The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-14
BRIEF LOCALS.

stOh; how fnoist am.
Col. Copeland next week.
Where arsyou going the 4th:
Remember the circus Oh June Goth.
Sheriff Mackay took i'll Yaquiua for a few
days this week.
Mrs. NJ. L. Pipes made trip to Eugene
OH Wednesday.
w. E. Paul is doing the painting on the
Presbyterian church.
The grocery and bakery OF A. Hodes is
undergoing few repairs.
A kiln Of brick at Mrs. Dsnn,eal's yard
south of this city, was burned this Week.
Preaching at the Oak Ridge Presbyterian
church next Sabbath afternoon at 2.ao
o'clock.
The west side passenger train was about
of hot box.
The subject of the sermon at the Presby-
terian church next Sabbath morning will be
s'The Borrowed Boat.
John Dugan and wor<men are busily en-
gagged in completing their plumbing con-
tract in the new court house.
A. Rogers goes to Forest Grove this Fri.
day. evening to deliver an address before
the students of Pacific University.
The saloon of George Maddux has been
undergoing some needed repairing and clean
ing, and is now beautifully improved.
]. S. FELTON, is another man who has done
considerable for the benefit of Corvallis and
vicinity by writing letters to eastern folks.
The students now drill at s a. m.. and
expect to be able to give a creditahle drill i'll
the manual of arms on commandments day
The social given by the Congregational
ladies' at Mrs. Korthaner's, Wednesday even
ing was largely attended. The receipts
were about $35.
The bonfire and red light on Mary's peak
last Friday night '1umed" up beautifully,
yet the three rockets sent up there could
not be seen from this city.
Services next Sabbath morning at IL
o'clock in the Presbyterian church. Preach
ing by Dr.LThompson to Sabbath school at
10 o'clock. mo evening service.
Mr. Green, who went to Portland last
week to be doctored for blindness, returned
home on Tuesday. He was told that he
could not be cured of his blindness.
The agricultural college on Monday re-
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field rifles for the use of the students.
They were issued by Col. Shofner, Adju-
tant Gen. of Oregon.
Workmen are nowremoying the wooden
buildings occupied by J. d. Clark as tin
shop and owned by L. e. Kline, to make
room for the erection of the new brick,
which will he commenced soon.
j. Fl. Lunn, aged about As, of Salem, who
was married last January to Victoria Hol-
mau, aged 10, of that city, has applied for a
divorce to he granted at the next term OF
circuit court for Marion county,
It is stated that as result of the Seattle
fire the Northwestern Insurance company
has levied an assessment of 2G' per cent.
upon it's stockholders. This on it's capital
stock of ss5aOo0 will make an assessment
of $40, 900.
The Seattle fire was a large one, about
100 acres in the business portion of the city
and along the river front being burnt over.
The loss was over $4,000. 900. Relief il
shape of money AMI provisions Is being sent
| to the sufferers there from all cities.
! The Geo. H. Chance, the schooner be-
longing to the Deep Sea fishing company oi
Yaquina, and who lalely started for Sar
| Francisco but was disabled when ninety
miles oat to sea and had to return again,
started out on her voyage on last Sunday,
A fellow passing himself off for one of tn
Drs. Darrin of Portland, has been. ''work
ing'- the people of the Summit and vicinity
of late, SO information has been received
from Mr.. Brodie. With his medicines ano
slick tongue he has taken away few dol
lars from that region.
The ladies' OF the Presbyterian church
give lawn festival at the pleasant resi-
dence of F. NJ. Johnson, Esq, near tn
court house. A grand good time is prom
; ised all who attend The d.licacies of tn
season will be served and the best of musi
provided ALI invited.
! DR.. Thompson delivered the address befor
the Christian Associations of Albany Col
lege Sabbath evening in the opera house tt
an audience of five hundred anil the exer
cises are very highly spoken of by the pa
| pers. The DIR. speaks at the Philomatl
college next Sabbath evening.
Eugene Mcconnell g. Co.. have, never as
serted that they were the leading real es
tate firm in Oregon, but they do claim: as
fact direct that they have sold NOR
farm property in Benton county since Jan
lst. 'S9 than all other competitive agencie
together. This being true they are as rep
resented the leading real estate agents il
said county x.
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