The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-12-03

ing and evening.
Hyland feeds horse for bit, sells mill
feed and New Process Albany Flour at his
barn. Delivered free.
Immense reduction of prices in hats, vel
vets, flowers, etc., for the next sixty days at
Mrs. E. A. Knights.
The A. O. U. W., meets at Good Tenn
plar Hall every Monday evening. Election
Of officers next Monday.
A fine stock of iewelry, watches, fancy
clocks, and holiday goods at w. q. Craw-
ford's at very low prices.
Mr.. O. NJ. Davis will give social dance
at the Grange Hall on Muddy next Fri
day evening. Everybody is invited, and a
good time anticipated.
Why does not come one start up tan
merry Z, All the requisites abound, oak and
henlotk bark, and plenty of hides.
Hon. j. C. Sumner, of Linn county, fA-
vorS us with an interesting communication,
which is published in another column.
Will it be believed that butter and
cheese are imported into this town, which
ought to be as good dairy produce center
as any.
Wanted-To sell 2o0, 900 feet of inch lum-
ber. in lots of 5000 feet, al $40. so per thou
sand, by Max Friendly at the Corvallis Saw
Mill.
TIE children of the NJ. e. Sunday school
may expect treat on Christmas. The per-
sons that are working it up understand their
business,
We hear that Portland has been enquir-
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and was told that 5000 tons were still
awaiting transportation.
Mr. j. d. Irvine, OF Brownsville, brother
of the eentlemanly aud efficient agent of the
W. O. r. R. Co. at this place, is visiting
in the city this week.
The recent change in the weather has
brought to the country immense flocks of
wild geese and ducks, and our sporting men
are correspondingly happy.
Go to L. G. Kline & Co.'S for your rubber
boots and shoes, gossamers, ulsters, or any
thing you want. They are offering goods at
prices to suit everybody. I'm
We understand that new physician is
about to locate here, bearing the time-hon.
ored name of Dr. Syntax. We have not
vet heard to what class of the healing ART
he belongs.
Corvallis supports two &c singing schools.
one at the Evangelical Church on Tuesday
evening under the management of Prof.
Yateg, and one at the Nj. E. Church, taught
by Rev. Mr. Starr ON Saturday.
Little words are the sweetest to hear, lit
tie charities fly furthest and atay longest on
the wing little fakes are the stillest, littl,
L Il r. Ix5.z,A
tiled, little songs the most sung, and httl'
wonien-we pass.
| Look at our esteemed editors new hat
Shining-crimpled st the top-the last anC
highest thing in art. And it all comes o
Garfield Pity we can't have an election
every month; we might get him new gar
ments throughout. Mem. by the printers
devil
Farmers complain very much of the un
year, until within the last three day
there has not heeu enough of rain to star
| the wheat to growing, and the Wiiiamett
| river is at 9 very low stage of water, thu
| delaying the shipment of the wheat store,
ON the river.
Two of our English boys started in th
| ram Tor Gue DAY on w ttineSGay 30 wage wa
on geese and ducks. Rnt they returned il
understand the loss of their cartridges OIL
| the road was the immediate cause of thei
return. Poor boys, such long ride in tn
| rain.
Mud again Two days rain has con
verted our main street into a dirty pond
crossed at intervals by plank bridges
Every wagon that draws up to the side
walk throws up showers on the passers by
Pity that real solid improvement was no
carried ont during the six months Of sun
shine we have been favored with. Is it to-
late.
The skating rink at the City Hall is il
full blast on each Saturday evening. Man,
young beginner finds his level all to-
quickly for his dignity. We heard one 0
our portly citizens announce his intention o
putting on four pairs next Saturday, one ol
feet, one on hands, one on knees, and one ol
the back of his head. He thinks then h
can skate all the time without losing tim
in picking himself up.
Rev. W. T. CHAIRMAN, presiding elder o
the NJ. E. Church for the district, returned
| from an extended trip through Southerl
Oregon last Tuesday. He reports every
thing looking up in that part of the State
| During his absence he visited Ashland col
| lege. Normal school, which, under tn
i guidance Of Prof l.. L. Rogers. assisted b,
Ladru Royal, formerly of this place. is rap
/ idly taking rank among the leading institu
tions of learning in our State.
i Corvallis is improving. not only are new
| stores springing mp and residences bein.
built, with all the advantages moderl
civilization demands, but our churches ar
being decently fenced in and their yards ar
no longer allowed to be the common resnr
of all the cows and horses in the neighbor
hood and when we see our ministers them
selves taking the paint brush in hand in tn
cause of decency and order, we think ther
is hope that the love of neatness may take
still wider range.
| A fair young correspondent has favore
us with some original lines on the scene
of her childhood. We are unable to pull
lish what we suppose is first effort, but W
would suggest to the author TO continu
her labors, in the belief that Linn count
may yet produce poetess. In the presen
case some of the lines halt little in the an
thor's wish to bring in the hay-mow. tn
maple tree, the gum weed, and the jessa
mine, without due regard to the number {
i syllables these words, so full of poetry, cor