The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
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Home Interests.


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ED. REGIsrER -Seeing eisaE there
appears to be a general inQniry In re-
gard to the resources and advanfages
OF the different localities i'm the viii
latnette Valley. not oaiy from the
East and new con,ers, but by. the pslb-
Tic generally. and believing that this
part of 'tOM Linn" possesses many
inducements both for the emigrant and
capitalist l propose through your wax
liable paper to note few items which
hope will prove Of general interest
to all.
BROWNSVILLE
Is located on the CaTapooia HveEs
twenty-five mikes southeast of AIbangs
and six nsiles due east Of Halsey on
t-tse O.s& C. Railruad, from which
point to Brownsville there is daily
mail carried during e greatsr poraon
of the year, by foIir-horss coach.
over, must say, q lnost detestably
bad road during the rainy season. II
there Is any one thing that we decd
more than another It is pass0Ne road
to Halsey.
Brownsville, like most other things
and places, has two sides to it; and Is
South Brownsville has not yet been
able to convince North Brownsville.
and rise rersd, that ORG side is better
than the other, of course my opinion
would not be Of much value In the
premises II South Brownsville says
It is warmer there in Winter, North
Brownsville says iC is cooler there Ia
Summer; and IL North Brownsville
says we can walk upon our pretty
hills to view the fair surroundings and
inIale the health-giving breezes South
Brownsville rejofns we have the level
ground for race-track, or for base ball
practice; so taken together, you see.
We can suit the tase OF the most fastid-
iotIs.
But as South Brownsville is Browns
vile proper, It must first claim our at
tention. 1t is, I believe, one of the
oldest settlements in Linn county.
being located partly on the original
donation claim of Alexander Kirk and
James Blakely. Mr.. Kirk sold his
entire farm few years ago. and now
resides at Weston, Umatiila county,
Oregon. Mr.. Blakely still resides on
his fine farm near town. The town
contains three general stores, one Of
which has done good, continuous
business for twelve years past, while
the other two are doing very @eIls
we can judge by the amount Of stock
they csarry-and / have not heard of
a merchant ever becoming bankrupt
here. We have fine district school,
house, which cost about 81, coo, with
a prosperous school in charge Of Rev.
w. r. Bishop. There are also four
neat churches, es,-belonging respectively
to the NJ. E. Church. Presbyterian,
United Presbyterian and Christian de-
nominations, each having resident
pastor. The NJ. E. Church, during
TIC 1851 6CbSOkfs SECCt6O - Heat D8f
sonage. The NJ. Z. Church South
also have an organized church here,
with Rev. J. E. Bradley as pastor.
The Cumberland Presbyterians too
have quite large membership, with
Rev. w. r. Bishop as pastor. For
some years past the NJ. E. Church
has maintained a fiourishing Sunday
School, under the superintendency OF
A. e. Ellis, Esq. where It is real
pleasure to sit and listen TO the various
exercises, singing, ETC.. on Sabbath.
In the way Of industries, there are
three blacksmith shops, one of which |
| hear is about to hoist a Granger
sign; cabinet shop, shoemaker shop, !
butcher shop, millinery shop. and .
comfortable hotel. and a livery and !
teed stable, the latter two being under
the proprietorship OF Mr.. w. G. |
Baird. The town contains about four
hundred Inhabitants, and Is without
any saloon or doggery whatever.
In my next / shall likely say few
words about North Brownsville.
ATHoL.