The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-04-28

MORE DELEGATEs.-Ou old friend, Mr..
r. Kirk, of Brownsville, and j. A. Pearl,
j. p, of Halsey, called during the Repub-
licln Convention. Mr.. Pearl is eandi-
date for reelection to the Office of Justice
of the Peace. and as he is well qualified,
will doubtless be elected with ease.
JAILED.-The man who broke out of our
ten thousand dollar jail last July, while
awaiting trial for larceny, by name Frank
Sehofield, returned to his quarters in said
jail on Tuesday, being induced SO to do by
w. H. Queener. Mr.. Queener found Frank
III tile Portland Jail, and had little trouble
in prevailing on him to change to SO safe
and secure a lookup.
To FLoRIsTs.-Mr. Wick, in his Fzorqz
Guide, says that ten drops of carbolic acid,
to be obtained from any OF our druggists,
put in pint of water, and poured on the
earth in fiower-pots, will destroy all earth
worms, which do 50 much damage to the
plants. A trial will satisfy all of its bene-
fetal effects.
RESIGNED. Joe Webber rendered
his resignation as Foreman of No rs, last
Monday evening. as he has been elected
Chief Engineer of the Albany Fire Depart
ment, and couldn't well hold the two offices.
Joe's place will be hard to Gil, as few bet
ter Foremen are built these days.
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wife and daughter, and Mr.. w. Churchill,
all of Harrisburgh, and Mr.. Caleb Gray,
of Halsey, leave Oregon on the next ocean
steamer for Philadelphia. We wish our
friends pleasant trip, a good time while
in the East, and safe return to old Linn.
For BENEFIT OF BAPTIST CHURCH.
The ninth anniversary of the First Baptist
Church in this city will be celebrated on
Thursday, May 4th, 1876, by a festival and
fair in the church, during which there will
be good music, recitations, etc. Doors
open at 7:30 T. NJ. Supper at O'Clock.
Admission, 25c. Everybody is invited.
Contributions thankfully received.
Mr. Il. j. Parsons, of San Francisco,
arrived in this city on Monday. Parsons
has been absent from this city several years,
and he returned only to find that a near
and dear friend, one of Albany's fairest
flowers, had been plucked by the untimely
hand of death 1t was aterrible blow, and
he has the sympathy of many warm friends
and sympathisers in his great grief.
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| ANOTHER CHURCH.-Rev. z. Cook. OF
| Coquille, Universalist, is in the city, en-
deavoring to secure funds for the erection
ofa church building to accommodate mem
bers of the Universaliss faith, and. it is
said, with fair prospects of success. Albany
is bound to be the city of churches, it seems.
Mr.. Cook breaches at the Opera House
next Sunday, morning and evening.
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GooD DEED.-Reeently family of emf
grants arrived in this city, sick and penni-
less. On Saturday, probably, one of tht
family died from the ravages of scarlet
fever. Hearing of the condition of tin
family. Messrs. &. n. Arnold and W. r
Cannon each rendered a hack. withou
money and without price. Such acts o
kindness to the poor and unfortunate have
their reward.
MOONLIGHT AND MUsIc. - Thurstla,
evening. May 18th, is the time set for til
moonlight excursion on the steamer -4lfcs
Capt Miles Bell. The Mechanics Ban,
of this city viii be engaged to furnish TIL
music, and as tickets for the round tri
will be but soc. should tie evening prov
favorable. the boat will be crowded. Joh
IIannon, Jay Blain, Lon CIeaver, Chas
: Wolverton and Claib Stewart constitut
the committee of arrangements.
MINING.-Frank Woods returned fror
Greenhorn the first of the week He il
forms us that work in the mines has bee
very greatly retarded By the prevalence {
stormy weather and high water. Wit
favorable weather they now expect to b
t able to go to work in a couple of week!
, when ''returns' from Greenhorn may /
expected right along. Mr.. G. F. SettlC
: rneir does not expect to return to this cit
for two or three weeks yet. Success to I'll
boys.
r AT CoRvALLIs-L Last Thursday nigh
the cantata of Esther was enacted to
/ crowded house. A large number of OF
citizens went up on the steamer Altc
which left this city on the evening in que
ton shortly after six o'clock. and all unit
in praising the manner in which those tai
ing parts in the piece ssfilled the bill.
: The house was overcrowded. and mar
; were turned away, rs there was not eve
standing room. The NJ. E. Church mu
: have netted pretty sum from the ente
q tainment.
DRowNED.-Absalom Smith and d.
Morton were drowned in the river, abo
S eight miles below jefferson, on the eve
ing of the I'D. They were in compaI
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