The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-08-02

The l00.yard foot race at the fall
grounds at Albany last Saturday be
tween Trine Of Eugene and Ray q
Woodburn, was witnessed by about
500 spectators. The betting was all Ia
favor Of Ray at two to one, but Trins
proved too much foi his opponent and
won with ease by three feet In the fast
time Of ten seconds.
The Oregon Central 4 Eastern rail-
road company will give one Of Their
popular seaside excursions on Sunday,
August 4. viii leave Albany at zoo
q. M, Corvallis, 7;S0 a. m. Returning
will leave Newport $50 p. m. The
fare TO Newport and return from AL.
bany or Corvallis $l,50. Bicycles will
be carried free on this train. Edwin
Stone, Manager.
Miss Anna Dumond and her sister,
Mrs. Allen, Of Albany, are visiting
acquaintance at Aberdeen, on Grays
harbor, and at Washlngton's great
summer resort, Westport and Cohasset
beach. Miss Dumond will take the
steamer from the harbor for San
Francisco and will bring back the
most complete an6 elegant stock of fall
millinery that the ladies Of Lebanon
have ever had the pleasure Of examin-
Ing.
The last quarterly meeting for this
conference year in Lebanon will be at
the Methodist Episcopal church next
Saturday and Sunday. Public services
Saturday evening at O'Clock, followed
BY quarterly conference. Sacrament
Of the Lords Supper will be admins
tered at the close Of the Sunday morn
Ing service and love feast at seven in
evening. Rev. John Parsons, the pre-
siding elder, will have charge of the
services. All from whom reports are
will please present them TO
the quarterly conference. D. T. Sum-
merville, pastor.
Agent Hickok informed US that the
3. P. railroad company have made a
big reduction in freight rates, which
will be great saving to shippers over
their lines. On firstclass freight from
here to Portland, there is a reduction
Of eleven cents. On second and third
class freight seven cents. On sugar,
salt, twine, iron etc., there is a special
rate OF eighteen cents per hundred
from Portland to Lebanon; and on
flour, feed and mill tuff in carload
lots. From Lebanan to San Francisco
where the rate has has been Sl.1S per
Is now fifty-eight cents; less
than half. This reduction applys to
Al California points.
In the races at Sacramento, Califor-
mia. week ago last Wednesday, Bar
rows Bros. Del Norte, a Linn county
horse, won the special pace and purse
of $1,000. The San Francisco Chron-
Icle says: "The third race of the day
was for PAGERS, 2:l9 class Del Norte
was the favorite, selling for $40 against
IS for the field, composed of Fresno
Prince, Touchet, Belle and Hanford
Medium. Del Norte did not disap-
point his hackers, but he won in three
'traights In 2;l6, 2:l6s and 2:163. At
no time was he two lengths in advance
If his competitors from the half-mile
10 the wire. This was pronounced the
prettiest race Of the meeting.
Last Tuesday evening about $50
]eloek the citizens was thrown into
excitement by the sound of the fire
bell. The fire boys quickly responded,
md in short time was on the ground,
hose laid ready for business. The fle
was in the Carr restaurant, and was
,aused by a lamp being knocked off a
'tand, breaking, and the oil catching
fre. It was close to a bed, which
quickly caught, but owing to the cool.
ness Of mind of Mrs. Carr, who quick
y get a couple Of sheets, wet them and
it out. The brave fire boys
we're not needed, and only had the
Iport of turning the hose on Louis
oull dog. 1t Is bad range of build
ngs on that corner, and If once a fire
gets start, all will go,
Several Polk county people recently
made the ascent Of Mt. Jefferson. The
independence says Of the experience:
"rhe entire party successfully made
.he ascent after experiencing numer-
JUS hardships and overcoming many
among the number several
aides, said to be the first ladies who
,ver reached the summit of Mt. JeffeI-
Ion. The view Of the Willamette val
ey was obscured by thick haze, but
he view over into the Deschutes and
)choeo country was very fine. No at.
empt was made to scale the lofty pin
lacles. which shoot up $50 feet from
he summit of the mountain. Several