The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Preaching at the Oak Ridge Presbyte
rian church next Sabbath at 8 p. M.
Chester Mason has returned from re
cuperating outing at Belknap springs.
Rev. Noble atteudei the Baptist state
convention at McMinnville this week.
Capt and Mrs. Plumstead arrived Sat.
:urday to take charge of the Salvation
Army.
Miss Mildred Linnville will rccite a
the teachers institute, Monroe, to NOR
row night.
Eph Cameron and wife left "Wednesday
for The Dalies and expect to be absent
several days.
]. D. Irvine of Brownsville, brother of
the Times. and wife, are visiting relatives
in this city.
Robt Huston and Ed Bryson had birth
days this week. Ed entered III upon
mans estate.
Ed Bookwalter is day engineer at the
Benton Touring mills, vice John Spang
Ter, who resigned.
Jay Dunn, of Toledo, well known here,
was married this week. The name of the
young lady was not learned.
B. w. Johnson, of this paper, has been
appointed postmaster of Corvallis. Pres
ident Mckinley made the appointment
Monday.
Robert Rampy, former Corvallisite,
but more recently banker, of Harris
burg, was in Cory allis this week visiting
old friends.
It is reported in fashionable journals
that-egg shampoos will be the rage this
winter, and that BARRIERS are preparing
for the demand.
The Indian sign of rain is cloudy all
round and pouring down in the middle. I"
According to such authority we are liable
to have a shower.
A plat of Crystal Lake cemetery has
been filed in the recorders Office by J.
H. Wilson, who attends to the business
of the association.
The GAzErrE job presses are busy,
Corvallis people appreciate good print
ing) bat new orders will be speedily and
satisfactorily filled.
Nillard Hayes, Fred Hall, Geo. Web
Der and Eugene Alphin, all from the U.
S. snagboat Mathlom a, were in town for
few days this week.
Mrs. Rose Buxton, an Oregon pioneer,
and mother of Mr.. Ed Buxton, of this
city, die,l at her home in Forest Grove
Tuesday, aged IS years.
The action of the city council in rails
ing the nightwatchman's salary from SIC
to $50 per month, is generally commend
ed, but many think it ought to be $50.
At the Baptist ministerial conference
in session at McMinnville this week,
Rev. Mark Noble, pastor of the Corvallis
church, was elected first vice-president.
]. A. Spangler has accepted a position
with the electric light company, Jesse
Tunnicliffe having decided to go to work
with Roy Raber's gold machine on Snake
river. .
Corvallis has been in darkness for the
past three nights, owing to some break
age in the electric light plant. 1t is ex-
pected that the difficulty will be settled
today
= Services at Baptist church as usual or
Sunday. Subjects of special interest
will be presented. Young peoples meet
ing at $50. Cordial invitation to ali
meetings.
The board of fire delegates entertain:
next Friday night. Dancing will be the
program for the evening. Members OF
the variou, fire organizations and escorts
are invited.
w. E. Yates, prosecuting attorney o.
this judicial district. returned Saturday
from Marshfeld. having been absent
something over month attending court
in Curry and Coos counties.
Andy Taylor, who purchased at inter
est in the Occidental barber shop abou
two weeks ago, sold it agaiu this weel
and left town hurriedly. Some indig
nant amazon is said to be the cause.
Rev. Ezra Dixon, the victim of tht
unfortunate accident near Sodaville, al
account of which is given in the Philo
math items. was still alive at last reports
but with faint hopes of his recovery.
Milt A. Brown leaves this week for an
extended trip through California ant
other states. His brother, Walter, il
now in the east, travelling for some larg,
house. His headquarters are at Omaha
Harry Samuels is here on a visit among
relatives, but expects to return to Cali
fernia in few days, where he has beer
employed for the past year as cornetist o.
one of the leading musical organizations
of that state.
Mrs. A. Anderson has a number of
choice etchings, nicely framed, which
she will sell at very muck less than
east Her REAGAN for selling is the fact