The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-06-17
LOCAL NOTES.
T. J. Buford

Cigars and Tobaccos in the city.
Hams, shoulders and bacon at Rays.
The Albany Register is to be resuscitated
Judge Shannon, of Monroe, was in the
city this week.
s. G.. McFadden, of Kings Valley, was on
the street Wednesday.
J. NJ. Watson, of Kings valley, was in
the city this week.
Misses Dorena and Rosa Jacobs are visit
ing friends in Portland.
Just received 5000 of those Beauty's
Bower cigars at Buford's-
Miss Hattie Hanna, of this city, has been
visiting at McMinnville this week.
J. r. Loomer, formerly OF this city, but
now residing in Portland is in town.
Samuel Rice, an influential farmer of
Kings Valley, was in the city Tuesday.
Julius Brownson, Esq, of Philomath, was
in the city Wednesday on business.
The Occidental Hotel, one of the best in
Oregon, has our thanks for favors last week
Jos. &. K. Irwin, of Newport. passed
through Corvallis last week, en- route for
, Portland.
Mr.. Samuel Davis, Of Oak Ridge. paid our
sanctum visit this week and left an order
for the GAzErrE.
George Megginson, of Newport, paid onr
sanctum visit last Saturday. He was in
the city on business
Mrs. Jas. L. Cowan, of Lebanon, has beer
visiting her father, w. B. Hamilton, in his
city this week.
At the department election in Albany la
week Jos. Webber was elected Chief,
b. ]. Clark, Assistant.
Mrs. McCune, former resident Of Cor
wallis. but now of Linn county, was in the
city this week visiting friends.
B. w. Wilson attended the pioneer pic.
mic at McMinnville this week. Bush. was
here about as soon as any of them.
The Willamette River is again on the
war path, but not dangerous though very
high for this season of the year.
Miss Lizzie Hamilton started to New Ia
coma, w. T., Monday morning onsa visit.
She will be absent two months.
Hope is like the sun, which, as we jour.
ney toward it, casts the shadow of our bur-
den behind us. Samuel Smiles.
The posters are out for the Linn County
Fair $4,000 are offered in premiums and
the list is an unusually attractive one.
:. J. G. Drain, of Douglas county, has taken
contract to furnish the o. & C. R. r. So,
600 railroad ties. This is sufficient for 81
miles of track.
Capt. s. L. Wass accompanied by his
wife and daughter, Miss Hattie, came out
from the Bay. last Friday, and spent few
days in the city.
Tho recent rain was just what Oregon
needed to make good crops, and now the
farmers all wear pleasant smile. Crops
never fail in Oregon.
Strangers are constantly arriving in Cor
wallis. Almost every day we meet some
one from the East in search of new horae;
yet there is room for more
Brother Quivey, of the sRiver Side, .
cast the shadow of his emaciated form
across the door of our sanctum Saturday.
Glad to see you Gil; come again.
There are now over 3o4 patients in the
Oregon hospitais'for the insane. it being an
increase of three over the number returned
for the quarter ending February %.
We acknowledge very pleasant call from
Mr.. Chrisman, who just arrived in Corvallis
on Monday direct from Kansas Mr.. C.
, Is looking for a home for himself and friends
and expresses himself pleased with Oregon
and Benton county.
DR.. G.. A. Whitney has built him a nice
residence in Newport. A part of the build.
ing win be used for photograph gallery,
to be conducted by Mrs. Whitney, an ex-
perienced artist. This viii be a great con-
venience to the Bay people and will be well
patronized.
We are reliably informed that Mr.. Albert
Ray contemplates an extension of his teIe-
phone line from Philomath to Newport.
connecting with intermediate points, and
that the work on the same will commence
soon. This is business and displays COM
nasndsble energy in sff. Ray.