The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-12


Twine binder war about over.
Cheap cigars at A. j. Langworthy's cash
store.
Some of the Jubilee singers made big hits
with their feet
j. Buford made flying trip to Albany
last Tuesday.
Wanted.-A few more cords of wood on
subscription at this office.
For the latest patterns in wallpaper. go
to the new furniture store.
T. J. Buford, agent for the American
Book Exchange Of New York.
Ala Harris, Simon Seitenbach and Ike
Fox, of Albany, were in the city last Sunday.
Mr. Geo. Fl. Ryecraft, and Mr.. Wood, of
Alsea valley gave us pleasant call We'd
nesday morning.
Hon. p NJ Eder left last Monday for
!. .Walla Walla on a pleasure trip, and will be
absent several days.
Mr.. James Lotan, Inspector of Boilers,
went to the bay Wednesday, for the purpose
of inspecting the Mollie IS
The Kentucky Jubilee singers gave an
entertainment at the opera house Tuesday
evening, to quite large audience.
Mrs. Palmer and family and Miss Ella
Butterfeid LETT for Walla Walla last Tues.
day, where they intend to make their home.
Thomas Murray, aged about 10 years, sor
of James Murray, of Albany, was drowned
on Tuesday last in the river at that place
Go to John Lewis market and get youl
fresh meat, where orders from the country
viii be carefully and promptly attended to.
Will Bros have just received a new stock
of guns, cutlery and ammunition, which
they are selling on the most reasonable
terms.
The examination OF the unpleasantness
to be had before justice Brownson, of Philo-
math, was postponed until two weeks from
yesterday
Hon. Allen Parker, of Oneatta, started
home Wednesday morning He will start
his saw mill at on ce, contract for 400.
600 feet of lumber for the o. p r. r.
wharves and docks at the bay.
A fire at Goldendale. w. T., this week
destroyed two dwellings and another build
ing owned by Mr.. Pike. Loss about
$1,000. The town was only saved by the
extraordi kk efforts OF the citizens.
A hafFpln Is very useful article to a
woman. 1t serves the parpose of toothpick,
button hook, and hair fastener; but all
this is no excuse for having one in yoursvest
pocket when your wife doesen't know where
it comes from.
L. G. Kline & Co., of this place, during
the present week have been tearing out the
old floor at their place of business AMI put.
and tobacco chewers will have TO be careful
where they cast their saliva when visiting
there.
The performance on last Tuesday night by
the jubilee singers was fair. Tie imita-
tion of Chinese character by a negro was
good, and "Down ON the Swanee river, .
sung by Miss Maggie Webb, was excellent.
The remainder of their exhibition will aver
age fairly with travelling shows, yet we
haze seen better.
A contract has been let for saving a large
amount of lumber by the Oneatta mill to be
used by the Oregon Pacific Railroad in
building uharves, sheds and warehouses at
the western terminus of the road. The
mill win commence work on the contract
next Monday morning.
1t is expected that the two surveying
parties now engaged upon the route of the
Oregon Pacific Railroad from here to the
Yaquina Bay will meet in about ten days,
after which about weeks time will be con-
sumed in sufficiently locating the track,
when the grading will commence.
Will. G. Crawford, who has been long
and favorably known amongst Us, believes
it beneficial to indulge in printers ink.
We invite attention of the public to his
jewelers. advertisement, under the head of
.sNew this week. Also to his place OF
business, where every thing in his line can
be had ON the most reasonable terms
w. w. Terry, one of Knapp, Burrell &
Cos experts. came up from Portland this
week for the purpose of doetoring any agri-
cultural machinery that he may find out of
sorts. Mr.. Terry is gooi workman. and
l. ao1,
as clock work, and the new purchase goes
on his way rejoicing, happy clam"
We learn that on Wednesday last, a
well known party was arrested at Philomath.
upon a warrant isned by Justice Brownson
Of that place charged with libel. The char
ges are basel npon certain defamatory
matter written by the arrested purity, and
published in certain newspapers of the state
attacking the character of one of the pro-
fessors of Philomath College.
Some one feloniously stole bucket of
plums intend I'd for this office, from father
Perkins. Three of them weighed pound,
says the g Eugene City Guard. We know
that things grow large in Lane county, es-
pecially in the Imagination, yetwe suppose
that it is meant that three buckets full Of
that delicious fruit weighed a pound.
Dr. Fred Vincent, returned home Monday
from Ann Arbor, Michigan Fred has many
friends in this city who viii be glad to
welcome him home. He graduated this
summer with honor from the Medical De-
partment of the Ann Arbor University and