The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-07-30

teltll, just south OF James Eikins' place,
caught lire to-day. We havn't learned
whether it was grain or grass that was
being burned or how great the damage.
Supposed to have teen set on fire by
sparks from passing locomotive.
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DRowNEp.-A young man named
Dudley Gilmore, aged about eighteen
son OF the hotel proprietor at Junction
City, was drowned in the Willamette
river, at the BRIDGE near Harrisburg, on
Saturday. Deceased and two others
were III swimming at that point, and as
lie was swimming across for the third
or fourth time, he got too close to one
of the bents in the bridge where the
water makes a swirl, AMI was drawn
under. The other boys made an effort
to save him, but were unsuccessful
a 4 y, ~,
but without success at latest dates.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Letters have
just been received from Ocltoco convey
ing the information that MIR. WIN
Gird, who lett his home III this city a
short time ago for his ranch out there,
has met with a serious accident by be-
ing kicked by a young horse. lie was
kicked on the lett leg just below the
kEee, the hoof cutting terrible gasI,
which, i'll the absence of a physician, he
was compelled tc stitch together with
his own hands. The leg is completely
+ parelyzed, and it is feared the bone is
: fractured AS soon as possible Mr.
Gird will start for home, although let
tiers to friends in this city just received
announce tl.at he was cuuiincd to lis
bed; and it certainly is a pretty severe
wound that would keep Bill i'll bed.
Dick Fox, City Marshal, has gone To
aquila, leaving Yes Iackus to fill
his office.
MARRIED. this city, at the
residence of Joseph Webber, July 24th
by Rev. I. Wilson, Mr.. Gustav IIodeS
of Corvallis, and Mrs. Anna Rodgers
of this city.
TUESDAY. JULY 81, 1875.
The first green corn we have seen III
this market this season came III to-day
Bishop Peck, of the III. +. Church
: will preach in this city at the Methodist
church, week from next Sunday.
: One hundred and seve,Ity-six person.
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meetings.
: Mrs Bart Crooks has returned
e from three weeks visit out at Rose
: burg.
4 The third story is to go on to the St
!, Charles Hotel, the initiatory step
. beng taken this morning.
J. II. Stuart is out again, after 81,
! months affiiction with sore eyes. IL
{ is in a fair way to recover.
The report this morning is tha
James Chambers is better, with rene ,vet
hopes of recovery.
!. Cucnmbers, at three bits dozen
! isn't as cheap away to get chills anl
cholera morbus as might be expected
!, VERY ILL.-Miss LISA William
returned from her mountain trip yer,
!. i'll with typhoid fever, we are sorry Il
learn.
GONE FROM OUR GAzE.-Misse
Lucy CIaypool. Lizzie Geary and Mis-
Parker started on trip south this after
! noon.
Two of tho REGISTER employee
r were too unwell to work yesterday
which accounts for the limited amoun
of matter in that issue.
& Mayor Stout, of Jefferson, has re
9 signed 4 e lnayoEality Of that little city
D and now that municipality is withou
. an executive head.
A. Carothers & Co. are kept bus.
9 night and day filing ordsrs tor drugs
!, paints, soda, etc. The continued am
3 arduous labor is telling on Andy, an
T he is geating thinner every day.
FENCE BuRsED.-Tbe fire spoke
Of in yesterdays REGISTER, caught fror
,e-e lac fail ff1otri q passing locomotive