Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11

I Miss Vida Maston OF Albany is
visiting friends here for a few days
John Gault, an attendant at the
state insane asylum, spending COM
mencement in this city.
The report which was SO kindly
handed in, of the picnic at Browns
bridge, reached us too late for pub
lication.
Carl Abrams, Of the class of 1900,
o. A.C. arrived, Saturday from his
home in Lincoln, Oregon, to lemain
until after commencement.
A very pleasant surprise party
was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. John
Whiteaker and family last Friday
evening, by a company of some
80 of their neighbors. The party
brought number Of musical in
struments and an evening of mirth
and dancing was closed with a
sumptuous repast.
Robert Glass and his sister, Miss
Lillian, started yesterday for Glen
dale, in Eastern Oregon. They are
going across the mountains over
the Santiam route and expect
TO encounter some snow on the
way. Frank Glass, a brother, is
located there, ard they will visit
him for month or such a matter.
An Oregon editor dreamed that
he died and, Of course, went to
heaven and there came upon man
in chains, fastened to a post. He
inquired if 1T was necessary to pun
ish people that way in heaven
"That man." said st. Peter, sis a
man from Oregon. We always have
to keep Oregonians chained up for
awhile in order to keep them from
going back"
J. F. Yates and Lon Locke own a
small flock Of sheep, 81 in number,
Ii of which are two year-olds, 20
are ycarlings. They sheared 341
pounds of wool and raised "a lambs;
the flock averaged II pounds per
head. They sold their wool at 13aa
cents per pound making total Of
$45.18. This shows that there is
money in sheep and there is NJ
doubt about it.
The public school exercises passed
off very smoothly at the Opera
House, Thursday evening The pro-
gramme, as previously announced
in this paper, was rendered, and the
various numbers proved most enter
tanning. Owing to the lateness OF
the hour Prof. Mcdonald wisely
cut off an orchestral number at the
close Of the program. The school
year was completed Friday.
A large crowd attended the bac-
calaureate sermon given in the
Arfnofy, Sunday morning by Rev.
Herbert S. Johnson, of Boston. The
verdict of those who were present at
| the sermon was most fattering to
the Rev. Johnson's oratorical
powers. In the evening he occupied
the pulpit of the NJ. E. church and
that ediirce on this occasion was
packed until there was not standing
room.
| John Barnhart was the victim of
an accident, Friday morning. He
went cut to the race track, south ei
town. to have look at Reube Ki
gers horses. One Of the animals
was caught and an attempt was
made to bride 1t, but the horse sud
denly whirled abont, throwing Mr..
Barnhart to the ground with con.
siderable violence. His left leg is
quite badly strained, and it will
probably be sometime before he
will be in his usual haunts.
The b,ard of directors of the
Corvallis public schools held o
meeting in the office of the school
clerk, last Friday evening. The
object of the meeting was to select
a corps of teachers fer the next
schoo! year. Lettie Wicks, on the
advice Of her physician, rendered
her resignation. For some timt
past she has not enjoyed the Lest Of
health and it was the opinion o.
her physician that she should rest
a year. All Of the other teachers
were retained, with the exception Of
!, Principal Mcdonald. The direct.
ors will hold another meeting next
Friday night for the purpose of de-
ciding what grades to allot the "a
irious teachers.