The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-09-25

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Mart. Paine and wife expect to start
for California early next month. Mrs. /,
Paine's health is not good, and a
change of climate it is hoped will prove
beneficial.
Fred. Hills child died, after short |
illness, Oh Saturday, and was buried |
Sunday afternoon. A large concourse |
of citizens were ia attendance at the |
funeral.
VIM. Gird started on Tuesday for
the Washington County Fair at Hills |
boro. taking with him several horses. |
William will make it lively for the |
Washington county horses.
One thousand dollars is quite a pile
of money, but Titus. Bourgarles 6 Co.
offer to put that amount up on the
Singer Read the card at the head
of their column this morning.
That pet deer, lately owned by Harry
Wolf, was put up at rattle on Saturday
night, and w. G. Twcedale was the
lucky man. Thirty-six got away with
it.
There are still plenty of antelope in
the region about Camp Polk. about
one hundred miles from this city, out \
on the Willamette Valley Sc Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road.
DIR. G. A. Whitney has resigned
his position as physician at the Siletz
Indian Agency, to take effect the first
of October, when he will take up his
residence i'll this city.
Mr.. Geo. c. Howard, travelling
agent for j. c. Aver & Co. Lowell,
Mass. called on Tuesday. Mr.. How
ard is gentleman with whom it is a
pleasure to do business.
Preparations for the coming County
Fair are commencing in earnest. The
time is short. but sufficient to enable
each to get something ready to exhibit
OH that occasion.
The Odd Fellows of Brownsville
dedicate their fine Hall on the goth of
next month. when grand old time
will be had. A large attendance may
be expected from this city.
Freddie Wayne, the only child OF
Fred. and Julia Hill. who died last
week. was five weeks and five days
old. 1t was a cruel blow. and the
mother of the beautiful babe is nearly
| broken hearted with grief
| The talk of building new hotel in
central location is getting stronger
and stronger. a. the necessity for such
an institution becomes more and more
apparent. Our hotel accommodations
do not begin to supply the demand.
Charles Mealcv and his son George
last week struck out for Black Butte.
or that vicinity. where he intends try
ing the virtue of farming. Success.
old boy.
Mr.. S. NJ. ". Hindman. of Camp
Polk. came in last Friday. in quest of
the usual Fall supplies. bringing ir a
few of those huge turnips for which
the soil in that region is famed for
growing.
On Saturday night some one broke
into the little room used for an office
at John IIurd's saw mill. This is the
second or third time thief or thieves
have gone through the office, and it :
getting to he an old thing.
Daniel Miller, late of Tangent, lei
Oregon last week for the Eastern
States, never to return. As he is alone
in the world and has plenty OF coin. he
will probably spend the remainder o
his days traveling-seeing the world
At the dedication of the new NJ. f
Church South at Tangent. on Sunday
the balance due on the cost of erecting
the building. some 800, was sub
scribed. The dedication sermon i
highly spoken of There was larg,
audience in attendance.
Last Friday s. f. Bla;n bought tin,
interest of Mr.. Newby i'm the lin,
warehouse near tile railro1 depot
Blain & Sox now own the house. ant
, Mr.. Terrell is chief clerk. They ar
prepared 10 store an immense quantit,
OF grain. i'm sacks.
The fates are against rs, and we ar
i, notprepared. as we supposed we wo,ll,
Dcs ~ tSNtW> OttT DldtINCG SU0eL-llS
double the present size. a few weeL
must vet e1apse and then we shall fu
: fill our promise to the letter. Hav
patience.
Money is very tight indeed, and w
. hear the complaint on every side. 8
:, can't collect money enough to keep II
running expenses" Ofcourse, wine
!, others find it difficult to keep even, Il
:, printer finds it ten times worse, Il
!. the last debt to be paid is his.
The little son of John Humphre,
, who lives a short distance from tn
u city, Sunday morning last, fell wit
his open left hand upon the stow
burning the hand cruelty. The litt
fellow is but fifteen months old. III
burn extends over the entire inside
the hand, and is very painful
Among the newly elected officers
the State Grange we notice that Lin
I county comes i'm for her share OF Il
81 honors. Mrs. M. A. Powers, ofShed
ad was elected Pomona, and Mrs. jar
Cyrus. .Ceres-both excellent selection
r. WIN. CYRUS was chosen Overseer. al
of John II. Smith reelected Secretary.
NJ Messrs. Elkins Bros, of the Leblanc
ch Mills. have chartered the Red Jack,
and have gone into the business
n boating gram and -four, from the
n mills to this city. They can boat
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