The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-08-15

| plenty of water at this season.
The lar and bay at Alsea are to be sur
veyed by government engineers.
| John E. Harmon is mail carrier between
| Newport and Cape Foulweather.
Calvin B. Macdonald has arrived at his
home in Oakland, in poor health.
All the warehouses in the city are being
put i'll condition to receive grain.
Mr.. Geo. Armstrong, recently from Eng
land, is stopping at the Occidental.
John Lewis feels bigger than anybody
he has moved into his new residence.
Mr.. J. B. Horner conducts the local de-
partmeut of the Crucible in good style.
Caesar says Chinese rag -pickers exercise
quite sanitary influence in the community.
Caesar says if the hot weather continues
he will have to visit the sea side to vituper
att
C. M. Inskeep is clerk at the Occidental,
and his smiling ''phiz indicates good liv-
ing.
Mr. B. W. Wilson has been under the
weather for several days, but is now improy-
ing.
Dr. Vincent, wife and daughter, and Mrs.
w. B. Carter, started for the Bay this morn
ing.
Moore's new barber shop. opposite the
express ollie, is the place to get your hair
cut.
B. w. Wilson returned from the Bay last
week, looking as if fish diet agreed with
him.
Mr.. John Osburn, of this city, started
last Monday On a business trip to San Fran
cisco.
The perfume of flowers is said to be a
valuable disinfectant. So are cloves and
coli. e..
G. II. James, formerly compositor on
the GAZETTE, returned from Portland last
Friday
Mr. c. Halbwachs, who was injured by
being thrown from a horse, Is able TO be on
the streets.
Mr.. Blair has purchased one of Daniel
Best's Cleaners, and Steam Engine, for his
warehouse. july25
Cesar thinks it would be good scheme to
have jug of butter-milk ION tap" this
hot weather.
Miss Fannie Witham has returned home
from East of the mountains, after an absence
of two years.
Geo. Bid.lle killed a large bear while at
the Bay. He brought home a tooth, a claw,
ETC., as trophies.
Mr. A. F. Hildreth, agent for Tatum &
Bowen, type founders, San Francisco, was i'll
town last Friday.
Mr.. VIM. Kinder and family, formerly of
this county, but now of w. r., are visiting
friends in this city.
Two of the six ships with partial cargos
of iron for the West Side railroad have ar
rived at san Francisco.
Dr. F. Cauthorn's communication to the
GAZETTE on wheat rust has been copied by
nearly all the state papers.
Sol. King has purchased the Morgan prop
erty, and is having the house thoroughly
overhauled ani remodeled.
Mr. Bergman, of the Buena Vista pottery,
and Mr.. Bettman, merchant of that place,
were in the-city last Sunday.
Josephus Wilson and wife, formerly of
this county, but now living at Ochoco, are
visiting friends ia this county.
1t makes the hungry brothers " smile to
hear DIR. Vincent play g Mother, I've Come
Home to Eat, " on the triangle
Since Mr.. VIM. Pitman has extended his
water pip to the back streets young ladies
can enjoy themselves a la small boy.
Rev. Jos. Emery will preash at the col
lese chapel next Sabbath at II A. NJ, and at
Mountain View school house at $3.50 P. M.
n. P. Briggs and family, and JOS. John
son and family, returned from Soda Spings
last Sunday, much benefited by the trip.
Eugene Mcconick, Esq. of Salem. Clerk
of the Beard Of Land Commissioners, is
rusticating at the Yaquina By, this week.
Deputy Marshal Huffman sold an estray
horse at auction Monday afternoon. 1t was
knocked down F" to DR.. Bayley for S2l So
Pygall s. Co. will start delivery and ex-
press wagon in a short time This is an en-
| terprise that has long been needed in Cor
valiis.
Rev. DIR. Hill, of Albany, preached in
this city last Sabbath, at the college chapel.
| He favored the GAZETTE with call Monday
| morning
VIM. F. Smith and wife, of Monmouth,
illinois, who have been visiting Mr. NJ. H.
Bell. In this city, started for thier home last
Saturday.
The threshing machine and horse power
E~-.-- Kings stables were
sold at sheriff's sa1e l.s. .donday for 500,
to Mr.. Wilkins.
Pygall & Irwin will haul freight to and
| from Albany during the low stage of water
Business intrusted to their care will receive
| prompt attention. tf*
Pun. Avery and family, formerly of this
city, bnt now of Summer Lake, arrived in
this city last week. They are visiting reia-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Wallis Nash and party returned from
the Bay last week. Mr.. N. has since been
ufering with severe attack of inhaufml- l.
tory rheumatism.
| One hundred and forty eight years ago
to-day the grandmother of her country was
as well as could be expected and hung out
the family washing.
The recent match game of base ball, be-
tween the Clackamas and Salem clubs. in
which the former won, has eliminated in a
newspaper controversy.
Bro G alb. Stewart, of the ALBANY Demo.
crat, dropped into our sanctum Wednesday
evening. looking hale and hearty. He was
en- route home from the Bay.
The fellow who went into Knights furni-
ture store and dropped into chair contain.
| ing tack has been uneasy ever since, and
now sits down on the installment plan.
PHoTnGRPH GALLERY FOR SALE.-I will
give instructions free, to any one who will
| buy me ont. L. GoLDsoN,
Corvallis, August l, 1879 l6:3Iw4
Geo. A. Steel, u. s. Postal Agent. came
over from Albany Tuesday evening, and
took Wednesday mornings stage for the
Bay. He was accompanied by his family.
Dame Rumor says there is to be we'd
ding in this city before long. The GAZETTE
job office is really to print welding cards in
| first class style. The st devil can also cal