The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Supt Holm returned Wednesday from a
business trip to Elk City and Toledo.
Extra copies of the college edition of the
GAZETTE can be had for five cents each.
Send one to your friends.
There will be preaching at the old college
chapel next Sunday at l a. IN. and at 1870
p. m., Rev, P. A. Moses, pastor.
Picking was finished in the thirty acre
hop yard of S. N Lilly last Sunday. The
total yield is about Is, 600 pounds.
Corvallis Grange No. 242. P. of H. will
hold its regular meeting next Saturday, Sept.
29th. at l:3O D. m MOSES CRAIG, Master.
Mrs. w. T. Hoffman has been quite i'll
from severe attack of nervous prostration,
but is now Improving under the care of DR..
C. Ii. Lee.
Rallying day at the Presbyterian church
Sabbath school next Sabbath morning. An
interesting program has been prepared for
the occasion.
Rev. I'll. Gould has been retained as pas
tor of the Methodist church of this city. His
pastorate already covers peoiod of three
successful years in our midst.
s. G. Irwin, the rustling real es-
tate man of Newport, and wife
are visiting friends in this city
on their way home from the state fair
NH. Kriebel left large, luscious Bart.
lett pear on our table this week, which he
raised on the back porch of farm house
near town during the absence of the land
lady.
w. T. Hoffman has secured a contract for
raising repairing and huilding an addition
to the residence of E. Maude. who lives near
Monroe. The Improvements will cost about
$3.50.
Among the persons who have recently
moved to Corvallis for the purpose of taking
advantage of our excellent school facilities,
are Mrs. c. H. Trask and family, of Cascade
Locks.
The old dwelling on the Green B. Smith
ranch, four miles south of town, is under
going extensive repairs. When completed
the residence will domicile j. o. Wilson
and family.
The attendance at the public school is
steadily increasing. Prof. Pratt informs
us that up to Wednesday night 3l9 pupils
had been enrolled. This is an lncreas of IS
in two weeks.
Fifty people visited the fruit dryer at
Hugh FInley's farm last Sunday. The evap-
orator will be in operation for several days
yet, and everyone interested in prune rails,
ing should visit it.
Rock Bryson and A. M. Weaver covered
themselves with glory last Sunday by rid
ing to Eugene, distance of 43 miles, in
two hours and fifty minutes, thus breaking
all previous records.
Prof G. A. Stanley, who has been in Cor.
wallis on an extended visit with his sister,
Mrs. w. w. Bristow, left this week to re.
sumo his position as teacher in one of the
public schools of Tacoma.
A sample of hops from the Hairless yard,
near Philomath, was left at this office dur.
ing the week by James Hays, who says he
picked the smallest ones in the yard. Some
of the hops measured over three inches in
length.
The steamer Homer arrived at Yaquina
Tuesday, only 49 hours out from San Fran
cisco. After discharging It's tons of freight
for valley merchants, she took on a full
cargo of grain and sailed yesterday for her
home port.
While transferring some heavy freight one
day last week, John Lenger fell against the
end gate of the express wagon in such man.
ner as to break one of his ribs. He has been
laid up since for repairs, and Mlllard Hays
now drives the wagon.
Prof s. l. Pratt is in receipt of letter
from President Chapman, of the State Uni
versity, informing him that graduates of the
Corvallis Schools will be admitted to that
institution without examination, upon pres
entation of their diplomas.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church have postponed their o'clock tea
until Tuesday evening, October End. AS
this is the opening social given by the Ia
dies of this church good attendance Is ex-
pected Admission Is cents.
q. H. Davis & Go. have received payment
in full for the loss recently sustained by fire
from falling lamp. The insurance was
written in the London, Liverpool & Globe,
M. s. Woodcock agent, and the Hartford,
of which J. Fred Yates is agent.
People who attended the state fair this
year noticed that the evhibit of sheep was
unusually small. In the past. this industry
afforded one of the most interesting features
of the fair. The effect of free wool on the
sheep business is plainly apparent.
While wiring the Masonic hall for the