The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-04
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versity has elected Officers as follows:
President, Rev. J. L. Parrish; Vice
President. John H. Moores; Secretary,
0. N. Terry; Treasurer, J. H. Gilbert.
While engaged In detachlng drift
from the bridge, Mr.. Charles Begg's,
keeper of the toll-gate and bridge on
the Wallowa, was drowned on Che 18th
inst.
The public schools of Portland have
entered upon their vacation.
The Oregonidn says the wagon road
leading from the north fork Of the
Yamhill river to Tillamook Bay, has
beed completed. It will be Of great
benefit to settlers along the sea coast.
The Good Templars of Washington |
Territory are anxious to have Mr.. Levi
Leland come there and give the Terri
tory going over on temperance.
Montana feels good because 50 many
pilgrims" are coming there.
Madame Anna Bishop is on her
Journey Pacific eastward. Sl
Seranading parties are bombarded
with double barreled shot7guns, in
Salt Lake.
The Presbytery Of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory met at Olympia on
Thursday Of last week.
Through the exertions Of the ladies,
the Methodist parsonage on Monroe
circuit, Linn county, has been supplied
with a carpet, cooking stove and uten-
sils, set ofchairs, table, book case and
writing table and two bedsteads.
The tabernacle now being erected
on the Conference Campground on the
bank of the Molalla, adjoining Candy,
Is $50 feet long by 100 feet wide,
probably covering more ground than
any other building in the State, Camp
meeting on this ground will commence
on the 9Th of July and continue over
two Sabbaths.
The grain crop promises well
throughout Utah.
The commencement exercises OF the
Willamette University took place on
Thursday afternoon Of last week.
There were fourteen graduates, as fol-
lows: In the classical department
James Imbrie, Jane Miller, Ladru
Royal, and Emily Shattuck. In the
scientific department: Libby Brown,
Sarah E. Chamberlin, Lydia Z. Cham
berlin, Robert Eaken, Alfred Mich
OILS, VIM. j. Miller, VIM. III. MeiSse,
Theresa d. Holderness, Vellosa w.
Smith, and Mary J. Jory. In the
evening, an address to the graduates
was delivered by Rev. S. Bowers, and
; the vaIedictory address BY Miss Jane
Miller. All were successful in theiI
efforts. "A
Corvallis has a new fire bell weigh
ing 45S pounds.
Oregon Penitentiary has "a convicts
which, to the credit Of the women
are all males.
] Seven thousand dollars were disburs
, ed to the Warm Spring Indian Scout
last week.
: Rev. Thomas Condor is to delive
the annual address at the Oregon Stat
Fair next October.
: The peach crop about Walla Wall
2 and the Dalles is almost failure
! Late frosts did it.
Isaac Henshaw, Of Polk county
drowned himselfon Friday oflast wee
b in Goose Greek. He was the sam
individual who over year ago, trie
l. to freeze himself to death in the noun
J. tains, freezing his feet so badly as I
require their amputatiOn. He left
= wife and seven children, and plent
n of this worlds goods for them.
f Oregon City Council have passe
" an anti-Chinese ordinance.
% The hay crop this year is the hea'
v lest ever known in this State.
i Lafayette is enjoying a season
10 prosperity.
u Admiration and wonder fill Il
" mind of the gazer at the wheat tielt
N Of Washington county. 81
Is Idaho contributed $40 SO. In oot
!. = and four pounds of type metal to y
% Greely Monument Fund. g.
~ y A runaway at Salem last week :
!. suited in throwing DR.. Jessup Al
rs. wife and Mrs. w. w. Marten out
a buggy, bruising all Of them, al
i" dislocating Mrs. Jessup's shoulder
ut The Owyhee Avalanche boasts
having recently seen q star In the ga
90 time. That's nothing. An emplal
Nv confusion on the head will reveal
-, whole sky full Of them. s
: At Fort Edmontons, B. c., tea Sc
70 for 81 per eripound; flower, Of infer
h, quality, at $40 per 100 lbs. a.
in FIfty-three Celestials were arrest
N pnrtland nna fIav 'lASk week.