The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-14

Mon ~ OrueF oluce huuts AfVin A. m. ~ r. ~
PHI. RAYMOND, P. M.
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THAT CELEBRATION Of Firemen at
Corvallis, last Friday, was an immense
success Notwithstanding the. showers
overhead and slush underfoot. About
60 Salem firemen was in attendance,
which, together with the engine COM
pany and hook and ladder company Of
Corvallis, all dressed in their bright
uniforms, made an imposing pageant
in parade. One striking feature of che
procession was beautiful little golden
haired cherub, Minnie Huffman as
Queen Of the May, seated in the midst
of floral bower on pedestal in the
hook and ladder truck which was
drawn by a body Of gallant firemen
who seemed only more careful than
proud of their fairy queen.
The exercises at the grove were varied
and interesting, consisting of an ele-
giant grafton by Judge Chenoweth,
readings by the inlmitable McFadden,
volunteer addresses by DR.. J. r. Bayley,
Mr.. Eglin and Others and music by the
Salem and Corvallis Brass Bandsand a
well trained glee club ~ 3
A ball in the evening closed the fes-
tivities, and but for the immense crowd
in attendance would have been most
enjoyable and pleasant affair. The
hall was far too small to afford either
ease or comfort to the crowd of partici-
pants in the Terpsichorean festivities,
but the gentlemen comprising the COM
mittees made every possible exertion
to remedy this defect as far as possible
by the most polite and diligent atten-
tion to their respective duties, m
Many Of our Albany people were in
attendance, and we have heard only
expressions Of approval and commen-
dation Of the manner in which the cit
izens as well as the firemen of our
beautiful sister city entertained all
their guests on that OCCASION. "a
The Salem firemen had pleasant
and unexpectedly refreshing reception
by our Onesters as the passed up on the
boat en- route to Corvallis. Although
it was 2-o'clock in the morning when
the boat arrived here, committee
which had been waiting all night,
met them at the wharf, made them
disembark and repair to the st. Charles
Hotel where an ample and excellent
luncheon had been ordered and was
waiting for them. The way the Capt.
tai boys sailed into "them vlttels'' and
cheered our TOnesters" was sufficient
evidence of their appreciation of our
courtesy. "
TIN WEDDINa. Last Tuesday eve
ning witnessed q grand event in the
social element ii our city. The date
being the tenth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Blain,
something over hundred Of their
friends assembled at their residence for
the purpose Of celebrating their 'tin
wedding;' and every one came laden
with some article of tin ware, repre-
sentinc eitbertbe useful or ornamental,
the attractive or the ludicrous. Al
most every article of which the imagi-
nation could conceive Of human inge-
nuity devise, from a bath tub to q
Bible, from cradle t9 q cork-screews'
was there displayed IN gllttering at
tractiyeness, and many = merry laugh
or astonishing 70 myl' Went rouhu
as one mysterious package after another
was uniolied ana exniplteu % the en-
gerly watching guests Ine 7ofipe ifS any
groom wore tneif laurels vas wen as
their tin Jeweiry) with Oecomlhg nlou-
esty, aud seemed to US SO much like E
newly welded people mat we lnvolun-
tarily found ourselves concentrating
them about q dozen times 9. aurng tne
evening. II was an occasion long 70
be remembered as one q me most
pleasant IN our Albany socialties. y
Is our feryent wish the bride ana groom
Of decade may live to celebrate their
diamond wedding-and we be there TO
help. .sgcM
Noprp coNn iidT'l1 / ,ast slonday eve
o,nc ,,.,,,Ia 4 Ihans, wins C,o..snat Il y was
hoId,,. !. snoc,al rnaatinr sone mem
MI es,s,, NJ irto. M roon, and announced
tbot 4 .iealitiite IMMIGRANT family were
al Nh s,c, N 4 tbe citv. and !, some Of them
.,,,,.,s u M INA ,r.nadiote ss.istunee
Z ,,s.rs y INK y s,,sy nl,'eg Svs,,her ,Titb
,',s 49, ~, soo,or,st,c ;mnnlalvenass. ana
.a.,,ss ,.,s \, u !, Il soot Ana moved
that committee be appointed by the
C,omDany 10 look after their necessities