The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-18

crops TINS year.
Miss Minnie Van Wormer, of Whid-
by island, has been adjudged insane
and taken to the asylum;
The fall term of the school in Olym.
Pia Union Academy will begin on Mon.
day, Sept. 4th.
Messrs. Edmunder and Edwards are
holding a religious discussion for the
entertainment of the Seattleites-
A Salem man proposes to make stone |
equal to Vern ont marble, ont of CON-
mon clay.
The Astorion says it is no use to talk |
of any more salmon coming this year.
The run is over.
Henry Blackner was shot, but prob
ably not fatally, by John Shredder, at
Greenville, Utah, few days ago.
Thomas Murry, a laborer at the Hen
ryville mine, Coos Bay, had his hand
badly crushed by car on Tuesday of
last week.
The Oregon State Woman Suffrage
Association will meet in Salem on the
18th of September and continue in SEES
sion three or four days.
Workmen are getting out some coal
from the coal mines near Columbia City
for the Astoria fishery Kinney & Co.
will give it thorough test.
The Newport coal mine OF Flanagan
Sc Mann's is the only niue in Coos
county, shipping coal for the past TWEEN
ty years, which is owned by the parties
who opened it.
There are three Hayes and Wheeler
clubs III Yamhill county, ana others
will soon be organized. The one at Nc
Minnville has over so members.
The Farmers Transportation Co. has
petitioned the common council of Ore.
gon City tor the right of way for rail-
way or tramway through the streets of
that town.
Mr. Colman is having plans drawn
for vessel of about 1000 tons to be
built at Seattle. The time of laying the
Keel is not yet determined.
Miss Alice Kellogg, living with hes
parents near Snohomish, w. r., was
thrown from a Buggy by runaway horses,
on the 30th ut, and, it is feared, was
fatally injured.
The total amount subscribed for the
Port Townsend celebration of the 4th OF
Jnly, was sos. $50 remained after
all the bills were paid, which was diyid.
ed between two destitute families.
The experiment of the steamship Da.
kota in carrying beef from Olympia for
tie round trip, packed in ice, las been
entirely successful The meat was ap.
parently as fresh at the end of the trip
rs when it was placed in the ice.
| Capt. Magee crossed the Coos Bay
bar twice last week with the tug Escort
at night, when 1t was so dark that the
landmarks could not possibly be seen
The Neecs says it is mystery how be
does it.
| The Jacksonville Times says: The
residence of VIM. Bailey, of Footi
creek, was totally destroyed by fire OF
Sunday before last, while the tamil,
were at church. The origin OF the fpt
is unknown. Loss, about $500.
Next September, the Goth, is the da1
appointed for national celebration b.
the Independents Order of Odd Fellows
and Jacksonville, Ashland and Kerby
vile lodges will ho!l joint picnic =
Bybee's Grove OH that day, to whicl
all are invited.
The Port Townsend 4ay,s notes tll
erection of flagstaff at that place ~
feet in length, which it asserts is tn
highest pole on the Sound Not sc
Olympia claims the pole thaS knocks
the persimmons. Il stands on the col
ner of Main and Sd Streets and is Ii
feet in length.
The wife OF Fred. Bum, who reside
few miles northwest of McMinnyiN'
has become violently insane and ws
committed to the asylum few days ag'
She attacked her husband with a kni
! and inflicted a severe wound on b
> neck. At times, however, reason pa
TALLY returns, and it is hoped that skill
full treatment VIII completely restol
! her.
One day last week, Mr.. Jones, viii
> on his way to Nestucka, ran his tea
out of the road on the mountain sid
and sent his wagon rolling down d
: clivity forty or fifty feet. The r
brought up against a log that happeDe
to be in the way,qor it might have gol
If on some distance further with destru
tive result. As it was, there was n,
d much damage done.
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