Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-05-22
LOCAL NOTES.
.harles Dickens tonight.

T. c. Smiths, 80 State street.
Work on the new depot building
will be commenced this week.
Fans, parasols, ladies' summer
underwear at E. LII. Johnson's
Cheapest. The cheapest place in
Salem for dry goods is E. L. L.
Johnson's.
Several cases of pneumonia among
the school children are reported in
North Salem.
DIR. Gilbert left for Silverton this
afternoon, being called there for pro-
fessional services.
Have your dresses made, ladies,
at Mrs. A. H. Farrar's. No fancy or
extravagant prices.
w. H. Fitzhugh, from Yelling
ton, Kansas, is in town, with view
to settling amongst us.
Mrs. J, w. Roper, of Chico is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Strong,
on Chemekete and Bellevue streets.
Strawberries of fine quality are
now getting abundant in the city.
The crop is said to be a good average
one.
The street improvements being
made by Supervisor Thompson, are
of the right sort, and of the kind
that will prove permanent,
Miss Lille Craig, has been employ
ed in the postoffice, to succeed Mr..
S. w. Church at the register and
money order window, and began
her duties to-day.
Ladies will please take notice that
Mrs. A. H. Farrar is receiving new
styles of hats every few days. An
endless variety from which to select,
and prices very low.
A meeting of the fire department
has been called for tonight to con-
slider means Of extending a welcome
to the Albany firemen who are COM
ing here on Saturday.
Chas. Dickens, Jr., was greeted by
a large and intelligent audience, in
Portland, last evening. AS usual,
he not only entertained, but also de-
lighted his audience.
Col. Smith will order an election
to be held in C Co., I'd regiment, at
Eugene on next Monday evening.
Lieut.. w. N. Ladue, r. q. M, will
likely be detailed to preside.
Word comes that Uncle Tommy
Warriner died at the residence of
w. A. Pike, Of Zena, Polk county,
last night. 1t was a long weary
struggle, but the old man is at rest
at last.
A promenade concert will be
given by the ID Regiment band,
and Co. B, I'd regiment, jointly
early in June it is said. 1t will be
dress affair, and the closing hop of
the season.
The Congregationalist Monday
club of San Francisco, yesterday
agreed to recommend that the Cali
fornia Congregationalist accept the
invitation of the Oregon people, and
join in joint association in Port
land, on June 25th.
You are cordially invited to the
strawberry and ice cream festival at
the NJ. E. church on Wednesday
evening, May %. A good program
will be given to consist in part Ofa
kindergarten exercise. Admission
10 cents, strawberries or ice cream
Is cents. VIII commence at 7
o'clock.
Rev. /. ID. Driver was at Wood
burn last night, and addressed a
large house, and over $50 persons
more could not get in. He discuss
ed the third party, pretty effectual-
ly demonstrating that a moral re-
form could not be built up on a poll
tical platform.
A San Francisco dispatch says:
''E. b. MeElroy, state superinten-
dent of public schools of Oregon,
has arrived from Salem, and
secured headquarters at the Occi-
dental hotel for the Oregon teachers
at the national convention to be
held in JULY Prof MeElroy will |
return home by the last ofthe week.
A gentleman met JOURNAL
writer on the street to-day, and ac-
costed him with: ~ see those ugly
fences still remain around the public
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