The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-03
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE

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the mountains last Monday.
]. It. Martin of Eugene was in the
city Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Pfeiffer and son of Albany made
our city a visit last Wednesday.
The quarterly conference of the NJ.
f. church ronvenes here to-day.
Rev. Walton Skipworth's father
filled his sons pulpit in this place last
sabbath
There are quite number of visitors
at SodavilIe, some camping and some
guests at the hotel.
There is to be preaching in the Cum
berland Presbyterian church Sunday
by Evangelist Fisher
Mrs. o. a. Palme and children Or
vile and Sadie, OF Bridal Veil. are in
town visiting Mrs. z. T. Bryant.
Mr.. Clint Gordon has been spending
the week in town, but will start back
to his mountain ranch tomorrow.
Mr.. Gross was in town Thursday
and brought US another jug of soda
water May he live long and prosper,
Miss Addie Morris, one of Sc.o's most
highly accomplished young ladies. is
visiting in town few days this week.
Rev J. R. kirkpatrick returned on
Wednesday from La Camas, w. T.,
where he went to hold a series of meet
ings.
Rev. Walton Skipworth came up
from Salem yesterday. He reports his
child as still lying at the point of
death.
Mr.. Chas. Miller, who is now stop
ping in Albany, was out on Wednes-
day evening to attend his brothers
wedding,
There will be no preaching in the
First Presbyterian church for the next
two Sabbaths, as the pastor intends
taking vacation.
The Crawfordsville band is expected
IT Waterloo again Sunday and Mr..
1Iross is making preparations TO enter.
tain large crowd.
The postoffice has been moved two
doors north in DR.. Hopes office. Peo-
pie wanting their mail will have 10
call on the Dr. now
Mr.. Wilhelm Wer1h, who formerly
kept the Lebanon meat market, is back
from Kansas. He says Oregon is the
best place yeI. We agree with him.
Mr.. Will Roland, who has been for
the past few months staying in Al
bany, is now to be found in the City
drug store in the absence Of Mr.. Miller
A J. Ray and Arch Irvine made 4
great haul of sartiincs at Yaquina re-
Gently. They were out but a few hours
tslis5 brought in over a ten, or in mum
icrs estimated ct 100000.
- Lewis Mcvay, who stabbed hi
GrgTher near Corvallis, WAS caught neal
junction July 18th. He waived exam
ination and his bond was fixed at 500
His brother viii get well.
AIr, 7. D. Porter, travelling agent 70.
the salem Statesman, called On Il.
Thursday. The Statesman is one Q:
the best papers in the State, and Mr.
Porter is meeting with success canvas
ing.
1t Is said that in Mexico monkeys
can be seen by hundreds hanging by
the tails to telegraph wires. In this
country they are usually seen 70 hang
TO girls arms or scoot from the boot Of
an angry father.
The Willamette Pulp and Paper Com
pany, of san Francisco capital SOB
OoO1 will soon begin building a mil
1T the Willamette falls. Oregon City.
From 70C0 to 10000 cords of cotton
wood Will be used per year.
The water melon season is drawing
near. Those who raise this delicious
fruit should bear in mind that it is tbs
proper thing to bring to the newspaper
office few Of the largest ones. tc
show US what they can do in this line
in Oregon.
We return a thousand thanks to Mis-:
Jessie NIcCauIley for a nice plate c
wedding cake. If there is anything
that does make the printers feel good i
is for the ladies t > remember them, IS
pecialIy when there Is something goo'
to eat going around
kQuite a number of our citizens go
impressive invitation to go to Al
bany last Saturday, and it seems tha
by some means or other the same one
got a like invitation to go again to-da
on the same business. It was some
thing about club and Chinee-maI
The scmi-annual sweeping of TIL
EXPRESS office took place few day
ago. A lot of illegible poetry, one pa
of dirty socks mo pocket fiasks), an
a lot of worn-out exclamation poin
were unearthed. We also contemplat
backing the stove at no distant da.
We invite everybody, ladies cspeciall.
10 inspect our office.
Mr.. G. b. Montague has made quit
a change in his store since the pos
office has been moved, which kell
the looks Of it very much. He no
has as neat and welI-f1lled store as ca
be found in Linn county, and oI
opinion is that farmers and others ca
do as well with him as they can i'll A
bany or anywhere else.
On Monday last as Mr.. Vinson W
driving some cattle along the road h
horse stumbled and fell, throwing hi
on a small stump, striking him In Il
left side and fracturing two ribs. /
~, larcO, was called and attended