts.
Regular meeting of Cbrinthian
Lodge, No. II A. +. 4 A. NJ, to-mor-
row evening.
Eb. Merrill has arrived at his home
In this city, after four months vislt
"to America"
A camp meeting is now In progress
at Roberts Bridge. on tho Calapooia,
and Is largely attended.
The Rev. D. =. Oakes will preach In
the Pacific Opera House next Sunday
At IL A. NJ. All are invited.
The recent severe rain has blasted
the base ball crop for the present.
We're blasted II we aint glad.
A young merchant of Albany ex-
poets to soon do a spanking business
his baby Is nearly big enough.
Mr.. G. J. States, of Marion county,
sold a wagon load of mammoth straw
berries on our streets last Monday.
]. Y. Grouse has retired from the
saloon business and Is now partner
with ]. ID. Hurd in the Albany saw
mills.
The return game of the match be-
tween the Albany and Corvallis base
ballists Will be played In this city to-
morrow.
The American huzzarl won't soar
aloft In this bailawick on the gelorious
Fourth. Ire have loaned our bird to
Corvallis.
II. G. Head, ESQ.,, editor of that live
paper, the Corvallis Democrat, fitted
before our gaze last Tuesday, en- route
for Portland.
Jack Alrhin keeps an excellent
hotel at Corvallis, and himself and his
amiable lady exert all possible efforts
to render guests happy.
=. III. Farrell ami Miss Julia Eikins,
of this city, were married last week.
None but the brave deserve the fair"
or words To that effect.
The rain last Sunday brought out
Albany's incipient moustachcs I'm pro-
life quantities. Aus. Lincoln has now
four hairs and one n sproutin.
Mr.. Borchers, os Tangent, is making
some improvements upon his patent
cIod grinder which will add much to Its
already superior advantages.
IVe have made arrangements to have
a regular correspondent ut the Ochoco
mines, api will also shortly provide
for Especial artist on the spot"
We understand that the daily ex-
press and accommodation train, which
now runs between Salem and Portland,
will shortly be extended TO this city,
as We'll.
Montgomery &. Gore are now pro-
prietors of the upper livery stanie an
have the finest turnouts IN the city.
This Is because they advertise in the
DEMocRAT.
The rains have caused cessation
of work on the Santiam Ditch and a
large number of the workmen have
been airing themselves In this city for
the past few days.
During the past few days there has
been n revolution IN the saw mill,
livery and saloon business of Albany.
The revolution was especially notic-
able In the saw mill.
Mr.. States has our gushingcst bow
for supply of mammoth strawberries;
also mountain trout measuring two
feet in length. This Is no fish story
but an absolute factl
The game law which protects grouse,
pbeas ants, ETC.. expired last Monday,
and those animals have now gone into
their holes to suck their paws Till the
law goes into effect again.
w. 5. Ncwbury says It's an abolition
lie about there being catchahle- trout
in the Santiam at Jefferson. He fish,
ed there all day on Monday and only
got one bit, and that from IA musquito.
Bro. Carter, OF the Corvallis Gazette,
while manipulating camp meeting
last Sunday was run away with by a
rantankerous horse, and this week he
sleeps on his left side and wears a patch
over his right eye.
We have occular knowledge OF the
fact that Paxton can take the photo
graph of an editor and make him look
just iike human folks. But ii has
long since been settled that Paxton is
a rernarkable artist.
illuminate is the name of new ex-
plosive compound, said to be far more
destructive than nitro-glycerine, and
confidently recommended to families
as a satisfactory substitute for kerosene
to kindle fires with.
A Silver mine in Colorado, forty
miles northwest of Denver, has been
sold to Holland Company for three
million dollars. The profits of this
mine for some time past have averaged
a thousand dollars day.
An improvement in medical juris-
prudence has been introduced In Phila-
delphia, where new trial is sought
for Hugh Mara, on the ground, not ol
his insanity, but of the insanity of the
jury that convicted him.
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