The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-05-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Miss Lizzie Bayley, Of Newport, visited
her sister Mrs. Jesse Wiley, this week.
w. E. Dunn, representing Valentine,
Goldsmith & Co., of Portland, waa in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Why don't you wear clothes that fit?
Cecil builds them to order and guarantees a
fit at the lowest possible cost.
Hon. G. w. Roby, chairman of the Port
land school board, will lecture at the col
legs chapel next Friday evening.
A few friends were entertained Saturday
from to p m. by Mrs. r. J.. Wilson. in
honor of Miss Stearns, of Duluth, MINI.
Bishop A. W. Wilson of Baltimore will
preside at the next annual conference of the
M. E. Church (South) TO be held in Oak
land, Or, August 9th.
Rev. Dr. Gwynne, of Salem. will preach
at the Presbyterian church of this city next
Sabbath. morning and evening, and at the
Oak Ridge church, in the afternoon.
Deputy County Clerk A. Carliie and Miss
Ocie Avery are now engaged in copying the
1894 delinquent roll. They expect to have
it ready to turn yer to the sheriff by june
10th.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church will give an ice cream and strawberry
festival at the church on Wednesday evening,
June 5th. Ample supplies and good walters
assured.
Monday a marriage license was issued
authorizing the marriage of Hoyt Fl. Wilson
and Miss Eliza A. DAVIS The contracting
parties reside in Paramount precinct near
Albany.
Mrs. Milton Howell, living near Monroe,
was dangerously ILL., DIR. Farra was called
late Tuesday night for cunsultation by the
attending physician in the case, and the
patient is now improving
Since the election It has leaked out that
Spencer's defeat was due to lack of support
from a number OF his friends, who, realiz-
ing that he was the best barber in town, were
anxious that he should keep on shaving.
Through the columns of the GAZETTE, Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Wells wish to tender their
sincere thanks to the friends who SO kindly
aided and assisted them during the sickness
and burial of their late beloved son, Otto.
County Clerk Hunter has received official
information from the Oregon City land office
that lands of the Siietz reservation, not
otherwise appropriated, will be thrown open
for settlement at noon Thursday, July 25th.
j. W. Stewart leaves this week for Prime.
vile via the .Santiam route. He expects to
encounter considerable snow on the noun
tains, but as he goes on horseback he doubt
less will be able to get through without
delay.
Prof. Fl. T. French and wife, and Lewis
F. Wilson and wife, were passengers to
Oregon City. Monday. They were delegates
from Corvallis Grange to the state grange,
which is in session this week at the city by
the falls.
Potatoes, crep of 1895, grown by o. w.
Beckwith in this city, were served for din
ner at his horne last Thursday. They were
planted in Februarysand are of the "Esrly
Six Weeks" variety, the seed having been
sent to Mr.. Beckwith from his brother in
the east
w. P. Ready returned to Portland. Fri
day, and intends going to his mine near
Baker City, this week. This mine Is gold
bearing property, and will be put in opera.
tion at once. Specimens of the quartz,
which assays $50 per ton, were exhibited
here last week.
Miss Ollie Thompson returned last Satur-
day, after an absence of ten months with
the Aamold Concert Company. After a
short rest of three weeks at his ranch in
Clatsop county. Herr Aamold will make a
brist tour Of the Northwest and will be ac-
companied by Miss Thompson.
A lengthy communication designed for
publication in this issue of this paper was
received by mail yesterday noon. Besides
reaching US too late for setting up, the arti-
Gle bore only the signature, "A. P. Al
This is insufficient. A communication de-
signed for publication in this paper must in
variably be signed by its author.
Mr.. Theo. Mayer, Of Helena, Mont, aud
Miss Zalia Taylor, of Philomath, were united
in marriage at the Christina church of Hsls.
ma, Mont, Thursday evening May 10Th,
the Rev Struter officiating The contract
ing parties became acquainted at Waterloo.
some three years ago, and siacs that time
have cultivated one another's acquaintance
by letter.
Pref. s. I. Pratt is in receipt of letter
from relatives living in Southern Michigan.
stating that reports have been greatly exag-
gsrated regarding the damage to fruit and
other crops from the recent cold wave.
With the exception of causing nearly to-
tai loss of the grape crop. the damage from
the storm will amount to very little.
"A party of four to-be-g gold diggers left
Corvallis last week with wagon and team
for the Althoase district in Josephine ooun-
ty, Their names are G. H. Pearse, Grover
Hedrick. S. D. Hughes and William Bogus,
and as thew are well supplied with camping