The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-23

AN INvENTIoN.--Dr G. w. Gray is
the inventor of an adjustable attach
ment to dentists chair which prom
ises to be most useful and popularin-
vention. Itisentirely portable, fastens
to the chair with n screw, and may be
put on and taken off at will. 1t is a
miniature table, designed to hold all the
instruments and apparatus for "tooth-
carpentering,n and Is SO adjusted as to
be perfectly pliable-turned in any di-
rection desired in the twinkling of an
eye. 1t has td be seen to be understood
and appreciated. The Doctor has APP
piled for patent.
NEW THINGS. THAT popular stove
and tinware merchant, wv. H. McFar-
land, has some new stoves ofthe erich
mond Range" pattern, which eclipse
anything of the sort we have ever seen.
They are furnished witha boiler attach
ment for heating water, and many
other valuable Improvement. tMac"
also has some new vessels of planished
tin-very serviceable. In consequence
of his desire to make room for large
stock of goods now en- route from the
East, "Mac" offers his stoves at great
ly reduced prices. Call and see him.
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A man who recently invested in sau-
sages, says that when he got them he
cut them apart and left them. In the
morning he visited them. Three of
them were cuddled together and were
sleeping sweetly. Two had crawled |
to the milk bowl and were tapping the
milk, and one, a black and white lone,
was on the back fence, trying to catch
an English sparrow. He drowned the
whole lot.
A marriage of rather singular des-
cription took place in Greenbrier a
short time since A young man about
IS years of age, by the name of zoph,
married his Grandmother lady near
ly forty. BY this coup dc main he be-
comes his fathers pa and his own
grandfather, and thereby occupies
supremely Independent and enviable
position.
AT TANGENT.-Z, Beard & Co., of,
Tangent Station, have new adv. in
this paper, calling attention to their
mercantile business at that place. They
have complete stock of miscellaneous
goods and merchandise, and expect to
be able to compete with other mer-
chants in all lines of trade. We COM
mend them to the public sfully wor-
thy of patronage and confidence.
TA1LoRTNG.-Gounksky has opened
a new tailoring establishment on First
street. three doors above thepost office,
where he has full supply of material
for the pursuit of his occupation. Rich
and elegant material for coats, pants
and vests are tastefully displayed on
his shelves. His workmanship is
known to be excellent. Prices moder-
ate. See card elsewhere.
NOTICE TO FARNIERs.-Nowis is your
ime to go to Howell, Harper & Co.,
and put in your orders. for. threshing
reapers, mowers, headers,
and portable steam engines, or any
thing else that you may want next
harvest very cheap. They will fill
your orders and guarantee satisfaction
for a small commission.
AT BROWNSVILLE -On last Satur-
day evening, w. c. Twedale, District
Deputy, installed the following officers
of Calipooia Lodge No. 43. l. 0. 0. f.,
of Brownsville: John Caroline, N. g.;
]. L, Gilbert, V. G.; Jacob Sanders,
r.. S.; w. r. Kirk, P. S.; L. Thomp-
son, Treas.
ANOTHER LECTURE.-Elder J, M.
viii lecture at the Court :
House next Sunday evening, at seven
o'clock on the "Prophetic history of
the BibIe." AU invited. uai
THERE are four gentlemen from
Manchester, England, in Albany at
present, selling off a bankrupt stock of
English dry goods. Il
5e ac- runs TRANSACTION was decentlyl
% the in the garments of loan. A.
framed duct OF the late Radical Gov9i
Id SO Oregon-our own Geo. L. VI
come in regularly hiring carriages
CROOKS.-In this county, Jatlg2l, 1874, AED
"a CASrILLA, daughter of s. 7. and lydia