The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-15
LOCAL Lore.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of People

ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Miss Minnie Winn returned
Monday from a visit in Dallas.
William Broders and family
returned Monday from a few days
visit in Salem.
Sam Ferguson, the largest
stock raiser in. Lane county. was a
Corvallis business visitor Monday.
-IIeman Hall, son of "Pap"
Hall, formerly of Corvallis, Is bell
boy in the Imperial Hotel.
Mrs. F. A. Helm is at home
again after a five weeks visit with
Portland friends.
The Ladies Whist club is to
meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Harper.
Miss Bertha Thrasher left Sun
day for Portland to remain. She
will engage in dressnaking.
Wilson Scott of Philomath was
a business visitor in Corvallis
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Johnson
setunred Monbay from a visit with
Monmouth -elatives.
Mrs. A. Burch returned Mon
day to her home in Polk county
after a visit at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Carthorn.
Saturday evening, at the col
lege, the Philadelphia literary So
ciety entertained the Pierians in a
very pleasant manner.
Miss Greta Looney arrived
Saturday for a visit at the home of
Mrs. Mary Barclay, south of Cor
wallis.
w. H. Miller and family NOV
ad Monday on to the Charles Ev-
erett farm. across the river from
Corvallis.
Chester Skeels, once candi-
. date for representative from Benton
m the legislature, was in town to
pay taxes Monday. So was Wesley
Hinton of Monroe.
Mrs. B. w. Wilson has gone
70 Halsey to be at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. J. Templeton, who
is quite i'll.
Miss Grace Huff, after 10
weeks of enforced absence from her
classes, resumed charge of the pri-
mary grade in The public schools
Monday.
One of the most pleasing feat
ures of the children's service at the
Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon was violin solo by Max
Miller.
The Endeasor society .cf the
Congregational church had a most
enjoyable time Saturday evening.
at the home of Miss Margaret
Fowells. The occasion was tafy
pull, and $40 was realized from the
affair.
Mrs. Claude Hurlburt, resid-
ing two miles from Corvallis, in
Linn county, and who has been
suffering with typhoid fever for six
weeks past, was Monday not ex-
pected to 1iYe. She is well known in
Corvallis.
) Rev. Noble, after two weeks
struggle with Grippe, was in his
pulpit at the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening. His ser
mon at the morning hour was a
strong appeal to members
Of the church to be awake and do
ing, and not to doze the hours away
in spiritual matters.
Albert S. Hall, who gradual
ed last June from o. A. c. has ac-
eepted position with the General
Electric Company at Schenectady,
New York, and leaves Oregon in
a few days to enter upon his duties.
He has peen in Corvallis a day or
two, visiting old friends and the
college, preliminary to his depart
ure.
-Lenten services will be held in
the Episcopal church on Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock consisting of
Litany and Penitentis1 Office and
address by Rev. H. D. Chambers,
to which all are invited and will be
made welcome. These services will
be held every Thursday evening
during Lent if'the interest warrants
I'm celebration of the return to