The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-31
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY ToLD.IN BRIEF.
Tie comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

Dat uIday I'LL MonQay OF Sdlem
friends.
Mrs. S. B. Bane is expected
home tonight from brief visit in !
Portland.
Mrs. Orc Yokum of Portland.
was the guest from Friday until
yesterday of Corvallis friends.
Manfred Sets and family are
to move into the James Flett resi-
dence tomorrow.
Misses Edna Gillette and
Madge Baldwin spent Sunday with
friends in Albany,
Mrs. o. J. Blackledge has been
confined to her home for several
days with severe attack of neu-
salgia.
Mrs. Clarence Irvine returned
to her home in Independence yes
terday, after a few days visit with
Corvallis relatives.
The commissioner court
meets tomorrow in regular session
for the auditing Of bills and the
transaction of other business.
w. T. Nichols, formerly of
Corvallis, was the guest of friends
Sunday and Monday. He resides
in Willamette precinct.
-E. B. Horning and family,
Fred Groshong and Miss Agnes
Wilson spent Sunday with friends
in Linn county.
-9he w. c. T. U. will meet in
the Reading Room on Thursday af-
ternoon of this week. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
j G. Hammel, the popular
proprietor of Hotel Corvallis, is suf-
fering with an attack of pneumonia.
He has been bedfast for nearly a
week, and is very i'll.
"A halloween party with about
rs guests, was given by Miss Grace
Smith at her home from 7 to 9,
Monday evening. The occasion
was happy one for all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons arrived
Sunday from Southern Oregon, anc
are guests of relatives. Mrs. Ly-
ons was formerly Miss Greer of this
city.
Fred Groshopg, of Portland
arrived in Corvallis Saturd,y, ane
was the guest over Sunday of BIZ
sister, Mrs. E. B. Horning. HI
left yesterday for his old home ii
Kings Valley, to remain.
Waldo Colbert left yesterday
for Chicago, to be absent two Of
three years. Mr.. Colbert intend
to secure employment, but may lat
er ester university for a course
Miss Janet Blackledge gave
halloween party yesterday after
moon from three to six. A larg
number of young friends were en-
tertained and the occasion was de
sightful for all.
The Ladies Aid society of til
M. E. church, South, gave re
eeption to members of ihe church
Friday afternoon from two to five
The affair was held at the residenc
of Rev. McCausland, and was yer
pleasant.
AFTER the Times press hou
tonight, the ladies of the Presby
terian church were to give a ha
loween social at the home of Mr.
John H. Simpson. The affair we
to be public, and good time We
promised.
-Four. lots near the Carriae
Factory were bought by c. 4
Troxell Monday, and he is TO b
gin Immediately the erection of
dwelling house on the propert.
The lots went at $500. The de
was negotiated by Robinson +
Stevenson.
Ed Phillips, formerly of Go
wallis but now Of Grants Pass, a
rived Monday, accompanied
Mrs. Phillips. He is enroute
the KIondike on a two month
business trip, and leaves for the
in a d ay or two. Mrs. Phillips W
remain in Corvallis during his a
sence.
The home Of Rev. and Nj
Hurd last night a large party
friends and members of the Unit
Evangelical church assembled
response to an invitation from he
and hostess to-spend an "anniv
.sary evening" Rev. and M