The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Prof. Margaret Smell is visiting in Port
land.
Miss Ina Barclay, of Monroe, spent
Christmas in Corvallis.
Miss Matte Avery spent New Years
with friends in Albany.
Mrs Joseph Elmer, of Gervais. is visit
ing relatives in Corvallis this week.
S. L. Kline left Saturday evening for
San Francisco to visit with his family.
Geo. U. Piper, of Portland. visited in
Corvallis coupe of days last week.
Born, Dec 10th, to the wife of VIM.
Warner, son; weight eH pounds
Lawyer ]. K. Weatherford was in town
Wednesday afternoon on legal business.
Mrs Richardson, daughter of Rev.
Geo. F. Plummer, is visiting with her
parents in this city.
E. R. Bryson returned to Eugene Tues
day, having spent Christmas week with
his parents in Corvallis.
Mrs. Phoebe Woodford spent the holi-
days with friends in this cily. She re-
turned to Astoria Saturday.
Miss Maud Thurston, a charming young
lady of Wells, has been the guest for sew
eral days of Mrs. John Smith.
Miss Gertie Cauthorn, who has been
attending the Sisters School in Portland,
this fall, spent the holidays at home.
N. B. Avery, returned Monday from an
extended visit with his family who are
spending the winter in oaklaxd Califor-
mia.
G. w. Henkle has purchased the stock
of general merchandise of Z. II. Davis &
Co., and will now close the same out at
cost for cash.
This Office is under obligations to F.
M. Johnson, agent of the Phoenix and
Home insurance companies, for a liberal
supply of blotters.
The Capital Journal states that Hon.
T. T. Geer has decided to announce him.
self as a candidate for congress to sue
ceed Mr.. Hermann.
VIZ So anu tlOoSdho ohAu
giles for Newhouse & Sheasgreen, of this
city, arrived yesterday morning by the
steamer E1more.
]. D. Letcher, professor Of mathemat-
les at the University of Oregon, left for
Portland, Tuesday, after several days
visit with friends in this city.
Rosco Bryson and Julian McFadden,
who have been spending their vacation
at home, leave tomorrow for Eugene to
resume their studies at the University of
Oregon.
Mrs. Henry Allen, of Philomath, ac-
companied by her infant daughter, visited
in Corvallis during the holidays, the
guest of her parents Ar. and Mrs. G. A.
Waggoner.
The war with England over the Venez-
ue1a boundary line, has nothing to do
with Spencer's war on whiskers- He
still plies the razor with his accustomed
skill, at IS cents per ply.
The steamer Gypsy arrived down Tues
day evening from Eugene with fall
cargo of grain and miscellaneous freight.
Yesterday her cargo was transferred TO
the Elmore and taken to Portland.
The Eureka Jubilee Singers will give
concerts at the Opera House in this city
tonight and tonorroy night. This COM
pany comes higA1y recommended and the
Corvallis public may sxpect rare treat.
Any one will do deed of kindness
and receive the sincere thanks of many,
by donating a few bushels of apples OF
other farm produce to the refuge home.
Please leave them at E. B. Mornings
grocery.
Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene, chair.
man of the committee on horticulture oi
the board of regents was in town last
Friday. Mr.. Miller is said to be an ac.
tive candidate for Congressman Her.
mann's place.
F. L. Miller, the clothier, always alive
to his customers wants, has creatsd a
new department in connection with his
business This new feature is bargain
: counter, 10 WHICH INC dllcullOh OI Ou1
readers is called, In another column.
The famous Eureka male quartette j:
one of. the best ever before the public il
thier humorous selections giving inita
tions of brass bands, Barnum's steam cal
iope and their original Chinese song
which alone is worth the price of price O
admission.
Prof Moses Craig, who has been tax
ing post t-graduate course in the UniYer
sity of California for the past few months
was in town few days last week. H.
eft Saturday to visit his brother at For
est Grove, who is editor of the Washing
ton County Hatchet.