The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Hook & Ladder ball March 18th.
Hook & Ladder ball March 10Th.
Hook & Ladder ball March 10Th.
County court is in session this week:
Retiring from business sale at Stocks.
Symphony Glee Club concert Saturday
March l6.
Hair cutting Is cents and shaving lC
cents at 7. q. Cases.
A. J. Ray, of Portland, spent Sunday
with ais parents in this city.
F. L. Miller has recently received large
stock of the latest styles in hats. They are
nobby and no mistake.
''The" whist club met last Saturday night
at Miss Anna Samuels' and enjoyed very
pleasant evening at whist.
Rev. Dorward returned Wednesday from
brief visit to California. Sunday he will
preach at the Baptist church As usual.
Married, Feb 2S, 1895, by Rev. H. j.
Zercher, at Corvallis, c. E. Barrows, OF
Linn Co., and Maggie E. Colvert, of Benton
county.
Prices of admission to thdiadies' band en-
tertainment Saturday evening will be Is
and 25 cents Tickets are now on sale at
Howsll's.
D. R. Vaughn has been offered situation
by railroad company in Michigan. He
left Monday to look over the situation be-
fore accepting it.
II your face has begun to ravel ont. and
your hair has acquired a selvedge edge, call
at Spencer's barber shop and have an opera
tion performed.
Mrs. Sam Wyatt, who has been under
account of severe attack of the grip, is
rapidly improving.
The men of Corvallis will no longer be
allowed monopoly of going on a 'toot. :"
Several ladies of that city have organized a
cornet band. independent.
All parties owing Krausse Brothers at the
settle their accounts at once, as the bu siness
will be discontinued after March llth.
The Symphony Glee Club concert at
the Presbyterian church Saturday evening,
March l6, promises to be one of the most
enjoyable entertainments of the season.
Prof. J. b. Horner was pleased to re.
ceive from the managers of the Columbian
exposition diploma issued by an act Of
Congress for proficient work in Oregon
schools.
There will be a total eclipse of the moon
March 10 IL. Visible entire to North nnd
South America and the Atlantic ocean;
and more or less to Europe, Africa and the
eastern Pacific ocean.
In honor ofsSt. Patrick's day the Corval-
lis Hook & Ladder Company will give
dancing party at their hall Friday evening
March 18th. Tickets will be 81 per
couple; spectators, 25 cents.
The entrance to A. Hodes' store is adorn.
ed OH either side by two handsome tin
signs. They were placed in position last
week, and are an ornament to the street.
The work was done by Mr.. Sickafoose at
the carriage factory.
Miss Elsie Failing, who has been visiting
in Corvallis for the past six weeks the guest
of Miss Amy Plummer, returneds yesterday
TO her home in Portland. She was accom-
panied by Miss Hattie Friendly, who will
remain about week.
The residence of Judge Burnett is being
improved in appearance this week by a
coat of white paint. The judge is the first
one to begin spring housekeeping. and his
example ought to be emulated by every
citizen of the town.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will give a pan
cake social next Saturday evening, March
8, at,the residence of FL. I. French. Warm
cakes will be served from eight to ten
o'clock Price, ten cents.
A. B. Hammond, one Of the recent pur-
chasers of the Oregon Pacific, will reach
Corvallis about the 18th inst. He was pre-.
vented from arriving here on the lst, as he
intended, by urgent business in New
York, which required his personal atten-
tion.
It is expected that the council will tax
some action next Monday night in regard to
the purchase of chemical engine. The
department is in need of additional appa-
ratus and nearly every fireman in town fa-
vors the purchase of Chemical" rather
than steamer.
Prof. J. B. Horner has been reappointed
to membership on the state board of exam
liners. This is deserved appointment and
besides meeting with general approval it in
dicates that Superintendent Irwin appreci-
ates the effiei services rendered by Mr..
Recorder Waters is happy. Heretofore
he has been considerably inconvenienced by
the car in his office being too small to ac-
commodate the increasing number of record
books Now, an addition to the car has
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