The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-19
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A number of the fast horses of the
State are in training at the East Port
land race course for the Centennial
races.
The Finance Committee appointed by
the Centennial Committee commenced
TO canvass the city for funds on Monday
morning.
On this friday evening the children
of the Unitarian Sunday School will
give a concert at their chapel. Admis-
sion, 25 cents.
Croquet, picnics, baseball, and kite
flying, have taken up the time between
showers, of pleasure-seekers during the
past two weeks.
There is at present no boat running
daily between this place and Oregon
City, the steamer az. \. Cooke" having
been hauled off.
The lecture delivered at Good Temp
lars Hall on Friday evening by r. G.
White was largely attended and is very
highly spoken of.
The first picnic of the season was held
at Vancouver on last Saturday by those
connected with the Taylor-street NJ. E.
Church. a pleasant excursion is re-
ported.
Baseball clubs are displaying all of
their deXterity and using their best
muscle in the eudeavor TO win Cen
tennial victory that shall render them
famous in baseball annals.
The discussion of the Liberal Asso-
citation relative to the proofs of Chris
tianity and Spiritualism, on last Sun
day, was enthusiastic, but ELECTED, so
far as we could observe, nothing new,
strange, or conclusive for either side.
DR.. J. L. York, of San Jose, Cal, will
spend the coming summer in this State
and Washington Territory in the inter
ests of Free Thought and Liberalism.
Those who desire assistance in liberal
and reform work can secure the services
of DIR. York 10y addressing J. H. Fisk,
Portland, Oregon.
The Hall-street NJ. E. Sunday School
will give one of their excellent concerts
on next Sunday afternoon, commencing
at half-past O'Clock. Preparations are
being made to have this entertainment
a success. Arrangements have been
made to furnish seats for at least one
hundred more than have heretofore
been accommodated. Admission free,
and all are invited.
"Dr. Halls Guide-board to Health,
Peace, and Competence" is a book in
valuable in its suggestions, and should
find place in every family that wishes
to inculcate conditions of temperance,
usefulness, sObriety, and health in its
members. 1t is sold by subscription,
and can be procured by calling upon J.
w. Strong, general agent, at the Cos
mOpoltan Hotel block in this city.
The Liberal Association, at their reg
ular 2 o'clock meeting next Sunday,
will discuss the following question:
"ReSOlUed, That the practical effect
of all systems of supernatural religion
is to cramp the intellectual, disease the
physical, and degrade the moral nature
of man."
In the evening at s o'clock Mr.. A.
c. Edmunds will lecture. Subject,
"The Upper-ten and Under millions"
All are invited.
Mr.. Jacob Mayer, of the firm of
Fleischner, Mayer d Co., returned on
the steamer "Aiax" from New York,
where he has been for the last four
months purchasing an immense stock
of the latest styles and fashions of dry
goods, millinery and fancy goods. Their
stock this season will excel anything
ever exhibited on the Pacific Coast, to
which particular attention of buyers is
called, to examine their stock, before
purchasing elsewhere.
The Centennial exhibition at Woods
Museum is one of the most attractive
places in the metropolis. A large num-
Der Of Revolutionary relics have been
collected. An extensive art gallery will
be attached, in which some paintings
of the 18th century will be displayed
Relics of the war of 1872 and the Mexi-
can war will be thankfully received by
Mr.. Wood and placed on exhibition.
The Museum is the only place where
such things can be so displayed that
everybody can see them.
The Republican County Convention,
which met in this city on Tuesday,
placed in nomination the following
ticket: For State Senators, NJ. G. George
and VIM. Barnes; for Representatives
@. Tibbetts, T. J. Matlock, J. B. Rob-
erts, L. +. a. Shaw, David GoOdsell
w. S. Newberry, and Isaac Blum; foI
Sheriff, w. w. Spaulding; for Clerk,
JAS. A. Smith; for County Commission
ers; P. Kelly, Tyler Woodward, c. NJ
Wiberg, and Cyrus Buchanan fol
Treasurer, F. Harbaugh; for Assessor
o. NJ. Barnard; for School Superintend-
ent,,. H. H. Northrup; for Coroner, A. P
Delin.
In making up your lists of periodicals
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, the
only illustrated paper published in Ore
gon, devoted to literature in general
and the resources of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory in particular. The
ablest writers in the State are contribu
tors to its columns; the engravings arr
executed by the leading artists on tn,
coast. As family journal it stands a
the head of Pacific Coast publications
as paper to send to friends abroad i
has no equal-a single copy will Civ,
them better idea of the Pacific North
west than a years number of any othe
paper Sent postage paid for one year
81 so; single copies, 20 cents. Addres
the publisher, L. Samuel, No. Wash
ington street, Portland, Oregon.