The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

California.
Professor J. B. Horner and w. E. Yates
returned Sunday from brief business trip
to the metropolis.
Mrs. D. c. Rosebrook WAS passenger on
Mondays train for Portland, where she goes
to join her husband who holds enviable
position in Portland's musical world.
U. B. Vogie has just received complete
set of trial lenses, and can fit the eye with
the finest lenses made at very reasonable
prices, with choice of frames from 25cts to
$3.50.
The bill for this evening at the opera
house will consist of the charming comedi-
eta in one act, My Uncie's Will, followed
by Augustin Daly's beautiful comedy
drama, Frou Frou.
Monday morning Cal Hutton left for Sa-
lem in reply to telegram Offering him a
permanent situation. Cal has the reputa-
tion of being one of the best mechanics In
the state, and will undoubtedly give perfect
satisfaction in his new location.
Fred Nelson and wife moved to McMinn-
willie this week, where they will reside in
the future. During their residence III Cor
wallis, Mr.. Nelson and his estimabe wife
have made many warm friends who will ex-
ceedinsly regret their change of residence.
Due to a severe cold, Miss Maud Brsnne
man was compelled to absent herself from
the school room last Monday, much to the
disappointment of her pupils who have be-
come very much attached to their fair in
structress A majority of them are unwilling
to admit that anyone else can Gil her place.
Since the interstate exposition closed at
Tacoma the large exhibit of vehicles made
there by the Coast Carriage and Wagon
Company has remained in Tacoma on exhibi-
tion. I. D. Burg returned from that city
this week, having, while absent, reshipped
to Corvallis the few rigs remaining unsold.
Next Tuesday evening DR.. Rowland Grant
will deliver his popular lecture Life as an
Art" at the opera house. Reserved seats
arc now on sale at Howslps jewelry store,
at 25 cents. Read the press comments in
another column. A select orchestra of the
best talent of the city will furnish music for
the occasion.
The Pacific railroads have made the west
ern coast of Mexico and Central America
almost an unknown land. In Down the
West Coast" in the February Harpcr's,
Charles F. Lummis will describe the months
journey by water from San Francisco to
Callao, Peru, with its frequent steps and
changing of scenery, climate, and
manner of living. al
With this issue the date of publication
has been changed from Friday to Thursday.
The GAZETTE takes this action for the ben
fit of county subscribers living in localities
where mail facilities are somewhat meager.
Friday is really much more convenient day
for publication than Thursday, but as the
change will be an accommodation to many of
our readers, we gladly accommodate our
selves to them. II
The stellar dramatic attraction of the
season will most assuredly be given at the
opera house this evening by the talented
sisters, Misses Charlotte. Essie and Minnie
Tittell. supported by their efficient COM
pany. This is the first season these three
ladies have travelled together, and judging
from the verbose encomiums of the press.
the combination has been happy one, Tor
every performance given by this excellent
company has been to standing room only,
The body of Solomon Scott, an old Indian,
who has been missing since the first, was
found on the fifth. The body was found
near the Alsea settlement, face turn ed do n
ward, and his flour which he was carrying
was destroyed by hogs. He was returning
from the agency, where he went to get his
issue. The suppositiou is that he got tired
and fell down with his load on head, or
tainted. 1t stormed all that tnight.-Linco!n
Leader. a
s'The" whist club held its resn'ai BIZ
weekly meeting Saturday evening at the
residence Miss Ocie Avery. Ntaily the
entire clubs membe ,b was present and
all were in an uuuSuaily happy spirit,
due largely to the hospitality of the charm.
ing hostess and the generous supply of
dainty refreshments which IL wi ed.
Shortly before midnight the club adjourned,
to meet next at the home of Miss Bertha
Davis.
Judge Burnett added fresh laurels to his
reputation as public speaker last Sunday,
when he delivered an eloquent AID scholarly
address ON the subject Of 'Orators and
Oratory" before large and attentive aud
fence at the college chapel. This one
Of series of lectures inaugurated by the
faculty early in the fall, which We grown
in popular favor and are wei attended.
They afford pleasant and profitable diver
sion for both studens and citizens, as the
lectures cover a variety of topics.
''The Origin and Development of Reli-
gion" was the subject of an interesting
course of lectures just concluded at the old
college chapel under the auspices the
Agassiz society. The lectures were deliv-
cred by DR.. G. o. Rogers, of Forest Grove,
who is O scientist of marked attainments.
In the treatment of his subject, Mr.. Rogers
advanced many ideas that were new to his
hearers and which were not in harmony with
the views entertained by a majority of his
listeners, still from scientific and historical
standpoint, the lectures were interesting
and instructive to all, and furnished the
audience much food for careful thought and