Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-02

3 Try snow. commencing January 10
and closing January 81, 1905.
Prof. E. r. Lake, Of OAC, is ur
in V.ctoria, B. e, attending meet
Ing CT Agricu turists in connection
with the British government
! The steamer Leona which was
formerly on the Corvallis Portland
run as freight carrier, has been
put on the Lewis river route with
Capt. j. n. Graham, one of her
owners, as master.
The free ferry across the William
cite recently established at Peoria
! by the county court of Linn county,
Is proving great success, and it
has been determined to operate it
permanently.
There are now enrolled at the
college $40 students. This is 1O2
more than has ever been enrolled
before, and an increase of 112 ever
the enrolment of this date last
y ar.
Prof. Tailiandier announces re-
cital t, be given bv the piano
pupils in the college on the evening
of December Is. The admission
will be free, and all are cordially
invited. Doors will close promptly
at Z .45 p m.
! Congregational Church-Sunday
School and class for young men at
10 a. N. and service at II, sermon
to the Sunday School. Christian
Endeavor at $50; service at 1880;
THE Great Healer" Everybod
we,come.
At the Christian church next
Sunday morning the pastor will
speak upon the subject: "The
Work of the Christian Woman's
Board of Missions" The ladies of
the G w B M will have charge #
the opening services. In the even
ing the pastor will deliver the first
Of series of sermons on the life of
Christ, subject, 1.-The Struggles in
the Wilderness" Baptismal ser
vice at the close.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episco-
pal church holds its annual sale of
fine linens next Monday evening
from 5 to 9 o'clock at the Episcopal
parsonage. The stock includes
great variety of articles desirable
for gifts, and there is assurance that
samples of fine needle work, as we'll
as other fancy articles, may be OBJ
tanned there at reasonable cost.
During the hours Of sale a roast
beef supper, with all the accompani.
ments, will be served at Is cents.
The managers of the poultry show
have made arrangements to set
aside one afternoon during the show
exclusively for the entertainment of
the Ia1ies. The afternoon of Dec.
9th will be the time, ana Mrs. A. |
L. Knisely assisted by several other
ladies, will serve refreshments free
to all ladies attending the show
during that afternoon. The inten-
tion is to make tue event a purely |
informal one for the social enter
tainment of all the visiting ladies.
All the ladies are especially invited
and most pleasant afternoon is
assured.
Dilley ''the fxer" has taken in a
partner. He is Byron Arnold, a
competent machinist, and the deal
was closed yesterday. Mr.. Arnold
has had six years experience in a
car shop in the East, and about
five years ago was employed by Mr..
Dilley in his BICYCLE works in this
city, SO he thoroughly understands
the work. They have already sent
in an order for "a new bicycles for
next years sales. Mr.. Dilley tells
us that the price of the standard
makes have been raised So 90 on
1905 models, but that he will con-
tinue to sell them at the former
price.
1t was temperance sermon, short
but pointed. The speaker was a
little five year rold tot of our city,
his subject being the result of the
recent prohibition election in this
city. This was his sermon. "My
mamma was awful glad when they
couldn't sell any more whiskey
here. All papa does is to drink
whiskey and swear at mamma"
The audience was very small but
five cents was collected for the
youth, whereupon the financial
question was discussed, and among
other things the speaker said: "My
papa did manage to give me few
pennies once"
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