The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-27
pH1LemArH NEWS LETTER.

land, Monday.
Rev. Pacher and family re-
turned from the seaside Wednes-
day.
Hank Allen has built a COM
modious barn on his farm adjoin-
ing town.
Moses Greyson, of Toledo, has
been in the city on business for
several days.
Rev. &c. Wyatt and A. j.
Sawyers, with their families, are
at the seaside.
School opens at Keezel chapel
September RI. A good attend
ance is expected.
Ed. L. Bryan and Ezra Wat
kins went to Newport on their
wheels last week.
Agent Buoy has ceiled the in
side of the waiting room of the
depot with rustic.
Miss Grace Boles is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Minnie Gray, on
south Mary's river.
Prof. Holm has had neat
wood house built on his property
in weSt Phi1omath-
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Newton
and Herbert Boles went to New
port on the excursion.
Mrs. Serepta Harlan, enroute-
to Portland, was the guest of
Mrs. Cy Custer last week.
Mrs. Martha Wilcox, of
Brownsville, has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Castle.
Last week George Meats lost
his best horse, while on Big Elk.
The animal got nired in a marsh.
William Green has moved his
meat market into the building
first door east of DR.. Newth's Of
flee.
Mrs. Walter Gibbons has been
quite sick, but under the skillful
care of DR.. Newth, is GONZALES
cling.
J. J. Bryan has ordered two
cars to ship green prunes from
this point. Picking will begin
next Monday.
Oh Felger has fitted up a shaw
ing and hair-dressing parlor on
Main street, where he will attend
to demands of his numerous Gus
toners.
E. L. Bryan and A. E. Taylor
are putting the J. E. Henkle hop
house in repair for the reception
of the crop. Picking will begin
in this yard September 9TH.
Rev. E. c. Wyatt has gone to
southern Oregon, looking after
the interests of the church and
school. He expects to be absent
several weeks.
President Miller is having the
boarding hall reftted, and will
take down and rebuild the fues,
and has been cleaning the cam
pus of unsightly brush.
E. A. Jackson has a new
prune that he calls the battalion.
This prune originated with S. K.
Brown, ST. 1t is fine for drying
purposes. but too soft for ship
ping.
Pres. Davis, of Indiana, is ex-
pected in few days. He will
have charge of the college of
Philomath for the coming year.
His wife expects to assist him in
the work. We bespeak for him
warm welcome to Philomath.
Mrs. M. P. Gibbons, aged 70
years, mother of c. w. and Sam
uel Gibbons, of this city, arrived
here Saturday from Saratoga,
Pratt county, Kansas. She en-
dured the trip remarkably we'll
and is delighted with Oregon.
Sew. G. w. McElroy returned
from Sweet Home, Saturday,
where he has been working in
harvest. He says tho people of
Sweet Home are anxious to have
the Salvation Army visit them.
A party of sweet singers gave
Mrs. Ella Jones surprise party
at the residence of w. H. Boles,
Saturday evening. A pleasant
time was passed until late hour
of the evening by music-instru-
mental and woodland playing
games.
Everett Prindle and his father
from five rivers are here making
preparations for the school year.
Everett and Scott Prindle will
enter Philomath college, Septem-
Der 18th, and will bach in the
farmhouse of w. A. Jolly, in
east part of town.