The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
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PARAGRANTLETS.


filled to its utmost capacity on Tues
day evening. to witness the wedding
ceremony. uniting one of Albany s
fiairest flowers to the man of her
choice. The hour ANNOUNCED was
eight o'clock. but long before that
time the building was crowded to its
utmost scatable capacity. As usual.
however. the principal actors in the
drama did not throw themselves in
sight until fifteen minutes of nine. and
as the evening was unusually warm.
the audience perspired and grumbiea.
and grmnbled and perspired for at
/ least tbree-quarferS of an hour, with
out let or hindrance. The audience
would likely have broken ont into open
mutiny at the delay. had it not been
for tile kindness and Christian charity
of Miss Wagner, who came forward.
| opened the organ, and entertained the
audience with some real gems in the
musical line. Fifteen minutes before
nine. the wedding party. consisting of
| the bride and groom. Mr.. w. J. War
rem and Miss Nellie Caviness, with
their attendants. Mr.. Doane and Miss
Annie Bentley, Mr.. Peters and Miss
Aurelia Blain. entered the church.
formed i'm line in front OF the pulpit
when Rev. s. G. Irvine quickly and
neatly tied the knot making the two
one. As soon as the ceremony had
ended. the welded pair and attendants
marched out of the church tn lively
strains from the organ. proceeded TO
the residence OF the brides parents.
where, with several invited guests. a
pleasant evening was spent. The par
ties in interest i'm this case have our
warmest sympathy.
Miss Corleiia Ann Haight. died ut
the residence of her father. Mr.. :.
HaigIt. near Knox Iutte. Il few min
uteS after ten O'Clock oll the evening
| of the llth init. in her 22i Year. of
| mable young lady. beloved by all who
knew her. ard she leaves Il wide circle
of relatives and friends who sincerely
mourn her early death. Tie funeral
services transpired Oh Tue-tlay. ut
KnoX Butte, Rev. DR.. E. r. Geary.
officiating.
| A grand dedication ball will he
| givei4 at Brownsville, in the new Odd
| Fellows Hall just completed there. OH
next Thursday evening. October 22d.
| Remember that, and that all are i'll
vited: that tickets, including supper,
are bnt So so; that it will be a iolar-
ious occasion. and put on a billed shirt
and buzom pin. engage your sunflower,
and Swing to the gentle music of the
lute''-or words to that effect.
w. r. Blain. with W. J. Warren
& CO.. on First street. is agent for
building paper. plaster board, tarre,l
| sheathing, roof felt, moth-pronf carpet
lining, paper oil cloth. etc. Paper.
properly prepared. is daily coming
more and more into use for building
k'tt l'N'@s-Ns a. NdI iINIa
and much cheaper house than can he
constructed of any other mater al.
Call on Mr.. Blain and see the different
kinds of paper he has on exhibition.
AT recent meeting of the Linn
County Council r. of H.. the COM
mittee appointed some weeks since to
solicit subscriptions to aid in improv-
ing the Willamette river. We're ordered
to collect the wheat SO subscribed
tabOut COCO bushels. we believ"l. sell
it. and at OF C" apply the proceeds to
the object intended. This amount.
juliciously expended, will aid consid-
erlbly in making 4 more navigable
river to this point.
Mr.. John w. Gay, who lives four
or five miles southeast of this city. is
erecting a neat dwelling house on his
tarm. few feet south of the old house.
The main building will be 1sx44 feet.
with an ell 1sx24 feet. the whole to be
one story and half high. When
completed. Mr.. Gay will have one of
the most elegant buildings in Albany
Prairie.
Six or more new buildings have been
contracted for at Lebanon. to be
erected this fall. some of them dwell
iugs and others to he occupied az bus
iness houses. The spirit of enterprise
has got hold of our Lebanon friends.
and the village IS pushing allead with
vigor. Hurr7lh for Lebanon.
The enlarged REGISTER is meeting
with the general approval of the
people, and as consequence subscriP-
tions are pouring in. 1t is recognized
as the paper for the Family circle, and
is the cheapest paper Oh the Pacific
coast. Two dollars and a half pays
for one years subscription.
The Eikins Bros. of Lebanon Mills,
have arranged to ship a large amount
of flour to Dundee. Scotland, through
VIM. Reed. late of Dundee, but now
of Portland. They have leased the
Red .JocAet. TO facilitate their-shipments
of grain and flour to this city. Enter
prise will win.
We saw youngSter on the street
Tuesday who looked AS though he had
been enjoying an Irish wake. His
face was swollen till you could hardly
tell where his eyes and mouth were.
We asked him il he had been fighting,
and he answered mournfully Flight
in, no; been foolin' with pizen oak.''
The neat little church, erected by
Ike Conn for the Christian denomina-
tion, about 2 miles east of this city, is
now ready for the plasteFers aud the
seats.