The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-09-03

quested to meet at Odd Fellows hall on
Saturday, September I2th, at O'Clock
p. M, for the purpose of organizing an
Odd Fellows cemetery association. c. E.
MOOR, A. SAMUKLs.
Ed. William and A. w. Hawley, of the
Belknap settlement, trapped black bear
on the Hawley place, last week, that
weighed over 300 pounds. Bre'r bear had
been seconding Bre'r Bryan's efforts to
kill the sheep industry and had made
away with several "wool producers"
N P. Briggs returned Tuesday from
his annual vacation at Newport, locking
we'll ard feeling happy as a clam, While
| at the coast this year Mr. Briggs found
| on the beach one of the most perfectly
| formed water agates ever seen here. He
had it mounted and now wears it as a
watch charm.
Don Ray, the popular aud feet-footed
N vEntSE nt l:.e class # IS. o. a 4, is
. Ii Cursa.l5s this ,,ceG, frss1 NJ sport,
where ae Is spcnd.ozz .a@ a:.anfer with
his mother. Nsxt Mousiay bot. leave
for California where they will join the
rest of the family and where they expect
to reside hereafter
The Albany Democrat speaks of pro-
posed Bryan ratification at that place
soon, and mentions among the speakers,
Harry Watkins, E Hofer, Judge w. S.
McFadden, Ed. Kilfeather, Judge Bu.+
nett, w. D. Hare and Sylvester Pennoyer.
Our judges are in queer company, but
Its better to be king, ETC."
W. j. Howell, of Alsea, is moving to
town and will occupy residence IN Jobs
addition. He was in Corvallis Monday
with load of household goods and ex-
poets to finish moving within the next
week. Mr.. Howell and family are chang
ing their place of residence for the pur-
pose of sending their children to the
Corvallis schools.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath as usual; Sunday school 10
a. m; public worship at i a. M. and 7:3c.
Preaching by the Pastor, DR.. Thompson.
The topic in the morning will be "The
World, and How to Handle 1t. " In the
evening the subject will be "The Citizen
and His City" The Christian Endeavor
meets at $50 p. m. A cordial welcome
to all.
The new Sorbin building is nearing
completion. 1t will be handsome ap-
pearing structure and an ornament to
Second street The south side is covered
with metal, corrugated and painted to
stone, and Jim Smith superin-
tended the work. He invited the atten-
ton of the public to the fact that he was
building stone house from the top,
down.
DR.. c. H Lee and wife reached home
last week after spending a couple of
weeks in the Cascade maintains DR.
Charley says he enjoyed himself splen-
didly, but is worrying considerably over
the loss of several pounds of flesh which .
took years to accumulate, and the result
has been that all his clothes have been
taken to the tailor's and had reef taken
in them.
The NJ. E. Church, north, has not yet !
commenced its new edifce of worship.
1t is said that sufficient funds are on hand
for the building itself, but the members
are not satisfied with the proposed loca-
tion-the site of the present church-and
are waiting until they can secure more
lot. The most of them seem
to favor purchasing part of the old COL
lege block.
handsome pair of antlers adorn the
dining parlors of Hodes & Hall. They
are from large buck deer killed by Ed.
Allen, of Philomatl, about six weeks ago.
As they were 6-point and in the velvet,
the popular Corvallis caterers purchased
them and had the head and a.tlers
m ounted. NJ. H. Kriebel was tie taxa
dermIsi aad artistic skill was evidenced
in the mounting.
The open season for China phesants
began Tuesday, and large Eunber of
Corvallis sportsmen celebrated the event
The neighboring farms rang with shot
gun reports all day, but when evening
brought the gunners back. there were
but few wellflled bags Some of the
hunters say the birds are scarce, while
others think the apparent scarcity is due
to their increasing shyness.
J. A. Chapman, father of E. A. Chap
man, of Philomath, died quite suddenly
last Saturday at Big Elk, aged about SO
years. The dying request of the deceas /
ed was that his remains should be EN-
balned and shipped east for burial. but
owing to the great expense the undertak-
ing would entail, the request was not
complied with, and the interrment oc-
Cured Monday near Elk City.
Ed. Williams, who has been intending
to leave Benton county this fall and take
up his residence in Southern Oregon, has
decided to remain and will become per-
nanent fixture. This week he purchased
the Cranston farm of 24o acres, situated
in the Belknap settlement, and will take
possession of the property soon. Ed is
royal good fellow, and it is pleasure
to note that he will remain a citizen of
old Benton.