The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-06-02

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kindergartens of Oregon, a fact that viii
: add TO the local Interest. Some specimens
of the handwork of the children show
S what they are learning TO do In this line
| The program was carried out as pub
: lished, except the first piece which wat
omitted on account of the illness of Mr.,
4 Chamberlain. The songs, games, dumt
! bell exercises, flag drill. wood nymphs
: May queen, with pretty Katie Lee al
i queen, winding of the May Pole and tab
| leau were all full OF lively interest. Miss
Edith Harris, of Salem, was heartily
enco-ea in n vocal solo. O'ga Ta,ham's
pansy song was good, and the stereopt.
can talk showed up the splendid features
of Kindergarten work In plain manner.
A song, America, oy the audience closed
the exercises.
Il Besides those referred to in the exercises
the part of king was taken by Duncan
Monteith; maids of honor, Vesta Wallace
and Belle Obenauer; sceptre bearers, Olga
latham and Earl Fronk The wood
nymphs were Greta and Edwin Fortmiller.
blanche Brownell, Meryin Jones, Willetta
Wright, Meta Shnltz, Lena Simpson. Harry
Curran, Roy Nutting and Fred Croxtnn.
Following is a list of the kindergarten
scholars: Duncan Monteith, Katie Lee.
4 Edward Lee. Edwin Fortmiller, ,6reta Fort
miller, Blanche Brownell, Eileen Hawkins.
Chauncey Hawkins. Kenneth Fronk, Earl
Fronk, Bertha Lamb, Ella Lamb, Lyle
Croxton, Fred Croxton, Willetta Wright,
Meta Shultz, Roy Nutting. Eva Sternberg,
Clinton Straney. Mervin Jones. Isabella
Cobb. Johnny Graham, George Maston,
Vesta Wallace. Belle 0benauer. Olga
latham, Louie Holmes. Lena Simpson.
Harry Curran. Charlie Russell and Harry
Read.
| Scro.-A life insurance man was In town
this week. He was a very smooth talker
and he inyeigled several into his net against
their better Judgment.
I. z. Drais, of Gates, has moved to Al
bany. where he has secured a clerkship
in hardware store.-Mill City Gazette.
Hon. John Bryant was in town Weslnes-
day and paid this office substantial visit.
DE informed us that he contemplated visit
to Southern Oregon soon on account Of his
health.
| ]. d. DAILY, who had his winter quarters
at Albany, shpent the past few days in
Corvallis, No doubt John and the spring
sunshine are Matching some Gigantic [
scheme. Gazette.
On Monday night of last week as Mr..
and Mrs. @. c. Noon and Mrs. Jas. Crab J
tree were returning TO their homes in
hack, were. IN the darkness driven Of
bridge. upsetting the occupants into a ditch
Both ladies were severely bruised, though no
| serious injury aside from the shock resulted !
On Tuesday as Mrs. NJ. T.. Bilyrn was
engaged IN doing the family washing,
she placed her i5-months-old badly in a
high chair near her and as she supposed, !
out OF harms way. The little fellow WAS
placed too near the wall and stove. for
without any warning to the mother the !
baby pushed with sufficient force against |
the wall 70 upset the chair in which il was
| sitting. throwing the child's face on the |
hot stove Before the mother could ges 10 |
il. the side of It's face and hands were |
trightfully burned. the skin adhered 10 the |
| stove. Medical attendance was called in /
and made the little sufferer as comfortable |
as possible.
Carly CRAwFoRD.-Mention was made !
last evening OF the finding OF the body Of
Carey Crawford. !. WAS discovered by
Roy Bentley ut the Wooien Mills az
it was fioating past and vas ,aten out
nearly opposite the Foundation of the
house being built by Carey's father. A
coroper's jury called by Coroner Farrell
found the following:
ALBANY, May 24,h, lsa3
We, the jury empaneled 10 inquire in-
TO the death of Dir. Carey Crawford, fnd
that he came to his death on the sth day
of May at Corvallis, Oregon, by falling OF
OF the wharf at that place rnd being
drowned. We further find by the evi-
dence that there was not the necessary
precaution taken by the steamboat COM
pany in preventing accidents.
DAVID LINK.
0. W. wARRES,
y. A. w. RIsLEY,
IoHS n. HoRFxAS,
T. l. DAVIS,
A STRASEY.
The watch OF Carey was in his pocket
considerably rusty, having run all nigh:
though stopping at 6 :04 O'Clock the next
morning.
The funeral services took place from
the rooms Of Fortmiller Irving at 2 30
O'Clock this afternoon,and were conducted
by the fire department. Of which the
deceased Was popular member.
Probably the finest and largest display
Of flowers ever exhibited in Albany was
spontaneously offered in memory Of the
deceased, and included large variety OF
| figures, several from the firemen being
conspicuous for their beauty. An i'm
| mense crowd from all over The city fol-
lowed the remains to the cemetery, where
Rev. Prichard preached a short funeral
| sermon, and the remains were laid TO
rest.
| LEBAxoS.-A r. Stowe now has a part
ner in the law business-Jno. u. Somers.
from Portland.
| Henry Clear, brother-in-law of s. O.
Wallace, arrived here Wednesday from
Tennessee. He came to see the country
with view to locating.
| We understand that John Swan. the
seventeen year-old son of T. A. Swan, re-
eeived the highest grade of all the forty-one
applicants at the recent teachers examina-
tiOn. As this was his first examination be-
fore the board of examiners, we think him
deserving of much credit.
A family recently from the east rented a
few acres near town for $50 a year. They
dug nineteen bushels of potatoes which had
been left in the ground By the former ten
ant. sand sold them for sI9. Who says this
is not good country for immigrants?
Jas. Davidson, wife and son arrived in
Lebanon Wednesday from Philadelphia,
land viii probably spend the summer here
Mrs Davidson, daughter of c. b. Monta-
que, has Just graduated from the Woman S
Medical College of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Davidson would have graduated from the
jefferson Medical College had he not been
kept away from the examination by sick
ness He will attend the examination next
spring and get his ''sheepskin. Advance
COMMITTED SUICIDE. - Yesterday
morning Mr.. q. b. Moss, of Sweet Home
lprecinct, committed suicide fy shooting
himself with Winchester rife. For :
year or two Mr.. Moss health has been
) growing worse, affecting his brain so tina,
< he was taken to the asylum for treatment
1 few months ago, not being kept there
3 long. He was a pioneer of 1881, coming
/: from Virginia here, and building up {
I good reputation as reliable, npiigh
citizen. Mr.. Moss was assessor two ol
three terms and deputy several terms
(; His unfortunate death will be regretted
1 by all.
FL BrG ON PAPER.-The Golden Gate Rail
way has fled articles of incorporation will
. the secretary of state. It's object is to con
's struct railroad from San Pablo bay il
$ Sonoma county, through Napa, Yalo, Col
o usa, 1ehama, Shasta, Lassen and Modo
z Icounties, in California, thence through
; Lake, Harney and Malheur counties, il
}, Oregon. to Boise City, Idaho, where it will
end. The principal place of business vii
;, be Portland and it is capitalized ut S25, 900,