The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-06-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

business was dull Wednesday ON nc
count u the circus 1T Albany.
Mr.. w. w. stalker IL now installed
as ''minc host" of the vt. Charles Hc-
tel
Mcssrs. Henry Parrish and JOS. Nix
on left for two weeks trip TO Primes
willie Tuesday,
r. III. Grover, Of Brownsville, was
IN the city during the week and regis
tered ut the st. Charles.
1t was announced that the Albany
Ice works would start this week, but as
yet we have received no word TO that
effect.
DIR. +. II. Unger, the dentist who has
been staying at the st. Charles hotel, IL
still IN the city and IL doing very good
work.
a. j. Collier, OF Eugene, and II. ii.
Britt, who have been surveying the
wagon road lands, were In town dur
ing the week.
Wnllace's variety show struck the
town last Friday evening and gave an
entertainment at the band hall which
was yery meagerIy attended
The Awn party given last Friday
evening was u SUCCESS III every way.
We did not learn what the net pro-
ceeds were, but tllink they did fairly
well.
AS mark Of good will and esteem
the young folks Of town gave ball,
Tuesday evening" at Union Hall, 10
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Harmon, prior to
their departure.
The annual state fair commences on
Monday, September 10, at the usual
place In Salem, and will continue unit
the close of the week. Premiums ag-
gregatlng fifteen thousand dollars are
offered.
Mr., Il. White brought TO this office
IN English pen vine that measured six
feet and seven inches, which is the
tullest We have ever seen. And still
some people will say that they don't
do we'll in thls country.
Corvallis has fire bug IN her midst
Last Saturday night school building
md wash house burned, both ofincen-
diary origin. The citizens are highly
indignant and have offered reward
for the capture of the culprit.
DIR. A. w. Chilcote, president of the
First National Bank Of Washington.
Iowa, and wife, aud DR.. J. A. Rich
ards, president Of the National Bank
of Lincoln, Neb., and wife, are the
guests Of Mrs. ID. w. Ballard this week.
Miss Nettie Amoss returned home
last Friday from trip 10 the eastern
part of Washington territory where
she had been 10 see her mother, who
was very sick, but she has so far recov-
cred as 10 be able to return with Miss
Nettie.
The Hubert family, consisting of Mr.. !
and Mrs. Hubert and four childfen, /,
gave n concert ut the band hall Inst I
Sunday evening. There was consider /,
able stir caused by their playing on /
sunday evening, hut they nevertheless
had fair house.
REV. G. A. Mcdonald, who has been
an engineer on the o. n G. railroad for
n long time and formerly Of this place,
has resigned his position and has pur-
chased sawmill near Harrisburg
which he will now run. We wish him
success IN this enterprise. =
Sell Bros circus has come and gone !,
and, as usual, many hard eaaned dol ;,
ar has gone with ii. The crowd WINS
much smaller than last year and the !,
was ooout the same. As \
usual quite anumder of swindling J
una snide games were going on and :,
he managers were evidently making :
money as there are always anumber :,
II suckers ready to bite at mans own = !,
game. I
There was slight cessation Of hllar- :
ty for few moments after the event
ul ball Of Tuesday evening, and for o
ew moments ghastly stiffness per- 81
aided the streets, when all of sud. II
len, lol and behold y figure was seen W
o nlaterlalize ON the sidewalk, having ID
from one OF our business d
Iouses. The man, for such II proved, ii
. he, with the agility and determina- III
ion Of rheumatism, raised his head on to
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