The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-15

Flour has advanced 81 per barrel In this
market since oar last report.
Tliere'll be plenty of money for Christ
mas after all, since wheat has taken rise.
Our farmers are busily pIowing wherever
and whenever there'sa show.
For colds get package of Mountain
Balm at Foshay's. Is'll knock it.
The Sunday School concert at the Baptist
Church last Wednesday evening was large
ly attended.
If you have nice pictures go to E. b.
Purdom and have them framed. He'll do
it in way up style, too.
An old lady friend sends ms the follow
ing:
We had Governor and his name was Grover
Morris 6 Parker have bought $4,000
bushels of wheat during the week at one
dollar per busHel.
Eli Watkinds, an old mining expert
started for the Ochoco country the first OF
the week. He goes to look after some rich
quartz, in the interest Of some of our citf-
zens. Success attend him.
Messrs. C. Barnes and G. ii. Colvin, Su
the mining discoveries east of the noun
tiins last week.
Orgeana Encampment seems to be
crowded with business, as It had to bold au
extra session last Tuesday night. It's
growing.
We have found our sword-belt. Now
let grim-visaged war wrinkle her counte-
-nc far 1Hs
four Thousand years aheads
John Parker leaves for Washington City
tomorrow, it is reported. When there
he'll be interviewed as to WHIST be knows
about electoral collegesI
Judge Blackburn, of Brownsville, came
down Tuesday, demurred Strahan out of
| Court, and went home yesterday. Judge
| b. is one of our most thorough lawyers.
The lecture of Rev. w. G.. Simpson, OF
Boise City, I. r., at tTe q. r. Church lass
Friday evening, was well attended and
thoroughly appreciated.
The NJ. f. Sunday School is increasing
$50 rapidly that an addition 10 tile edince
will soon have to be made tG hold all wish
ing to attend.
Parties are at work circulating petitions.
and by other means endeavoring TO obtain
from the Governor communication Of the
sentence of X. Neil, whose execution 10
set for next Friday.
Happiness comes and goes like Oregon
mist, and no sooner does the little rooster
find where ma has hidden the strawberry
jam that she discovers the ''leak'' and totes
the jar to Il more secure place.
Firemen who have not obtained Depart
ment Certificates should apply at once TO
the Secretary of the Department, Mr.. w.
). Peters, and secure them. See notice of
Secretary in this paper.
Mr.. Stewart }. Spence, naeiTnfst, OF
San Francisco, Is stopping at the Exchange
Hotel, and offers his services IN repairing
sewing machines. Secondhand machines,
in thorough repair, for sale for So.
On Monday night, at an adjourned meet
ing, Ones p-ofiered the free use OF their
hall, by unanimous vote, to Two's, until
they car procure 4 hall of their own. This
was kind, and is appreciated by Twe's.
Working slippers for "mam'' and build
ing dressing gown for ''pap," now en-
gage the attention of some of the sweet
sells in the regions rotnd abOnt as
Christmas approaches.
Hon. w. A. Paul, Of Scfo, Is getting
ready for a trip to California possibly TO
be extended TO the Eastern States. The
is in feeble health.
McCormiek's almanac for 1877 received
and hung up for reference. The present IS
the twenty-secon issue of this useful little
publication, and is probably the best OF the
lot. Mr.. Fosflay has them.
Financial strategy teaches n man that It
IS cheaper to leave mis- wallet round where
it can be found easily, than to wait until
the week before Christmas aud have his
wife demand fifty dollars to buy hubby -
Christmas present!
Call on Billy Tweetlale for three-EFnk
cigars, golden thrratl tobacco, xxx
cheese, donble-yolk eggs, four-piy syrup in
gin&liam bottles, CT anything else IN the
eating line that you may want that is good
aud fresh
Tie coming promises to be the most ex-
citing season i'm mining circles in this burg.
A large number Of 'sprospectors' will be
+ fitted out, who will scour the mountains
and canyons hereabouts for coal, gold, sill
yer. copper, etc. If there's anything in
this neck o. woods it'll have to skin out.
She was clinging tondly to his arm and
: smiling sweetly mp In his face, while hs
4 gazcd fondly into the liquid depths of those
dark eyes, when he stsot'' his foot down on
b an apple peeling; then he suddenly ana
r without due grace. set down on the sloppy
crosswalk; then he got up and tried t
: smile. But oh, what ghastly, sorrow
# fnl shamefaccd, bewildcrIng smilet Sh'
refused to take his arm as far as we coul,
. see!
New To-Day.
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