The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-01
PEORIA ITEMS.

Perhaps a few items from this part of
the county may interest some of your
readers.
The Government snag-boat has been at
work OIL the east channel, and has cleared
all the snags out, which will be a great adj
vantage to the grain producers in this COM
nunity.
have visited some of the hop-yards of
this and Benton county. Mr.. John Mccoy
has ten acres in hops, which will yield fif-
teen hundred pounds to the acre. This is
Mr.. Mes second year in the business. Last
year his crop ditln t tamount to much. but he
don t feel discouraged. He is very busy at
present, preparing to dry his crop. lie
has built n dry house 40x40 feet with two
large furnaces. He pays 30 cents box
for picking. An average picker can pick
five boxes day, whici. is very fair wages
these hard times.
Hon. /. n. Smith and Andrew Palmer.
of Benton county, have twenty acres IN
hops, which is about as good as Mr.. Nc
| Coy's, although the late raise in the river |
was great hindrance to them IN cult |
waiting.
| Harvesting is very late this season. and |
the crops light.
Hayes and Wheeler are the only men
spoken OF for President and Vice Presi-
dent; there are no Tilden men here. or
they ashamed to own it. A. Y. S.
/ THE NEW MINIsTER.-The pastor of the
NJ. E. Church of this city during the past
year, Rev. S. 5. Van Dersal, was. by the
late NJ E. Annual Conference. sent TO
| Forest Grove. while Rev J. F. DeVore
was assigned to the Albany charge. We
part with brother Van Dersal with regret,
IA he is not only an able minister of the
Gospel, but a faithful one, and, during his
stay among us. has won the fullest esteem
of this people. We wish him. iii his new
field of labor, a more profitable and pleas
anter year than his most sanguine antici-
pations may lead him TO anticipate. Rev.
j. +. DeVore is most successful minis
ter, gentleman of high culture and most
liberal attainments, and the Methodist So
ciety of this city feel most fortunate in
having been so greatly favored in his APP
pointment. We welcome brother DeV ore
and family to his new home among us.
Two hack loads of pleasurists started on
Tuesday for Fish Lake. One crowd took
44-gallon barrel along to bring trout
home in. Messrs. Ankenny and Hale
Backeusto, of Salem, and one or more gen.
tlemen from Corvallis, were III the parties.
Our good-looking friend, Strauder Price,
made one of the number, and agreed to
= furnish us ten 4 dozen venisen hams
upon his return, so that we shall be well
= supplied with delicious dried deer for the
winter. This need not deter any of our
friends from sending in venison, as we can
4 easily get away with several dozen hams
. during the expected 9 long spell - of
= weather.
y One pound OF green copperas, costing
ID but few cents. dissolved in one quart OF
e. water, poured down a water-closet, will
!, effectuaily concentrate and destroy the
y toulest smells. If any animal, cat, mouse
Ut rat, etc. die about the house, sending fortl
n an offensive smell. place some dissolved
" copperas in an open vessel near the place
D. and it will purify the atmosphere. 1t is +;
simple, cheap disinfectant.
# CHANGED Albany is now the termina
-, point for the West-side mail going south
a. Until to-day the mail from st. Joseph wa
,e. despatched to Corvallis, laid over one night
m and was then forwarded to this city.
4" Personal. = Dir. Charles Plummer
- nephew of DIR. o. P. S. Plummer of Til
= city, arrived in this city from Rock Island
~ Illinois, on Wednesday. The Doctor vii
% go into the drug business with his uncle
rs We welcome him TO home among us.
vn Workmen are busy painting and kalso
ct mining the college building New out
he houses are TO be erected. and a fence is t
EN- be placed around the tour blocks eompris
ch ing the college grounds.
Street preaching last Sunday afternoon i
: front of the st. Charles hotel, led by Rev;
w. C. Chattin and r. S. Stubbs, was large
:. ly attended and proved very interesting.
'e, Mcfarland has received a new invoice
nd Richmond ranges, the best range in tn
MS marker.
IA John Briggs has large stock of fru
,at cans and full assortment Of general til
ha ware.
i" Billy westIake and wife started for the
ras home in Modoc county. California, yeste
i'm day morning.
.ry ---e-------
ill Tyler s. Tate have a most excellent stoe
ed OF groceries, provisions, etc. e
Fire election Monday night.
ey. DIED.
er, On Willow Creek. wasco county. Or
be gon. August 4th. 1876, of inf1ammato
rheumatism. Annie. daughter of Mr.. |
A. Cleek. formerly of Benton county. ag,
ay three years,
an She was very intelligent and peacef
ire child while living. and exceedinolv hen