The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

rial interests.
Mrs. Stevens, of this city, has been il
Multno:nah county during the week OF
business.
Miss Wieks, after i protracted illness
has again resumed charge of the 5tl
grade lii Our schools.
! Mrs. Thos. Thomas, who spsat the
Thanksgiving week with her parents ir
Albany, returned last Saturday.
Mrs. Cecil Rennlc, who was reported
/ i'll with typhoid fever last week, in these
columns. is now much improved.
| Services as usual at the ChristiaH
church Lords day, Dec. 4th. Preaching
at II a. Ill. and 7:5o p. III. Morning
theme, The Test of Discipleship", even
! ing theme, The New Covenant.
| Rev. Ford, of the NJ. E. church in
Eugene, had a runaway a few days since
and was thrown violently from his buggy
and both legs broken. The fractures
were reduced and he is doing we'll, but
will likely be badly crippled.
Our readers in this issue will get the
other side of the Monroe incident, which
is published that all the facts may be
known, and then the public will be able
to judge which side, if either, is the cor
rect one of this deplorabe episode.
Corvallis Grange, Saturday last took
in nlany member. This organization is
one of the best of It's kind in the state.
Judge Burnett was appointed one of 4
committee Of three to call the prune
growers of this section together in Janu
ary. This is al excellent raove in the
right direction. r.
1.-TWO Married Men, has been DRAWN &
large crowds at coraray's in, Portland.
Mr.. Dronson's acting has been particu-
larly noted by old theater gocrs His
marked iinprov sment i'll his work elicits
much favorable comment. This COM
paav will play for the irst time before a
! Corvallis Audience Friday evening. De
cember 9. We bespeak for this occasion
full attendance.
Felix Fremerey, superintendent of
fiber culture for the Portland Cordage
Co., IS in towH for the purpose of letting
1! contract with some farmer to grow ten
or twenty acres of hemp. If he is sue
cessful in demonstrating that it can be
grown OIL commercial basis next sea
son, the year following fifty or one hun
dred Thousand acres will be grown, and
the industry will develop into grand pro.
PORTIONS
Married-At the home of Frank Elgin
on Third street Sunday morning, NoveIa
ber 27th, Ed Taylor to Miss Ruby Sites
Rev. Stevens of The Christian church
officiating. They are both of Alsea val,
ley, where thss are well and favorably
known. The happy pair at once depart
| ed for Sodaviile, where the groom is at
texdins school Thu GAZETTE extend:
congratulations and wishes the youns
couple life of happiness.
otGFlCGS Ol U@uIll dl kAC iCS
| byteriau church next Sabbath both morn
ing and evening. Sabbath School, at Il
! a. III. The school is now using the nes
"Royal Hvrlnal' led BY full orchestrs
thai furnishes excellent music. The Y
p. S =. E. meets at 6:5o p. m., End al
iateresting program Is prepared for thu
occasion. Young aud old are nle3t cor
eiialy invited to the evening services 4
1880. Most excellent music and snb
jsct of particular interest to all.
Captain Williamson, while caulking tn
rent caused by snag in the hull of tl'
steamer Hoag last week. accidentally raj
4 rusty nail into his left knee joiut. Fo
several days he continued to work will
it, in the water pere or less, wuti: the lat
ter part of the week, when he took csie
in the wound, which has been very badl
infarned, causing the captain to go into
dry docks for repairs. At this writin
we learn blood poisoning has set III, an
there is chance for him to lose his leg
although his physician, DIR. Pernot,
doing all in his power to avert it.
A grand military ball Was given in til
new arulsry of the o. A. c. on Thanks
giving evening. The event was the dec
ication of the new building, and was gi,
. en- under the direction of acting con
nandant E. ]. Lee, assisted b. the cads
officers. All students, professors an
alumni were invited, and large crow
of beautifully dressed ladies and gentl
men aided in warming the new floor {
f the monster building. Grand and uniqs
was the spectacle that presented itself i
the strains of the opening waltz wei
l struck by the orchestra, Miss Helen He
, gate and Ed Crawford leading the MAJ
wlirl, and from then on till the hour
midnight prevailed the mirth and haPF
S ness made prominent by the ecasio
The floor of the new armery is one hui
dred and twenty BY seventy feet ia dime
sions, a gallery extends entirely aroxr
it, thus making its seating capacity som
thing near one thousand. Two large a
S lights and twelve small incandesce
!, globes furnished with electricity from Il
s college power house, give ample lig
for the big room.