The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-03-01

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coma on Menday.
othq cooper on Tuesday retarne,
homo from Salem.
: John Cushman IL suffering from al
attack OF erysipelas.
i DIR. n. n. Curl returned from Bel,
during the past week.
+. +. Croft on Monday left for Port
land, 70 transact business.
4 Miss Alta Porter, OF Oregon City, 4
visiting Miss Kate Cosbow.
THE youn gest daughter of w. j. Hol
lister IL extremely Ill with fever.
Average temperature for the pas
week, 60e, with frequent showers.
Mrs. Il. 4. Pillabury IL confined /,
the house by an attack OF neuralgia.
David Hull IL confined to the house
suffering from IN attack " bilious fe
yer.
Mrs. A. w. Stanard on Friday re
turned from Albany, where for few
days past she has been visiting family
friends.
j. Riggs has sold his share In tn,
livery business and purchased the IN
terest Of w. X. Kirk In the tannery
euslness.
Edward Sawyer IL yet confined tc
the house from injuries received from
n falling horse. the smaller bone of one
foot having been broken by the acci.
dent.
Waters Bros. are daily recieving.new
| goods, staple and fancy, which they
| offer for sale Mt greatly rednced prices.
J Their mstso is ''qsick sales, good
goods and small prioes.m
The recent change In the Oregonian
1 Daflessaes Nal.tA Ia
Trains leAve Brownsville for Portland
and way points at A. NJ; returning,
arrive at Brownsville at s:ST p. M
For frat quality optical goods give
| Pillsbury call and see the new Royal
Alloy Spectacles, as good As gold, with
tinest and beat centered lenses "hi local
convex equal 20 pebble at one quarter
the price.
Waters Bros. have taken possession
Of the stock OF general merchandise
formerly owned by +. r. Croft, and
are daily receiving fresh and new goods
in their line, stocking up preparatory
TO spring trade.
Stephen Gobbe during the past week
met with serious accident resulting
in the loss of twe fingers and thumb,
which were severed from the left hand,
by being crushed between the eogs OF
mill gearing near Salem, at which
place the unfortunate yosng man WAS
employed.
Rev. J. w. Snced, 81 Eugene, who
was in attendance and assisting Rev.
kirkpatrick in the prutrRcted meeting
at the e u. church, On Tuesday was
prostrAted by severe attack OF Eilious
collie, and at last reports was seriously
suffering from the effects OF the dis
ense. .
Ms. Robert Sanders and MrS. A (.
Howe have purchased tho stock, fix-
lures and good will OF the millinery
business formerly conducted by Mrs.
Curl. New stock will be added, con-
sisting OF the latest and most "nobbyn
styles Of spring goods for ladies and
misses.
Dowdall lodge No. l6, X. Of p, on
the evenidg Of Tuesday, Feb. 10. At the
city hall, entertained their frienth TO
supper, IL being the 25th or silver an
niversary of the order, whica was
founded twenty-five years ago by j. III.
cured upon its rolls 22o, 900 active menu
bers.
The Baptist Church on Sunday last
was crowded to its utmost capacity on
the occasion Of the delivery by Rev.
Carpus Sperry OF the funerRl sermon
of A. X. Thompson, decsased. The
assemhlage WAS composed OF the broth
er Masons, family friends, and the cit
izens sf this place who all rendered
their sympathy to the bereaved fam
lily.
Marked success has attended the
protrRcted meeting which for the past
week has been held at the e. =. church,
South Brownsville, under the manage
uent Of the pastor, Rev. j II. Kirk
patrick. assisted by Rev. J. w. Sneed
OF Eugene. Much interest was mani
Tested in religious circles, and the at
tendance was large, with several con-
versions.
The genial weather OF thA past week
taken in conjunction with the improve
ments that are in progress ia town
would seem to indicate that spring was
near. &. ID. johnson, eur artistic pa
per hanger aud painter il busily en-
ployed painting and embellishinR sew
eral residences and has made prepara-
tions for all desired painting aud paper
hanging.
1t is rumored that a change il about
to take place in the firm of Coshow *
Cable who, for tho past week, have
been bHsily engaged taking stock. No
definite understanding has yet been
arrived at, but q glance through the
store shows an increase Of well assorted
general merchandise marked at prices
that defy competition. They also have
on hand over Is, 600 feet OF lumber
which win be sold at reasonable fig
urss.
! On the evening Of Saturday the 2nd
| day of March a reception will be ten
dered to Rev. A. LIE Roy, who il OK.
pected to arrive in Brownsville on the
| previous Friday, and who has accepted
/ the pastoral term Of the North Browns
vile Baptist church, at which place
the reception will be held. The public
generally are invited TO be In attend
&nce, and will doubtless be entertained
by some interesting speaking and some
choice musical selections.
L On Saturday last George Gross, O
Waterloo, was in town securing sign
ers to q petition to the county court o
Liun county, Oregon, representing tn,
need of n bridge about the South Fan
tam for the convenience of the settler
Of the forks OF the Santiam and tn
general public, giving them direct com
municatinR with the mountain wagol
read te Brownsville, Sodaville, Cfaw
fordsville,. aud intermediate points
; The petition is being generally signe,
by the citizens of this place.
The farmers are taking advantage {
the continued pleasant weather whic
, offers ample inducements for plowin
and seeding, and should the rumme
r prove as advantageous as the pas
months there VIII be an immense yiel
, OF grain this year. Flowers have bee
! in blown in the gardens during the rr
! tire winter, fruit trees are budding an
? the only danger to be apprehended
/ that the present warm weather wi