The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-12-05

ents, Miss Lilly Kerr and Mr.. Frank
Bowersox, were united in marriage. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Bower
sox, of Salem, the groom's father. Mr.
and Mrs Bowersox are making thei1
home on farm about nine miles south
east of this city.
| On Saturday afternoon, December I4th
the Ladies Guild, of the Episcopal
church, will conducts fancy linen sale at
the Lvford residence. A large number
of elegant pieces of drawn work will be
on exhibition. Coffee and cake will be
served at ten cents. The public is invit-
ed to call and insr ect the display and
partake of the refreshments.
Miss Mary Cundif, of Albany, will
give one of her pleasing elocutionary
Entertainments at the Opera house on
saturday evening, December I4th, under
the auspices of the ladies OF the order of
Aaccabees. Other features of the enter
Itaintnent will be vocal and instrumental
music, and the Grecian drill by twelve
Iyoung ladies. Full program later.
The Willamette is once more at a
boating stage and river navigation has
been resumed. The steamers Elmore
and Eugene both arrived up the riverthe
first of the week and will each make
senli-weekly trip to this point as long as
the river remains at a floating stage. The
o. R & N Co.'S new steamer Gypsy
will ply on the upper river as far as
Eugene.
| Union services were held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening par
/ lticipated in by the congregations of the
Evangelical, Presbyterian and Congrega-
tional Church Rev. Zercher lead the
service ana DR.. E. J. Thompson preached
la very earnest and eloquent sermon.
Two selections were sung by the Bach
Iquartette and other music was rendered
by chorus of forty voices under the
leadership of Rev. Zircher.
Manager Edwin Stone is back from
San Francisco where he has been for
several weeks looking after business in
terest of the o. c. & E He says his
company is still holding its own but if
the rate war between the o. R. & N. and
the Southern Pacific companies con-
tinues much longer, as it is likely to, the
result will seriously effect the O. c. & E.
Mr. Stone was accompanied by his wife
who will remain here several days.
Geo. U. Piper, of the Oregonian's re-
portoriai staff, made one of his OCCASION
al pilgrimages to Corvallis last week and
worshiped at the shrine of Venus. While
on his way to the home of the object OF
his affectations he met with an unpleas-
ant experience and lost his way i'll the
streets. After enquiring of half-dozen
policemen, and wading knesdeep in mud,
he finally reached his destination in the
lneighborhood of Mary's river bridge.
The Nonatne dancing club held thei1
first session last Friday night. 1t was
one of the most pleasant parties ever Civ
en- in the city. The "ancients" attended
lin force, and their elasticity and merri
lment won the envy-o of the sprigs ane
buds. Many from distance attended
land among them were: Misses Henuion
Mr.. Geo. U. Piper and Chas. Piper, o
Portland; Miss Ora Spang1er, of Oregon
City; Messrs Quinn and Brown, of Alba
my.
!, Last Thursday evening a number o
. Corvallisites attended ball at Indepeil
Il dence, which was given under the ausp:
ices Of Rebeckall lodge of that city. Th'
affair was both social and iuancia
success, the total receipts being $27o
The ball was given in the new G. A. r
i building, recently built for the state G
A. R. enca;npment to be held in Inde
pendence uext spring. Those who at
tended from this city were Mr.. and Mrs
Thos. -Whitehorn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ne
Smith and Mrs. Belle Cosper.
An admirable Thanksgiving program
was rendered at the public school las
: Wednesday evening. The exercises wer
: lheld in Prof Pratt's room, which wa
. pretti1y decorated with evergreeus an
patriotic co1ors. DR.. Thompson an
Frank Abram Powell made short, inter
Il esting speeches. The program Of tt
lpupils was an excellent one and refecte
3 s ,ecial credit upon their instructor. Co
- Wallis may well be proud of her publ
: school, with its corps of intelligent al
faithful instructors.
- Mr.. A. W. Rose leaves shortly for
= Louis, for the purpose of disposing of
- large quantity of dried prunes, the pr
! duct of the orchard of his broteer, D.
Rose. Prune growers will watch wi
interest the result of Mr.. Roses trip.
a will not have a car load of the fru
no hence his freight rate will be 81 20 +
ne hundred pounds. Could he take a'
as load the rate would be 81. 20 per hundr'
* MIR. Rose has an extensive acqualntar
witt, the business men of St Louis, a
en- thinks he will be able to secure good
'ut suits.
- Corvallis will very probab ly have
-; other big football game this month
:. next An aggregation of Stanford
versity students, including the foott
team, the glee club, the mandolin q
er- guitar club, the dramatic association {
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