The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-05-17
Lebanon Express.
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1895.



Ira Blodgett has returned from
Southern Oregon.
Mr.. S. M. w. Hindman left Mon.
day for Crook county.
w. j. Guy received carload Of Ice
this week from Albany.
George Elklns went to Albany on
his wheel Saturday evening.
Mr.. @. III. Ralston was visiting In the
city a couple Of days this week,
Deputy u, s. Marshal George Hum
phrey wasin the city last Tuesday
w. E Chandler was very sick the
first Of the week, but Is around again.
Messrs. A. b. Nickerson and W. Il.
Harden drove over to Scio last Friday
to put In bid on the new school
building.
N. w. Smith and wife spent last
Saturday night and Sunday In the
country visiting with Prof. Mayberry
md family.
On Account Of extra work in the
college at Albany, Rev. A. Melvin
Williams will not preach nt this place
next sunday.
A picnic will be held in this city
June 6, by all the fratornal orders A
grnrd affair Is expected. Watch for
the program.
The ladies Of the w II. G. will give
an Ice cream social tomorrow evening
ID the bTillerb hall. Every body cordi-
ally invited to attend.
Mrs. ]. G. Boyles aud Mrs q. w.
Crlisop are IN Salem this week attend
ing the Rehekah convention. They
are delegates from Lebanon.
w. Il. Harden and Mr. Parrish are
putting ain addition to the ature build
ing occupied A. Il. Davis. Alex Is fit-
ting up nine Ice cream parlor.
All the tenchers, late OF our Public
school, will leave today for Eugene, to
attend the tenchers' institute which
meets in TINT city tomorrow.
As there is an ordinance against
reckless riding or driving inside the
city limits, some of our bicyclest had
better look out how fast they are rid
ing.
Mr.. John (irigrs had the misfortune
10 cut his left hand pretty serverly last
week while cutting wood. He came
to town and had DIR. Booth to
dress II, and at presentis getting along
nicely.
The voters Of Lebanon and vicinity
will meet at the Band hall next Satur-
day at l0Op m, for the purpose OF
organizing a Isi-metallc League. Good
speakers will address the meeting.
Last Monday evening at the pleas
ant home Of Mrs q. w. Warner a
number Of the young people OF the city
met and ppent q few very pleasant
hours with her esteemable family.
Prof. q. w. Wilkes Is at Albany
this week, assisting In examining the
the papers Of the teachers institute.
On account of this work he has post
poned starting east, Till a week from
tomorrow.
A paper read before the Pastors As
sociation If this city, by Rev. J. Il.
Beattie, pastor Of the First Pre5by-
terian church Of lebanon, May 8, '95,
is published by request Of the associa-
tion, on the first page Of this ISSUE
Mrs Ruth Crahtree, who lives on
Crahtree creek, had her residence and
all ita contents burned last Saturday
night. She was visiting here In the
city at the time. She Is q widow lady
with five children, and the loss Is q
hard blow to her. There was no In
surance.
Mr.. s, A. Nickerson, while passing
one Of the buss saws in his planer last
Friday stumbled, and in throwing out
his hand to catch hold Of something,
caught itin the saw and got II badly
cut. DIR. Foley was called and dressed
IL. At last account he was getting
along with It all right, but 1t will be
sometinle before he will be able to Use
II again.
w. Claude Ayers has resigned his
position as typo on the EXPRESS, and
gone 10 Yaquina. Claude Is q good
steady printer, and the many friends
he has made in Lebanon during the
few years he has resided here with his
parents, will join with VS. in Wishing
lin success and prosperity The
young people here will miss him, but
those he makes IN hisfnture home VIII
have cause TO esteem aud respect him,
Mr.. j. NJ, Ralstoh had partial par-
alytic stroke Of His left side week ago
last Monday night while on his way