The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-12-15

Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses
for sale at P. P. Greffoz.
If you want decorative furniture to beau
tify your houses 60 to Weber's..
For nice neck chain and locket 90 to
the new store at the Vincent house.
Tonight the dancing school will open in
the City Hall with nearly forty members
Do'you want picture frames made to Or
der? Go to Philip Weber he has a large as
sortment of mouldings.
The boys in the vicinity Of Wells station
contemplate having a shooting match for
turkeys, Saturday before Xmas.
Valley Lodge No. II Knights of Pithias,
will give grand ball on Monday evening,
New Years night. The best of music fur
nished.
The rains of the fore part of the week
have raised the willamette very high. The
stream is higher now than it has been since
last spring.
Prince Louise and the Marquis of Lorne
have been rendered the use of the ''Wide
West" by the O. R. & N. Co., to see the
beauty and grandeur of the Columbia river.
w. G. Crawford has the largest stock of
silver plated ware in the city; also a large
and well selected stock of fine watches and
jewelry of all kinds. Prices to suit the
time.
Martin L. Starr formerly of this county
but now of Spokane W. T., came down
this week and is visiting his brother Cor
nelius in this place and other friends in the
country.
j. E. Henkle & Co. Philomath Or, with
their full line and well selected stock of gen
eral dry goods and groceries, are prepared
to SUPPLY all wants of their customers at the
very lowest price.
The water as shown by the government
gauge at T. J. Blair's wharf in this place
yesterday at one o'clock was l3 feet above
low water mark and was raising at the rate
of three inches per hour.
The party at the Vincent house last Fri
day evening was well attended and highly
enjoyed. Among other things that added
to the enjoyment was the music furnished
by Cressy, Stranaham and Warinner.
Mr. and Mrs s. A Hemphill request us
to extend for them their sincere thanks to-
all friends who were present and assisted in
accompanying the remains of John Dennick
to their last resting place on Sunday last.
Jno Minto, who for the past five months
has held a position on the express car of
Wells, Fargo & Co. between here and Port
land, has been honored with better posi-
tion and is now doing duty on the Northern
Pacific.
Velvet frames cabinet and card size and
Christmas cards cheaper than ever at Web
er's furniture store.
C. FL. Whitney & Co. one of the most
successful business houses Of this place is
doing large and increasing business be-
cause they sell goods very cheap and be-
cause they take much pains to let the pub
lie know that they have something to sell
by advertising their business thoroughly.
The business of Roseburg land Office for
the month of November 1882, is as follows:
1885 acres sold for cash; 93S acres sold
under the timber lanll law; % homesteads
entries embracing 1867 acres; IL final home
stead entries embracing 1919 acres;, q pre-
emption filings;l donation certificate is
sued
The ladies of the Womans Christian Tenn,
perance Union, will give an entertainment
at the City hall on Friday evening, Dec. %,
1882 The object of the entertainment is
to create fund for the purpose of establish
ing free reading room for Young men.
Admission 25 cts, children under IL years
half price.
Mr.. c. B. Mays of Summit returned form
Lane county last Wednesday where he had
been to visit his aged father who for some
time has been in very poor health. Upon his
arrival there on last Monday he found his
father much improved; and his own family
being in poor health he returned on We'd
nesday as rapidly as possible by way of
Corvallis.