The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-06-04
HOME AND ABROAD.


sheep shearing.
Mr.. Helm Is still improving.
Weather mostly cloudy and cold.
Mayor Froman is suffering from sore
eyes,
Charley Ball, of Portland, was in the
city Tuesday.
f. NJ. Wadsworth's strawberries for
sale at Twedale's grocery store.
Col. Teal and Senator Haley called
on US yesterday.
Take your June-nlpper blossom to
Carother's for Arctic soda.
They are twins, and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Hart, Of this city, is the mother,
Corlnthian Lodge A. F. & A. NJ, to-
morrow night. Soiourning brethern
invited.
Mr. Nimrod Price is the Linn county
member of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee.
Will Staiger spent day or two with
his old friends in this city during the
first OF the week.
Sam. Young's new old buildings have
arrived at their journeys end and are
now being repaired.
About forty ladies and gentlemen OF
this city excurshed to Waterloo and
pienicked there last "Wednesday,
The grasshoppers may be looked for
here soon, as their advance agents
book peddlers-are hooking around
thickly.
The brick and iron for Froman's new
building is being delivered, and we
may soon expect to see that structure
assume proportions
A new buggy wheel had TO be putin
hut nevertheless an Albany sophomore
says he had fun enough to pay for 1t at
the picnic on Thursday.
Some people have peculiar constitu-
tions. Mark Twain once complained
after q long interval OF ldleness; "rhis
working between meals IS kllliig me-"
Spring fights commenced at Scio
Monday, in which Gen. Thomas knock
ed Gen. Sherman out OF time. The
battle of Pea Ridge is expected to occur
any day.
II our farmers receive fair price for
their grain this year 1t is fair to esti-
mate that at least 400 hundred Linn
county people will go to the Centennial
in '76.
Curt. Price is newly uphoIstering and
plastering his farm house. And we
are pleased to note that many others Of
the thrifty farmers Of Linn are doing
likewise.
Geo. Mealey last week shot four elks
within fifteen minutes, with Remlng-
ton rife, in the Cascade Mountains
near Upper Soda. We never heard the
'1olkes av this befoor.n
On their way out to the Waterloo
picnic last Wednesday, the hack II
which were the family Of Mr.. Jas. H
Foster was upset and the folks scatter
ed about rather promiscuously, bu
fortunately nobody was hurt.
The Alden Fruit Preserving Compa
ny of this city, have sent on for twt
dryers. The building will be ready By
the time the dryers arrive, and every
thing will then be ready for business
Rev. DR.. Hill administered the rit'
of baptism to Miss Chamberlain, BY
Immersion in the Willamette, at tn
foot Of Ellsworth street, last Sabbath
in the presence of large number o
people.
Our Albany younkers went tn Corval
lis last Saturday, all for to get cleane,
out by the Corvallis base ball cusses
and the final game for the belt is to b
played in this city tomorrow. This is
Juvenile game.
We hear it rumored that the printer
of this city will play a match game o
base ball with the Willamette Clu
one week from tomorrow. NSubs
will be In demand for few days afte
that game is played.
Thurston Hackleman has returne
from Ochoco, looking remarkably well
preserved. He crossed the Cascad
Mountains by the way of the w. v.
G. NJ. w. Road and experienced n
difficulty In making the trip.
Allen Parker sends US a batch Of sui
scribers from Ohio. Although on hi
way to Liverpool on important bus
ness he can still find time to say friend
ly word for his home institutions. Sue
q man Is worth lots to a new country
We have abandoned the idea Of trJ
ing to count the number ofbulldings gC
Ing up In thlscity. There are any nun
Der within 80 to so, and more talked {
, every day. We doubt II town on th
coast can beat 1t in progress Just nov
A tall stranger entered saloon. an