The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-28
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
Toe Coruings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

1 uDlLC Interest.
-Thanksgiv;ug dinner is TO be
served at Hotel Corvallis from II to
two O'Clock Thursday.
Miss Emma Babel of Portland
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nc
Kellips last week.
Mr.. aud Ms. Hockey E. Ma
sou of Albany were guests at the
Armory Hop Friday night.
Karl Steiwer Of Jefferson was
an interested spectator at the Viii
lauette-O.: IA C. game Friday.
Miss Ida Jones of Brooks re-
turned to her home Saturday af'er
a brief visit with Miss Mabel With
ycombe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson NJ.
Cannon Of Salem were the guests of
Miss Withycombe Friday. They
returned home Saturday.
Miss Louella Van Cleve is able
to be about again, after being con-
fined to her room with illness for
sometime.
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and
Ms. William Schmidt, residing
ear the Benton county prune or
chard, a daughter.
Large congregations attended
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning and evening. The music
at both services was exceptionally
good. e
Miss Anna Bleeg, a former
popular o. A. c. student, left yes
terday for her home in Portland af
ter a visit of several days with Mis-,
Edna Allen and other friends.
AT the college Saturday even
ing the Pierian literary society en-
tertained the members of the Zeta
gathean society, in royal style
The evening was one of pleasure
fer all participants.
"A worldly minded Missouri
editor has Won much applause from
the galleries by declaring that it i
no more harm to catch fish on Sun
day than to run down a chicken Oh
that day for the preachers dinner
In another column is to b
found a splendid article on the sub
ject of good roads. 1t is by Isaa
Manning, managing editor of tn
Salem Statesman, and was read be
fore the Good Roads convention i
this city last week. Though ther
were many excellent papers, nou
of more merit was read before th
delegates.
The offering to be taken O
Thanksgiving Day in connectio
with the service at the First Neil
odist church will be for the Goo
Samaritan Hospital of Portland an
devoted to the use Of the needy VIII
go there from this community, a.
cording to resolutions of the Mil
i~sterial Association.
The churches of Corvallis wi
unite in a special Thanksgiving
1890 a. n. Please observe tt
earlier hour. Services will beg
promptly. The order of exercise
will be: D%oxology; Invocation
Rev. Feese; hymn; Scripture, Re
Simpson; anthem; prayer, Rev. E
1ison; Reading of Proclamation
Rev. Jones; hymn; offering, for II
needy; notices; anthem or sol
sermon, Rev. Hurd; hymn; ben
eiiction, Rev. Noble.
Mary H. Whitby writes =
friends in this city that she will r
turn home in about two week
bringing her daughter, Miss Isabe
who has been ina precarious CO
dition since submitting to a surg
cal operation in a hospital at Pc,
land, two weeks ago. No hop
are held out for the young lady
recovery,-news that will cause u
iversal sorrow hereabouts, whe
she has been reared.
"A Lincoln county farmer I
ceived a letter from a young m;
who had been "go;ng with" b
daughter, which read as follow
wood like Jessie's hand in ma
age. She and 1 are in luve ane
think I nede a wife. Yures, He
ry." The farmer replied to his X
ter by saying: Friend Henry. y
don't need a wife. You need
spelling book. Get one and stue
it a year. Then write me again
Professor Gerard Tail1andi
will give a piano lecture recital
college chapel next Friday eyenin
at s o'clock. All are invited. T
program follows: Air and Va
atoms. Mozart; Bridal Processic
Greig; Rondo in G, Beethove
Kammenos Ostrow, Rubinste:
Prophet Bird, Schumann; Polk
aise milifaire. ChoDin. Staccato {