The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-12

The Christian church has new
pastor. Elder A. D. Skaggs, re-
Gently of the Dalles, has located
at Corvallis and will take charge
of the Christian pulpit. MIR.
Skaggs has the reputation of be-
ing scholarly gentleman and an
eloquent speaker. He has been
delivering a series of lectures at
his church this week that have
proven highly instructive.
Saturday the athletes of the o..
A. G. disport themselves at the
opera house. The boys will give
a varied program and one that
tnat will interest everybody. As
the boys ability to participate
creditably in the inter collegiate
field day contest depends largely
uopn the receipts of this enter
tail,lnent, which will 60 for a
trainer, ETC.. they should be well
palronize'
A Corvallis branch of the Ore
gon Roa,l Club will be organized.
Twenty or more active and inter
ested citizens met Saturday aud
appointed various communities
for This purprse. All present EN-
ihu<ias! ically expressed them
selves in favor of the project and
promised their active support
Prof T.. r. Lake presided and j.
IC. Mayo acted as secretary. An
adjournment was taken until to-
morrow night. --.
1t is possible that Herr Ben
Woldt has escaped the pan to iin..
the fire. Benjamin, finding that lla,
council had no right to annul hi,
license, reopened his saloon and
has been running along merrily
since. Monday night the council
declared his $500 liquor bond for
feited, because he violated its cen-
ditions in selling liquor to minors.
Rose. Greffoz and Blakeslee were
appointed a committee to take
proper steps to collect the bond.
The M. e. church, South, peo-
pie desire to erect new editice
of worship The plans adopted
call for an ornamental and COM
modious structure, to be erected
on the south lots of the old college
block. Rev. Moses, who has the
matter in charge, has made ar
rangements under which he will
have to raise only $1,000 in cash,
and $500 of this is promised,
whenever the other $500 is raised
by subscription, and 5000 of this
has already been subscribed. !
An o. A. c. student visited
Salem this week, for the first
time. He went to the state
house, and as he viewed the hall
of representatives from the gall
lery, an old gentleman approach
ed him and whispered. ''Take off
your hat, my boy" "Why?"
asked the youth. "To show due
respect to the recent Legislature. /"
"What did it do?" asked the
astonisled student. SIT went
home" said the old man, i'm
pressively. The student barred
his head.
The protractep meeting i'll the
Evangelical church, conducted
by Rev. N. Shupp, of Portland,
presiding elder of Oregon, is
moving along nicely. The SER
mons are edifying and everybody
should hear them. Rev. -Shupp
will preach every evening, ex-
cept Saturday, until Wednesday.
Special meeting on Sunday even
ing at 1890. Communion ser
vice after preaching. Everybody
is cordially invited to these
meetings. "A. A. Enge1bart,
pastor.
sMusic hath charms to soothe -
The boys band is sort of club,
with its written and unwritten
laws. The rules demand of its
members that they be decent and
gentleinenly at all times. The
boys practice diligently and are
improving rapidly in musical
knowledge and execution. The
Instrumentation is as follows:
/ Ciarienet, Blake; cornets, Marvin
Brandeberry, Frank Fry and Geo.
Cronkite; alto, Geo. Campbell;
tenors, Sam Woods and Oren
Meyers; baritone, Art. Henkle;
base, Geo. Burnett; snare drum,
Alba Schmidt; base drum, Mark
Courtney. -..-.-