The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-21
i. lebanon Express.
L0cAL AND GENERAL.

AAGfG eNAG tAFGG CttStA vi HtAtAAtDOA
near Monroe, Denton county.
There viii be n Christmas ball at
hall next Monday night.
Curling irons, plnhing irons, shears
and scissors at Cruson h Miller's.
Mr.. wm. erifin and Miss Ida Crab
tree, of selo, were married at Harris
burg Dec. Is.
Harvey Hymes left yesterday for
Salem 10 work ii Cooks hosel, where
he Is promised a long job.
For pocket and table cutlery, silver
plated and lain, 60 to the only hard
ware store, cruson & Miller's.
only one week more of leap year
Girls should take note OF this; It will
be four years till the next one.
do not want to carry oyer any hol-
iday goods, 50 will sell my stock on
hand at actual cost. NJ. A. MIILER.
They have .spotato soeials'' in Kan
sas. The name may be from the fact
that the young folks go there TO pare.
Crawford will give an all-night dances
next "Wednesday eve. nc Union hall
Come and have a good time. Tickets,
81 90.
What about those street lights? It.
viii soon be time for our town elections:
Why not get an expression of the citi-
zens at that time?
Mr.. G. L. Hardy, the seweler, has
received stock of fresh candies, nuts
and cigars. Read his advertisement
In another column.
A good many emigrants are coming
TO this section, and are locating here.
They find this is the best portion of
the Willamette valley.
steps have been taken to organize a.
building ana loan association in AL
bany, several prominent citizens being
connected with the enterprise.
q. w. Smith ana J. w. Cusiek, of
Albany. came up Saturday evening TO
'sttend the Masonic lodge here. They;
returned TO Albany on Monday.
The steamer Yaquins Bay has been
declared a wreck and turned over to
the underwriters. 1t Will be sold 10
the highest bidder on Saturday, Dec.
22d.
The new planning niil of ISlepper,
Son s Amber is almost finished, and
they will be ready for work next week.
All parties wishing to have lumber
dried win do well 10 give them call.
There is much interest manifested in
the protracted meeting Mt the c. r.
church, and there will Be prepehins
every evening next week. There have
s,een several accessions 10 the different
churches.
s'Sooner'' Bilyea WAS ne iaentally
shot last Saturday by boy who had
been out hunting with him. As usual,
the gun was not loaded "Soener'
WIS valuable dog, the property Of Mr..
J. G. Rilysu.
LGst week s. o. Wallace, Who liveS
about three miles north OF town, while
'chonpiag wood, had the misfortune To
cut of the second toe OF the left foot.
The singular part of it is that neither
of the ether toes were cut.
Last Saturday Mr.. Springer was
helping Mr.. Goan saw some boards
with the buzz saw; by an unfortunate
slip his hand was brought against the
saw, severely cutting the first, second
and third fingers of the left hand.
Miss Gilbert will give mnsical at
Santiam Academy this (Isridayl evene
ing, in which the pupils in the musical
department of the academy viii take
part. 1t promises to be highly enter
tanning, as they always are. All are
cordially invited.
Arrangements have been completed
by which Rev. D. L. Moody will be in
Albany on the I'd and Sd of January
and hold services FOR the benefit of the
college students Of the state. The peo-
pie of Albany will furnish entertain
Haent for students who attend from
other places. y
We are infermed that Mr.. Staver, Of
she enterprising firm of Staver &
Walker, hardware merchants of Port
land, has presented the Methodist
church of Lebanon with fine $50
pound bell. 1t is looked for in time
for use on dedication day, which vii
/ be Sunday. Dec. 50.
The new NJ. f. church viii be dedi
Gated on the S0th inst. (ffth Sunday
by Rev. S. P. Wilson, presiding eide
of Eugene City district, assisted by
Rev. Thomas Van Scoy, D. D., presi
dent of Willamette University. DR.
Van seoy will preach at the evening
hour. WALTON SKIpwoRTH,
PastorA
On last Tuesday party Of men wen
up to Mealey's, in the mountains, os
tensibly to look after wagon road busi
ness. On Thursday Il. H Britt ant
Al. Collier, surveyors, with their as
sistants, went to the same locality. Q
course they keep their own counsel
but il is believed some snrprisin
things will be developed in the nea
future.
Hon. john B. Slater was re-electe
county Judge of stevens county, w. t
on the democratic ticket, by a nlajorit
e5. His friends in Lebanon can 81
by this that he is quite popular ov'
in the territory, being elected by sue
,.a;orifv when the vote on delegai