The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-28

Picnic at Willamette Grange hall
next Friday.
Mrs. Miles Starr has returned
from q months visit in Portland
Tbs Evangelical parsonage has
|just been frightened by fresh coat
of paint.
"A new roof is being placed on the
TuuEicliffe house this week. The
residence is owned by Alfred john
con.
Eugene boasts of a rose that
measures seven inches across and 81
inches In circumference.
Mat George. has purchased q
five acre tract of land across the riv-
er from the ferry for 5000 The tract
formerly belonged to DR.. Rowley.
Many Corvailisites are planning
to attend the grange picnic at VIII
lamette Grange hall next Friday the
3rd inst.
The tailor shop Of @. Craven has
been removed to the building the first
door south of the Zierolf grocery.
| "A subscription paper was In cir
culation among the students Wednes-
day for the purpose OF raising funds
to secure the result Of Ach event at
the Forest Grove meet Monday.
| Among the improvements being
made about town this week, is new
coat OF paint on the School houee, in
the western part of town, aud repairs
to the creamery roof. which was re-
Gently damaged by FIRE.
Miss Joyce Hershner, who recsnt.
ly suff-red quite severe injury to az
eye by being struck with pebble
thrown by pupil Of her school. dur
ling picnic of the classes, Ia nearly
recovered aud no serious results from
the accident are now expected.
Mrs. Mary Elmer, who figured ir
a trolley car accident 10 Portland
about Christmas time. and who hat
since been az invalid with paralysis
of the nerves, caused by the shock
has greatly improved. and returned
to Corvallis from Portland Wednes
day. Hopes are entertained for he1
entire recovery.
| There is to be big picnic unde
the auspices Of the grange at William
cite Grange Hall next Friday, ths
3rd Inst. A good speaker who will
discuss. matters pertaining to th
, welfare Of the agricultural classes
will be 10 attendance, and there vii
be other interesting features. All th
candidates on all the tickets are 10
, vited TO be present and are expectet
+ to attend. The people OF the vicinit,
\ are noted for their hospitality, ant
: everybody who goes is sure to be cor
< daily welcomed.
, Thursday afternoon at the Firs
' Methodist church, there was a meet
r ing OF the G. A. r., W: r. O., chill
: dren OF the public schools, and teach
c ers and friends. The affair was plann
t ed by the Relief Corps ladies, and wa
a most interesting meeting. Speech
, es Of a patriotic nature we're made b
|, Mrs. Rose. Mrs. Cronk, Mrs. Hornel
. and Mrs. Thorp,. and an address wa
delivered by General T. J. Thorp. Th
;, school children sang three selections
! and the meeting closed with Gamer
;, lea" sung by the audience with muc
!, spirit.
, The first of the Adventist caml
meetings was held Thursday night q
7-3o. Out 10 Jobs addition, whe,
;, the meetings ara in progress. thel
. are about eighty small tents, beside
:. the large tabernacle tent and small
~ er one for overflow meetings. Thel
v is dining tent, a kitchen tent and
toilet tent, and everything is neat an
). attractive about the whole ground
e The tents are all new. and they al
d laid OF 10 streets, the same as a ci,
10 is arranged, and the effect is mo
. pleasing: There will be many fore
J full and prominent speakers presel
q during the meetings, and the atten'
y ance 80 far has been very satisfactor
% The program for Memorial ds
= this year will be unusually attracsiv
The line of march will form at the
A. r. hall at two p. m., in the folio,
l. ing order; the G. A. R., the ladies
e the W. r. c., the college cadets, Il
" college band, and>children OF the pul
Z lie schools. At Mary's river brldf
10 the procession will halt, and howe
= will be cast upon the water Ia hone
Il of the sailor dead. The march W
r then be resumed, and at Crystal Lai
= cemetery services will be held in ho
" or Of the unknown dead. Decorate
d Of the graves will then follow. In Il
q evening at the First NJ. E. church
o memorial program will be rendered
Il follows, selection, quartette; readin
II Miss Hansell; whistling solo, Mi
q Daisy Rose; address, Mr.. Davis
It Portland; address, Rev. Green; SOM
e America, audience.