The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-12-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

A nice fruit farm for rent. Enquire at
this Office.
Wanted, man with team to buy poul-
try. Address Box IA, Corvallis.
If you want good fitting pair CT
trousers, suit or overcoat, go to Cecil the
Tailor.
Prof S. 1. Pratt left Tuesday for Port
land where he will spend the holidays
with his parents.
M. E. Maude, of Monroe precinct, was
in town Monday making extensive
Christmas purchases.
Special meeting of the ladies coffee
club at four o'clock this afternoon. A
full attendance is desired.
The drawing of the leather chair at
Nolan & Callihan, will take place We'd
nesday, jan Ist at 10 o'clock.
Tomorrow night the second series of
the three given by the Noname Dancing
club will occur at the Opera House,
Mrs L. A. Brandes came up from
Portland Tuesday for a few days visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ray She was joined yesterday by her
husband who remained until this noon
when booth returned to their home at
Hillsdale.
Several weeks ago number of young
Corvallisites entered into an agreement
not to shave until after the first of the
year. Last week Lamar one of the
young gentlemen broke his pledge,
claiming that he would rather pay the
penalty for his offense than deny him
self the pleasure of Spencer's delightful
shaves.
Two o. A. c. students were married
at the residence of the BRIDES parents
last Thursday evening, by Squire Hol-
gate. Their names are Elmer c. Ship
ley and Maud L. Fleck. and they left on
the steamer the following morning for
Portland where they viii hereafter reside,
Mr.. Shipley having accepted position
with his uncle who is i'll business in that
city.
The committee appointed to entertain
lat the next regular meeting of the Coffee
Club haye decided to give an informal
card party in the evening, instead of the
usual afternoon social, to which the
members of the club and their gentlemen
friends are expected without further no.
tice. The regular business meeting will
be in the afternoon at q O'Clock, Mon
day, December 5oth.
Married, at the Evangelical parsonage
in this city, December aI, 1895. by Rev.
M. Burlingame, II. Walter Burlingame
and Miss Elizabeth Vanderpoo1, both of
Benton county The bride is the daugh-
ter of Rev. Vanderpool, of Yamhi1l
county. The groom is prosperous young
farmer, the son of Rev. Burlingan1e, of
this city. The happy couple will make
their home on the farm of the groom's
father, known as the old Tom Skipton
place.
DIR. E. B. McElroy has made arrange
ments to plant another prune orchard in
the vicinity of Corvallis in the early
spring. This will be the fourth orchard
he has planted i'll this part of the
country during the past three years.
He also has two other orchards in the
northern part of Benton county The
active interest Mr.. McElroy has taken in
the development of prunes in our part
of the state has had much to do with the
recognition that he has been given our
fruit interest from abroad
Frank Abram Powell gave three lee
lures last week at his church under the
auspices of the A. P. A. The church was
crowded each evening; both believers in
the doctrines he promulg gated and oppon-.
ents, being present. Quite number of
members of the Catholic church listened
to his addresses, and while not asserting
to the speakers remarks, were respect
fnl1y silent. Once or twice disbeliever
In his views arose in response to invita-
tion, and presented the other side of the
case. Mr.. Powell is an interesting speak
-er
Chas. Horning complains that his life
has been endangered several times of
late through the carelessness of persons
VINO come out on the y. T.. q r. track
with rifles for target practice. On vari
Gus occasions these young miscreants
have taken Charles for their target, and
but for their poor workmanship he
would probably be "up with the angels
now" MIR. Horning says that one
morning about two weeks ago while out
in one of the fields adjoining -he college
farm he was shot at and three bullets
struck the ground within radius of
three feet from where he was standing.
He thinks he knows who the young
shooters" are and unless they are more
careful hereafter some of them are likely
to get themselves into trouble.