The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-10
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Conings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Meh-I
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest
Clifford Gray of Toledo, is visit
ng Corvallis friends. Il
A marriage lice nse was issued
Saturday to Frank ". Girl and Mrs.
Maud ThurstoG.
Ed L. Bryan ard mother are Wis
iipg relatives in Marion county.
Woods Jackson was departing
passenger on Thursday's q. & E. train.
enroute to the State Fair.
+ Prof. Cummings who ia to teach
the eighth grade 10 the public schools
has arrived. School opens next Mon
day.
"A number of students have ar
rived and are waiiing for the opening
Of college. the latter part OF next
week. Among them aIe Avery and
Ernest Applegate.
A. S. Castet |, the we'll known en-
gineer on the Ysquira toad, accom-
panied by bis wife, is to leave shortly
for mon'n's tip East. His routing
will take him into Virginia, Mr.. Cas-
teel's native state.
-Telegram-At Cascadia a young
woman found a crawf1sh In her bed.
The fish made the discovery fret,
however.
-Tuesday evening, Miss Maud
Kerns left Portland for st. Louis and
New York. In the latter city Miss
Kerns will attend an art school for a
year.
The Eleventh Annual District
Fair opens at Eugene on the Goth lost
aud continues until the 24th. b. L.
Traver Is president and John NJ. Will
liams, secretary.
After visit OF several months 10
the East, Mrs. F. L. Miller and Max
arrived wn1neeI,v The interim was
spent at the Worlds Fair, and 10
Iowa and other states In the immed-
late vicipity.
After a visit OF several weeks
with o. v Hurt, her brother, Mise
Mary Hurt left Monday for her home
In Indiana. Shs WAS accompanied as
far as Portland by Mr.. Hurt, who re.
"a nu
ening.
Mr.. ard Mrs. W. F. Gray who
have been peeling chittim on the
Yachats all summer arrived ou
Wednesday to purchase supple,
They left again yesterday for th'
Coast where they are to spend th'
winter.
Extensive repairs are being madi
TO the Wiles house at the corner %
Washington & Fourth. recently pur
chased by C. O. Huff. A new porcl
80 feet In length, in front, a nav
kitchen in TIE rear, and various othe
changes are being made. The build
Ing Is shortly to be occupied by Mr.
Huff and family. Recorder Vincent
who formerly occupied the place, ha'
removed to the Harry Wicks house.
The real mission OF the auto ha
been discovered. A Chicago dispatch
says: Attacked this morning by thre
armed footpads, DIR. Gilbert Fi'z
patrick charged them with his auto
mobile, In which be was returninl
from a midnight call. One after au
other he ran them down, woundinl
each 10 turn. despite revolvers point
ed at his head. Surprised at the un
expected naneuvers of the auto th
injured robbers turned and fled.
Regular services tomorrow morn
ing and evening at the NJ. E. churc
South. This will be the last for Nj
Reeves before conference which cor
yenes ct Harrisburg, Sept Goth. Tw,
weeks from tomorrow Sept 25tt
Bishop 81. @. Morrison OF New Orlean
Louisiana. and who presides at tn
coming conference, will pre- ach In tb
NJ. E. church South, at IL a. m. an
In the evening II we'll enough. Publ
cordially invited. Sunday school a
10 a. m.
.-Hoppicking In what used to
known as the Zimmerman yard nea
Philomath, began Thursday. Th
yaId is operated this season under
lease by David Hood and A. N. Alfort
the owner taking one-fourth, in tn
bale. The crop Is excellent, and tn
qnality fine. The yard comprises Q
actes, ana IS pickers are employed
One cent per pound is paid for pick
Ing. In the Winters yard, owned b
Mrs. G. @. Hairless of Corvallis an
heated in the same vicinity, pickin
also began Thursday morning.
The last oar In tho shipment {
last years dried prunes the big pruu
company Is shipping East. leaves fc
New York today. 1t Is the seventh {
TIE lot, six other cars being alread
on the way. The last car, at the re
quest of the buyers, is packed I
sacks, all the others having been pr
up In boxes. All were processed. an
being a tine lot of prunes In siz
quality and curiog, made a choit