The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

suspeuueIS.
Well.dressed men wear Scientific suspen-
ders.i .r.
Swedish Ladies' Quartette next Thursday
night.
E. H., Bennett, of Portland, Sundayed
with relatives in this city.
Social hop Saturday night. Dancers SO
cents; spectators, l5 cents.
Asa Alexander, who has been seriously i'll
for the past ten days, is improving
The New York Racket Store opened for
business this week and is doing rushing
trade.
Prof. j. NJ. Garrison's writing classes are
getting along nicely and are being well at
tended.
J. M. Nolan says his business is better
than it has been for two years. This is a
result of judicious advertising.
There will be preaching at the NJ. e.
chapel, south, Sunday morning at ii and in
the evening at 7 80. All cordially invited.
Scientific suspenders are the only sus-
penders made that perfectly suspend the
trousers and are entirely easy and comforta-
BILE to the wearer.
Jack Mayo. the popula- Oregon Pacific
train dispatcher, has been suffering from Il
severe attack of sore throat during the week,
but is now improving.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the First
Presbyterian church of Corvallis will give
a souvenir social at the residence of Pres.
Bloss next Friday evening.
B..R Cauthorn, of Mexico, Missouri, is
ron visit to his brothers, J. A. Cauthorn,
of this city, and w. L. Cauthorn, of Saver.
He will remain several weeks.
The remainder of Jake Blumberg's gro
Gerry store was moved this week into
small building near his residence on Third
street, where 1t will be closed out.
DIR. Thompson will hold services at the
Oak Ridge Presbyterian church next Sab
bath at 2:30 p. m. Communion, baptism.
and reception of members. A welcome to
all.
About forty ladies attended an afternoon
whist party at the residence of Mrs. j. r.
Bryson last Friday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served and an enjoyable after
noon was spent.
The Marion County delinquent roll is now
being published in the Statesman. 1t oc-
cupies seven columns, contains the names of
about 500 delinquents and the total amount
foots up $4,000.
President Bloss of the Agricultural Col
aege delivered a very able aud interesting
address before the Joint Synods of Oregon
and Washington in session at Portland on
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
During the past ten days the price Of
prunes has advanced a cent and half per
pound and indications are favorable for an
other similar advance before spring. Quo
tations are now in the neighborhood of
cents. .-.
s. n. Wilkins and wife celebrated the
10th anniversary of their wedding on Thurs
day of this week. Though time has wrought
many changes, they are still as devoted to
each other as in the first months of their
welded life. .s...
There is but one locality on the west side
ahead of Corvallis in orchard acreage and
that is New berg. In the vicinity of that
growing little city may be seen l,6GO acres
of trees, very large portion of which is al
ready in bearing.
Last Sunday evening the Baptists organ
lied a Young Peoples Union Miss Lillian
Dorward was elected president; L NJ. Pat
terson, vice president; Miss Casio, secre-
tary; Mrs. w. T. Wiles, cor. secretary;
Mr.. Caste, treasurer, They meet on Sun
day evening at $50. "
Christian church: Services every Sunday
at IL a. m and 7:3O p. M; Sunday school at
10 a. M; Junior Y. P. S. C. e. at p. m,
and Senior Y. P. S. C. E. at $50 D. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:3O p. m,
Choir practice Saturday night. Frank
Abram Powell. pastor.
Services at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath as follows: Public worship at IL
a. m. and 7:3O p. m. Preaching by the
pastor, DR.. Thompson. Sunday school at
10 a. m; Junior Endeavor at 4 p. m; SEN
ior Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. A kind invita-,
tion and cordial welcome to all. . s
The pastors theme at the Baptist church
next Sunday will be Transforming Grace. y
In the evening he will preach the second
sermon in the series on primitive Re-
vivais. God is giving US evidence that He is
"waiting to be gracious" We give well
come to all Come from the east and the
west and the north and the south.
o. NJ. Wheeler and party of thirteen
persons arrived Wednesday evening direct
from Sioux City, Iowa. The party left
home the 2nd of last May with three
teams and travelled the entire distance la
Oregon pioneers, reaching this place in good
health and spirits, having met with no ac-
cidents en- route. Mr. Wheeler is broth
er of Nels H. Wheeler, and was accompa
MED to Corvallis by his two sons, one of