Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
LOCAL NEWS.
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window for % cents.
w. ". Taylor, of Medford, a.
rived Wednesday on a visit wit
his cousin, J. J. Cady.
Mud guards put on your whe'
at the Bicycle Hospital. The bes
and cheapest that can he had.
Today, new students are require,
to register at the o A C. Colleg
will be opened for the second tern
next Monday.
Just received at Kline's a ne,
lot of clothing for the long slim
men, fat men or any kind of msn
also a fine line of Black Frocl
Suits.
Services at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday, Jan. 9TH, 1902
at II a. m. and 7:3O p. M, Rev
Andrew Carrick officiating. Sun
day school at 10 a. m. and Chris
tian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
There was a social dance in Bur
nett's hall, Tuesday evening. A
fair. sized crowd of dancers attended
and a good tims is reported. Fred
Overlander and Mrs. Inez Wilson
furnished good music for the dancers
Will H. Parry, representative fol-
Moran Bros, ship-builders of Seat
tie, is in Portland endeayoring to
secure the contract for building
Portland's proposed new drydook.
Mr.. Parry was at one time editor of
the GAZETTE.
Next Monday evening, Miss Mary
Smith Philbrick, director of music
at the O A c, will give a song re
cital in the college chapel. Every
music lover is invited to be present
on this occaSion, and it should be
borne in mind that the doors close
precisely at 7:45 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Bryson went to Port
land, yesterday, to undergo course
of treatment for her eyes. She has
been troubled for some time with
her eyes and has decided to make
al attempt to have something done
for them. She may be obliged to
remain in Portland for a month.
The steamer Modoc left Portland
this morning and will take the
Ruth's run between this city and
Portland until that vessel is repair
ed. The schedule arranged before
the accident to the Ruth will be
maintained: A steamer leaving
this city every morning, except
Sunday.
Mrs. Ell. B. Williamson AMI son,
Frank, left on the Pomona, Wed
nesday morning, for Portland, at
which place they Will take passage
on boat for Eureka, California,
where they, will join Mr.. William
son. Just when the boat sails from
Portland is not known, but it is
thought that the date is next Sun
day.
TIE New Year was ushered in
with the usual sounds of revelry.
Its predecessor was laid away in
the grave yard of time along with
othor years that have lighted fools
the way to dusty death. The old
year was sapped of all the good it
held, and it was put aside without
the courtesy of "Thank you" VIII lie
the new born, rich with promises,
was greeted with shouts of welcome
and a loud bid for favors. IT'S the
way of the world: The king is
dead, long live the king"
Frank Fruit, son of Mr.. and Mrs
J. N. Fruit, of Charlottesville, lies
cold in death, with the top of his
head blown to atoms, the result of a
terrible accident which happened
Thursday, a couple of miles from
the Fruit home. 1t seems the
young man had gone fishing and
had taken shotgun with him, and
in crawling through some thick
brush, over logs, the gun was dis
charged, with the result as above
stated.-Brownsville Times. The
deceased was a brother of Nj. D.
Fruit cf this city.
Sunday Jan. 5th, will see the in
of a series of special
Gospel services in the United Evan
gelical church. These meetings
will be conducted by the pastor, L.
Myron Boozer assisted by about
one hundred loyal christian people.
The meetings will be characterized
by plain preaching for plain people,
The singing by the congregation
will be feature that will receive
much attention. If you are inter
ssted in better life for yourself or
others, you are invited to attend |
these services. Song service opens
at $50 o'clock each evening
The Ruth is again afoat, bouyed |
up by scows, but tine piling which |
sunk her still hold her fast. 1t was
thought at first that a snag had |
caused the disaster, but it has been |
discovered that she struck a clump
IF piling at the head of the old Max
Friendly boom. They were bent
onward hv the sbock apd os tho