The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-24

Brownsville.

community. Sammy Rice, only son
of l.. @. Rice, ex-Sherif OF this coun.
", started from his home on Sunday
morning, to attend church at Rock
Hill school house, where services
wore boing held by his uncle, Rev @.
Sperry. After services quite a num-
Der of the congregation, concluded TO
90 to Waterloo, get dinner, and enjoy
the soda water, and among the rest
Sammy Rice concluded to go. He
was riding u very gentle pony that he
had been In the habit OF riding for
tho last Ave years, and his father and
mother, the latter OF whom had not
been to church, and the former had
returned home, did not apprehend
the tho least danger TO him. lie was
accompanied by two of his young
friends, one "a son OF Wm Temple,
aud tho other son OF Mr.. Blackburn
who lives In the neighborhood of
Rock Hin, all on horseback. After
getting Into the Lebanon road when
near the place OF Mr.. Simons, t0ey
came 10 where tho road separates and
In q short distance comes together
again, aud Sammy and ono OF his
friends concluded TO try the speed OF
their ponies, aud took different roads
and tried 10 see who wCuid reach the
main road first, aud II seems they
both came there together, and either
tho horses ran together, and knocked
1 a. xtfa hANaA A.Rtxfn ar nfaA ha fall
down, and threw him over his head,
his head striking pole bridge that
was just In front of them, aud knock
Ing the upper part OF his skull bone
loose, anu otherwise mashlug up and
bruisIng his head, neck aud shoul-
ders, and knocking him senseless.
lie lived for something like an hour
afterward, but never spoke or gave
any sign Of life other than by groans
and wrilhings Sammy was about
10 or IL years old, aud was model
boy. This has been au unfortunate
year to him, rs he l,st ono OF his
eyes by an accident this spring, and
now by another he his los. his life.
The father aud mother In this their
sad bereavement have the sympathy
Of the entire community.
Rev. Sharp OF the Methods church
commeEced camp.tneeting at Craw-
fordsvile last week and held over
Sunday. Quite II number uf cur citi-
zens went up on Sunday.
Tom Leach returned home to-day
from Uilifornii, wners he went
about the first of June with drove
of tine horses br Wm. Cochran.
A combination variety company
gave entertainments last week To
empty houses on Two evenings and
then / understand tried 10 settle their
hotel bill at fifty cents on the dollar.
Ii such bilks were treated the same
way everywhere, taey would soon be
driven TO work for an honest living.
Threshing machines will commen
their work in earnest about the mid
die OF this week.
i MIR. L. N. French OF your city, has
put very fne time piece up In the
WOODEN Mills which Is warranted 10
be as fine q regulator as there Is In
the state.
I Die. 7. s. Plllsbury has bssn conGn :
ed to his bed for nearly two weeks, fron
hunt be received while riding on the
running gear Of q wagon and catching
his foot on q stump.
Ike Leabo also sustaiGed q very seIi.
Gus injury to his foot aud leg last week
while hauling up hay, and is also con.
fined TO bis bed. II is thought that bis
leg is fracsared between the knee and
ankle.
There is some talk OF Tom Kay and
j. L. Vsnner, going into the stock bust.
meas. 1t viii be very serious loss "a
the Woolen Mills, and The drug bnsi-
ness, for these gentlemen to make the
change.
/ have often heard OF towns beina
painted red, but We haye Mr.. P. n.
segar here now who is painting our
town black, or ~ least considerable
number of the roofs.
Peter Hume and II. w Goddard
are going to run the warehouse here,
and will be- ready by tie latter part oI
next to receive wheat. They are de.
serving gentleman.
Fred Gross has had the old Lsmas
tes's shoe shop moved back and il
building front to it and GEing it uT
for resiuence. This, IN connection
will the rumors saoat, make things be,
gin to look very suspicious, for Fred in
matrimonial point Of view
Il JEFF Myers, With two young ladies', o
Scio, was in town on Sunday, visiting a
his uncle's, j. NJ. Meyer.
Mrs. Becca Smith Is 10 town at he
fathers
Mr.. Martib, the mail contractor be-
tween Halsey sad awfordsyilIe, hal
been off duty for some DAYS on accoun
of sickness, and the government whip
bas been welded by Cleve Cochran il
his abseLcc,
Won. I. Cochran has taken his wifi
to Portland, and put her under the car,
Of physicians, down there, having triec
all in reach of here, without her havin,
received any benefit. lie will probably
remain there with her until it il testet
to his satisfaction as To whether she cal
be benefited by the change or not.
| Milt Miller is in town looking as nat.
ural az az oId shoe.
PHAD.
Lebanon.