The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-05-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Colonel Burgh. wife and daughter ar
ILL.,
Miss Anna Samus!s leaves today on an ex-
tended visit among friends in Portland and
Oregon City.
Communion service next Sunday at the
Congregational church, together with bap.
tisms and reception of members
Quarterly communion and baptism SER
vice at the Presbyterian church next Sal
b,th morning No evening service. En-
dsavor societies at the usual hours.
1t is only short time until eleetion-iess
than three weeks After that Spencer ex-
poets to retire from business. In the mean
time you should have your whlskers mani
cured at his tonsorial emporium.
MIR. John Som,r formerly of this city,
but now of the law firm of Blackburn q
5. mers, Albany, and Miss Lizzie Donaca,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ". B. Donaca, OF
lebanon, were married at the residence OF
the brides's parents on Su day, April 2lst.
The Baptist pastor is back from his Soda
willie trip, somewhat improved. His wife
enjayed the trip greatly. The pastor will
preach in the morning about '.(soti's Church
Doing Gods Work" In the evening he
will treat of christianity versus 1utidel-
ity."
The thres O. A c. cadet companies will
have competitive drill on the college
cam jus next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
There will he considerable rivalry in the
contest as the winners will be the color
company during the balance of the present
scholastic year.
A sensational Portland paper publishes a
column article c. ncerning people well known
in Corvallis. There.seems to he little foun-
dation for the undesired notoriety. At any
rate the GAZETTE does not aim at becom
ing q sensational paper and refrains from re
publishing the scandalous article.
Euseue I. Wood anil Miss Frances l..
Davis were married last Saturday afternoon
at the residence of the grooin's brother, III
Corvallis, by the Rev. Fl. j. Zercher. The
groom Is q sou of Hiram Wood, of Biol
pett valley, and the bride has been u resi-
dent of Phiiomath for many years.
M. A. B, Hammond was in town over
Sunday. he was accompanied by Nj. j.
Connell, of Butte, Mont, proprietor OF the
Connell Mercantile Co., and other large in
terests in Montana Mr. Council is an OLD
friend and fartaer of Mr. Hammond, and it
is rumored that he will be-, interested with
him in his Oregon enterprises.
The fU neral of the late John Campbell
will occur today at the opera house at
o'clock, Rev. F. A. Powell officiating. The
remains will arrive on No. today accom-
panied by Odd Fellows from Newport, OF
which lodge the deceased a member.
After the SERVICE the remains will be con-
veyed by special traia to the Newton ceme
tery for intermsnt Here the ceremonies
will be conducted under the auspices OF the
Maccabess of A,i,amy tent of which organi-
cation the deceased was commander ut the
time of his death.
Attention is called TO the advertis sment
of S. E. Young, of Albany, which appears
in another column. Mr.. Young carries one
of the largest aud best selected lines of
ladies' dress aud fancy goods to be found
anywhere in the state, and by courteous
treatment and judicious advertising. has
bailt up wonderfully large trade. Many
of his best customers are residents of Ben
ton county, and for the purpose of further
extending his business among Corvallisites
Mr. Young has placed an ad with the GA
zETTE. Note the prices he quotes.
Tuesday morning. at the residence of his
son-in-law, O. v. Hurt, Geo. M, Starr,
aged 70 years, breathed his last. Although
advanced in years, Mr.. Starr had always
enjoyed the best of health until about a
year ago when he met with serious accr-
dent near Philomath by being struck by an
Oregon Pacific train. From the shock and
injuries sustained at that TINA he had never
recovered aud to the accident IS directly
attributed the cause of his death. Mr.
Starr was an cid resident of Benton county
and was we'll known. He leaves widow
and several grown up children to mourn his
loss The interment occurred yesterday at
the Bellfountain cemetery.
Sunday night the Salvation Army meet!
ings was disturbed by number of young
stsrs who are old enough to know better
Monday morning one of the officers of th
army called on Justice Wilson, and wanted
one of the boys, against whom he had posi-
tive evidence, arrested. His honor, how
ever, was somewhat loath to cause thu
young mans arrest, and suggested to th
lieutenant, who made the complaint, that h
send the cuprit up to his office, when tn
court would instruct him in regard TO tn
law governing such matters. The youni
man came, and Judge Wilson gave hin
some wholesome advice and, among othe
things, stated that if the offence was repeat
ed arrests would surely follow. The lee
ture had salutary effect. and solem
promise was had from the disturber to tn
effect that hereafter he would conduct him
self in = gentlemanly manner.
Hair cutting Is cents and shaving l
cents at T. Z. Cases.