The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-15
PETTY Tn1EF.-Yestelrlay MIR. John

from this city, came TO town anu dlOVe Ills
wagon in the alley just back of s. f.
Young's store. and he and his wife went
into the store to do some trading. The
f lady had to return to the wagon for some
thing and she had just got to the door when
she observed q man take 4 coat that had
been left in the wagon and start off with it:
Mrs. l.. gave the alarm, and her husband
came to the door and she informed him
what had happened and pointed out the
man who was then going down the alley
with the coat on his shoulder. Mr.. T..
soon overlook him and made him give up
the coat, and then appliefla No. 10 boot to
the scoundrel and let him GO.
A GRAND TplE.-Quite number of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Tllos. Taylor
Miss Annie Bently-met at the residence OF
3Ir. Wm Twee,lale last Thursday evening
to pay their respects to the newly welded
| pair. The brass band furnished some de-
! lt9litfial nsusie; villc and cake were spread
and all paftook of the bonntifnl supply.
! Toasts. regards and well wishes were free
| ly expressed by all. We We're not present
owing to our inability to leave the office.
| 1t was quite late when the jolly crowd
quilted tie house, wishing them safe
| journey upon the matrimonial sea. Mr.
and Mrs. Faylor took yesterday mornings
express tor Salem. where they will remain
short time and then proceed on their way
| to Walla Walla. their future home.
| Saturday, october D. u U.s.
| ABOUT BEIDGEs.-The attention of road
supervisors is. called TO the bad state in
which some of the bridges are in at the
present time. One of our physicians the
other day, driying to this city from visit
ing patient out on the Corvallis road, on
on this side of the river, had occasion to
| cross one ofthe county bridges, when one
of his horses broke through the flooring
with both fore-fcet. The doctor had no
sooner succeeded in extricating the ami
mal's fore-feet. when the hind-feet went
through and he was delayed quite while,
besides tie daBger to the limbs of tfle horse.
There are Il number of bridges OH the va
riotls roads leading into this city i'll di-
lapidated and broken condition, and unless
they are repaired very soon, the county
nay have the pleasure of paving some
man heavy damages for the loss of an ami
NAL. \ stitch i'll time, etc.
WELL DoNE.-We have before us the re.
port of the trial of No. Is fire engine at the
Fair on Friday attcrnoon. There were
thirty-five men on the brakes. The Judges
consisted of Messrs. w. o. Brllen. eX-
Chief Engineer of the PED; Harry Nc
Cormick, First Assistant Foreman of Pro-
lection Co. No. 4, Portland Al Church,
willamette No. l. Portland. w. a.
Hart. First Assistant Engineer of Z. F. D.,
acted as reterec. Following is the report
FIRST PLAY-l0O feet of hose, 81 inch
nozzle inezzle put on by mistake) threw
water I5I feet.
SECOND PiAY-1O0 feet of hose, l inch |
nozzle, $50 feet.
THIRD ILAY-Two streams, 30 feet OF
hose each, l inch nozzle, each stream I30 |
feet.
FOURTH PIAY-Tlirce streams, 30 feet |
of hose each, incl: nozzle, each stream 100 |
feet.
All measurement from the nozzle, and no
spray.
PREPARING FOR WAR.-The Alden Fruit |
Preserving Company at Oregon City, are
busy preparing samples of their work tor
the State Fair. Superintendent Pyle says
that he intends to get away with that Geld |
Medal, says the Enterprise. Well, per
laps he will, and then perhaps he wont.
Superintendent L. McF. Patton. OF the
Salem Alden Company, is also on the war
path and will have specimens of his work
in the Pavilion.-Statesnean 1t will do you
no good to quarrel about it, and for fear
you should fight. we will state hat it is re-
corded that the Fruit drying establishment |
at Albany will have that medal. ex
SPLENDID ANIaaL.--AEr.4 r. CT Morris
brought into the city yesterday a magni,
ficenr Percheron colt, sired by Mr.. Myers
''White Prince one year old, that weigh
ed nine hundred and fifty pounds. If the
colt keeps up his lick at the same rate fd@
two or three years more, he'll out weigh
old BarnIIm'S elephant. The colt is finely
put up has splendid action, and is an hon
or to his sire. 5s .sa a,4~ssss~ II
RUNAwAY.--Latc Friday evening a. N.
Arnold left his team staiidfng ncar his
residence too long to suit them, and they
lcvanted, going down Washington street at
Il rapid pace. They ran on down to the
is,,ot of the street to the river front, turned
down the river and brought up against
Messrs. Beach & nssanteith'sa warehouse.
they broke ore forc-whees and the front
AXLE besides other damages. Ihe bay
team is decidedly on 1t. sssg
NEw PATENTS. Through tic dispatches
to Dewey s. Co., Patent Agents, S. F., we
receive the following advance list OF q. S,
Patents granted TO Pacific Coast inventors.
viz: e. Goat, Napa, Gail, churn; "A. w.
T.ockhart, Sacramento. Cal. feeder for
thresting machines; ,. 1T. Mertz, Paso
Robles, Cal, tire upsetting' machine; r. g.
Ball. Oakland. CAL, wash stand aud water
closet combined. ~
THAT TRUsfPET.-Th Secretary Of the
Linn County Agricultural Association, w.
w. Parrish, Esq, ON Friday presented 10
Albany Engine Company No. /, the silver
trumpet offered ny the Association, TO the
best drilled hand fire engine, The trumpet
Is gold lined, and neatly scoiIoped. It is
very heavy, handsomely gotten up trumpet,
and the boys feel proud of it.
NEW CoAcH-Thes AMERICAN Exchange
now has new large coach or its own, with
a good span of horses to haul it to and from
the hotel to the depot, for the accommoda-
ton OF guests OF the house. s
MILK WAGON. n. Watson started
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