The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-12-03

EOTs wa tHATCNll& rOuHN tOr E11HCOSky
He caught acute pneumonia
One Of the strangest ''queriosities' is
that contractors are really engaged to
widen streets.
Surveyors have been busy for some time
past looking for the lowest pass in the
bills leading from Kings valley to Va
quina Bay,
1t is hoped to rush the narrow gauge
into Brownsville this week Rip.
A soctabe in the interests of the Ladies'
Aid Society of he NJ. E. Church win he
held ut Prof. Poweil's tomorrow (Satur-
day. evening. 4 cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the community in general to at
tend. Let's all go and have good tune,
Get your scates of Peters Sc Sox-tsley'li
be i'll demand this winter.
Prof. Powell went over to Seattle, w,
| r, on Monday.
| The China laundry business IA in statu
| quo. However, as the law applies to all
persons who do washing for paw. those
who have heretofore been ''taking in
washing will have TO take ont a license or
run tie chance of being jailed and fined.
Eternal watering is the price of a green
| lawn.
Late telegrams tell us the Kurls have
fallen back. Indicating of course, that the
whey is clear.
Those bazar glove fitting patterns at
Mrs. Powell's suits the woman folks to a
! tyt.
| There's romance even in figures. as for
instance young man met girl. Ter,
married her and went on n wedding Ger
We have determined to enlarge and pro-
cure new type for the REGISTER. and had
collections been at all possible. we should
have commenced the present volume as
nine column paper. All know the extreme
| scarcity of money, and none better than
we do ; ami although We found it imposs-
ihle 10 secure the necessary funds for the
| above purpose. the indicati ions point to an
early presumption OF specie payments on
the part of delinquents, when we shall
| purchase a new press taIready bargainetl
Eorl, and with new type we expect to
| issue one Of the largest, neatest and in
teresting journals i'm Oregon. Our utmost
efforts will be to enlarge by the first of the
coming year. In the meantime we ask
those indebted to Us to help us all they ca n
at the earliest possible moment.
''1ive me the hand that will never de-
ceive me,' sings the poet. We suppose
he wants to hog the f'Ir aces.
Miss Ola Chamberlain and the twin
sisters. Misses Altha and Bertha Msores. of
Salem. spent Saturday and Sunday ia this
city. visiting their friends.
A maid. as nv court records doth appear,
Whom $50. 600 male so dear.
| Unto her waiting lover sternly said
'.Foreeo the weed before We go to wed.
For smoke take fame I'll he that fame :
bright tanner,
| To have your Anna. give up your Havana. ''
| The wretch. when thus she brought him to
the scratch.
Lit his cigar and threw away the match.
A good deal OE sickness at our house
lately. bat all are improving at present
writing.
Any tramp would relish cold ham, but
cuss q streak when presented with the cold
shoulder
| The roads are hard AMI smooth and in
| some places dusty. IL 'twarn't for the
frost in the air buggy riding would be
raGelnIIious' TThis was written Monday
The sun will never shine again
In all its golden splentior.
The moon will never give to me
It's radiance pure and tender
| Each breath from heaven will be sigh,
And all the air about me
Will throb in mouruful sympathy
When you can live without me.
-Tflden to EeHy.
The revival meetings at the Evangelical
Church are still progressing, and good Is
being effected.
Don't forget the Ward meetings tonight.
Go and select the best man In the Ward
for Councilman.
Mrs. Wyatt. Of Portland, came up the
| first Of the week. on visit to relatives and
frie,rds.
John Henry Smith. Of Harrisburg. in
tends spending the winter in Washington
City.
The horses OF the CaliTornIa q Oregon
Stage Co. are reported as slowly recover
ing from the epizootic.
A wood chopper named Daniel O'Keefs.
who lived in the suburbs OF Portland, was
found in the bunk of his lonely cabin on
sunday morning, dead, and his body par
tally eaten by rats.
Michael Enright fell dead in his saloon
on sunday night in PortIand-a victim ol
apopIexy.
r. II. French has reeeived splendid
lot Of sIIverware which be viii open out
for the holidays.
The gephyrs were pretty strong part Of
Tuesday.