The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-12

! A SuRPRIsE OCCASION AT the
adjourned meeting Of Linn Engine Conn
pany, No. 2, held at the hall last Monday
evening, surprise awaited most or the
Company, and this Is the how OF it: Near
| the close Of the meeting, Second Assistant.
Jim Foster, addressed the President, called
Pat Frawley, Engineer of 2's, to the front,
and in neat little speech presented him
with handsome gold jewel, as a testimony
of the regard in which he was held by the
hose boys of No. 2. Pat was taken en-
tfrely BY surprise. as was nearly the entire
| Company, by the presentation. and the
member spresent seeing how deeply he was
effected, broke into the most hearty cheer
ing ever heard in that hall. Upon the
subsistence of cheering, showing still furs
ther the esteem In which he Is held by the
whole Company, Mr.. Frawley poured forth
his thanks IN perfect torrent of unstudied
e!oquence-one Of those speeches prompt
ed by grateful heart, so full OF feeling
and pathos that ft reaches and thrills to Ete
inmost recesses the heart of every hearer.
but which can not be successfully portrayed
ing. clapping of hands. swinging OF hats
and boisterous cheering as greeted Pat
| throughout his short speech was never
more deserved or more freely given by ar
audience. 1t was the most pleasant occa-
sion ever enjoyed by No. 2's, and will
never be forgotten by those present. Tho
jewel is handsomely engraved with .
Cfa,.f, e. Io.,ac so ~, <,,,<,;,,< -. -. .f.s
an appropriate legend on the reverse side,
the whole attached to pin, SO that IL cam
be worn upon the shirt or vest. and cost
near 80 1t is certainly handsome pres
ent, and is highly priced by the receiver
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Mr. Mcclure
who lives on the Propst farm, about three
and a half miles east of this city. accident
ally shot himself through the hand last SAT-
urtlay night about $3.50. At that hoNr Mr.
Mcclure heard some ono trying TO effect
an entrance into the house through back
door. and he called out, asking what the
party wanted. An answer was given.
/ ssnone of yoar business Mr.. NJ. went
i Immediately to the door, and upon OPEN
! ing it deserted the burglar making tracks
down tile road towards this city. Mr.. NJ
having revolver in his hand commenced
firing at the rctreating party. sending three
or four shots in his direction; but tile would
be burglar succeeded in reaching his ho-se.
which was tied to the fence. and mounting
gailoped away Mr.. M. returned to the
house. and while examining his revolver,
two barrels of which had refused TO explode,
in some manner one of them did explode.
tearing hole through his hand, which
bled at Il lively rate; but upon the arrival
of DIR. ID. b. Rice, who sent for, the
hemorrhage was stopped, and the patient
was doing well at last accounts.
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FIRE MATTERs.-L Linn Engine Company
has got back again into the hall over Mr..
Gr.ldwohl's store, where the Company will
continue to assemble, in I'LL probability.
until the city procures another place. THO
Company will ask the city to purchase
heating apparatus Tor the engine, so that
water may be kept constantly hot In reasli-
ness for a fire. At present it takes entirely
too long TO get up steam from cold wafer
ten 10 twenty minutes of time are often
worth thousands of dollars in case of fire.
and tile small expense necessary in procur-
ing heating apparatus viii never be felt-
/ we believe Linn Engine Company was
never in better condition or working more
i harmoHiouSly. Firemen should remember
flat it is obligatory upon thom that each
should procure certificate Of membership
IN the Albany Fire Department from tI,s
Secretary of said Department; he will no6
be recognized as a member until such GER
tificatc is procured. Call OH tile Secretary,
I Winn Peters, ut once.
List OF LETTERS
Remaining i'll the Post Office. Albany.
Linn county, Oregon. Jan. 4th, 1876.
Persons calling for these letters inast give
the date on which they were advertised
/ Annpiger, Simon I4aughIin,
| Acty. Herman Miller, Capt j g
Adams, WIN Ii Miller. F. Ma
Barrett. B Patten,
Baker. 3 T Patten, Miss s r r.
Benet, .Joflney Pooler, Mrs Bella
Bryan, Mrs Olive Robinson. r X
Cahen, A s Roberts Geo w
Compton. A s. o E Scupton. j
Cooper. ID " Thyme, john
Day, NIB Vaughn, w 9 q
Floss. J X Wilson. Miss ,Sennie
q Ficke. John A 10 Wach Makers
Howard. Robert Zoosman, Thomas
Howard, A III
r. II. RAYMOND, P. NJ.
WILToN's THEATRICAL TROUPE Will
play at the Opera House on Wednesday