The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-11

Rev q A Blair, Of Eugene. is In the
city.
Rev iIanielier, of Lebanon, is Ia :he city
today.
Gil Raftety, Of East Portland, was in
the city todayon legal business.
Mrs l. Kline Is In the city the guest OF
Mr. NJ S,ernburg, having arrived on the
noon train.
CG Rawlings, Union Pacific agent at
greeting his many Albany friends.
Hon jeff Myers, with bis cousin, DIR
Miss Jeffries gave this Office q call today.
The DIR Is looking for = place to locate.
Geo r Fish has just been elected G G
OF the Corvallis X OF +, and J Fred
Yates v g, both former Albany young
men.
Z Coin, of scio, was In the city today OF
busiiess. lie informed the DEMOCRAT
that he proposes rebuilding his mill as
soon as arrangements can be made.
Rev Robert Cairns, who assisted in
revival services at the Baptist church
last January, will begin reviva. season
at Ashland tomorrow.
Prof + q Lorillard, OF Albany, who
has quite music class in this city, paid
us q pleasant cal! this week. The pro-
fessor has the name OF being hrst-class
instructor and his pupils are progress
ing nicely.-Benton Leader.
VIC Tweedale and J + Backensto re-
turned last evening from Brownsville,
where they organized encampment No
10, IO0F, with the following officers
d M Walters, @ P;N B standish, II r;
G N Elswick, w; q A Dyson, scribe /;
w r Kirk, treasurer; J + Gross, ] w.
Mrs b Mccoy Of Oakville, will leave
on the overland train this evening for
Los Angeles, California. Her husband
left last Tuesday to make preparations
for the arrival Of the family. w r Me-
Daniel, OF Harrisburg, brother TO Mrs
Mccoy, will with his family accompany
her. Bon voyage.
II Stine, who was murdered in YAM
hill county few days ago, had been
editor Of the following papers: The
Gazette, at Heppner, Independent, at
Hillsboro, West Side, at independence,
Courier at Grants Pass, Brownsville In
formant, now called Times, Lebanon
Express, st Helens Mist and the White
son Advance, Of which he was editor at
the time OF his death.
A pleasant and most enjoyable drive
whist party was given at the residence OF
Mr. and Mrs Howard OH Wednesday
eve, Dec 2. A delicious lunch Of coffee
and cake was served, and at the early
hour OF the morning, thanking the kind
host and hostess for their hospitality,
they retired to their respective home.
Miss Mary Riland and Mr. A Ketchum
carried off the honors OF the evenings.
Those present were Misses Mary Skelly,
Mollie Giblin, Mary Riland, Kate Fen.
nell, Kate Riland, w Fennell, Mrs
Howard, Messrs Howard, James Nc
Mahon, Ketchum, Gillet and Buck.
Luther Benson, the temperance lee
turer, was in the city today, having come
from Ashland The Record speaks oil
him in the following characteristic way:
"He Is a big, large, generous-hearted
soul and his lectures are OF the senti'
mental order. His language is plain; the
whole force lies in the telling, which
comes to the auditor in such frank and
unstinted manner that it reaches al
kinds of "cattle" alike, and the entire
audience feel like shedding a tear OF
uttering o big laugh as he unfolds the
different emotional points in his lee
ture.V
Mr. WD Mesarvcy left home Wednes.
day on the afternoon train, stating ht
would not return, says the Lebanon Ex-
press; The.next morning In letter to hi
wife he stated that he was going away fol
ever. No reason is knowh for his strange
action. He had been married less than
year and his family relations were pleasan
and harmonious. His parents recent,
came from Iowa to make their home here
His business affairs are all right-no In
dcbtedness known. His action is mys
tery that time alone can ravel.