The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-12-10

Mrs. Mary Davidson arrived
Thursday from Polk county for a
visit with her brother. Willard
Linville.
Mrs. Tucker and daughter,
returned Thursday to their home
in Toledo, after visit with Mrs.
Hathaway in Corvallis.
Miss Bessie Ireland returned
yesterday to her home in Inde-
pendence after a weeks visit with
Corvallis friends.
DIR. Bennett of Bellfountain
visited friends in Corvallis We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Handsaker entertained
the young ladies' and the young
gentlemen's classes of the Christian
Sunday school Thursday evening,
in very pleasant manner at her
home.
Tuesday evening, Mrs King.
grand organizer of the Circle lodge,
paid visit to the local lodge of the
order. A banquet was given in
her honor, and delightful social
time enjoyed by the members of
the lodge,
Petition for letters of admins
tration in the estate of the late
B. B. Banks were filed for probate
Wednesday. The estate, real and
personal, is valued at $4,000, and
Forest R. Barnes is named as ad-
ministrator, his bond being placed
at $4,000.
AS has been their custom for
many years, the ladies of the First
Methodist church are to hold their
annual tea at the church parlors
the evening of the last Wednesday
in December. The affair will be in
the nature of a. supper, and the
public is invited. The purpose of
the event is to increase the thank
offering for missionary purposes.
Further mention of the affair will
appear later.
-Four new and commodious
houses are in course of construction
out in the neighborhood of the
Bodine ware house, near the G &
E depot. The builders are
Troxel brothers, Mr.. limerick
and Mr.. Green. Another resi-
dence in the same locality has just
been completed by James Horning
and sixth dwelling in the neigh.
borhood is to be built Immediately
by Mr.. Leder, recently from Ar.
kansas.
Arrangements have been made
whereby. on the first Friday even
ing after the opening of college
following the holidays, Rev. Feese
of the First Methodist church, viii
give lecture at his church, or
"The Possible Man" The lectur,
will be under the auspices Of tht
Epworth League and possibly the
college Y.N.C.A. may participate
Rev. Feese is a forceful speaker
and the lecture will undoubtedly
be we'll worth hearing.
"Wednesday was the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Walter Taylor
and the occasion was remembered
by her sisters in the Rebekah lodge
In the evening, the Occidental bu.
was engaged and IS friends, lade,
with good supply of ice cream
cake and fruit and other dainties
went to the Taylor home, taking
the hostess completely by surprise
The occasion was delightful, ant
will long be remembered by thos,
present.
A pleasant affair occurred at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Hand
saker Wednesday evening. afte,
prayer meeting had been concluded
Several people at the service hat
been immersed, and while the min
lister repaired to the vestry after
wards, the congregation quietly
slipped out, and when Rev. Hand
saker and wife reached home they
found the rooms crowded will
friends. The occasion was in til,
nature of a farewell reception tt
the host and hostess. and in behal
of the assembled company, Mrs
Prudence Chipman, in an appro
PIRATE speech. presented them will
a set of solid silver teaspoons
After delightful social time, the
company dispersed.
Tomorrow afternoon, at thre
o'clock, there will be a unior
meeting at the First Methodist
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