The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-12-18
HOME AND ABROAD.

Almanacs for rs now ripe.
Many emigrants arrive daily.
Tomorrow shortest day in year.
Christmas presents are in blossom.
Council meeting next Tuesday eye
ming.
Marriages scarce and wedding gin
gerbread ditto.
"Hot Scotch" is now ready to be
pulled off the trees.
Santa Claus is straddling his broom
stick for a Holiday ride,
Lish. Mcdaniel, the chief of Polk,
was in the city yesterday.
DR.. Plummer has a beautiful stock OF
books, stationery and Christmas pres
ents.
Gospel Ridge girls have begun to
wear those dresses fastened UP behind
by corkscrews.
The young folks of our city had
pleasant quadrille party at Opera
House Wednesday night,
Hon. ]. FL. Hackleman is recover
ing from his recent illness and paid
our city visit during the week.
Chas. Elkins recently brought over 25
head of Ochoco beef cattle which he
sold to Mr.. Norcross for S25 per head.
PendIeton has a.mock Legislature.
The independents have a majority
which accounts for its appropriate
mamie.
Toys by the million at Tilleston d
Scotts. Their store is filled all the
time with young folks, buying toys of
all descriptions.
Messrs. Martin & Porter will soon
have their lumber yard in full opera
ton. They appear to be wide awake
and enterprising gentlemen.
Our devil has bought his Cauliflower
strand of patent leather beads for a
Holiday gift. He says the most vigor-
Gus squeezing wan't faze 'em.
Thanks to Uncle Georgy Hughes
for a two-gallon jug Of sweet cider
and box of apples. All of which
was luscious, delicious, and nifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Harris arrived by
last steamer. Jim. looks better than
when we wept on his bust and parted
from him in Frisco two weeks ago.
A friend wants to know what we
think of San Francisco. The conun'
drum is 'perpleXing one, and the
ersiest way to solve it is to answer
"None o. yer business!'
We have large "Taylor Drum Cy
lindern press on the way to this city
from Chicago. Our subscribers must re
member that it takes quite little pill
of "bullion" to pay for it, too.
Our new Office looms up. Geo. Pat
terson is bound to immortalize him
self on that structure, and the Demo
crat proprietors will be as proud as
bunty pullett with her maiden brood
We observe that Miss Pukeitt wen
from Portland to Frisco the last tri
of the steamer Ajar. A recent eXper
ience on that rolling tub leads us
say that Pukeitt was good name tC
that trip. ....
Corvallis Lodge No. II A. F. & A. n
has elected the following officers: /
G. Clark, w. M; T. G. Graham, s, w
John Kazee, J. W.; JAS Hamilton
. Treas; Jas. A Yantis, Sec'yi Il. !
Harris, Tyler.
This orfus has New Foundlar
purp of much talent and versatilit
He is only five weeks old and he a
/, ready knows q preparing subscrib
- from a delinquent. He eats milk al
: is of the "Sooner" species.
Messrs. Tilleston q Scott have tt
! biggest shot gun ever brought to th
/. city. The barrels are four feet lol
l. and the "bores' will chamber ht
% dozen cannon balls. 1t will Kill
II elephant at least mile and a half o
and smaller birds in proportion. {
and see it.
An IMPORTANT MEETING. We desi
! to call the attention Of the stockhol
ers in the Home Manufacturing Coz
pany, to the notice elsewhere, u
nouncing meeting of the stockho
ers at Salem, on January 5, 1878. 1t
designed to increase the capital sto
= of the Company, at their meeting a
to remove the office of tile Compa
to Albany, where the Agricultu
Works have already been located.
10 do these things will require major
vote of the stockholders, hence it
IS important that every holder OF ste
ld in Linn county should be pres
nd either in person or by proxy If }
m can't attend do not fail to send y
ey proxy to some one so that you may
a. represented.
~ RETURNED HoME.--Jas. l.. 'Ha1
,is and wife returned to their home
this city last Tuesday, and on W
r. nesday evening received their frie
ri. and entertained them in the most /
r. pitable and elegant manner. The
ms bany Brass Band lent an added ems
to the occasion by discoursing som
their best selections Of music and al
ng the flow of wit and sparkling Chi
id pagne, the evening flew by in
elk most pleasing and agreeable mann
~ Jimuel, hete's a double health to
yo and yours, truly,
et CoRREcT1ox.-In our item last W
% ? on the dedication of the new Christi
az Oh 1rch we made several mistakes
10 now hasten to correct them.
eS cburc h is located on Edward Stl
g heof,s farm and was dedicated by .
ne NJ Har rfs of Lane county, last :