The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-22

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Late letters from Jos Hannon report that
he is growing better.
The best bit cigar in town at the Farmers
and Mechanics Store
Physicians say it is distrossinsly hcalthful
in this locality at present.
Our German friends say We will have no
settled weather until after Easter
G. N. Cartwright and DR.. f, j. Dawne, Of
Salem, called on us during the week
Quite nice little social hop was had at the
Comsteek House last Saturday evening.
Another wedding is talked Of now in this
city. II viii come off now in few weeks,
Miller has been re.arranging his grocery
store, and now has one Of the finest in town.
Those white shirts for 81. so at the Farm
ers and Mechanics Store, an honest value
for 81.
The Soap Creek Democratic Precinct Con-
vention, held last Friday, vas largely at
tended
The property lying between the two Gem
eteries, in the upper part Of the city, is being
fenced in
There are 1905 languages spoken, and
boy feels like using them all when he sits
down on bent pin.
The Odd Fellows want to sell their ground
ON Front street, now occupied by Webber's
barber shop, for $500.
As all the men of Brownsville except w.
H. X were down here this week. we suppose
he enjoyed himself hugely
At the spelling match at the College last
Friday, Prof Powelrs room came out first
best. Honors arc even now
Mrs. Walter Monteith talks Of building a
fine residence on the vacant lots lying i'm
nediately west of the U. p Church.
A great many of our patrons called Oh us
during the week, in fact so many that we
cannot give their names for want of space.
Mr.. Robinson, who recently bought an
interest in the saw mill, moved his family
down to this city from Corvallis last Tuesday.
Virgil Parker and his brother are both
wrestling with the measles this week, and
their delivery hacks are being run by othor
persons.
How friendly certain people are aow.
There is more hand-shaking going on now
than we have seen for long time before.
Lection.
| John Barrows has been in the city during
the past. week, on business connected with
tbs San Francisco firm With which he is
connected.
Two valuable letters from scio, and
the other from Ashland arrived too late fer
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When man and woman are made one, the
question is: (which one:' Sometimes
there is a long struggle between them before
the matter is settled.
Our saActum table is adorned by lovely
boquet of spring flowers cullea by the hand
of our beautiful young lady friend, Miss
BERTHE Enos Thanks.
One of our Albany girls says she has proved
by experiment that putting lover in the
light of a.blne- glass window win make him
propose at one sitting
The stockholders of the Odd Fellow Build
ing Association will have meeting on the
I 18th of April for the purpose Of ;IgptiHg a
constitution and bylaws.
Received per City o. ciiesiry, full lias Of
buckskin and dogskin gloves, tine white
shirts, blouses, overslls. suspendc-s. etc. at
/ the Farmers and Mechanics Store
We have it FROM good authority that two
of cur most prominent business iiritis have
consolidated. The particulars are not made
public yet, bat will be in a few days
Thunder and lightning Did you sec and
hear it last Sabbath evening: We have
never seen so much lightning, or heard il
thunder so hard. since We left Iowa.
On Wednesday afternoon, when the law
yers addressed the jury in the Williams case,
the Court House was crowded to its fullest
capacity with men, women and children
Persons going hoaie from church last Sab
bath evening, about $ o'clock, were treated
to the strange sight of a rainbow. caused by
the rays of light frua, the moon instead oi
the sun.
The ''mum sociable" at Mr. Althouse''
last Friday evening was a decided success,
and every one who participated in the fur
are loud in their praises of the new style Oi
sociables
The remains of the captain Of the disabled
schooner which recently entered Ysquina
Bay, passed this city last Tuesday ON the
City Of Salem on their way to Portland, and
from thence to California
We are sure to have splendid weather from
now henceforth. How could it be otherwise
when the sun ''crossed the line last wednes
day and the Greenback Convention was held
in this city on the same day.
Starr Mealey moved down this week to th'
house recently occupied by Capt. Humphrey
His limbs are still very weak from the sever
attack of rheumatism which he has beel
laboring under fer sometime, and he wa
hardly able to walk from his old residence t,
his place of business.
For the last few weeks every old womal
in the country has been talking about goo'
weather after the sun CROSSES the line.
That little affair happened last Wednesday
and new that cold Sol" has CROSSED tn
line, " we hope he will stay there awhile, AM
let US have some good weather
SOap Creek Greenbackera.