The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-10
Personal Gossip.

A rural gentleman, standing over a
register in city store, attracted some
attention to himself by observing to his
wife: "Mariar, I guess I'm gom to have
a fever; feel such hot airs a-runnin
up my legs. Exchange.
Judge Phelps of Vermont, father OF
the new minister to England, was a
descendant of the first of that name who
landed at Nantasket in 1880, some OF
whom afterward settled in Vermont,
and Of John Phelps, assistant clerk OF
the court which condemned Charles I.
to death.
There is a fve-year-old girl near
Weedsport, N. Y, who is addicted to
the use of tobacco. When between two
and three years of age tobacco smoke
was blown into milk and given her as a
remedy for collie. It proved effective,
but created an uncomfortable desire for
tobacco, and by various subterfuges the
child has ever since found means to
crafty her craving for the weed.
"There are ladies in this city," says a
New York foor-walker, "who move in
the best society and possess all the
money necessary to meet their demands,
but they can hardly enter dry goods
store without appropriating some arti-
Gle, and, strange as it may seem, they
very seldom take anything of material
value; they don't seem to choose any,
thing because of its worth, but me-
chanically pick up the first article they
can appropriate when they think no one
is looking. We have to watch them
from the moment they enter the store
until they leave"
Miss Clara Spain was orderd out oi
a school room in Troy, New York
recently because she wore green bow
in honor of st. Patrick's Day. The
school authorities have called Mrs
Davis, the teacher, to account for it
Miss Fanny Lawrence, daughter ot
Francis Lawrence, of New York, who
will be one of the greatest heiresses OF
this country, is engaged to Lord Will
lam Venables- Vernon, an English Lord
| with a large rent roll. Her mother,
Mrs. Francis Lawrence, was Garner,
and is the owner of several millions in
her own right. It is said that Miss
Lawrence will have marriage portion
of $4,000 given to her by her parents
on her wedding day.
A Mexican had become jealous of his
mistress, young Mexican girl about
eighteen. Going to her room in day
light, he locked the door, divested he1
of all her clothing, securely tied her to
the wall with heavy ropes. then delib
erately proceeded to cut strips of flesh
from various parts of her body and I'M
der the threat of cutting out her heart
he compelled his victom to eat her OWL
flesh. Her frantic screams finally
brought assistance just as the inhumar
fend had finished cutting off the enc
| of her tongue. The brute was arrested
and jailed. His victim is dying.
Mr.. Beecher. who is engaged in {
lecture tour in the South, says that he
cannot mix society with 1ecturing
when on tour" he says, "I never &C
to a private house, except against my
will. The worst hotel is better than The
best private house, especially if it be al
| the house cf friend. Carl Schurz has
had a funny experience on his lee
ture tour down there. They got up 6
grand reception for him, and they re.
ceived him with speeches, victuals ano
| crowds, calliopes and brass band
But when evening came he found only
twenty or thirty people to hear his lee
| ture on Franklin! So his agent tele
graphed ahead, No more receptions
no more nonsensep Then he got dowr
to work and Jared better. That's the
universal experience Of the garrulous
biped called lecturer"
Samuel D. DELPHI, prominent busi.
ness man of Norristown, Pa, recently
deceased, is reported to have been an
embezzIer to the extent of $2S, 900 from
the funds of the William Penn Saving
Fund and Loan Association, of which
he was secretary. Most of the members
of the association are women.
Three members of the Sanborn fam
lily, brother and two sisters. all Of
whom are over four score years of age
and now residing at Haverhill, N H,
were never married, never rode in 6
railroad car, and have never had stove
in their house. The old fashioned tir
baker, fire crane and hooks have always
been in use by them.