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

AOHh hughes Well kilOWiI III TINS county.
a brother of Uncle Geo. Hughes. we learn
IS at present resident of Nevada.
One of the great needs in this county is
good reads winter roads-roads which can
be travelled winter and summer, and over
which loaded teams may pass with imp.as,-
ity- or grain either. We propose TO 60
after this matter hereafter
Mr.. Waters, member oftbe editorial
fraternity from Nebraska. called mo-.
meslt on Tuesday morning. accompanied
by our old friend Doc. McCuliy. This is
5fr. w. 3 second visit to Oregon. his first
visit having been made in 1852. 80.
DIR. J. p. Tate and family took yester-
days train for Portland. where they viii
take the ocean steamer for Frisco. and
from thence to the Eastern States ny rail.
They win be absent several months. Bon.
voyage. Fss II
The first of the week. fonr men engaged
In running logsin the Santiam 1T Waterloo,
were thrown into the water. and had a mar
row escape from drowning. Happily they
escaped, with only slight bruises and wet
skins.
A. Carotllers s Co.. resolved an order
fortleir celebrated Pile Pills, from Penn
sylvania, on Wednesday. These pills have
a reputation second to no other remedy in
the cure of this troublesome and painful
disease
A tin wedding is what's the matter. and
tin invitation cards have been circulating
lively the last few days. Somebody's folks
will have tin ware to dispose of soon. if
we are to judge by the orders at the tin-
shops. -.
A. L. Stinson is putting the sock taetory
at Jefferson in order, adding Improvements
which will increase the amount of work
hereafter turned out. The name has been
changed from Beaver Hosiery Company to
Pioneer Hosiery Company.
The .sspell - which was to havecome off
Tuesday evening at the Congregational
church, was postponed on account of the
lecture given by Col. Joe Meek on that
evening at the Court House. The spell
will come off next Friday evening, May
18th. at the Congregational church, when
the chief spellist viii get away with that
big dictionary.
Last week a lady of this city undertook
to hasten the movements of her husband
by administering hearty kick. It did
hurry hubby y some. but the lady was
the most severely hurt of the two. as she
was so lame for several days that she had
to be assisted in walking. Moral Beware
how you attempt to kick the head of the
family
w. T. Coon and family arrived ON the
last steamer from San Francisco. Mr..
Coon owns a fine farm near Peoria in this
county. lie left here for the States, nine
or ten years ago. bachelor. rnwing he
would not return until he obtained wife.
He has religiously kept his VOW, returning
with a wifi. and five children. We well
come him back to his Webfoot home.
The fine school building near Mr.. A. G,
Marshall's. in this county, was burned to
the ground about IL o'clock last Sunday
night. There had been no fire in or about
the premises during the day. and it is sup
posetl TO be the work of az incendiary.
The books and everything in the building
were destroyed.
Geo. Weller's counter, built by Mart.
Brigham. is perhaps as neat a piece of
Workmanship as is to be seen in the State.
1t is fourteen feet In length and twenty
three inches in width. the top being inn
ported black walnuts bortlered by oak.
with mouldings of oak. and ash base.
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little the neatest job in the way of polish
and discrimination in colors we've seen.
It is certainly oomnendable job of work
all through, Z.
The ..elothesline thieves = have reached
this city, we are sorry to say. On Mon-
day night somebody went to the residence
of VIM. Gird. during his absence. on COR
ner of Second and Broadalbin streets, and
entering the yard, robbed the clothes line
OF its entire contents. n large days wash
ing, except few small articles such .as
stockings, which were scattered over the
yard, as If the thief was in y hurry. The
theft must have occurred about ten o'clock
at night. s " go g
A party of gentlemen went from Oiyni-
pia last week 20 the newly discovered coal
fields on the headwaters OF the Puyallup,
and on last Thursday returned, after an
absence of week. sunbrowned and tired
with rough trip. They bring back some
very fine specimens of coal, some bitnsn-
inons, and others that according to every
test yet made Of them give evidence of be-
ing anthracite.
1t is not known how many acres OF new
hops have been put in this year in Tacoma
Valley, but it is known that all the roots
have been planted which could be obtain
ed, Laborers have been scarce, and $50
and SO month have been the ruling
rates of wages. New dwellings, drylng-
houses, warehouse, barns, fences. &C., use
up the lumber qnite as fast as the two
sawmills essn cut it. One OF the mills Il
running both night and day. Ten cents a
pound are now offered for hops on the
poles. the buyers doing their own cutting.
A grand picnic viii come of at Lebanon.
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