The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-02-12

| COl. keiSaY and ). /. jeitreVS are
attending court at The Dalles repre-
senting the interests of the Brien heirs
rs. Joseph and w. ]. Beezley, the
bondsmen of J. A. Hughes, admins
traitor of John Nc. P. Brien's estate.
Nolan is having some inside repair
ing done in his store and making
room for the reception of new and
J increased stock of goods for the spring
season. Nolan knows what he is do
ing, and he will work up a big spring
trade.
DR.. J. r. Bailey, of Newport, has
been awarded the sum of one hundred
dollars for damages sustained while
allghtlng from car of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway Company last June
at Portland. The doctor sued for
| $4,000.
The chemical department has been
moved into the new bnilding and fur
n!shed with the best of modern appar-
atus and equipments to insure success
ful and profitable work. The former
room will be converted into a physical
laboratory.
Mrs. e. Woodward, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, is reported
to be slowly convalescing. Mrs. Mary
Alphin has also been very sick the past
week but her condition is not considered
serious. The rest Of our sick people
are improving.
Mrs. Damewood, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Mccullough,
started for her home at Cottage Grove
yesterday. Mrs. -McCullough's many
friends here are in great hopes that the
result of the change will prove benef-
cial to her health.
If You want beautiful granite mon
umellt set up brfore next Decoration
day order at once before the quarries
close for the winter. Drop a postal
card to E. W. Achison & Co., at AL
bany, Or, and they will call on you
and show you samples and lowest
prices.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church are preparing to give New
England supper and entertainment at
Fishers brick, in the room formerly
occupied by ]. M. Nolan's store on
Washington's birthday. Preparations
for good time are being made.
The schedule of the steamer Hoag
has been changed. Hereafter she will
make the trip from Portland to Inde-
pendence every Monday. Tuesday
morning she leaves there for Corvallis
and on Wednesday she returns. to
Salem and lays there until Thursday
morning, when she will go to Portland.
The Corvallis Marine band is UP and
doing with the usual enterprise: The
boys are making preparations to give
future, and our people will encourage
them in their efforts. This band, if
literally assisted, is sure to become one
of the leading musical organizations
in the state.
Now that the holidays are over and
matters are settling into their accustom-
ed channels, it will be well to remember
that when YOU want anything in the
line of watches, jewelry, silverware and
plated ware, the best place to look for it
is at Ed. Greffoz's store where there is
fine and complete assortment of
everything of that kind at prices that
defy competition.
Messrs. 7. J. Creighton, S. A.
Hemphill, Thomas Samuels, John Len
ger, II. G. Davis, M. l.. Doris and
A. W. Bowersox went down to Nc
Minnvile the other evening in ac-
acknowledgement of an invitation of En- !
campment ]. .. o. F. of that place to /
assist in initiating fifteen new members
into the Encampment.
The chapel car Evangel has been
holding at the Southern Pacific depot
in this city during the entire week, and
every evening the conductor" Rev.
&. G. Wheeler, has preached an inter-
ssting sermon to large and appreciative
There will be the
usual services in the car next Sunday,
to which all are cordially invited.
Gospel on wheels is rare sight, and
We trust that it will do much good.
An interesting programme for the
armers' institute, prepared under the
auspices of the agricultural college,
will be unfolded at Forest Grove next
Friday. Profs. H. I. French, F.
Berchtold, Mr.. Shipley and Wallis
Nash, from this city, will take part.
The discussions attending these insti-
;utes are always instructive and inter-
osting, and the meetings should be
veil attended and encouraged by our
farmers.
Not long since Mrs E. w. Allen a
member Of the ladies board of man
lgers of the worlds fair was here and
local society for the cooper
ttion with said board and the represen-
alton of womans work at the Colum-
Dian Exposition. The society met at
Mrs. Burnett's last Wednesday and de-
'lded to accept the offer of a room in
he county court house where they will
meet the first Wednesday in each
month.
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