The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-12-24
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Chow Jaekson's Best Sweet Navy Tolac.
co.
Last Tuesday was tho shortest day Of the
year.
The usury law goes into effect on the 18th
Of January.
osborn's fresh cream chewing candy is The
best in town.
Butter and eggs are scarce aud command
good price.
The Knights Of Pytldas talk Of having
sociablo shortly.
Try those chocolate esrons.s at osboruis.
They are splendid.
Christmas festivities this evening at nearly
MI the churches.
The mountains arc full Of snow aud travel
efIectually stopped.
Il. N. Armstrong paid his family flying
visit during the week.
IL will be- in order for everybody 10 swear
OF now in few days.
Roast turkey AAd goose will be served up
At sorblm's tonight free.
No. Ones ball comes or this evening. II
should be well patronized.
Fresh butter aud fresh eggs always to DO
had at Billy Watkins store.
II you have property 10 sell, call on Stew
art 4 Grey, oToole'a Block.
The Zone Price Eazaar" Il The best place
yet to get bargains for cash.
Q Yoang ladies, leap year Is fading. Make
the best Of your advantage.
There viii be general settling up next
week--or rather an attempt 10.
l.. c. Rice was down yesterday. lie has
improved very much 10 health.
L. u. Royal, formerly Of this city. is now
running barber chop at Scio.
Al cigars for Christmas presents At the
Farrnesz' aud Mechanics Store.
The next meeting Of the Blue Ribbon clab
will bo held ON Christmas night.
Remember tkat Billy Watkins always pays
the highest cash price for deer skins.
All holiday goods marked way down at
the Farmers aud Mechanics Store.
Santa ClausI will be cavorting around
lively in this locality for week or 90.
Every mans wife wants Davis" sewing
machine w. i. Scott. Albany. agent
Subscribe 10 the ILLUSTRATED Wasp." tho
most readable Journal on the Pacific Coast.
The two workmen Lodges OF this city are
increasing in membership astopishingly fast.
Daring the recent cold spell everybody
stuck mp the motto Please Shut the Door. =
New silk neck wear, suspendora and ho-
,iery at the Farmers and Mechanics Store.
~ last the Chinese laundries have struck
their coiors. taken ont licenses aud gone to
work
hr. Eaton i, back in this city again. after
having spent the past season in the upper
eouutry.
II yoa want to buy farm or village prop
erty ealI oa Stewart aud Grey. 0Toole's
Block.
Fred Goe'z has started for Germany, but
will stop oil in California for several weeks
visiting friends
The wife Of our popular young dentist.
DIR. G. Willis Price. loft San Fraaciseo for
this city last Wednesday.
II yoa want to open out new set of books
with the New Year, call on FL. Baum. He
can ft you out.
New silk handkerchiefs and nObby hats
for men and boys just opened at tho Farm
era and Mechanics Store. q
just received, full a.ock of French and
American candies at c. w. osborn's directly
opposite Me!lwain's, First Street
Divine service will be held in st. Peter
Episcopal Church on Christmas morning
Saturday, December 25th. at o o'clock.
The taxpayers of tho county did NO
come up as lively as they should during tn,
recent tax collecting trip Of the sheriff.
Gov. Thaycr has appointed ]. L. Mile
Notary Public at Scio. Mr. Miller will at
tend to all work in that Iine in good shape.
Qnise number OF our citizsas went down
TO Portland to testify in the case Of the Cas-
cade Wagon Road Co, vs. Rarnes and Web
dell.
El. baum still has some toys left. whic
he will now sell at cost Remember this
you expect to mako any New Years pres
ents.
The Laughing Man came ''gol der
nigh" splitting his sides roaring over tn
work done at tho State Fair on the "Davis
Sewing Machine.
Mrs. CASTOR. of Iialaey, came down t
this city last Monday. aud on Tuesday wen
up to Corvallis on visit. She viii retur
here to-day.
The Lebanon city authorities have bee
raiding the saloons out there for keepin
open on Sabbath. What the result ha
been we do not know.
At the same time that you swear OF yo
should como around and subscribe for ii
DEMOCRAT. There is nothing like beginnin
the new year right,
Col. Hawkins has tried TO deliver a coup
of lectures in this city, but for some rcasC
the public refuses to be bilked. aud does n,
, turn out in multitudes to hear him.
The Linn county farmers arc now turnir
over tho soil rs fast as is possible The Ian
is in good condition for plowing and bett
weather for outside work could not be ask,
for.
/. We understand that Prof. Sox resign,
his position as principal of the public schOs
: last evening, aud that he will at once ent
the hardware store with which he is co
r nected.
Wallis Nash, Esq. of Corvallis, was
the city last Friday and Saturday. He sa
it is his candid opinion that the oreg
Pacific Railroad will reach this city frC
: Yaquina Bay by the latter part Of next yei
i Sheriff Charlton collected $1,000 in tas
' outside Of the two Albany precincts.
}, got 500 up in Maybell, which makes