The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-09
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
T. ]. Buford
Keeps all of the leading
Newspapers, Magazines, Novels, etc.
Full cream cheese at Rays.
Cedar posts for sale at Chenoweth and
Johnson's.
Twenty-nine divorce cases on the docket
in Multnomah county.
All kinds of Blanks in stock and for sale
1t the Gazette Office.
For the latest patterns in Wallpaper, go
to the new furniture store.
OF Wilson has quit farming and accepted
a position on the O. P. R. R.
w. H. Parker of Oneatta was in town the
first of the week on business.
B. F. Irvine is at his post in the w. o..
R. r. Office after two weeks vacation.
DR.. Bell, Ted Cnrran and Geo. Sill of Al
bany were in the city Tuesday enroute for
Yaquina Bay.
Albert Ray of the firm of John Ray and
SON made fying visit to Portland the first
of the week OH business.
Mrs. James L. Cowan of Lebanon was in
Corvallis the first of the week visiting her
father, w. B. Hamilton.
Capt Smith returned to the Bay on Mon
day, where he is imployed on the govern.
ment work on the bar.
on the railroad last Monday, and are salts
fed that the boys will be well ted this fall.
Corvallis is good place for book
bindery, Amy information concerning the
same will be freely given at this office.
Potatoes are a very high crop this year
on Yaquina owing to dry rot. This is rough
ON people there as their leading exports.
Since the M. E. Conference held here
last week the chickens all roost high and
the yellow legged variety are reported very
scarce.
A Mr.. Reynolds while out with a survey
ing party on the Santiam, got lost and went
two days and nights without food before he
was found.
Carlile has just received large invoice of
the Phoenix cigars. the best bit cigar ever
offered in this market. Call at his place
and try one.
j. B. Horner and wife who have been
visiting relatives and friends in this county,
returned to their home in Pomeroy few
days ago.
Rev. /. II. Condet and wife, and E. N.
Condet and sister of Albany, were in Cor
Wallis Wednesday visiting friends; they4s-
turned the same evening.
Wm Groves who always raises the very
best fruit and Vegetables, has the thanks of
the Gazette office for basket of Italian
plums, the finest we have seen of this excel
ent variety.
our town, and coming and going .hcrcfrom
than we have ever seen before. Ia fact one
hal: of the people VIC meet on tie streets
are strangers, when but short time ago
nearly every person was known 70 us.
Samuel Case, one of the enterprising mer-
chants of Newport, arrived last Tuesday
evening by Crows overland schooner pro-
pellsi By pair Of keyons horse, with
whip to serve as p.rsuader. Sam is on his
way to Portland to look after business.
Mr.. o. Z. Carter has bought out the
California Market. No. SO Morrison street,
and will continue the business as heretofore,
keeping none but the best of meats of all
kinds, and selling at prices which defy
competition. STANDARD.
Miss Kennedy, whose residence of two
years in Corvallis gained for her host of
friends, has gone to Colfax w. T., where
her parents live and where she will reside
in the future. Her removal will be loss to
Corvallis society.
A pleasant social party was given to Capt.
Smith by Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ johnson at
their residence last Saturday evening. The
preparations were rather impromptu and
only a small number of invited guests were
present, but very pleasant time was had.
Rev. N. A. Starr, of the NJ E. church,
died at Springfield Tuesday of last week,
after an illness of about six weeks. His
remains were taken to the Belknap settle.
ment in Benton county for interment. He
was one of the oldest and most widely
known ministers of the Oregon Conference.
The Albany papers of last week announce
that A. L. Gray of that place, who was
associated with Mr.. Stewart in editing the
Albany Democrat, left there week before
last under unenviable circumstances by get
ting away with several sums of money
which did not belong to him. He also
leaves wife and and young babe in destitute
circumstances.
The August sun had hid his blaze behinc
the western mountains and pale eyed Luna
queen of night, shone forth at twilight
serene and mild, greeted by harvesters a
quitting time, and hailed as friend by th,
wandering wayfarer. The student left hi
book and toll and wandered forth to view
the night-and stole watermelon. Blu
when he broke his knife in winter squasl
his bliss ebbed very low and his conscience
smote him terribly.
All of our subscribers viii bear in mint
that subscriptions to the Gazette are paw
able in advance. And we hope no one vii
ask MS to deyiate from this rule. Since Mr.
Carter's death the subscription books hav,