The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-28
SATURDAY
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
/ Prof Z Love, of Cottage Grove, Is in
the city for the holidays.
DR. Z Boyd Hamilton, Of Portland. vent
to Oakland today 10 spend Christmas.
President HaxIey of Willamette Univer-
atty. came up from Salem this noon-
Mr. Harry Barr returned home this neon
after an absence Of several months in Port
land and Salem
Mrs. Jay Blain and children Ieft today for
Portland where they wall join Mr Blain fog
permanent residence.
evening to visit With his parents and shoot
dacks. Ms Caalde. vii spend her yaca-
ton in Albany
Prof Geo W sefriny, : violiaist az Ghil-
| isy. ID visiting with ReT Polling pastor Ct
the Congregational church Of this city, and
will play ; solo Al the evening service Of
that church on soDoETOv.
Dr. Bashong. Of the II Z eharrh. al A.
t3ria, is becoming qaite sensational
preacher. To-EogroS night he will preach
on +" bat Know aoout Dancing: or does
nos The BihAe Szncsion Dancing. Eocse-
50.
Rev o B Whitm7re haa been engaged -
pastor Of the Congrega;ioual church of this
city. RsT Mr. whstmore will make his
home in Iniependeace and expects his
family here in few dsgs-Indepsndezce
Enterprise
Mr. ALERT A Miller Of Linn county and
Miss Maud Raoey Of Jef,.rson, this com
ty, wese granted license 10 we'd by the
ooanty clerk yesterday. The to-be-h-ide Is
aged Is and the consent Of her father was
presented in writing and Fled with the
elerk--Szleia Statesman
z Thral returned this noyn from his
wagon selling residence OF several mouths
in Missouri He was aornupanied BY Mr.
Moreho1se. " z Reid s olsl eastern rsigh-
Dor. .knox Haight and A ] AnSlyn are
On their ~ay home and may arrive any
hour Mr. Thr1li reports times 10 be i'm
proving rapidly
Mack Sommsz vile returned last week
from Anderson. Scnth California where he
and John Hyde had taken 80 bead Of bunch
grass horses. They started fran Hunting
ton nearly three months ago, and after
selling the horx1s, 90 which they realized
IS per head. they visited many Of the
leading cities cf the east -Harrisburg Re
view.
Has a WALKER Judge Wallace
Nash. Of Albany. the referee before whom
is being tried tie case os ] G kelley "
the Harrisburg Water rcwsrs company.
was here on Tuesday 10 inspect the work
done by Mr. Kelley for the company. with
the object Of determining as 10 certain
points Of conflicting evidence adduoei in
the case The Judge in making the tour
Of the canal took the lead. and al the end
Of the round trip the young hoods were
greatly surprised at being left 50 far be-
hind. Judge Nash was very fayorahly iua-
pressed with the ctInpany's water power
as now completed. but mus. have discover
ed that under original engineering it
would have been tstal fallure.-Harris-
burg Review.
The East 0regonian mentioned the good
work reported from ST Louis by Twineham.
q former catcher for Pendletoa. OF him
the la Grantla Chronicle says: Baseball
enthusiasts who knew catcher Twineham
when he played behind the bat for Pendle-
ton during tho palmy days of the national
game in Eastern Oregon, are surprised at
The record he is making east, as while
here be kept himself in very poor condition.
Twineham played splen1id ball as catcher
for the st Louis browns" this last season,
and according to the New York Clipper
has been engaged as captain and general
manage. of the team for next year.
McRx RELIABLg ISFoRNATroS.-Tht
Union Scou, says: We are in receipt ol
reliable information to the effect that the
Burlington Railroad Company viii expend
50 ,0On. Coo in Oregon and Idaho In ths
near future in the extension of their road
to tide water. This company has, wt
understand. road surveyed and located IL
Snake river. In what direction the road
will go is not known. The two most prob
; able routes are one through southwestern
Oregon 10 connect with the oregon Pacific
and the other through northeastern Oregon
to connect with the proposed Hunt road tC
the Sound country. Il is very eyiden. that
one of these two routes viii be selected. II
il be the latter, We have ne doubt but that
the road will pass through this valley. II
is the intention of the company to have the
road completed within the next thres
years.
RETURNED OF COURSE, following
from the Brownsville Times is sample
ID w Tllman and family, who left this city
about one year ago ard went to Tennessee,
have returned. Six families were DESTROYS
of accompanying them, but were unable 10
dispose of their possessions, but will prob
ably come in the spring. Mr. Tillman and
family think of locating in Coburg. They
are now of the opinion that Oregon is the
best state in the union.
/ BUILDING AIR CASTLES. Today the
Oregon Pacific will be sold again. 1t viii
soon be extended eastward over the noun
tains. Then Salem will get branch o
this line and very soon will be on the maif
line to Tiliamook and Astoria.
Statesman. The line will then be extendet
from Astoria to the moon, and probably OF
to Mars o. the sun. which is not yet settled
NoTIcx.-All those desiring to hanl
presents on the Christmas tree at the Cum
berland Presbyterian church will pleas
bring them to the church Monday betweel
the hours Of 10 and !. BY order of th
committee.