The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

DeMoss famiiy's great musica.
treat at the Opera House Saturtln,
evening, November {.
Several 'CorvalIisites drove out
to Philomath Wednesday evening
to hear DIR. Driver speak.
Mrs. a. w. Bowersox returned
Friday last ON Wheatiand, Yam
hill county, after Ill ext nded visit
among relatives.
A number ui Corvallis whee!
men rode over 10 Albany Wednes
day night to take part i'll il SIC.
Kinley bicycle parade.
A private letter received This
week from President Bloss states
that recent poll OF the state OF
Indiana gives Mckinley a MAORI
ty OF $4,000.
Next Sabbath at the Presbyteri-
an church, Sabbath school at 10
10 a. H.; Junior Endeavoa at 4 p.
M; Y. z. S. q. b. at $50 p. IN. a
cordial welcome 10 ali.
There will be regular preaching
services in the NJ. h. Church, both
morning and evening Oh next sab
bath. Subject for evening service,
s'Wrecks Adrift." A cordial wei
come to al who attend.
The Bryan and forces are
rallying today. They have been
trying Tor two weeks to work up
enthusiasm enough to make this
'sbig CO." and about all the popo-
Gratis in Benton county are here.
They are still not very tliick.
Mr.. Will Buoy, of Philomath,
recently received a letter from a
democratic friend in Minneapolis
in which he said, II heard Bryan
speak here to a big crowd. He is
good orator, but poor boy! he is
most evidently fated to be left"
The Mckinley parade Saturday
night, October 81, will be pretty
sight. Among other features
will be an illuminated bicycle
corps. All Mckinley wheelmen
are requested to be on hand with
their bikes decorated, and with
china lanterns.
Rev. G. G. LeMasters, of Eu-
gene, will occupy the pulpit of the
Christian church next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours. Bible school at 10 a. IN.
Y. P. S. G. E. at $50 p. m. You
are cordially invited to attend all
of these services.
S. g. McFadden is now a ranch
er. Monday he moved on the
Kitson farm, part of the old Horn
ing place. Frank Lilly is living in
GIBBS town property. Glib says he
s'pailed" three cows the first night
and will raise ..punkins'' as big,
in proportion, as McKinley's ma
jority.
Mrs. Jennie Shearer of New
Castle Pa, is visiting relatives in
Benton and Linn counties. Mrs.
Shearer is cousin of Mrs Taylor
Porter of this city. She has been
in Oregon now three four weeks,
and is delighted with the climate.
She will return to Pennsylvania in
a few days.
Tomorrow the Oregon inter col
legiate foot ball association meets
in Salem to arrange for the fall
schedule and formulate rules. The
o. A. @. representatives will en-
deavor to have big game here
on Thanksgiving day. The team
will probably go to Vancouver and
play the soldiers, a week from
next Saturday.
Bryan had big crowds i'll Michi
gan, Palmer and Buckner are hav-
ing big-crowds in Michigan and the
Union generals who are stumping
the state for Mckinley, are having
big crowds. Some of them will get
fooled on election day, but the
crowds that go to Spencer are never
fooled. They get their moneys
worth in shaves, baths and haircu,s.
The new Presbyterian church al
Brownsville is to be dedicated
next Sabbath, and Rev. l. e. Sny-
der is to be installed pastor of the
church at that time. The Pres
bytery has appointed Rev. E. J.
Thompson d. D., of this city, to
conduct the service and preach the
sermon on that occasion. He will
therefore be absent next Sabbath
from his pulpit here. Sabbath
school and G. E. society as usual.
Pat Stephens, now a soldier in
the army Of Uncle Sam, stationed
at Vancouver, is in town for Il 20
days visit Pat looms up in his
blue clothes and brass buttons,
and looks every inch a soldier. He
says he enjoys the life. While the
pay is not large, it is sure, and the
table is provided with clean and
wholesome food. The recruiting
officers are very careful in taking