The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-22
LOCAL RECORD.

4 ~ fOoINACk,- ---lshek Auufsaay WI Stt1
street opposite the Stevens property, iot
yard foot race Mas run between Langdon
a sprInter who has been here before, ant
Harry NJ Bcrthune, champion OF III.
United States Langdon won. Il was |
double chuck. 1.angdon and nrsthune
the latter under different name, enteres
into an agreement with sporting man, .
Frenchman, of Portland, 10 come here ans
chuck the race In favor OF Berthnne, whom
the Frenehman would back, and thu'
sinch Albany sports. Instead OF deine
this the two sprinsers wentln with The Al
bany men, putting up the money ane
chuckeS the race againat the Frenchman
who Is out $taoo. He squea.ed aud took
/ the matter TO the district attorney for 4
warrant for their arrest; but. Of course Il
| was not granted. This Is a fair sample ol
the foot races OF the present day. Ber
thune, who won the championship At 81
Louis last year, Is the most celebrated run
ner IN the world.
KEEr YouR HANDS our.-The silent
morning sheet up the street, that doesn'i
represent the sentiment, OF anything, be-
cause Il Is too eowardly TO give an opinion
on any subject, even TO stand up for Al
bany millinery establishments when at.
tackled by newspaper In a neigh.
boring city, will do we'll to keep
Its hands out Of cur quarrels with
our contemporaries. II II would wake
up enough 70 say something itself once IN
awhile Il might have a little sideshow oi
Its own. Don't talk about representing,
| The DEMOCRAT stands up for Albany, and
Il has never, on the other hand, slurred the
Salem ladies II said they dressed gaud.
lily or something TO that effect. OF course
an of them do not. The ST Loais papers
poke fun at the enormous feet of the Chi
cago women; but the Chicago women
don't get mad. The DRMocRAT kno ws 80
far as quality Is concerned the Salem girls
are not surpassed.
AluRnER AT EoLA. p Beardsley
killed Thos l. Perryman at Eola Thursday
morning at S:3o o'clock. "Perryman was
walking along the street. when Beardsley
went from his house dIagonally across the
street, gun In hand. When he was abou,
half way across the street, he raised the gun
and fred US he walked. The shot brought
Perryman 10 the ground on his face. and
as he fell he was shot in the back. There
were only two shots fred and when struck
the first time Perryman uttered a scream
and dropped" Thus Willis Jordan report
ed the matter 10 Salem reporter. Boards
ley claimed that Perryman attacked him
with rock and that he killed him In sell
defense. There had been feud between
them for some time Perryman was thlr'
ty.two years OF age.
sRRvEpTuEMRIonv, - Las, Thursday al
ter the services at the NJ. +. Church South
had terminated the members OF the con
grega,ion Instead Of going home followes
the pastor into his re1idenee near by. and
magic like, hsared upon the floor grea
quantity OF -four, sugar, tea, coffee, beans
canned goods, etc, etc, as well as oshe
convenient things, and rs a elineher 10 th'
handsome gift a well.filled purse. They In
sisted on leaving these things a. an expires
sien Of their appreciation OF the splerdA'
services Rev. Comann has being doing 10
their church. A very happy evening wa
spent, and the occasion viii not soon be fog
gotten by all eoneernsds
Dropped THRoroH. Mr.. d. sfahanna
the creamery man, who said Albany hadn'
enough enterprise to stuff aisaddie, Is Il
Ro~eburg trying to start creamery. Herr
$1,000 would do Il but there SIi.ooo wa
wanted. The Umpqua Herald says ~
soliciting committee was appointed an
$4,000 In stock subscribed the next day
with good prospects Of the whole amonn
being raised. Then II was discovered tina
the agreement drawn up by Mr.. Mehann
was as binding on each signer as a note 10
SII.ooo. and most the sigpers lmmedtaies
ep! their names oAE
A NIcg SocfAL.-The social given Ia,
/, Thursday a, the w, c. T. U.Hall was we
attended, and being on different plan froi
!. the ordinary social was more than custom
arily enjoyable. A few like It would ei
tectIonalIy break up eliques at such gaii
.rings. A half hour was passed In convel
satlon on aour New President" eMary
Little Lamb" "MusIc," painting an
Literature" aThe Cows, Yes or No
and .'The VS." each with new partne
thus completely mixing up those presen
Games were p,Ayed and there was plent
Of music. The Y's are doing much GOO
n Albany In quiet way.
HAmED.-Nr d p Porter, of Shed
Station, informs the DEMocRAT that G
Wednesday that vicinity was visited
the biggest hail storm he has ever seen
Oregon. Some Of the hall stones we
great masses OF frozen matter over tv
inches In circumference. Horses and ca
tie became heightened from the peltir
and onion patches could be smellcd {
long distances, the tops In many cases beif
eut of. At Albany ltlightninged and the
was peal or two OF thnnderl but the M
failed TO reach this far north.
FRoM TnE SAME PLAcE.--Two caste
gentleman met In an Albany real estate
fee. They were talking about The Gilt
ate In their respective states. II car
from Minneapolis" said one. II car
from Minneapolis, ioo.1 said the 9th
sand know if from top to bottom"
was there" said No ., eIong before II wa
city" II transpircd that one Of them
Gated there in 1854 and the other In rs
but had never heard Of each other, thou
then there was not even a village the
This is a curious and great world. and
ssreams Of life run strangely,
oRowISa.-Therc Is German ney
re paper published at Jerusalem, and It s.
that the city Is growing In size and poi
latien at a remarkable rate. This hai
counterpart in Albany In the trade Of CO
Bros By selling a frst-class quality
groceries and crockery ware at bolt
prices they are doing a live business,wh
Is rapidly increasing.
NATHAN BOND DRAD,--Mr. Natl
Bond, we'll known and highly respec
pioneer, died at his home on the SAINT
(. Wednesday evening, March 18th, afteI
weeks illness, at the age Of about 70.
Bond came to Oregon in 1853 from Tel
essee, and accumulated quite prope
Mrs. Bond, who survives himis lying '
low and is not expected to live.
= Mrs. l. II. CoNprr DEAp.-Prof
I condit received dispatch last Thurs
j from Ellyabethnort, " J, announcing
4 death OF Mrs ] II Condit, after a short