The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-01

Grape arbora are being trimmed.
/ Masqusraders can obtain skates at any tim,
to-day at the hall
Farmers have commenced plewing every
where in our county.
'told sor' Is bearning down on as nicely
and the roads are drying up fast
The fare on both of the ocean steamer
lines has been put up to old figures.
Farmers must be sure to read Jesse Par.
rishs letter on fax raising this week.
The Powjays talk of having q fine steam.
boat excursion some time in the spring,
Remember that tho grand carnival comes
of tonight Be sure to attend and see the
fun
The beautiful Willamette" has fallen 50
that it is now confined within its natural
banks
Everybody is at work clearing up their
property and our city will soon put on ins
appearance.
The saw-min now has logs enough to keep
It running. about one year, and it will COM
mence operations next week.
The establishment of gas works in this
city win probably interfere TO some extsnt
with the newspaper business
Judge Johns moved this week from his old
residence opposite our Office to the house
recently occupied by John Foster.
John Crawford is rs-fsncing his property
that lies between the cemetery and Calapooia,
and is also having it grubbed and cleared up.
VIM. j. Smith, who lives over in Orleans
precinct sold his fine young Rather colt \
few days ago to W. B. Henderson fer 500.
A heavy frost any time during March will
get away with the fruit crop in this county.
Two weeks of sunshine will make everything
blossom
Henry Clark lost fine dog last Friday
Some one, evidently believing in Beecher's
theory of future punishment had given him
stryehnine.
How Is it that we generally get two or
three copies of the Standard and Bee at once.
They miss US for several days and then all
come at once.
John Foster moved up TO his farm yestsr-
day, and win make that his home in the
future. 1t is located two or three miles this
side of Harrisburg.
Jim Harris has leased the brick building
formerly occupied by Sam Miller as black
smith shop, and is having it repaired prepar-
atory to opening ont butcher shop there.
We have only four Republican candidates
for State Treasurer in this city. If the
Democratic candidate il to be beaten we hope
some Of our Albany men viii get away with
that Office.
The HieksTille t0hiol Yetrs says, Henry
States, Of Salem. Oregon, and his young
bride will take tour through South America
This is rather thin as Henry has alresdy ar
rived in Oregon
man and he became living soul. but one Of
our city dentists thinks, TO Judge by some
mems breath, that they must have anything
else than living soul within.
Grand Worthy Chief Templar I'.nb&r was
made an honorary member e ~ Fo~isy
Society last Saturday evening. Ia AZ The
deliberations Of the order he SAILS aal r he
euphoniops eognomen Of Timber Tug,
Our young folks are nov ulskiug heavy
run on Froman's skating rink Nearly every
eveRing finds his hall crowded, and in the
afternoons during the week the lsdies hsve
the exclusive use Of tbs skates fo- p-ac;ice
A letter received in this city from Bob
Foster says that the Egdsr experienced very
heavy storm on her way to Sa: Francisco on
the last trip Bob got SO very sick that he
came near throwing up his Powjay credentials
The Sunday afternoon exercises at the Y.
P. C. 4. rooms are largely attended. a great
many people prophesied that this institution
would fail, but it has now been running over
a year, and its membership has been quad.
rapled.
Rev. DR.. Irvine preached last Sabbath at
the U. P. Church, in the forenoon on the
Immortality OF the Soul, and in the even
ing on Future Punishment" The church
was crowded to its fullest extent on both
occasions.
Spring has come, but on account Of the
rain and cloudy weather we can't see it
Trees and shrubbery of all kinds are badding
out nicely. aAd whenever ''0ld Sol does give
us glimpse of his face we feel sure our win
ter rains are about over.
The Daily Standard is publishing in full
the decisions rendered at the last term of
the Supreme Court of Oregon, which makes
that paper Of special interest to the legal
fraternity. Every lawyer should Subscribe
for it and thus keep himself posted
Another s'bernth' in town this week. Any
one could tell what family it was in if they
were to see jim Wsatherfcrd come charging
up street, with his head thrown back and
taking in about two yards at every step 1t
is boy, and made its appearance yesterday
morning.
Isaac BEEN and w Fl, Warner came near
washing over the Calapooia dam last Friday,
only escaping BY jumping from their akiH
and swimming to the shore Fortunately the
current is not very rapid above the dam, or
else they would in all probability have fur
nished US with first-class item.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Alden Fruit Preserving Co. will be held
at their Office in Albany, on Monday, March
II, 1878, at l o'clock p IN. Seven directors
to serve during the ensuing year will be elect
cd, and such other business will be transacted
as may come before the meeting.
It is stated as fact that camels' hair
shawls are made from the wool of the Thibet
goat Thus the fondOst hopes decay. John
Smith and POcahontas were only variety per-
formers. William Tell had ne bow-gun, no
arrow, no apple. and no little son. Columbus