The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-07

NHe1G I0c.
Tfse4asn fell Ia t0rfeals yesterday.
Col. Joe. Meek wasssp lecture at the,
Court Hottse last night, nee.
C. B. Montague. of Lebanon, called ON
rs Wednesday.
The Corvallis fire boys give ban In that
city this evening.
Some Of the little folks In Lebanon know
Whist it Is to have the lnamps.
See premium list of Linn County Agri-
cultural Society for 1876 In this Issue.
Our supply of material has not arrived,
but we are expecting It every day. y
We hear every now and then OF case of
neasels IN the city or country adjacent.
Col. Joe Meek lecsured at the Court
House ON Tuesday night. sstzsa
= Miss Clarke. of Salem, visited friends In
this city on Tuesday.
Harrisburg is still ahead. She now
claims child with six toes on each foot.
AS DIR. Lister sells for cash only. he can
afford to sell lower than anybody.
Fred. MCCOY is finishing up neat two
story dwelling on the southeast corner of
his lot on Fifth and Baker streets.
The skating rink runs full all the time,
and is regular gold mine to the proprie-
tor.
There are now nine lodges of Good
Templars in Linn county, all with large
memberships.
Col. Meek was over at Scio last week
and enjoyed the hospitality for which its
citizens are so celebrated.
Our old friend Albert Bales returned
from California last week on the steamer
-Ajar. He says Oregon is the place.
A magnificent organ at Rev. MIR. Will
sons. for sale cheap. A fine piano, also,
can be obtained at low figures at the same
place.
DR.. Lister can't write, and therefore
can't keep books; but you'd better guess
he'll treat you squarely and honestly.
Call and see.
Mr.. A. B. Morris last week received a
fine Berkshire sow. pure blood, one of a
lot recently imported by S. G. Reed.
Its beauty.
After the morning services next Sunday
at the n. f. Church. the ordinance of
baptism win be administered by immer-
sion TO several who prefer that mode.
Mrs. John Barrows and her daughter
were passengers on the last steamer from
Frisco to Portland, arriving in this city on
Saturday.
Eph. Mcfarland at last accounts, was
on the eve of departure from Waitsburg
w. T., to California. We fear Eph miss
ed it when he left Webfoot.
A grand May ball is to be given at Cri-
der's hall, Dallas, on the evening of Thurs
day, the 18th inst. to which we have re-
ceived an invite. S. c. Stiles gets up the
muck-a-niHck.
The boat from Salem with the firemen of
that city e'. ronte for Corvallis, was expect
ed to reach this city about midnight last
evening, when refreshments would be fur.
nislled them by Albany Onesters.
Charley Hoglle, of Shedd, last Saturday
brought into our sanctusn something he
called one of Thompson's ROSTERS eggs.
It is in shape something like n horned
toad. with long tail like comet. It's
the funniest looking egg. you bet.
There are thirteen hundred acres of good
land. in the vicinity of Halsey. for sale at
an average of $27 SO per acre. Parties
desiring to buy farms can purchase IN so
acre tracts.
Mr.. C. Gray, President Of the Halsey
To rr,a,.e, IT,, Rr,, ,Il1,ss - Nop.la1 NJ,
Gray is the most efficient and thoroughly
successful President the Company ever
had.
Mr.. E. B. PnrJlom win put a neat
frame around yoiir chromos, engravings,
ETC.. for very little money-and there is
nothing that adds so much TO the attract
iveness of home as beautiful pictures on
the walls. Call and see his specimens.
The steamer 4jGr was met by fearful
storm on her way up last week. and was
compelled to run into Port orford, where
she lay fifty-six hours befnre it was deem
ed safe to proceed on her journey to Port
hind. Ohfor a.railroasl.
. The chapel of Albany Collegiate Insti-
tute was crowded on Thursday evening OF
last week. April 10Th. the occasion of the
annual commencement of that Institution.
The graduates were Miss. III. Alexander,
atlanghter Of DIR. w. F. Alexander, and
Messrs. j. T. Tate and c. r. Davis, upon
whom was conferred the degree of A. B.
We understand that large number of
persons have been engaged fDr some weeks
past In prospecting the bars Of the Santi-
am for placer diggings. some OF whom re-
port having found flattering prospects.
We shall be disappointed II several lively
mining camps are NOT in operation along
the Santiam during the SIMMER.
Joe Weber being determined 30 keep
ap with the spirit OF the times, the FIRST Of
the week enlarged and entirely overhauletl
bis barber shop on First street, between
Ferry and Broadalbin. It Is now about
twice as large rs formerly, and of course
much more convenient and roomy. Every
thing being keps neat and orderly, makes
Joe's shop very attractive
Money Is remarkably scarce 9 here
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