The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-24
FRIDAY, MAY "a, 1889.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cherries and Strawberries arc plcnti-
ful now.
Bal catching is all the go on the
streets now.
Sells Brothers 4 Barretts circus IN
Albany June -.
III this weather continues II won't be
long before we have plenty Of lust
Married, ut Sweet Home on Thurs
day, lhay ~, Fred l.. Rolie and Niss
Putnam.
On May 81 on excursion train will be
run from Portland TO Grants Pass.
Round trip only ~ 80.
A crank fired blank cartridge at
President Carnot in Paris Saturday
just for the sake Of notoriety.
The ladies Of the M. +. Church will
give lawn party the evening Of the
II Of June. All are cordially invited.
As ne have not heard any more
about the lee cream and strawberry So
ciable, we suppose the time has not
been decided on yet.
The Scio Press Is 10 be the name Of
the paper that is 10 start at Scio, and
we understand will make its appear
ance In about a week.
Our sanctum was pcrfumed to is ut
most last Saturday by a fine bsquet
presented by Miss Jessie Ralston, for
which she has our thanks
II Il rumorcd that Gov. Hill Of New
York IL 70 10 married in June TO Niss
Hotchkiss daughter Of the UHited
States Consulot Ottoma.
The sunday-4chool of the First Pres
byterian church Of this place received
an invitation last sunday to attend a
sunday-school picnic at Marion on the
18th of June
The match game OF baseball which
was played here last Saturday was
very close and Interesting, but, as usu-
al, Lebanon caneI out ahead, but
rot enough to boast Of.
The Oregon Pioneer Society viii
hold their next reunion at Portland on
June 18th, Hon. Orange Jaeobs, Of Sc
attle, w. r., and Hon. Geo. l.. Woods
viii deliver The addresses.
II Is reported that . company is 70 be
organized 20 build street railway to
run ont - The southern Pacific, which
i to be large enough 70 carry both pus-
sengers and freight, from soo.
The local paper Is a mirror OF the
community IN which y y published,
and when copy IL sent abroad il
apaaks FOR the business and enterprise
of city and shows the social as well
Al money side Of matters.
J. G. Luekey has been appointed
Indian Agent at Warm Springs. lie
was the choice Of Crook county people
quite generally. The appointment
shows that the statement made that
no appointments would be made from
near the agency will be carried out.
This office was made the recipient Of
fine lot Of Strawberries from Browns
vile this week, with the compliments
ofMrs. Matte McRae. They were the
finest we have ever seen, the largest
measuring 81 inches in circumference.
A man with as big heart as finley
McRae has right 10 grow the largest
Strawberries IN Oregon.
: The a. r. & A. M. cemetery, one
half mile north Of town, has kecn late
~ renovated and put IN fine condition.
/. is d beautiful location, just the right
kind Of sol, and well adapted IN every
respect as the silent city Of the dead.
These lots can be bought now on very
reasonable terms, and here the loved
dead can secretly sleep until The last
trump shall sound.
IA new theory about Bannon, the es-
capped prisoner, is chat he is in the vi-
entity of Lebanon trying to make GER
tain parties there pay him for the time
he spent in trying to roo the Lebanon
bank for them. As this is thcorizing
world we give this one for our readers
to digest. ltmay be doubted, though,
If he Is within several hundred miles
of Lebanon, Albany Democrat.
Memorial Day will be observed in
hebanon as usual with the customary
display Of flowers, music and speaking,
on the 30th. five mistake not, this
beautiful custom originated at Angus
ia, Ga, in 1865 Lebanon has only
zone of the boys that wore the blue"