Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-09-17

Rev. E. Cuttings will preach next Sunday a.
follows: Oakland, II o'clock a. NJ. Golf.
school house, 8 o'clock P. NJ. and Day schoo
house in the evening.
N. Livingston and family left for Mayvillt
Gillian county Or. this week. Newton al
ways made good citizen here, and will nc
doubt wherever he goes.
"The Gun maker of Moscow" will be in
Roseburg about Oct. 9TH, and viii exhibit
| the above mentioned beautiful drama for the
benefit Of the Library fund.-
Be sure and read the call TO hold meeting
IN Roseburg Sept. 25th for the purpose Of or.
ganizing an Agricultural Association. Lei
all hands attend the meeting.
J.. Davies who handled the scissors for oul
merchant tailor Parry last summer, has re-
turned, and is with Mr.. Parry again. These
two gentlemen will fit you from top to toe.
The Worlds Wonders, is a book that ought
to be read. To neglect to read it, would be
commission Of duty to oneself. 1t is good
and wholesome for the young. Z. F. Walsh
is Agent.
Charleston, which was SO badly damaged
by the earthquake, has picked herself up
out Of her own ruins, and has gone TO work
with commendable zeal to repair the great
damage.
Mr.. Stone and family OF the east moved to
Roseburg last Wednesday with the intention
of making this place their home. Mr.. Stone
is son-in-law OF II. L. Cannon, our Justice
of the Peace
The current campaign text book Of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee severely
arraigns the Democratic party for skeeping
money in the Treasury" What do they want
in the Treasury Do they think it is milk
house?
The full amount Of the capital stock, $50,
900, of the Eugene Water Co. has been sub
scribcd. The additional stockholders are:
G. r. Chrisman and S. II. Friendly. The
company expect TO have their mains laid in
our streets and water running in the same by
March Ist.-Eugene Guard.
While Parson Brownlow was Governor of
Tennessee he declared l. S. Harris an out
law and offered a reward OF $1,000 for his
capture. Now Mr.. Harris is United States
Senator from Tennessee, and the other day
offered resolution in the Senate to appropfi-
ate SIS, 900 for the relief Of Parson Brownlow's S
widow.
The Reform Club hall has been through
the energy of Hon. w. F. Owens made a
place of resort, highly entertaining, and at
tractive. The ceiling is beautiful sky blue,
while the walls are white, chandeliers brill
liant and clean, seats comfortable, aisles next
| to the walls, stage scenery excellent, and the
Junior Band will furnish Ist class music
It is stated that 375,ooo,ooo persons are
annually carried over the railroads of this
country; but 400 of this number are killed,
and only 1880 meet with injuries more or
less severe. Of these 500 of the injured and
200 of the killed may be charged to causes
for which the railroad companies are more or
less responsible, while the rest is due to the
carelessness of the passengers themselves.
The Roseburg school opened last Monday
morning with Prof. ] B Horner as principal,
Mrs. Horner, Miss Minnie Mcfarland and
Miss Ida Burnett as assistants. All are for.
mer residents Of this valley, Prof. Horner and
wife having successfully taught the Browns
vile school. Miss Ida Burnett is from Cor
wills and Miss Mcfarland is daughter Of
Mr. L. Mcfarland Of this country, a recent
graduate Of the Agricultural College at Cor
wallis. is.Albany Democrat.
The government does not undertake to
guarantee the safe delivery Of a registered let
ter, but it does agree that every possible pre-
| caution shall be taken 10 prevent its loss.
''But, says section 1896 of the Revised Stat
utes, 'the postoffice department. and its revc-
nues shall not be liable for the loss Of any mail
matter on account Of its being registered. .
/ Every registered letter, however, is carefully
guarded by system Of checks and receipts, so
that it is watched from the time of mailing to
the time of delivery, and its possible loss can
at any time be traced to the identical messen-
ger or carrier by whose negligence it may be
lost. If a Garner by culpable negligence, lose
registered letter, its value can be recovered
from his bondsmen and the amount will be
turned over to the person to whom the letter
may have been addressed.