The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-02
LINN COUNTY FAIR.

LINN COUNTY FAIR,
The coming week will witness the
ninth annual fair of the Linn County
Agricultural Association, and judging
from what we can hear from all parts
Of the county there is going to he a
large crowd in attendance. Our cltl-
zens should all take pride in these an
nual exhibitions Of the products OF the
country, and should AZ bring some
thing to enter for premiums. The la
dies ought to bring their flowers, can
nod fruit, fancy work, etc.; the men
their agricultural and mechanical inn
plements, horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
and by euch one adding one or two ar
ticles to the list we would have an ex-
hilton that could not be rivalled by any
other in the country.
Prominent among the many novel;
ties that will tend to enliven the peo-
ple at the Fair Ground will be an ex-
hibition of the squirting powers of the
large steam fire engine of the Port
land fire department, Willamette En-
CINE Co. No. l having sent word that
they will positively be here on We'd
nesday. Men are now at work con-
structing o ditch from the Canal to the
fair ground for the purpose of supply
ing water in sufficient ntquantities for the
working of the engine, which exhibi
ton will come off at o'clock OF
Thursday afternoon.
Another novelty will be O trottine
match between span of large elkF
and span of fast horses. This spar
of elks is now at the Washington
County Fair, and will without doub
be up here next week.
SABBATH SCHOOL UNGoN.-F
ing is the programme the next reg
nlar monthly meeting of the Albany
Sabbath School Union, which is to b.
held in the United Presbyterian Churcl
next Monday evening, at u O'CLOCK;
1st.-Music.
2d.-Scripture lesson and prayer.
3d.-Music.
4th.-Reading of minutes of las
meeting.
5th.-Essay, by Miss Mary j., Han
non. Subject-Regular and punctua
attendance Of teachers and scholars il
the Sabbath School. How best Sc
cured.
6th.-Music.
7th.-Lesson in sacred geography, b
Rev. s. G. Irvine.
sth.-Music.
h.-Discussion- which all ar
invited to,participate. Subject-Wha
are the principal difficulties exper
enced in the prosecution of the Sal
bath School work, and how may the
be obvlated. Opened by DR.. Z. I
Geary.
10th.--Music.
18th. Miscellaneous business.
18th. Music and benedictlon.
This society has been in existent
for three or four months and is NEE
ing with greater success than its warn
est friends anticipated. The meetin!
are public and are generally well a
tended. The offices of President al
Secretary are filled by DIR. G. W. Ora
and I. P. Hackleman.
ENTERpR1sING.- Last Monday Sc
eraI of our citizens filed articles +
the Incorporation of 'The Alden Fru
Preserving Co., of Albany, Oregon
The following named persons are tt
incorporators: Jason Wheeler, A.
Morris, Allen Parker, G. P. Burkhal
LII. Hackleman, VIM. Ralston al
E. Carter. The capital stock'is plac
at $4,000, which is divided into :
shares at $50 each. This is step
the right direction and one that l
have been wishing to see for a go
while. There is no better fruit-gro
, ing country in the world than Gregg
and no other county better adapted
that purpose than Linn county. /
the past few years the orchal
throughout the whole extent of
Willamette valley lave been allow
to die out in great measure for
reason that there was no market
the fruit, but as this fruit drying co
pany WILDE in full operation by ne
fall, the fruit raisers will not have Il
excuse.
THE New BoAT.-The new b.
Ohio, lately built at Portland, arriN
at the wharf in this city last Tuesd
evening, with several tons of freight
our merchants. 1t was such all !
usual thing for boats to come to t
city at this stage of the river that
wharf was lined with people to with
the arrival of this boat. This was
an experimental trip on the part OF
owners of this boat, for the purpos'
ascertaining if they could iun the y
round. Although with a load of
tons the Ohio only draws about n
inches of water, it is not conside
safe to run up this far, but the OWL
think that with an expenditure
about $4,000 ON the improvement
the channel they would have no d
Guilty in making regular trips to
city all throgh the dry season.
KISSING CRoQUEF. We see by
Eastern papers that there has laI