The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
TIE GLORIOUS FoURTH.
eund Preparations to Celebrate in a.
lhny.


lany.
rbe committee appointed to make
tln necessary arrangements for appro-
nrately celebrating the ninety-elghth
anniversary Of American lndepen-
delce, met at the Council Chamber on
la4 tuesday evening. The sub-com-
mttee appointed at previous meet
inr to make arrangements with the
difarent transportation companies re-
galding fare to and from Albany for
thee attending the celebration, report
adlthat they had secured half rates
frol1'the Willamette River Transporta-
tior Company, and the Oregon and
california Railroad Company. The
committee appointed to select an ora
tor reported that they had written to
Jutge M. p. Deadly, and were awaiting
hisanswer also, that they had written
to Professor Emery, inviting him to
oNi,iate as reader Of the Declaration,
ant were expecting an answer. The
Corvallis Fire Company have signiiied
+her acceptance of an invitation to be
nrelent and participate with the Alba
nyFire Company in the exercises Of
thedav The Committee on fire works
reported that they ordered had a
larse amount of various kinds
The services of the Albany Brass Band,
consisting Of twelve Instruments, have
beef secured. Rev. S. g. Irvine was
eIeced President of the day, with the
following named gentlemen as vice
Presidents: Mayor Henry Failing,
Portland; Mayor Jno. G. Wright, sa-
lem; Mayor Mart v. Brown, Albany;
Hon J.J. Walton, Eugene Cityi DIR.
]. RI Bayley, Corvallis; Hon. Hiram
Smith, Harrisburg; JAG. Conser, Esq,
Jefferson; Jacob Thompson; Halsey;
DR.. Keil, AuroraI James I. Cowan
Lebanon; Jas. H. Washburn, Browns
Vile @. P. Hogue, Shedds; D. P. Ma
on,scio; Hon. A. Noltner, Oregon
City Hon. C. B. Bellenger, East Port
land, and J. V. B. Butler, Monmouth.
JR.Heren was elected Marshall ofthe
day, Ind Capt. N. b. Humphrey was
appointed Assistant Marshall. The
Sabhth Schools, Societies and Oranges
of tlp county, are invited to be present
as ORGANIZATIONS; Societies and Oranges
to appear in regalia. The Committee
will meet again on next Tuesday even
ing wen it will be known definitely
who will be orator Of the day, and other
MATES will be arranged important to
the ,siccess of the celebration. We
antieiate grand time and larger
crowdof people than ever before CON
gregatd in Albany. No pains or ex-
pense will be spared to make complete
arrangements for the entertainment OF
all wlp may attend. Et.G
A B.sE ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAI1-
ING.-4Ve are quite sure we have paid
all theelectioneering bills contracted
by us G in our interest at the late
election, even including ourproportioh
of the lost Of the brass bands which
serenaled Waite and oursef from time
to time while on our raid upon the
voters Of the State; hence we don't
understand the following bill which
has ben transmitted to us from East
Portland. The terms used to describe
the yrious articles mentioned in the
bill ab wholly enigmatical to us ant
the purposes to which they Were ap
piled We don't comprehend. Let ar
OUTRAGED public gaze upon this thing
in all Is horrid ambguouslty and ther
blameas if they can for repudiatlnl
the glaingly outrageous tax upon oal
hard-e.sned lucre:
EAST PORTLAND, JundG, 1874
NJ V. TRowN Estate Printer clect)
tiften t71H tUl Dr.
To Garage hire at Polls on election day
in Interest of yourself wiz one wheel,
.. baroig, used to wheel OF "Drunks ! Es9VV
To Oh Ilrivrr strong nibcrnian) used m
sane as above. w
To tw{t9l Red-Fisted Ilustlers timponeul
usd to intimidate oppOsitionto your
sell two drinks of cOncentrateu l5e 40 ,
q Ia cents eaeh........,'''...-.''''",''-''' w I
TOtn4 ..-'''''''''
To Tw. gal. Democratic lniuencc,u.,,".... % !
10 Fiv gal. Stagger Weed tinfiueneel"' W !
GraTi Total,..,,.........,,.....". .".,. .lA..''SVA
lseeiVed Payment.
pIeon ren,it bv order on the First Nationf
Bank.
PNcIb SHARPEyER. Tho neates
littletnventlon we have seen for man
a daywas shown us yesterday, by on
felloy townsman, VIM. E, Howell
who las purchased of the invento
DIR. j o. Smith, q one-half interes
The invention is steel 'perminer
attaamentr pencil sharpener, wit
diagonal knives cutting the wood ava
fromthe lead in smooth and beaut
full 1annen By simply turning I'll
ATTACHMENT when necessary you hay
youpencil ready for use, no knife
huntup or soiled fingers as is the cas-
wheiyou sharpen with q knife or i
any t the other methods. 1t is al'
an onament to the pencil. Messr
Smih & Howell have good thir
and ant help but make fortune Of
of i'll No who everllses . renc
can ford to be without one. We col
gratlate our friends on their goo
fortune and wish them abundant su
cess
BIZ TH1NG.--It was a commo
hen'egg, found among an invoice
Sam Young store, the other day,ar
meaured seven and three quart
inehs in longitudinal circumferene
Thiss the more surprising in view
the act that the producer Of th
''poItry berry" was only pla
obsere country hen who Deyer dreaT