The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-03-15
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OF the 65 applicants for teachers cestif-
Gates recently examined in Lane county,
2 received frst grade certificates, % second
grade, Is third grade and % failed to pass.
Rev. A. Rogers, the pastor of the Con-
gregational church, now wears smile that
is larger than usual. His wife and daagh.
ter arrived in Corvallis on Saturday last
direct from the east.
The Nebraska press excursion for the
present year will stake in" Oregon and
Washington. There will be sever al carload 8
of the brothers and sisters. They will start
from home about July l.
If the Albany ladies can't get supplied
with millinery goods in that city, they
should come to Corvallis and purchase of
Mrs. J. Mason, who has most excellent
display OF goods in that line.
Miss Allie Lyons, of La Center, w. T.,
was IN Corvallis during the week visiting
Mrs. J. Mason. She was formerly a stu
dent of the Philomath college, and is now
on her return from trip to San Francisco.
Ralston Cox, the enterpising grocer. has
presented the members of Young America
engine company with Rochester burner
lamp to take the place of the old chandc-
lier (which cost $40) that has hung SO long
in the hall of that company's house.
Philomath has two general merchandise
stores, hardware store, drug store,
livery stable. blacksmith shop. millinery
shop, warehouse, college, district school,
and pestofice all in full running order.
Also an empty calaboose and no saloons.
The postal clerk lately appointed to run
on the Oregon Pacific trains has begun his
duties. the first postal car having been at
tached to the trains on last Monday. NJ.
Canterbury is the clerk. It will boz great
Improvement over the old style of carry
ing.
Mrs. ]. Mason, the milliner of Corvallis,
is now receiving the stock of new spring
goods that she lately purchased while in
San Francisco. Her stock consists of all
styles and shapes of hats in the straw goods,
and the trimmings, and of some very elegant
ribbons, veilings. etc.
Lane county will have no more fairs, as
the county agricultural association has di,
banded. They have not made enough money
out of it to pay premiums in full and az
the business men of Eugene would not con-
tribute enough to help them out they con-
cluded the best policy was to have no fair.
The socisble at Rev. Thompson's residence
on Tuesday. given by the young men as a
sort of regard given lately by the young
ladies of the Presbyterian church, was quite
. success The souvenirs were shingles;
and the young men had to do all the work
in arranging the eatabl@s, ETC., but they sue
ceeded in doing so, all the same.
Next Sabbath morning DIR. Thompson
will preach sermon at the Presbyterian
church on the following subject. 'The
Atonement attested by Mans Experience. y
In the evening the sermon will be "a Sc.
quel to the Sermon of Last Sabbath Eve
ming" The service of praise will begin at
7:l5 p. m. Books for all and cordial
welcome to everyone.
Allen Parker, of Oneatta, John Sap, of
Alsea. Mr.. Birkil of the Yaquina country,
e. C. Pentland, of the Independence West
Side. s. Center, Alfred Stanton, Sam. Lo-
gan, L Hume, of Yaquina, J. R. Fehler.
of Oakgrove, Sam. Beck, Of Portland, and
Elder ]. M. Dick, of Lafayette, were no.
ticed as being iu the city during he past
week.
Nineteen large stones, eleven of which
are as long as the front entrance of the new
court house is wide, arrived here on, Wed
nesday from san Francisco. They are to be
thickness being about eight inches and
width about sixteen. When placed in po.
sition they will be very solid, but will only
compare with the rest of the building.
Eugene thinks it will soon have a starch
factory. A gentleman of means was there
from New York last week looking oyer the
country says there is frst-class opening
there for such factory, and that as soon as
he can sell his property in New York, he
and another gentleman, who owns an sxten.
sive starch factory, will come out there and
establish afactory at once. He says he
visited several places in the state but thinks
Eugene is the most desirable.
Six shaves for 81 at j. S. Moore's.
Tickets good for shave, haircut, shampoo,
OF bath.