The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-04-23

A May Day social will be given by
the A. 0, U. w. on Friday evening,
May |. Come everyone md have
good time. BY order Of Committee
When In need Of mems gloves 10 to
the Racket Store, where they have y
large assortment and sell them for the
lowest possible cash price, from SOC up.
Mr.. T. P. Bodwell and Miss Annie
M. Stowell were united in marriage at
the Russ House, in Albany, yesterday.
They have the best wishes of host Of
friends.
The usual services at tho M. L.
church next Sunday. Preaching by
the pastor. The following subjects
will be treated: In the morning,
"Abraham." In the evening, "Judas
1scariot,n
The two fine drums, ordered for the
Lebanon Firemen's Band, from the
Duplex Drum Company, Of ST. Loms,
arrived last Saturday. They are as
fine instruments as ally In the state
and the band is justly proud Of them.
Il. P. Mcknight brought couple Of
chickory roots to this Office this week,
one Of which measured over three feet.
He says this chickory will yield about
ten tons per acre on his land and
In that nelghborhood ii is used nearly
entirely instead Of coffee.
Hon. G. B. Montague, candidate fer
county clerk, will address the citizens
Of Mcdowell creek at the Burrell
school house tomorrow at 3P. M. and
ut Lacomb on Saturday. He will be
accompanied by &. d. Steen and D.
W. Hardin, who will also speak.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Miss Emma Reed al the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Palmer, near
this city last Monday evening. Cards
and other lively games were the order
Of the evening. After refreshments
were served few short games were
played and then all, after declaring
they had spent u most pleasant even
ing, returned 10 their respective
homes.
Hon. Harry Watkins addressed q
large and appreciative audience ut the
band hall last Friday evening on the
money question from free silver
platform. Hon. Watkins is fine
talker and brought out some fine argu-
ment. ...
The Lebanon Firemen's Band will
give grand masquerade ball at Union
hall on April "a, 1896, Excellent mu-
sic will be furnished and a grand time
is expected. Tickets 81. Supper SOC
per couple at st. Charles Hotel. Come
Everybody.
The Albany Democrat says the Ruth
yesterday morning took several Al
baay people towards California, by
way Of the o. K, a. N. route, among
whom 1t says was Mrs. Jas. Marks, to
San Rafael where her son.in.law, Rev.
Eceleston, formerly of Lebanon, will
graduate from the seminary, and
where, it is reported, her daughter,
Winnie, will be married.
Mr.. Ned Carleton haa been elected
secretary Of the Y, NJ. G. A. at Albany.
Ned is Lebanon boy and his many
friends here congratulate him, The
Y, NJ. G. A. in Albany is an important
institution and the secretaryship is o
position that calls for intelligence and
energy and these characteristics are
! Indeed factors In Neds makeup.
If the local columns of the EXPRESS
are little short of news this week oui
readers will please excuse II as this has
been h0use-ceaniug week at our ranch
and we have been put OH half-ration
had to sleep on the floor, take care Of Q
couple of cross babies, an irriiated wife
to contend with, attend to political
affairs, besides dozen other things wt
won't mention, but we think we will
pull through and the EXPRESS he out
on time next week, and we hope, have
more news in 1t.
Death has entered in our pathway
and darkened another home. Miss
Josie Il. Charlton died at her home
! fonr miles south of Seio, April IL, 1896
of quick consumption, She was the
| beloved daughter of A. H. and Louise
j. Charlton, who have the sympathy
of the community IN their great loss
She was taken sick about six weeks
ago with la grippe. Everything IL
medical aid was done for her. Drs
Foley aud Maston attended her. She
was just entering in the prime o
happy life beiug IS years, 10 months
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