The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

French candies at Hodes & Halls.
Prof. Glen, of Eugene, attexded COM
mencement exercises.
Editor Craig OF the Hatchet, Forest
Grove, was in town this week.
Miss Rummelin, of Portland, is visit.
ing her friend, Miss Daisy Harding.
A Fourth of frolic All kinds of jolly
amusements Corvallis offers visitors.
Glenbrook, the new postoffice near
Horizons mill, is now iu active operation.
Attorney J. w. Rayburn, formerly of
Corvallis. is now practicing law at Sea
tile.
The Albany orc. cstra furnished high
grade Of MUSIC during commenc: meht
week.
A &umber of Albany people drove ever
Wednesday to attend the graduating ex-
ercises.
II. II. Veatch and wife of Cottage
Grove, attended the commencement ex-
ercises.
Mrs. Will Ready, of Portland, is visit
ing her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Jas. A.
Cauthern.
Editor Herbert Coudon of the Eugene
Register, attended thu o. A. c. CON-
mencement.
Posters announcing the big school
picnic to be held at Al:es Saturday,
July and, are out.
Representative Elect R. J. Nichels and
wife attended the commencement exer-
eises of the o. A. Z.
James McCortland o. A. c. class 100.
left Wednesday for Wilbur, Washington
where lie will spend the summer.
Miss Hattie Friendly, Of Portland, is
visiting friends in Corvallis and attend
ing the commencement exercises.
overland through Albany Sunday, on
his way to Denver via San Francisco.
Miss Louise Fischer came in from
Bledgett Tuesday to attend the presenta-
tlOH vi 1uSSuS, lStuihiHS ACAt ddy.
Caleb Davis, Jr., carries a broken arm.
caused by young horse striking him
with its hoof. He is resting at the horse
Of his brother, Zeb, in this city.
Last month school district No. S, Mon
roe and district AZ, Alsea, tied for the
banner offered by the superintendent.
This month No S won it with AZ close
second.
The subject at the Congregations al
church next Sunday morning will BE-
'Duties an1 Privileges of Church Men,
bership." In the evening, "The Lead
iHg of God.
Miss Martha Fischer returned from
Portland Saturday merning, accompani-
ed by Mrs Geo. II. Hines and daughter,
Miss Mary Hinle: who are visiting Mrs.
Fischer and daughters.
Roscoe Bryson and Herbert Murcl, of
Eugene, started Oh walking tour
Wednesday morning. They will take
in Astoria AID then journey down the
coast as far as Alsea bay.
Robert Golden, o. A. c. class 81, is
sergeant in the Washington volunteers,
regiment whose miffortuue it was to be
stationed at Vancouver instead of being
ordered iute active service.
The school picnic at Monroe Saturday,
despite the mud and rain was attended
by 500 people and passed off pleasantly.
do iD1,~ to1,
Will Husglus the boat and tHb race and
John Goracke ths Ioo-yard dash.
To the regret of many friends Mrs. w.
S. Stoae, accompanied by her two little
sons, started for Los Angeles Monday
morning OH a visit to her brother and
yerhaps to remain. Mr.. Stone will fol-
low as soon as the boat season OH the
river closes. He has resigned his posi-
tion as local o. r. & n. agent.
Mr.. J. B. Irvine prese .ted the Office
with i quantity of the handsomest and
best favored strawberries that ever. grew
out doors. Tney were of the ever bear
ing variety, the XII ID tnat bears until NJ
vember. Mr.. Irvine's garden bears
thousands of pounds of the delicious
fruit which finds ready market.
Thos. Witch .rn has received a lette r
from his sister in London which states
that the price of four-pe.und bread loaf
went up &c iu one week recently. She
ascribed the increase to the American
Spanish war. Mr.. Whitehern wrote
back that bread did Aot go up because
o. the war. 1t was simply Letter.
Mr.. Sam'l Smith, foreman of the o. A.
c. farm has rendered his resi- gnatioH to
the board. He inteads taking three
year course i'll veterinary surgery and
medicine at the Ames Agricultural col
lese, Iowa. This department of that in
stitutien has a wide reputation and attracts
students from all parts Of the United
States and even from the old world.
Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Moses have re-
turned to Oregon after an abseace of
three months spent in the East. Most of
this time was spent in Arkansas. Mr..
MIR. Moses attended the general confer
ence of the NJ. E. church South, which
met at Baltimore. Both greatly enjoyed
the trip and especially the homecoming
to the hills and daleso verdant Oregon.