The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-20

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
After a six weeks tussle with
typhoid fever, Robert Johnson is
able to be about town.
Rev. E. F. Green will go to
Brownsville to address the Y. P. S.
C. E. convention Saturday morn
. ing.
Reports from neighboring
farms is that aphis abounds on
growing wheat, and warm weather
is longed for as a means of driving
the bugs away.
Rev. Carrick, formerly of Cor
Wallis, was installed as pastor Of the
Presbyterian church at Browns
vile Thursday night. Rev. Bush
of the Corvallis Presbyterian church
conducted the Installation service.
"A. S. Hulburt got returns from
three and half dozen broilers
shipped to Portland the other day.
The birds were eight weeks old,
and netted $5.25 per dozen. He
has already about 600 young chicks
on his farm and there is an addi-
tional $50 eggs in the incubators.
Much talk has already been
created by the cantata to be given
June End under the direction of
Prof. Taillandier. The proceeds
are 10 go to the Young Men S
Chistian Association building fund.
It is anticipated that this occasion
will be patronized as literally as it
deserves.
Next Sunday morning the
pastor of the Christian church will
preach on the subject, ''The city of
God" At 8 pm. he will talk a
bout man that offered preacher
over $50, 1000 for his services, Git is
needless to say that this man does
not live In Corvallis). All are
welcome to attend these services.
A general desire has been ex-
pressed for repetition of the popu
lar cantata rendered on Easter Sun
day by the Presbyterian church
choir. The evening that it was
given scores Of people were turned
away at the doors and went away
without being able even TO gain ad
mittance to the building. All these
and many of those who heard the
music are anxious to have the can.
teta repeated. Such a repetition
would undoubtedly draw large
audience.
-Out.at his home in Wren pre-
einct. James Robinson, wei
known and highly esteemed pion
eer resident of Benton is slowly dy-
ing. William Ryals was in towr
Wednesday, after being at the bed
side the day before His accoun
is that the voice of the patient i
scarSciy to be heard above a whis
per, and that, On account of weak
ness, only a few words can b.
spoken at time. The tnalady i
consumption, and the sufferer tell
his friends that the end cannot b.
long postponed. Mr.. Robinson i
zone of the good men of the county
and his friends are legion.
The purpose of the Rose Fai,
20 be given by the Presbyterian
ladies Saturday evening is to cult
-yate love of flowers and to pro
cote rivalry in their production
il IS the plan to make the event on
Of annual recurrence. and probabl,
10 add to it Chrysantfemum Fai
in the autumn: The purpose de
serves encouragement, because tn
beautifying of homes and the cor
version Of dooryards into bowers c
roses and other flower beauty is
condition that, once achieved
would thereafter be a source of pei
petual enjoyment. Then when tn
traveller should come to Corvalli:
he would love to linger long with
It's limits.
The funeral of Ethe late3 job
Peterson occurred from the fanil
home at Tnavale Wednesday, Th
service was conducted by Rev. E
F. Totten. A large gathering {
neighbors and acquaintance wei
present to pay a last tribute of re
spect to the dead The burial WE
at Locke Cemetery, 20 miles distal
from the home. The deceased WE
born in Denmark, February 2
1890. and became citizen of tt
United States in September IS5.
He was married to Anna G. Hal