The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-12-23

/ HAHhIsBuRc, Dec 22nd. 1881.
Editor Democrat.
i Again wo have been visited by tn
fire fend, and serisus conHaRraiion 4
tho result. Thousands Of dollars wort
OF property is laid in ashes, and al
within an hour The citizens in eener
al are all perfectly paralyzed at The dc
struction. Many are the theories ad
yanced as TO the probable origin Of tb,
dre, notwithstanding the most plausi
bic Is that It was the work of an iacen
diary. What motive tho Gend 'in hu
man shape" could have bad 10 wantor.
" dcatroy 80 much valuable property ia
beyond conjecture.
The losses have already been partial.
adjusted by the re preventative of the
different Insurance Companies. p.
IL. Holt Is probably the heaviest le..
or, having five buildings consumed.
with only partial iusnrAnce on them
.-one occupied by DR.. Mendenhsll and
X. u. Willoughby as office and dental
rooms, one by l.. Browns saloon. aluo
barn containing quite an Amount Of
grain. The other losses were ~ follows
The building occupied 10y o. =. Tenn.
kihs M tin store oHnsd by Hiram
Smith, fully insured n. R5sendorrs
grocery and provision store M. Fol.
lSrs building, occupied az meat mar.
ket, Hyde d Fuller proprietors. The
buildings on the opposite side Of tho
street we're fearfully scorched. Our III.
tie town, heretofore no lucky, now pre-
sents dssolate Appearance indeed. and
the conhagration will not soon be for.
gotten by tho many who witnessed the
sad calamity.
Tho losses adjusted 40 far a,
neard from are as fallows ID. n.
Holt, s25O.0o 4. wacbenheimer
goods damaged by removal, slsO. 90
brandwell d Hay, goods damaged by
removal, $4,000; +; T. V. Butter. sI50
oO ,. Brown, on stock 81 .7e0 90 i
IL. McCartney, drugs, damages made
good, amount not known Harrix.
oneg Encampment loss on regalia s9O
The remains Of John r. AIeCnlIv
were followed TO the cray. Or -,
Sabbath by large concour.e OF peo.
pie, the fanoral services being coadaot.
cd by the Masonic fraternity Of which
De was an honered membev Peace
TO bis ashes.
on tho same day at . o'clock in
INC afternoon, the momorii kervies. of
Thomas y. RidgeIy, tho venerable and
reverend Odd Fellow, who died Nov
Isth' IN Balamore, were held in the
Christian church. The ,lisoourss by
hsv. Z. u. Wright, fluent speaker
And an Odd Fellow TO the core. waa
. master production, and was listeacd
.oo with marked attention for one
hour and halfby perhaps five hundred
persons. The lodges, both Encamp.
ment and Subordinate, appeared in
fail regalia. Tho above named centl.
man ma, on Sunday night, assisted by Rev.
whitney, closed series Of meetings
.hAt had been in progress for the past
ten days with greA. regret By the peO-
~ you want to Sec an audiences held
sPen- bound Just place our worthy
brother Wright in tho pulpit. 4 true
shtistias, and dssirous ef doing good
TOT MS fellowmen, we commend him
20 a''' and rest assured If ho ever again
honors HrrrisbuTg with his presence,
standing room will be above par.
q. Y. B. and J. II. bavea't made bis
elk-ehips acquaintance as yet.
MARX TwAIxCousIx's
Holiday goods sold Al cost AZ Mccoy q
Elion'a
II you want 10 make your wife real nice
Christmas presen. go 10 MOntsith and
Seitenhaeh's and get her drcas pattern.