The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-27
Gardiner Items.

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facture Of lnlni,er, and ship building,
| laase heretofore be.n the prominent
/ industries carried Oh here, hence the
csosihg uf boil, mill and ship yard has
! lhrowll out Of employment great
lnany men, many Of whom have fssni-
iaes, aud can but poorly afford 10 be
lille, it is however thought 81 some s.f
Jour most observing business men, here
rs well IS parties residing il. San Iran
cisco, who have large iiilanciul interests
/ with us, that IN Il few months a gener-
ii revival Of business can be confidently
Iexpected.
a few political bigots in our midst
lpfefess to have found II satisfactory and
iegical Ito tiien,) explanation Of the
hard Zines ii the election Of d Demo-
cratic President. Lut. they unfortunate
llk forget filat the Repahliean larty IS
i yet III power, and ihat for tle past
i year. under their ADMINISTRATION, the
Iso-ealled hard times has been steadily
pfostratIilg the varied industries Of the
country, yet this great party Of reform
with millions of gold locked up, and
at theii. command, I.ave done absolutely
nothing to avert the present crisis.
j. Many of orr citizens have taken adj
vantage their forced retirement from
their usual employment and are en-
gagged IN Identifying their homes, some
by enlarging their houses, some by
J fencing theirs grounds more tastefullg,
Others BY painting, all Of which will
add to the comfort anu attractlveness
of their surroundings.
If you, Mr. Editor, will visit Gardi-
aer about the 1st of May; provided
always, that The inauguration of u
! Democratic administration has not
.slnama used you before that time, We
promise that you will see one Of the
ptettiesf, cleannst ana hoae-like little
towns On the North Pacific coast. IL
will be the sarcasm OF destiny if the
''whrlesig Of tine" brings not TO ON.
village by the sea progressive changes
: nndreaned Of.
| have just received the INDEPEND.
) EXT, and notice ilttle item aniong
j your locals which says "Tle ladies uf
Gardiner will g,se al entertainment
this evening" and / am reminded that
have said nothing about this most
! Eexcellent concert 1t is not often that
. we have the pleasure of EMO, ing an
amateur entertainment that has given
II
given at Union Hall last Saturday
night. Notwithstanding the night was
j Very stormy, and the rain fell inces.
: sanity, the hail was crowded 10 over
flowing. II the continuous applause
that greeted the actors throughout the
entire program voiced the feelings of
the audience they we're very highly
. delighted Tie greeting song ~ the
r Juvenile Glee Club was sung in good
time and with much spirit. These lit
tie w'arbers have among their numbers
some most excellent voices. A char
: acter song ly james Norton, ESD, was
$ side-splitting A recitation entitled
+, "The Bridal Feast, by Miss Ella Black
was raptueonsly applauded by the
audience, rs was also recitation by
Miss Katie Leeds. Miss Leeds has a
/ tine voice and is a graceful eiocutionist
. ! a dialogue by Prof. Critzer and Nj.
j. j. Black entitled "The Country
School Master, was gotten through
with III good shape and called forth
shouts Of laughter flom all parts Of the
house. Songs were sung hy Mts.
i Mackey, Miss Katie I4eels, Miss Mag
gle McGee and Mr. j. j. Black, ali of
which sAem to have given unbounded
satisfaction. A character song by Miss
| McGee was received with laundering
} applause, and Miss MCGEE WAS repeat
edly called back to the st ge Tie
acting of charade entitled ssDynamite'
by Miss Katie Leeds, Miss McGee,
Mrs. DR. Maekey and Mr.. Jno. II.
slimmon was exceedingly well done.
The performance of this play developed
some really good acting, each Of the
ladies, AS we'll rs Mr. Slimmon had
caught the Inspiration of the composer,
and.renderea their respective parts to
Inv oEoo ettafit d1C
Prof. Critzer, who is at present
teaching here, will visit Rosebnrg Sat.
urday the goth inst. Mr.. G. as won
golden opinions from the patrons of
his school as teacher
During the heavy rains that have
been falling for the last few days sew
eral destructive land slides have taken
plsce on Smith river. On last We'd
nesday morning at the plantation of
Mr. Matson, about eight miles from
Gardiner, the entire portion of ground
on which his residence was situated,
together with valuable orclmrd were
, carried into the river. Millions OF
| tons of rock and earth from the moun-
tain directly III the rear of the house
were carried down. Dir. Matson's loss
IN house, furniture, provisions, ETC,
will not be less than $1,000. Other
| slides are reported flr.her up the river.
tut not 50 destructive to property
I Nine inches Of rain has fallen at
! Gardiner since Saturday The 18th inst.
md i IS still raining (f'liday, 9 o'clock
4. ny.
5. Do YOU say down brakes so sav |.
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