The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-06-16
LOCAL RECORD

tells the following: In the vicinity Of
Sweet Home, in Linn county, there lives a
female hermit whose history is as peculiar
to the world as it is sad to herself. She is
over 60 years of age. This old lady comes of
good family and has raised q respectable
family of children herself, and the date of
her eccentric life began with an event that
took place when her children were all
grown. Like some other thoughtless par
tents, they neglected to record the date of
births in their family, and feeling the mis-
take, she and her husband decided that, for
the benefit of their grown children, they
would ascertain as nearly as possible their
ages. For this purpose they set day and
summoned some of the neighbors whom
they had known for years to meet at their
home for the purpose of establishing the
birth dates of their children. The age of
the eldest son was taken into discussion,
and on his age the man and wife disagreed
The difference of opinion ripened into
enmlty and was the cause of separation.
The husband moved TO q secluded spot and
passed the remainder of his days misera-
BILE hermit. He never went out nor had
any company. Only a few years ago he was
found in his cabin after he had been dead
several days. The wife had builta house in
a remote corner of her son 5 yard, and is
living similar life. Unimpressionable
and devoid of the milk of human kindness,
this strange woman is eking out an ex-
istence made miserable by simple event,
and known by few outside her family.
LEBASoS.-Bon, to the wife of C F
Moist, June 4, 1898, a daughter.
Mrs ] + Stubble6eld has opened type
writing Office in DR. Courtney's building.
Nat Bowman arrived in Albany from
Crook county last evening. coming by way
of the Lebanon wagon road.
The Electric Light & Water Co. have
large force of men at work digging bitches
to lay the water pipes through the streets
of our city.
Bud Thompson has leased the st Charles
Hotel and took charge Monday.
Last Monday Mrs W J Ray swore out
complaint against C X Loveall for using
insulting language TO her. The difficulty
seems TO have arose over Il ladder. The
csse which is attracting much attention.
was tried before the city recorder Tuesday
evening. who decided that the defendant
was not guilty.
The house built little over year ago
IN A Cowan's addition by the Cases, and
which was sold last December at sheriff 5
sale and bid in by Ashby Pierce. of Albany
last Tuesday night. 1t is supposed that the
house was set atire by some unknown per
son. The building was vacant and was in
sured in the Hartford Insurance Co. for
s400.-Express.
DETERMINED To Cove regret that ii
becomes our duty to chronicle the fact that
our respected citizen Rev S + Longbottom
has decided 10 leave our city. During his
residence here he has, by his honorable and
upright dealings with his fellow men, won
the good viii of the public. He has been
servant of the public in two capacities-
pastor of the Cumberland church and prin-
cipal of the South Brownsville public |
school-in both of which he was most sue
eessfnl. In the former he was most zeal |
Gus worker and an honor TO the church he |
represents. while in the school room he was
deeply interested in the welfare of his pupils. |
and ever ullert TO the best interests Of edu- /
cation He has been elected to the pastor |
are of the First Cumberland Presbyterian |
chm ch of Albany, where he will move as
soon as the new parsonage. now In course /
Of erection. is completed. May unbOunded |
success attend him. brownsville Times.
IT WENT 0FF.-Mr Obenaugh. the man
ager of a bicycle agency here. yesterday ar
ranged attachment to his wheel whereby I
be was enabled to carry a small rife He
had 1t ON the wheel a greater part Of the
day and met with no casualty; bat last |
evening when his wheel was standing In 4
front of his place of business boy who
was monkeying with the gun, raised the |
hammer and the gun was discharged. The |
rod used for cleaning the gun was In the
barrel and 1t and the bullet went whizzing |
- l. Al
no one was hurt. The bullet passed near /
by Mr. Sargeant and the cleaning rod was
picked up in front of Bransons grocery |
store.-Salem Independent Mr. Obenauer
was in Albany with the same outfit, and |
the Albany boys had sense enough to leave |
the arrangement alone,
A Coon FNAScIER. There were sey-
eral creditors Of the Geryais bank in the |
county clerks Office this morning who |
felt sore- The attachn ents against the |
deiunct bank were over SIS 900, while |
the amount realized from sale was less
than 1900. Among the rest was Mrs
Durette, whose claim as reached, but
only touched, as she received bat $40.
She saw no =ay out, ,as the creditors were
paid in full in order OF attachment, 80
she quietly went around Gervais yester-
day and bought up few of the preferred
claims One claim oil about $40 cost her
$40, while one for S175 cost 500, and
thus it went. Mrs Durette's speculation
was good one, and her method Of get
ting her claim was shre we'd. Salem In
| dependent.
/ A FIDDLER HE.-A very appreciative
and refined audience greeted the great
Hungarian yioiiniss and his excellent
support last eyeEing at the opera house.
Probably the finest concert program
ever presented in Albany was given our
lpeople. Remenyi is a marvel as vio-
linist. The manner in which he manip-
lulAtes the bow on his Stradivarius q e.
tonishes all who hear him. MIR Marsh
bank is talented baritone, Mis- Methot
lis a eoprano possessing q rare voice. and
Mile Sage is an expert pianist. Unlike
the supper. OF many stars Remenyi's is
OF high order.
New GARDENS. = Mr. Small, Of the
Riverside gardens three miles west of AL.
bany left at the DEMOCRAT Office today q
box Of Big Bob strawberries which are very
fine. They are large like the Sharplsss
but posses more color and are not so mild
He also has the Jesse. He now has thres
acres of new plants. and believes the soil al
Riverside, Linn county, is equal if no
better than the Benton county soil for gar
dening. and proposes to give some examples
of his gardens capacity for business.
ScIo.-G w Harris, the popular Alban,
marble dealer, came over Tuesday.
Scio is now city of darkness. Who il
to blame for its being thusly? Our cit,
dads should remember show tits yourself.
DIR Z O Hyde has become the possessor O
a safety bicycle, and we expect that he vii
furnish us several good items in conse
quence Immediately.
Seio merchants and wool buyers claim
they are paying more for wool than is be
ing paid in either Albany Salem. Woo
growers should investigate their claims, ant
see whether they are true or not.-Press.
ANOTHER PocKET.-Southern Oregon
must be full Of pockets. Here is anothe
one reported: James Byron came in from
IOlalla, Tuesday, to attend a meeting Of tn
Soldiers Home commission. He inform
US that there is at present quite a ripple o
excitement there over q quartz ledge dis
Icoyery. A prospector named Reece strucl
the lead on ridge between 0llalla and tn
Dave Thompson ranch on Cow creek, bn
considerably nearer the former place
is claimed that the discover took out s400
in pocket of decomposed quartz in on
evening, but this report is probably ex
aggerated.