The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-24

MATRIMoNIAL.-From the large
sales of silk dresses and white satin
trimmings at our dry goods stores, and
from the most reliable information we
could obtain at the clerks Office, the
different parsonages, and from several
old women we have interviewed, we
are led to Judge that there will be an
awful crash in the matrimonial market
in this community some time between
this and next Christmas. We have
suspicioned this for good while, and
consequently have spared neither times
labor, nor expense to get together
enough testimony to warrant us in
giving our citizens due notice cf the
terrible calamity which we are now
convinced awaits them. We have
given due warning and the people must
govern themselves accordingly; some,
by taking time by the forelock, may
be able to avert this much dreaded
"A NICE HoME.-The Willamette
Furmer of last week gives the follow
ing excellent notice. of a handsome
Linn county residence: "Driving into
Albany some weeks ago, we noticed a
beautiful residence about mile this
side, and found it belonged to our old
time friend L. c. Burkhart, who says
he sawed the lumber in his own mill
and burned the brick in his own brick
yard. He certainly has beautiful
and model country home and an excel
lent farm. TIE railroad gives him a
switch, and he proposes to have a
warehouse there, and store and ship
his neighbors' wheat at two cents a
bushel, which is more reasonable than
the average cf warehousemen."
OFF FOR AsToRIA.-Promptly at six
o'clock last Friday morning the special
train containing large number of Ia
dies and gentlemen left this city for
the Astoria Excursion. The party was
mostly made up of farmers and their
families, although quite number oi
our townspeople went along, among
the latter of whom was the editor Of
the DEMOCRAT, who went by special
invitation of Mr. Mercer. Having nc
editorial assistance he was compelled
to write up the most of the paper be-
fore leaving, which may account fol
any lack of newsiness noticeable in oul
columns this week.
FINE CoTswoLDs.-Col P. SAKE has
just sold two of his recently imported
English Kentucky breeding sheep, one
to Lewis Cox, Esq, "Gen. Lee, No
523," and one to DIR. E. o. Smith
Harrison, No. 524." These are from
sheep imported from England tt
Kentucky, that cost $500 o$l, 900 each
and arepure bred Cotswold, guaranteed
to be such. Each has a full writer
pedigree given by the breeder and i'm
porter. :,
MEDIcAL.-Dr. A. W. Gamble, VIII
left this city some time since to settl
in Southern Oregon, has at last com
to the same conclusion that all other
have arrived at who have left thi
country to find o better one, to-wit
that Albany is the prettiest, quietes
and best place to reside in our State
DR.. G. arrived in this city with hi
family last Friday, and nov
intends to locate here permanently
His office and residence is at presen
at the house lately occupied by job
MendenhalI, near the Foundry.
THE PARKER SHOT GUN.-It seem
only the other day that the ide
of making breech-loading she
guns was first entertained, and W
they have already attained what woul
seem to be the highest degree of pc
fection; especially those breech-loat
ing, double -barreled shot guns manl
featured by Parker Borthers, of We
Meriden, Connecticut, which are, a.
knowledged to be the best in the worl'
Rock Island Argus.
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= FEsTIvAL.-We are informed tht
the Erodelphian Society of the Alban
College intend giving grand festiyi
and oyster supper at the Pacific Opel
House on Friday evening, Nov. 7th-
two weeks from this evening. Tt
proceeds will be used in enlarging the
: library, which already contains
choice selection of first-class literatur
Of course our citizens will patronil
them literally, as they always do.
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SECOND INsTALLMENT of new wintt
goods just received by A. Wheeler
Co., at Shedd. Stock is kept full an
: complete at all times by frequent az
ditions of fresh goods, comprising Il
novelties of the season. All sold
bedrock prices for ready pay. Cash,
usual, paid for all kinds of merchan
able produce.
REEDS PANoRAMA.-This panoran
; Of scenes in the Great Northwest wi
) exhibit in this city, at the Pacif
Opera HouEe, next Friday evening"
This is certainly the finest panoram
ever exhibited in this State, and tn
is the last chance to see it, as it will
taken to the Eastern States as soon
tour through Oregon Is completed.
j REGULAR MEETINGs.-Mr Fannin
: Master of Tangent Grange No. !, r
quests us to announce that the reguli
meetings Of that Grange will be he
on the second Saturday Of each mont
at 2 O. clock P. NJ.
sAdENEss. some Of our sidewall
{ are becoming sadly demoralized-lool
! ing, on a small scale, like the sign
7 Bill Canon's livery stable. This ougI