The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-06-08

/ AAh NUN &REEh ANAbED1 MI w,
( II. Queener arrived on Thursday from
Staytcn, and informed DrMocRAr man
that just before leaving home hc had q
conversation with DR.. McCaniy, Of Stay.
ton, who attended Charles Thomas, nm
! account Of the shooting Of whom was
given yesterday. The Doctor states that
| Thomas was quite seriously hurt, the ball
entering the shoulder aud shattcring the
blade IN bad manner, probably lodging
somewhere near Il, causing a very bad
wounds but, he thought, not fatal one
nnlees modification should set In. The
/ report ST the shooting received At Stay
ton was substantially like the one given
yesterday By the DEMOCRAT. People In
the vicinity Of the shooting fear that the
affair ID only the beginning OF more serious
trouble, and other shooting scrapes will
surprise no one. Thomas, who was shot,
had one eye put out several years ago In a
rev, ard on another occasion had a shoot
Ing affair near Scio; but In this eaac he
seems e have the sympathy Of the com.
Immunity, on account of the coward'y man
her Of the attack on him.
| DisCRAcEruL DgLKuATK.-T G. stev.
ems, of Lafayette, Yamhill county was a
delegate to the Sunday school convention.
which was held al Albany Las week. On
his return home Thursday Of last week, he
stopped off at this place and, sad 10 relate,
got glorously drunk. lie was arrested by
Marshal Dunn and put IN jail To cool over
night. The neSt morning he was brought
| up before Recorder 81. Clair and was fined
/ IS which he could not pay and turned
| over bis watch instead. Not being salts.
/ fed with his first drunk, he proceeded
Friday night 10 OIL up again, and was
| fined the second time, and put up his watch
i chain in default Of funds. Finally he left
town for home. Stevens holds the posi-.
ten Of sergeant.at.arms Of the Oregon
senate,--Benton Leadev.
soRE DisTREss.-No that we hayeI
started en- the bone item IL " our duty 10
eompieteit. The man was retired actor; /;
he was not drunk, but loose Ia the garret.
When the bone was taken from his throat
and nc saw II In the doctors forcepts, he
stralghtened up, looked tragicaliy ai 1t,
like Hamlet at the skull, and With fear
fully, yet bewiiching stage effect said !:
Thank God la the name of the immor
tai Shakespeare You have relieved me OF
sore distress and put n quietus TO the
awful agony caused by that bone" Cur
tain falls.
ENJoYKp HfMsELr.-M ". II. Ray
mond, the gentlemanly assistant secretary
oflhe Farmers * Merchants Insurance
Cempaay, of Albany, Oregon, Paid the
bay visit recently and expressed himself
as beIHg highly pleased with the place
and the inhabitants thereof, and says that
for good solid enjoyment, fine kcencry aud
genial companionship he can conscientious.
Is recommend bis friends seeking 4 sum.
fner resort TO csHae 70 Newport A<Es.
Hg DIEp.-At the residence of his SIS
ter, Mrs. GlIlIngham,en Piety I'm, Salem,
Thursday. May STAT, at a. M, John r
warinner, aged g years and 8 months.
This II the young man who was brought
down from Lebanon la helpless condi.
ton. having been found nea~ that place
Sunday lying In the road, where nc had lain
in an epIieptic fit for forty.eight hoars.--
.SIafesssaa.
Thar FLAo.-The dag presented the
ether evening by the ladies of Albany to
F. Co. was received by express last Fri
daY from Detroit, week late. II Is an
elegant emblem, 6x6si feet, red, white and
blue. with gIl, stars and beautiful gilt cord
and tasscis. Tne flag Is made of the beat
banner silk, and with the staff cost about
Sso. The members of the Company. who
have seen II are very proud of the gift, as
well as Of the giverE.
THE SopAvILLE r. R.-The petition
heretofore mentioned In the DEMOCRAT for
the continuation Of the o & c branch past
Lebanon to Sodayille, was duly presented
to Mr. KeehIer few days ago by an In.
fluential Albany gentleman, and we are in
formed considerable encouragement was
given, so much that there Is a great prob.
ability that as soon as the road Is taken out
OF the hands of the Receiver something
will be done, Mr. Koehler said an engineeI
would be sent In few weeks TO investi
agte the matter, 50 that the present aspec
of the matter ~ a very favorable one.
A PIcNIc CRowD~-Last Thursday sew
crai loads Of ladies and children from thu
} families OF Mrs Walter Montcith, Mrs ID
Tate, Mrs Elizabeth Blain, DR. Irvine, Mr.
f Young, w H CASTOR, L f Blain, ia,
BIain, John Barrows, G ii Stewart and tn
local editor of the DEMocRAr, left for oal
Grove, very pretty place on MIdd,
Greek, near Oakville, where they were in
tending to eat aud enjoy themselves. Tn
trip was made In honor of Miss Ella Bar
rows.
DIcYcLIsTs.-The bicyclists of Alban
, are talking up tournament for this cit,
/ In the near future. Why not have il on tn
4th. With few other attractions we coul
hayc jubilee Of our own right here |
c home without celebration. AS the pre-
5 cessions, orations and reading of declari
tions Is tiresome business perhaps soms
thing of this kind would be relief n
doubt our business men would contribut
literally for a few prizes for such an affai
THE @WHYFoRE.n-Port is quit
e anxious to know why the State tourna
$ ment was changed from that city to Sea
tie. Here Is the whyfore. On the nth {
Mayat ameeting OF beard of directors,
resolution was passed providing that II
5 tournament be held in Portland If Il
e money for the prizes was raised by I'll
, 24th instant, If not then 1t was to go
Seattle.
: A NICE PLAcE.-The residence bein
2 built by Mr.. B. f. Tabler at the corner I
3 Tenth and Ferry Street is not only goin
. to be handsome two story structure, but
G is one of the best located residences, cer
/ manding a long unobstructed view Of tls
= city.
A LIVE DAY.-Wednesday was lis
day at Stewart & sox's in this city. Beside