The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-12-28

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the benefit of the Presbyterian church. II
was very refined and nice entertainment
treat to people with taste for high
class of music, which appeals only to the
best sentiments, The concert was divided
into two parts, religious and secular, In
the first part the soprano and tenor duet
by Mrs. Geo. f. Chamberlain and Rev,
Prichard, was particularly heard with
marked interest. In the second part the
trio by Mrs. Geo. L. Chamberlain and
Messrs. Prichard and Lee was a fine piece
of singing. Rev. Prichard was enthusias-
| ticly encored after vocal solo, as was also
Mrs. +. w. Langdon. II possible Mrs.
Langdon shows Improvement since receiv
ing instructions under one of CALIFORNIA;
best teachers She has one of the most
pleasing voices 1t Is the pleasure OF an
audience to listen to, and sings with an In
telligent articulation that Is really refresh
ing after listening to an operate singer.
The duet by Mrs. Chamberlain and Rev,
Prichard was pleasing effort The trio
by Mrs. Langdon, Mrs. Chamberlain and
Rev. Prichard was perhaps the best of the
program. A chorus, "Victoria," closed
the program.
CHRISTMAS EvE.-Thc Christmas eve
festivities were ofa very interesting nature
at all of the churches. Those at the NJ. E.
church south were held at o'clock, at the
other churches at 7 o'clock. The trees
generally were nice ones. One of the
prettiest arrangements we have seen In
1 A AlhaNx 40 H. II.
ing two symmetrical trees, with an ever
green arch between, capped by small
tree, the whole forming a very pretty grotl
to, and the display of presents was as hand.
some as the tree. AT the NJ. E., Presby.
terian, u. p. and Congregational churches
the trees were also attractive ones and the
| supply of presents was rather larger than
usual. One of the finest presents rendered
in the city was that Of complete COM
| munion service, enc of the firest In the
state, by Mrs. W. II. Mcfarland, the fol.
lowing inscription on which explains It:
To the First Congregational church of AL
bany, In memory of w. II. Mcfarland, who
died July S, 1888.
THE CAusE.-Mr. J.P Lord, Master OF
the steamship "Yaquina Bay"h made the
following statement of the cause of the
wrecking.of the "Yaquina Bay, (which set.
ties the matter completely "As there has
been much comment on the loss of the
steamship "Yaquina Bay"ln Yaquina bay,
I wish to say through your paper that the
steamer was wrecked In Yaquina bay. In
side of the bar through the carelessness of
pilot employed by the Oregon Develop
ment Company. No blame whatever is
attached to the captain Of the tug "Reso.
lutte. II was my first trip to Yaquiua, but
common sense tod me from years OF sea
service that n ship must be going through
the water to have steerage way but my
pilot told me 4 ship must go slow over va
quina bay tO go safely. went slow, and
the result Is my ship Is a wreck in Yaquina
harbor, alongside the jetty."
THAT MLLERs TRUsT.-The DEMOCRAT
on Saturday printed some resolutions from
the Grangers of Marion county, one Of
which was to the effect that there Is a MIL
lers trust in Oregon. This is denied. The
following is from the Portland News
awe printed the other day an extract from
farmers letter in relation to an alleged
Millers' Trust in this State Since then we
haye received the assurance of large
stockhclder in Touring mills in the neigh
borhood of Salem, that there Is no founda-
ton for the statement that there Is in Ore
gon any Trust among mill owners. On
the contrary he assures us that the millers
are at all times in active competition with
each other for sales OF their products. And
that furthermore, instead of making money
last year on -four all the merchants mills
lost money and that with the present
downward tendency of prices the pros.
poets are good for them to lose more money
this year.
THE ONLY SAFE ONE.-The following
is from the Historian, ard reads very pccu-
liarly in view of the fact that two steamers
have been wrecked at the Columbia bar
almost none on Puget Sound, and two on
Yaquina Bay from other causes than the
nature OF its bar "There IS great effort
made by parties interested to prove that the
wreck of the 'Yaquina Bay was due &c
gross carelessness on the part of those en-
gagged in taking her in, and not to the dam
gerous character of the port of Yaquina
But whatever excuses may be offered, the
fact that the history of the port Is one o.
disaster to the finest steamers designed
especially for that harbor, does not prom
ise very bright future for the port of va
quina. Without wish to disparagc Other
ports, it is fair 10 say that the only saf,
harbor on the northwest coast is the Col
umbia river"
AN INTERESTING FAcT.-In the ninth
i. century, an old beggar from Japan too
: some tea seeds and plants back with hin
to his native land. The Japanese relishet
the new drink, and built at Osaka temple
to the memory of those who introduced il
r This temple is still standing, though row
almost 700 years old. Conn Bros, in this
3 city, keep some of the descendants of these
8 same tea seeds, and as well splendid stock
l of groceries, provisions and crockery ware
generally. their customers are always
we'll satisfied.
A BAD FALL.-Lewis Pettijohn OF Cros
. ton, Marion county, met with very pain
full, and perhaps serious accident at Leban
! on, on Monday. He had been visiting hi
daughter, Mrs. Fiddler,w who lives near tina
s place and had started back home. AS h,
] was boarding the cars at Lebanon he slip
S ped and fell off the platform, to the grount
several feet below. His back was badly
wrenched, and 1t is feared that his spine {
= injured. He was taken to Salem and thenc'
r to his home.
:. DISTRICT ATTORNEY HEwITT CANED.-
San Wa, the Chinese laundryman, has pre-
sented District Attorney Hewitt with
beautiful gold headed cane as Christina