The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-05-05

AhS eAt1S 'NA - 80
to May 18th.
License to wed were granted this
week to Samuel L. Irish and Daisy l..
Burlev.
j. E. Sorbin, of Cascade Locks,
vas in Corvallis this week attending
business matters.
Rev. John A. Chlnd, recently
from Montreal, Canada, will preach in
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning and evening. A welcome
to ALL
1t was reported here last week that
the hotel of r. Grant, Il few miles
south of Newport, had been burned,
but no confirmation of the report
could be obtained. 1t transpires that
the news was correct.
R. L. Gibson, manager for the
Benton County FIGURING Mill Co, :,
WIS in Portland this week to attend
the preliminary examination Of J. Ii.
Haskins, charged with the embezzle-
mcnt of $500 from the company
while acting as its agent in that city.
The regular Sabbath afternoon lee
ture at the college will be delivered
in the chapel at 3 o'clock, by Rev.
Geo. +. Piummer. He has chosen
for his subject, "Shakespeare's Use oi
the Bible" These lectures are al
ways entertaining and instructive and
are open to the public.
The county court has contracted
with Mrs. Higgins, who resides nea,
Monroe, to keep the county poor
She contracts to board them, provide
bedding, do the washing and mendine
and furnish transportation from Cor
wallis, at the rate of So per week, each
1t is estimated that the new arrange
ments will save the county $!6.75 PEI
month on the present number of pau
pers.
The business men of the city tli
week subscribed 500 for the relt
of the Buffin family. The husband il
troubled with asthma and otherwise
afflicted. Mrs. Buffin has been ell
abled by taking in washing to provide
a living, but she is now unable tt
prosecute her endeavors in this di-
rection. The money subscribed i
intended to tile her over her presen
embarrassment when she hopes to re
sumo her rounds with the little re,
wagon.
There was large turnout at th'
monthly meeting of the L. & O. asso
ciation, held in the Evangelical church
last Monday evening, and numbe
of new members were admitted. Th
better enforcement of our existin
laws was thoroughly discussed, an
President Bloss, in an able and effect
i've manner, presented the colleg
view of this question. 1t was the
decided to call mass meeting of til
citizens of Corvallis and vicinity, an
have this matter presented to them il
all its bearings, by President Bios
and other prominent citizens. A
citizens are earnestly invited to b
present.
Washington dispatch, May 2: Or
ders were issued to the treasury OF
ficers, special agents, revenue agent
and others not to arrest unregisterc
Cinnamon after May 5. On that da,
the Geary Chinese law provides thu
ali unregistered Chinese in the Unite
States may be arrested. AS the con
stitutionallty of the Geary act will b
tested before the supreme court Ma
10, it is decided to await its decisio
before ordering wholesale arrests
Up to noon today IA of the 3
Cinnamon of this city registered, an
it is expected that most of the other
will do SO between now and Frida
next, the last day under the Geary ex
clusion act.
AS "Jenison," in the Spy of Getty
burg" Mr.. Willis gives one a splendi
idea of the typical 'white trash" Of tt
south, during the war.
Miss Ora Spangler as Mrs. Mulvey
in the "Spy of Gettysburg" makes the oil
dience, as well as 'Mr. Mulvey," feel tn.
she has ''a mind other own"
A HINT TO GROVER.