The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01
HOME NEWS.

The school fund of the county amounts
to $2O,173 26, or 81 26 to each person Of
school age.
The Clarendon Hotel, elegant, spa
cious and popular, offers superior ac-
commodations to guests.
Prescriptions compounded with the
greatest care at Plumbers elegant drug
store, corner of First and Ash streets.
The Washington County Fair has,
during the week, been largely attended,
and the exhibition in every way a sue
cess.
The fruit drying company in East
Portland offer employment in their es-
tablishment to number of girls and
women.
C. NJ. Wiberg has removed to No. los
Front street, where he offers his entire
stock Of summer goods at cost for the
next thirty days.
A number of patients who have been
under treatment at the asylum have
been discharged during the past two
weeks, restored in mind and body.
A city teachers institute was organ
lied last week. Professor Pratt was
elected President; Miss Hodgden, Vice
President; Miss Davidson, Secretary.
Andrus & McCafferty, mine hosts of
the Occidental, are ever on the alert to
make their patrons comfortable, and to
serve them promptly and sumptuously.
There is said to be large number of
counterfeit half-dollars in circulation.
They can only be detected by their
weight being lighter than the genuine.
Miss Augusta Chaplin, who preached
and leetured in this city about a year
and half since, has charge of the Uni
versalist Church in Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania.
Workmen have been for some time
past making needed repairs on the
FOurth-street railroad bridge, and the
travelling public are assured that the
same is now perfectly safe and sound in
every timber.
Professor McGibeny has rented Orc
Fino Theater for his Sunday evening
concerts, and will conduct the same at
that place until further notice. Let the
seats in this spacious hall be filled on
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Professor D. w. Prentice, late of Sa-
lem, organized class in vocal music at
the Taylor-street NJ. E. Church on We'd
nesday evening. He is thorough and
competent music teacher, and deserves
what he will doubtless receive-a liberal
patronage. The class will meet for
practice next Wednesday evening at the
same place.
Professor R. D. Kennedy, a thorough
and practical phrenologist, who spoke
at Orc Elmo Theater one evening last
week, and made some decided hits In
deliDeation of character, is at present
visiting the west-side towns profession
ally. He is deservediy popular in his
chosen field, and has, during his sol ourn
in the State, won not a few encomiums
from press and people.
Mrs. Jane Pierpont, an aged lady, was
found dead in her bed at her residence
on Yamhill street last Saturday even
ing. She was subject to severe attacks
of asthma, and it is supposed died dur
ing one of them. She was supported by
her two daughters, who were out at
service at the time of the sad event.
Her funeral took place on Monday
afternoon, from the A. NJ. E. Zion
Church.
Professor J. G. Rider will give a
grand opening party at his dancing
academy, City Rifles Hall, First street,
on Friday evening, October 1st. Glasses
for ladies and gentlemen meet on Mon
days and Wednesdays at 7:30 P. NJ,
commencing October 4th. Children's
classes, on Wednesday and Saturday af-
ternoons, at 2 o'clock. Social hop every
Saturday evening, at $50. Private les
sons given at the Hall, or at resi-
dences.
Mrs. V. Wagner, fashionable dress
maker, (late of Los Angeles, has estab-
Ished herself at the corner of B and
Sixth streets, where she is prepared to
cut, tit and make ladies' and children's
garments in the latest and most elegant
styles, and at reasonable prices. Mrs.
Wagner sOlicits patronage and guaran-
tees satisfaction. An active girl who de-
sires to learn the business will be taken
as an apprentice. Apply Immediately
at the corner of Sixth and B streets.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment, in another column, of S. A. Nep-
pach, druggist, corner of First and Oak
streets. That this gentleman is q grad
uate of the Philadelphia College OF
Pharmacy, is sufficient guaranty of his
fitness for the business in which he is
engaged, which, together with the fresh
and varied stock of drugs, medicines,
chemicals, perfumery, etc., displayed,
entities him to liberal patronage. Care
ful attention paid to all orders, day OF
night.
G. W. Walling & Son, of Willamette
nursery, have issued a descriptive cata-
logue of fruit and ornamental trees,
grape vines, roses, etc., for sale by them
attheir nursery two miles above Oswego
The pamphlet is neatly printed, and
contains much information of value to
those who wish anything in this line
communications addressed to G., w.
Walling & Son, Oswego, Oregon, will
receive prompt attention. They will
also be prepared to take orders at the
State Fair.
Special attention is called to the ad.
Vertisement of Lewis & Strauss in an.
other column. The elegance and variety
OF goods displayed in their millinery de-
partment Is unsurpassed if not unap.
preached in the city. Among the latest
and prettiest styles of hats we noticed
the jaunty "Lingard" and the stately
"English walking hat,n while trim.
mings and ornaments in endless variety
wait to deck them. The attention 81
milliners from the interior is especially
directed to this department, where
wholesale prices rule. First street, be.
tween Washington and Alder.
DR.. J. L. York closed a series of inter.
estlng lectures, given under the auspices
OF the Liberal Association, at Oro Fine
Theater, on Sunday evening. The style
OF this lecturer is forcible, and his de-
nunciatiOn of what he conceives to be
error, unsparing. His remarks are fire.