The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-12-14

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I. M. ApAIR.--Mr. !. NJ. Adalr, agent
for the Oregon Pacific railroad company
at this city, died at his home in the Third
ward last Thursday at the age OF 43. Mr.,
Adalr had been troubled with lung affec
ton for several years; but was not taken
down seriously until Tuesday evening,
from which time he gradually failed until
his death. The deceased was man highly
esteemed for his pure life and Christian
conduct He was member of the Con-
gregational church and led the choir here
for some time. He leaves n wife and
daughter. In his death his family lose a
loving and Kind husband and father and
the city good citizen.
Mr.. Adair was q member of the q. a. Il.
and |, o. o. +. In each of which he was In
good standing.
PENETRATEs Foe PenGleton has elec-
lights on its streets; but they are incandes-
cent, and as result the R. o. says; The
"The dense fog Of the past few nights rend
ers the incandeseent street lamps useless
and a pedestrian without lantern stands n
good show of bringing up against the trees.
which grow In the middle Of the sidewalk
In numerous places, or else falling into one
of the numerous pits and holes which adorn
the streets" Albany arc lights, though,
penetrate the densest fogs and shoot out
blocks upon blocks. Our streets are well
lighted and nothing approaches The arc
light for the purpose,
TEACHERS sExAMtNATioS,-The follow
ing teachers were examined at the public
examination last week, all of whom oh
tanned certificates G l. Sutherland, Il +
Trulove, S Paul, + Whitney, S A New
bury, 4 L Compton, + w Power, Chas.
Rowland, u + Swopc, ] c Hardin A
Coldren, w { Riggs, II Robe, ] s Van
Winkle, Ed Kizer,f III NanWinkle. Eva
Bassett, ] A Bilyeu. Amelia Senders, Min
ME Mcfarland, Nora Cornell and II III
Gidney. There were one first grade. thir-
teen second and eight third grade certiii-
Gates granted.
MoopY Moody is now In Walia Walla,
holding immense meetings. II would do
no harm for Albany people to correspond
with view to getting him. There Is only
one Moody In the world and Albany peo-
pie should be willing to pay something for
he sake of having him here. We need
little excitement, not necessarily as much
as in Walla Walla, where "with many IL
approaches frenzy, some hardly stopping
long enough 10 eat their meals. People in
going 10 the meetings almost run. Men
holding the hands OF women fairly drag
them along"
LEBANON. The new NJ. T.. Church will
be dedicated on December goth, and the
services will be conducted by the Preaid
ing Elder and President vanscoy of the
Willamette University. -. The cightieih
birthday Of John Settle was celebrated last
SUNDAY The G.. a. r. Post have elect.
cd the following officers + NJ Miller, Com
mander /; George Sylvester, Sr., v c; IA
Swan, Jr., VIC; / Salimarsh,s { urgeon (; !
NJ Budiey,O o OF ID VI Hickman, Chaplain; /;
u I Bryant. q NJ I Alley, o of g.
Ar MoNRoE.-The rumoI that there Is
a case of small pox near Monroe Is con-
firmed. Mr.. Sarnuels brought the word
that young man iew days since return.
cd from Portland to that community and
attended dance somewhere above Mon
roe. lie broke out with the disease on the
evening of the dance. II this is e,there
is almost sure to be other crses.-Benton
LeadcY.
Row AT MILL CITY.--"chas Ilenline,
constable for Horcb precinct, brought
Scott to the city yesterday to enable him to
procure bonds in the sum of $1,000 TO await
the action of the grand jury under two
charges-one an assault with intent 10 kill
Mart Smith, and the other a charge OF
threatening the life Of John a. Shaw.
George is not bad man II he would let
whisky alone, but when thoroughly satur-
ated he lets his temper get away with him"
--SkaEe5DiaH.
Iyc0RPoRATED-1he Brownsville WoOlen
Manufacturing Co., Of North Browusville.
Linn county, to-day fled articles OF incor-
poratioa with the Secretary of State. The
amount OF stock is S25. 900, divided into fifty
shares. ] P 6albraith, + F Craft and NJ
Meyer are the Incorporation journal Thii
means that the old trouble has been settled
and the mill will probably not be sold on th'
20sh as intended.
| EVIDENTLY BUsTED.-Eiow would yo,
like TO be the editor of lIarney Vale,
paper. Here Is what one of them says
"Estimates OF the total popular vote is gen
orally mentioned by exchanges, but give
in noue--we sit on The tripod $50 mile
from telegraph pole, with only IS cent
in our pocket, 0 in the cash drawer, and
| wait"
A DEADLY SPRING.-Near to the sod
springs of Ashland, Or, there Is a sprin
which cmits a gas SO poisonous as to XII
whatever may breathe it,and 1t Is said tina
there is almost constantly ring Of bird
| snakes, lizards and small deer lying dea
about it.
A HIGHBINDER. "A subscriber wants
know what Chinese highbinder is. Wei
as nearly as we can get at 1t, he is black
mailer from "wa, back" and II you don
pay tribute, gooiby to your pulse beat
BURSE D.-Albany merchants have ju
had to pay S. cents per hundred pourd
for freight from San Francisco by way {
the OR. & N. BY way of the o. P. th
same freight is brought for 70 cents. Ism
this sort Of outrageous
GtLLrAM County. The weather in th
section is fine. Farmers are all throug
fall seeding and are all very busy plowins
The grass is exceedingly short and II
prospect is not encouraging to stock me
All that have any pasture or feed enoug
to winter their stock are gathering the
herds in SO that they can be fed in storr
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