The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Asa Alexander was in Salem this week
attending the state assessors convention,
which convened Monday afternoon.
Rev. FL j. Zercher, of Salem, will con.
duct services next Sunday morning and
evening at the Congregational church.
So proficient in the art of shaving and
hair Routing have Spencer & Case become,
that they can now successfully remove the
whiskers from old jokes, without pain or
loss of blood.
Cam Hemphiil, who has been travelling
in the east since August last, returned to
Corvallis Saturday. Most of his time was
spent in the middle states, although he was
as far east as Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
and Niagara Falls.
Prof. j. B. Horner delivered a lecture
last Sunday evening before the Drain Nor
NAL School. The professor is a foroible
and altogether pleasing speaker and the
large audience that greeted him must have
been amply rewarded for their attendance.
The meetings at the Baptist tabernacle
are intensely interesting. Precious souls
are converted every night. Last night 10
arose for prayers and the house was
crowded Strange faces every night.
Rev. Parker is very forcible preacher.
Next week Rev. NJ. l. Rugg, of Salem,
will be with us again. Next week, by
Gods help, we expect to 'push the battle.
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ment gospel.
E. Diddams and J. NJ. Maxfeld, who
have been visiting the latter's brother, A.
M Maxfeld, during the past month, and
looking over the county with view to
locating. left Monday on their return to Le
Roy, Minnesota. Both are highly pleased
with Corvallis and vicinity and will proba-
bly, return in the spring and locate perma-
nsntly. They are enterprisng, well-to-do
gentlemen and will be valuable additions to
the sturdy yoemanry of Benton county.
Thanks to Postmaster johnson, Corvallis
now has the neatest postof1ice in the state.
new Waterbury clock now occupies a
prominent place Immediately above the de-
livery window. 1t is beauty and ticks
off the exact government time, which is re-
ceived daily from Portland by wire,
with faithful regularity. For the further
convenience of the public, improvements
have been made, SO that hereafter those
having boxes will be enabled to get their
mail ct all times of the day or night.
The annual meeting of the Benton
County Bible. Society occurs at the opera
house next Sabbath evening at 7:30. 1t
will be a union service of the churches of
the city and short addresses from the pas.
tors and prominent laymen may be ex-
pected. Everyone is invited. Please
bring Gospel Hymns No. 5, and join in tho
service of song which Will be led by the
orchestras from the churches. Prof. j. B.
Horner, the president of the society, will
spare effort to make this occasion one
of great interest to all. The business
meeting of the society will be held at tho
Presbyterian church on Saturday evening at
7:30.
Messrs. Walter and VIM. Kisor, of Phi
lomath. arrived in this place last Saturday.
The latter will assume the duties of mail
carrier on the Toledo Siletz mail route,
Charley Miller quitting the job.-Leader
Pelot Felix, an Indian, boarded the
train last Monday morning for Yakima,
Wash, but before the train left he ran
against snag, in the form of warrant for
his arrest in the hands of Constable Rhule.
It seems that he was owing parties In
town and was not inclined to pay, but.
nevertheless, he changed his mind and
marched up to Squire Halls office and dug
up like a little man. After which, he
walked up to Summit that evening to take
the train next morning and try his luck for
Yakima again.-Lsader.
This is no fish story. G. II. Pearse, &C.
companied by Jack Hall, went fishing
Monday afternoon in the head waters of
the Yaquina, near Nashville. and on return
ing to town the following day, claimed to
have caught 80 large salmon trout. That
he caught one fish we are certain, for he
left at the GAZETTE sanctum a most mag
niticent specimen of the finny tribe weigh
ing nearly two pounds; but of the 20 others
we know nothing. Nor are we able to
state whether or not tho bait was carried
in bottle or demijohn or if silver or an
ordinary steel hook was used. However,
in case the editor is always substantially
remembered, it is TO be sincerely hoped that
similar fishing trips will be frequent occur
rences.
An entertainment and social is to be
given Friday evening, Dec. 3lst, at 7
o'clock by the Barclay school, under the
supervision of their teacher, Mrs. May
Nelms. There will be short but we'll
arranged literary and musical program, fol,
lowed by supper. and all who attend are
promised an enjoyable evening. A novel
feature of the entertainment will be the
sale of ladies' feet to the highest bidder.
Perhaps, ordinarily, a lady's pedal extrem.
tiles would not be very salable commod-
ity, but in this instance, it will be different;
the purchaser will be entitled to escort the
oe tba feat hos 20