The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-29
LOCAL NOTES.

Hon. Sol Hirsch of Portland was IN Cor
Wallis on Tuesday visiting friends.
Prof. Mcmahon of the Forst Grove col
1eee was in Corvallis during the week.
Rev. Mr.. Hanna will preach at the Col
leee chapel next Sunday morning. All are
invited.
NJ. C. Connor and Chas. Crosno of King
Valley were in town during the week ano
remained day or two.
Prof. ]. B. Horner and wife, with friends
have been over in Alsea valley during the
last week for health and pleasure.
Dr,TV. B. Embree was in Dallas last
week who delivered the address at the clos
inc exercises of the Lacreole Academy.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Synod fol-
Oregon and Washington Territory met at
Lebanon, Linn county, yesterday evening.
The fremen of McMinnville have new
CARPET in their brick hall, and with their
new furniture throughout, they feel quite at
home.
Mr.. C. w. Watts of Albany and MIR.
Nutting of the Albany Democrat, gave our
town call last Tuesday and returned the
same day.
Rev. Joseph Emery returned last Tues
day evening from trip to Newport, where
he spent few days and had apleasant and
agreeable time.
Although it has generally been understood
that "a garden without weeds" exists only
in poetry, yet Mr.. Mccormick demonstrates
that such can be.
John Vernon, young man aged about
lsyears, died of consumption, in the Alsea,
on the evening of the 22nd inst. He was
buried in Linn county.
A young man to run printing presses and
who desires at the same time to learn the
printing business generally will be given a
good situation at this Office.
Mrs. Leona McNulty accompanied by her
sister Miss Jessie Taylor returned to Cor
Wallis during the fore part of this week
from a trip to Walla Walla, w. T.
D. w. Claypool of Upper Ochcco arrived
in Albany recently, crossing the mountains
via the Lebanon pass. He reports the snow
about all gone and the travelling good.
Custer post will hold campfire reunion
at McMinnville, Or, on the evening of the
I'd of July, and board the train next morn
ing with the brass band, for the reunion at
Portland.
The tunnel through the Grave creek hill
is expected to be finished by the Fourth of
July and the Contractors and employees
propose celebrating the event in grand style
on that day.
T. J. Buford returned from Portland last
Tuesday where he has been for several
weeks looking after business and with a
view of sending purchasers to buy Benton
county real estate.
Mrs. Carter will serve ice cream in her
building near the GAZETTE office, on Sat
urday evening and Sunday and also on the
Fourth of July. For good dish of cream
give Mrs. c. call.
F. M. Wadsworth, agent, and Frank
Stanton from Siletz Indian reservation ar
rived in Corvallis last Sunday and have been
in town during the past week. Everything
on the agency is moving along nicely.
John Moore, Jr., zhas recently finished
with his steam saw machine, saving large
lot of lumber from green poles suitable for
fencing. He will continue for several weeks
on a job of saving poles across the river.
Will M. Kirk, s. T. Jeffries and J. /
Foster went about six miles west of Monroe
near divers mill, last Monday and spent
the day fishing for mountain trout. They
secured fine lot of the speckled beauties.
The people of Newport are grading front
street in their town and when completed
they will have a good passable street in
front of their business houses. They expect
to have the work done by the coming fourth
of July.
One of the most pleasant gatherings ever
held in this city was that of the surprise
party given Miss Eda Jacobs on last Tues
day evening in honor of her birthday. The
modern enjoyments were freely indulged
IN and the delicacies of the season served m
abundance:
The contract for cutting the long tunnel
through the Siskiyou mountains, on the ex.
tension of the o. & c. r. R.. has been let
to Messrs, d. D. Mclean and E.. j. JET
ferey of Portland: The tunnel is 3IOg feet
IN length and the price per foot paid for
constructing it will be 500. It is to be
completed by one year from October next.
The four district schools just across the
liver in Linn county joined in holding a
picnic together at Oak ridge school house.
A large crowd was present and general
good time was had. 4 number of speakers
were present and made appropriate remarks
among the rest was DR.. T. " B. Embree
of Corvallis, who delivered his say in his
usual happy style.
On last Sabbath evening while Che team
of Mr.. Andrew Rickard was returning home
from the caurp meeting services at Belfoun-
tain, and while going down the hill west of
Monroe, the break gave way which started
The horses to run away down hill until
they mashed one wheel entirely to pieces
breaking one axle and otherwise smashing
things generally. throwing the three daugh.
ters of Mr.. Rickard and young man out
of the wagon down the hill some 20 feet
5umbiing them all up in plIe and bruising
Eha,y. yrora n. Lpu.