The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-12-25
HOME AND ABROAD.

GooDle! goDole!! go0Dle!!
A funny Christmas till yez all.
The dust is now laid in our streets.
Hurd's new saw mill will soon be
ready to grind.
Last Council meeting in the year on
New Years Eve.
Our friend Geo. Knox has married
Miss Cox. Good.
The Good Templars have broken out
afresh at Pendleton.
We saw q good Indian the other day.
He was being buried.
Look out for the "Mulligan Guard
at the Opetee 'Ouse tonight.
"Christmas comes but once n year,
and when it comics well have good
cheer.n
The st. Charles Hotel, under the
new management, is fast gaining an
enviable reputation.
Masonic Installation tomorrow
night-both Lodges. Sojourning
Brethren are invited.
We can't prognosticate what kind of
morning this is, as we wrote this
item yesterday afternoon.
We bow our acknowledgements to
Hon. J. w. Nesmith, for the Congress-
iondJ Record for this session.
President Grant has re-appointed
Perry Raymond Postmaster for Alba
ny. We congratulate the boy.
Thomas-and-Jeremiah will flourish
spontaneously to-day, and the usual
''bust-head" will follow tomorrow.
Our cub stuck a pin in an office
loafer the other day, and very. appro-
.priately called it "devl of job"
That prince of good fellows, b. G.
Clark, swapped confidential stories
with US in our sanctum Wednesday.
Ruel Custar is now proprietor of the
dray and truck business formerly own
ed by Perry Sphinx. We wish Ruel
success.
Capt. Stump, one of our old time
friends; passed down on the boat last
Tuesday, and hailed our Office for a
moment.
''He that giveth to the poor lendeth
to the Lord" Don't forget to attend
the entertainment at the Opera House
tonight.
Remember the firemen's ball next
Thursday night (New Years Eve as
it will be the Terpsichoran affair OF
the winter.
Don't fail to attend in person or send
your proxy to the meeting of the Home
Manufacturing Company; at Salem,
next Tuesday week.
We noticed large number of the
Linn county pioneers at the sepulture
Of Mrs. Mcconnell, whose death is
universally deplored.
Make your cauliflOwer d New Years
present of the DEMooRAT for 1875, and
then if you are still afraid to pop the
question it will pop itself.
Mcfarland has some new styles Of
beautiful Richmond Ranges; which
we want everybody to call and see
They are the best stoves ever made.
McMerrick opened his new and fash
ionabIe resort, on Washington street
last night, where he entertained his
friends in most ''hostile" manner.
Thanks to Senator Kelly for a full
supply of Congressional documents
and Patent Office Report. We fine
some thrilling continued storiesin 'em
Titus Bros. are selling an enormous
lot Of jewelry for Holiday presents
Every younker in the "diggins" il
making his snow flake Christina
gift,
| Capt Miller got serious fall on thu
deck of steamer at one of ou
wharves last week, but under the skill
full treatment of DR.. Rice lie is not Sc
yerely injured.
We went to press yesterday severa
hours earlier than usual, which /
wherefore we left out several impor
tant items that we never thought D
until this morning.
The DEMOCRAT folks bow most po
litely to Mr.. and Mrs. Protzman-wh
, were last week welded in this city
: for handsome remembrances in thu
shape of cake and cash.
"The fools are not all dead YETI
: leastways it so occurred to our min
when fellow yesterday asked us wha
day of the month Christmas woul
come on this year! We instantly an
. initiated him by asking if he took u
for Josh Billings Almanax.
We much regret that the beautifr
, contribution from our gifted Harris
burg correspondent "B," entitle
, 'Thoughts upon the Passing Hour,
came too late for publication. 1t dc
served a better fate than forgotte
/ slumber in the waste basket.
! May all our little readers wake u
this morning and find their stocking
4, full of tin whistles, drums and gooc
les; all our lady friends get a new froc
and things, and all our gentlemen pa
rons find three dollars in their britcl
erloons pockets to pay for the DEM'
cRAT for the next year.