The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Leo Stock returned Wednesday from
brisf business trip to the bay.
Ira Nelson came up from McMinnville
Tuesday morning. returning the following
day.
Mrs. Fl. B. Plummer, wife of Polk
county's sheriff, is visiting:her sister, Mrs.
Wm. Bogue, this week.
Christmas services at the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath. Sabbath school
Christmas entertainment OH Monday even
ing.
A ladys silk umbrella with crooked
wooden handle, left at postoffice recently,
can be had by calling st this cflics, proving
property and paying for this notice
We understand that DR.. Hayes the osie-
brated and popular specialist will shortly
open an Office in this city His friend,
Count Sine Famil;e may spend the winter
10 Corvallis.
C. C. Gragg of Eastern Washington and
Miss Una n. Psrrin Of Monroe precinct
were married last Thursday evening. Squire
Wilson officiating. Hereafter they will re-
side near Monoe.
Through Chief Whisehorn, an urgent in
yitation is extended the firemen of Corvai-
lis to attend grand ball at Albany Mon
day evening, Dec 81, under the auspices OF
the Albany fire department.
Raw. w. S. Gilbert, of Eugene, has
received the sad intelligence of the
recent sudden death from typhoid fever, of
his brother Edward, at DAYTON, Ohio whore
he was extensively engaged i'll the coal
business.
The pupils ,attending Miss Ida Rays
Kindergarten are to have Christmas tree
aad other interesting exercises at the room
in tbs old Collsge tomorrow afternoon Mt
three o'clock. all persons interested in this
work are cordially invited to be present.
When Rossini composed his grand over
ture "Barber OF Seville" the world won
dered at his genius. It is said he once told
confidential friend that he received inspir-
alton frem being shaved by the BARRIERS OF
Corvallis. :" Spencer & Case.
Rev. E. R. Prichard, who has besn the
successful pastor of the First Presby terian
church of Albany during the past nine years,
hiss resigned to accept call to the Presby.
terian church at Puyallup, Wash. He ex-
pocts to enter upon his new field of labor
early in january.
James Gibson, now attending
ll.s Sortlaud Law School. Donald Wood :
ward, student Of the Portland Business
College, and Ed Il. Bryson and Julian N.
AicFadden, students of the University of
Oregon, will all be homo tomorrow to
spend their holiday vacation.
The masquerade ball on Tuesday night
will be the event of the season. A feature
of the occasion will be q musical concert led
by Prot. d. G. Rosenrook, lasting from
eight until nine o'clock, at which hour the
grand march of the sublime and ridiculous
will begin. Th~re is plenty of fun and
dancing room for all.
A Hodes now occupies his commodious
nav store building two doors south of the
GAZETTE office, where headquarters for
groceries have been established. By con-
sulting his announcement in another column
you will note that he has the most COM
plete and best selected stock of staple and
fancy groceries ever offsred { in Benton
county.
Difficulties in Ungrad:d Schools" is the
- xuhio1, roy D6ap "a
Holm has been requested to prepare for
dsiitery before the State Teachers Associa
ton which convenes in Portland the 26th
inst As Mr.. Holm IL an experienced
teacher and close obssrver,k there is nc
doubt that his paper viii suggest many new
ideas for careful consideration.
The commodious new school building in
district No. 96, built last aummer at ex.
pense of several hundred dollars, was en- g.
tirely destroyed by FIRE last Monday. Thi.
district is located about four miles northwest
of Monroe in the Belknap neighborhood
The directors are fortunate in having S3O(
of insurance placed last summer with w
H. Hairless, special agent OF the State.
It sesms that Mrs. E. L. Holcomh, ne,
E. A. Saunders, selected her second hfe
partner on account of his feet. This mat.
ter has since assumed society rage IL
the Long Tom country, even at socia
gatherings, to such an extent that ladie
are masked and selected as partners with
reference TO their feet instead of thei
faces. Truly, the Long Toners are i'm
itative people.
Prof E. r. Lake appears to enjoy some
familiarity with the Sioux langua2e-s
least tliNs is the fair deduction from the fac
that the big prune farm OF the Corvallis ane
Benton county prnne company has beer
named "Pruneota, the sword ''ota" being
Sioux word meaning many. 1t is an orig
inal combination. an euphoneous word ant
most appropriate name for the larges
pruna orchard in the state.-Rural North
vest
At one o'clock tomorrow, Sheriff Osburl
viii for the ninth time offer the Oregon Pa
cifc properties for sale. Some say no bid
dars will be present, while others maintain
thas bidding will be spirited, aud that goo.