The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
E VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mrs. George Reed went to Port
land Tuesday. to resife.
-"Hick" Beltor Washington, IL pay.
!, Ing visit to his hroth.r George, AMI
other relative5in Wepf rot.
Services at the Congrega1 ma
church tomorrow. Suhj ,cr, moraing
THE Euglsh Biole;;" evening, "Rrs
sia."
Plans aud specif atoms have
be IN drawn for ltige barn that JJnn
Smith 10 to Guild -h rtly On his
Tanpico firm.
Waiter Shaasersen f. yesterday
for Ro- eourg. WIN re re has accep'e
poAition as ,slstant op.r .t,r 10 he
Western Union office.
Services as usual at the Catholic
church tomorrow c1nd1cteJ by Rev
Springer. Mass at 10 80 =. m. ard
eveoing service at 7-3O.
e. J. Garrow who il In the saw-
mill business 10 SisEiYou county, Cal
fornia, is expected In Corvallis By
Sunday TO visit bis family.
Mrs. Henry Gherb.r returned
Wednesdey from Portland with. +
she had bean ctlted by the i'll ess of
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Baue lie.
The local Prohibition oratorlcal
conte 1t will be held In cole se chapel
this, Saturd " eve hing. Good or.-
tions and special music. Every b ody
invited.
-Oharley Carns came out to Cor
Wallis We'd lesday from his Fail ere k
homa. He.mads the trip out aroot
that dav, distance of nearly Or O 1ite
forty iniies. -.
A Corvallis we 'ding is schrdl'el
Young groc1ryman and prominent
farmers daughter are t, TAX. the
leading roles.
The youog people CT Wells and
vicinity are preparing to pre- vent 10
the uear future. at Wells and per-
haps a. other points, the dr. Una,
"Down 10 Maine"
a The First Spiritual Union OF Cor
wallis will hold services Sunday Ia
Barrett Lvceum. Doors open at $50
Service at p. M. A cordial invita-
tion Is extended to all.
AT this weeks meeting OF the
county court, Mrs. Huegins was /
awarded the contract for keeping the |
county poor f,r period of two years. |
The rate Is So per week. |
William Chappell aud Alfred MIL
Ter started yesterday for their home
IN Alberta. During the past two
months they visited at the homo of
the Formers trr rther, Martin Chappel.
on Beaver creek.
The Thompson GENE 1T building
is nearing completion. 1t is 80 nearly
hnisbed IS to enable 0. J. Blackledge
to place a portion Of his stock 10 it.
MT. Blackledge is to occupy the en-
tire lower fl ,or and galleries,
Mrs. James Wilkinson left Thurs
day for Los Angeles, California. to
join her husband who has been 10
Southern California all winter for the
benefit of bis health. Both will re-
turn to Corvallis 10 a short time.
e. Walden, who has resided 10
Albany since bis receor marriage, was
10 Corvallis Wednesday, aud Thurs ,
day on bosiness. The weight of mat
responsibilities appe ,rs to
weigh lightly upon him for a person
Of his years. =
Presbyterian service NOR ming q
subject, "Where Do We Get Our Eug. / 7
lish Bible?" Evening subjsc,, "Why I
Should Every Young Man Be Chris c
tian?'. The yearly contribution for l
the freedmen and education will be re- 7
,eiyed at the morning service. "a
w. o. Heckart Was In town f1r :
\ few hours Wednesday on busine IS.
He has just been awarded the co., =
tract for building new residence for r
W. W. Calkins, making the third
house of the kind he has built for Mr.
Jalkins 10 Eugene. The new struc,-
Ire Is to cost about 81, 1000, ard is for |
,ental purposes. i
Harry Davis has accepted po
!ition with o. W. Hurd of Florence, t
Mr.. Hurd is the owner of several ]
cannery aad other i'm
)ortant industries on Siuslaw Bay. n
de owns the steamer Rosco which +
makes trips now between Yaquiua u
md Coos Bay. Mr.. Davis left Moo
lay to assume his new duties.
The Weed mercantile busiress a.
philOmafh has cho ho nIs