The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
VIM. NJ Hoag is in Albany this week.

VIM. M. Hoag is in Albany this week.
Frank Conovor returned Wednesday from
a short business trip to Portland.
w. E. Yates was called to Kings Valley
Monday on important legal business.
Governor Psnnoyer's son, Horace, died a,
willamette College last Saturday from
typhoid fever.
Last week Miss Anna Denman received
er's state life diploma.
The United States district court convsnes
at Portland next Tuesday, and N. P
Briggs, of this city has been drawn as a
juror.
Frank Williamson is back in Corvallis
after several weeks absence in California.
He says business is better here than in any
town he visited.
Mrs. Phoebe Woodford left for Albany
Monday where she will be employed for
several weeks as stsnographer in the law
office of Wallis Nash
s. L. Kline is sending 200 little booklets
this week to his patrons. They contain a
wonderful offer which, if taken advantage
of will be profitable to all.
Wednesday A. J. Williams, assignee of
J. M. Kitsou, filed his inventory and ap,
praisement of the estate. 1t shows assets
$l3, ,4l0 and liabilities $l4,79O.
w. G. Nash's choral class is requested to
meet this evening at o'clock instead of at
7:30, on account of the students dance
which takes place at the opera house the
same evening beginning at 0 o'clock.
Phillip &. Williamson and Miss Maud S.
Shivley were married at 2 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon, Justice E. E. Wilson officia-
ting. The contracting parties are both resi-
dents of Fairmount precinct and are highly
esteemed.
A gentleman from Phlladelphia called at
Nolan's this week an purchaped pair of
rubbers, and was wonderfully surprised to
:. find he was charged only IS cents. In Penn.
sylvsnia, he said, they would cost at least
one dollar.
Mrs. w. I. Hoffman received wire from
her daughter, Maud, last Saturday, stating
that she had just arrived at New York
The steamer had Encountered severe gales
and headwinds and arrived in port several
days overdue.
DR.. Edmund Cobbe, representing the John
E. Potter publishing house, of Philadelphia,
was In the city couple of days this week.
He 10 advocating change in school books
and is hopeful of securing the contract for
furnishing portion of them.
The Christmas number of Harper's Mapa.
zine comes in a cover printed in colors from
spscial design, and is unusually strong in
artistic features. More than one hundred
pictures, signed by well known names, illus
trste its stories. poems and general articles.
M. j. Kitson has made an assignment of
his property to A. j. Williams, of Philomath.
His action was cansed by a suit recently in
stituted by Mr.. Dixon. of Philomath. The
property assigned, however, does not In
clude the farm which belongs to Mrs. Kit
son.
Frank Anrys and Carl Denton, represent.
ing the wellknown music house of Wiley
B. Allen & Co.. were in town last week and
made an interesting exhibit of pianos and
orgAns. Mr.. Anrys expects to return after
the holidays and establish a permanent
business.
Mrs Hannah c. Gibheard, who had been
seriously ill for several weeks died last Mon
day at the home of her son, one milo south
of town. The funeral took place Wedues.
day afternoon from the family residence,
d the remains were inferred in Crystal
Lake cemetery.
A. B. Newton, of Philomath, gaddened
the GAzEsTE force the day before Thanks
giving by leaving two large silver dollars for
years subscription. But for Mr. Newton g
timely arrival we might have been compelled
to eat crow instead oi Turkey for Thanks
giving dinner.
The sixty acre tract in the ol6 Fridley
donation land claim owned by w. S. Nc
Fadden and Mrs. j. B. Lee. has been plated
and is to be placed on the market. 1t is
slightly, well located, and is perhaps the
best residence property to be had in the
vicinity of Corvallis.
Hon c. A. Selbrede, representative-eIec
from Douglas county, and prominent at
torney of Roseburg, made the GAZETTE offic,
pleasant call last Saturday. He is men
toned by Salem paper as a prob,ble can
didats for speaker Of the next house al tn,
coming session of the, Legislature.
A. b. Hammond, of the firm of Bonnie,
and Hammond of Montana, has been engag
ed inspecting the Oregon Pacific during this
week. Mr.. Bonner will arrive today from
New York, and will meet Mr.. Hammont
in Portland, where, it is said, conference,
will be had relative to the purchase Of th
Oregon Pacific
A jolly good time is promised all thos
who attend Young Americas masque bal
Christmas eve. The committee of arrange
ment are sparing pains or expense t.
make it grand affair, and their successe
in the past are sufficient guarantee tha