The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-14
BROMNsvILLE.

J. #. Nenncr returned from Eastern
Oregon on Friday last.
Rev. Carpus Sperry on Wednesday
returned home from Wills station.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cochran, Of Centerville,
is visiting her brother, J. NJ. Howe.
George Gross, proprietor of the hotel
at Waterloo, paid town n visit We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpus Sperry left FOR
McMinnville TO attend the marriage of
their daughter.
Before purchasing your Christmas
presents, take a look at the new goods,
latest styles, at Pillsburyfs, the jeweler.
Mrs. r. b. Cochran and Mrs. Sarah
Hunter, of Eugene, were i'll attendance
at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hunter.
At the Baptist church, on Sunday,
Dee. 9th, Rev. Carpus Sperry preached
the funeral sermon of Miss Mary War
mouth, lately deceased.
Married, Dee. -, 1883, Mt McNTinn-
vile, by Rev. Jordan, Mr.. Z. 5. War
rem, of Oregon City, and Miss Sinnie
4. Sperry, of Brownsville
Died, Dec. A, 1883, at South Browns
willie, Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Hunter,
aged 66 years. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Carpus Sperry
at the c. P. church ON Thursday, Dee.
9Th.
/ On Saturday \. b. Standish, ].
Moore, F. Belts and Wm. Hartley
started for the Blue river TO finish the
trail to the Lucky Boy" claim, upon
the tunnel of which work will again
be resumed.
Everybody, ''their uncles, aunts and
nieees," should remember that at the
North Brownsville city hall, on Christ.
mas eve, Monday, Dee. 24th, there will
be grand Christmas tree celebration,
TO which all are invited.
III. Cross, residing cast of Browns.
vile, on Tuesday slipped and fell
striking his arm upon an ak, from
which he received n severe cut. Th,
wound, which was dressed by DIR. O
B. Reese, was of painful though not
serious character.
His royal highness," King SAINT;
Claus has issued an edict conlmandin.
all of his subjects to assemble at til,
North Brownsville city hall, on tn,
evening of Dee. "a, 1SSS, 10 hold higl
reyciry and participate in the Christ
mas tree celebration. Come one, com,
all, and gladden. the hearts OF You
friends and families with some me
mento of friendship, forgetting no
that tins is the time of peace on earth
good viii to all men"
On the evening Of Dee. p Christina
night, at the NJ. f. church, The Ladies
Aid Society will give musical an,
literary entertainment and supper, III
proceeds TO be devoted 10 the churcl
fund. A cordial invitation is extende,
to all, and as some choice vocal an,
instrumental selections viii be rcn
iered, which taken in connection wit
a supper, the excellence of which ca
be youched for, all attending will hav
a most enjoyable time.
Notwithstanding the fact that you
correspondent, in late issue of Til
EMPRESS, most empfatieally state
that mo case Of smallpox existed {
had existed in Brownsville. and at til
, same time published card signed b
the town recorder and also by til
: president of the town board, in til
face of these facts, some person, ev
IDENTIFY very poorly informed on til
, subject, has very wrongfulIy circulate
reports in Albany and Lebanon, sal
reports having been published by Il
Oregonian tissue of Dee. y to the effe,
that ''the entire family of Gus Thoml
son were afflicted with smallpox.
Y 4foresoid report is untrue and 7c5tAol
: TIE slightest Foundation. There is no
[ nor has there been q case OF s7noYDc
], IN Bro,casrilJe. The family of NJ
: Thompson nrc in excellent health, an
n were not at any time exposed to Il
i: disease. Aside from this fact, the gel
: eral health of the Brownsville publ
n was never better than at the prescI
!, time, there being a marked decrease
ii the ordinary fall fevers andcolds pre-
c alent at this season of the year. Til
d statement Will be vouched to by Il
medical practitioners of Brownsvill
y who are much better posted in regal
to the physical condition of their pa
: rons than the self-constituted ''healt
IS inspectors" who at a safe distance ci
O culate false and erroneous reports
IS regard to matters of which they ha,
9 no eognizance. T. s. p.
j
, BAWFoRDSVILLE.