The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-01
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Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Gilbert
left Wednesday, to spend a week
with McMinnville relatives
-Harold Rumbaugh is spending
Thanksgiving with Albany rela-
tives.
President T. M. Catch went
to Salem Wednesday to visit his
son, Claud Catch
Miss Grace Catch went to Al
bany Wednesday, where she is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A Y. Schmitt.
Sam Damon and Ray Walker
left Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving at their homes in I~ndepend-
ence.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Weather
ford and children arrived Wednes-
day evening and are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Horning.
There was a special Thanks
giving service at the Episcopal
church Thursday morning at nine
o'clock. Rev. E. T. Simpson made
a very beautiful talk on "What we
Have to be Thankful for"
Miss Mabel Sheasgreen enter
tanned a number of friends Tues
day evening in honor of Miss Min
ME Woldt of Portland. Dancing
and cards were the amusements.
Hugh Taylor, a student of the
Monmouth Normal school, was in
Corvallis Wednesday, enroute to
his home near Bruce, to spend
Thanksgiving.
The "Standard Bearers of
the M. E. church we're given a very
enjoyable social at the Belknap
home on College hill, Tuesday eve
ming. There was a large atten-
dance and all had a merry time.
VIC. Swami entertained his
Sunday school class Tuesday eve
ming, at the home Of Misses Libbie
and Lulu Rice. The event was
plegsurable for both teacher and
pupils.
The latest real estate transfers
are; w. E. Yates to Jessie Flint, {
lots Rayburns. add. So, 200; George
A. Bennett to Laura M. Bennett. /
lot in Philomath. ST.: F. G. Clerk
and wife to M. J. Wells, blk. I il
Chase's second add. $40.
Presbyterian church, worship
at II a. IN. with sermon by Rev.
Mark Noble. Evening service
at 7.3o, sermon by the pastor
M. S. Bush, subject, Saul of Tar
sus." The illustrated quartette
Crock of Ages" will be repeated
by request.
"A district meeting of the Unit
ed Artisans is to be held in this city
December goth. Preparations TO
the event are now being made. TIL
district comprises the lodges OF Al
bany, Corvallis and Wells. and it i
hoped that rs candidates will be in
itiated that night. A feast will b.
one of the features.
Various grades of the Corva1li
public schools held exercises Wed
nesday in honor of Thanksgiving
There were speeches, %recitations ane
songs, and appropriate decoration
in the rooms. A large number O
visitors were present aud participat
ed In the occasion. School Mon
day a brief vacation being enjoyed
since Wednesday.
Headed by Thomas Barker
who was in Corvallis last Septem
Der and purchased property in Ben
ton, a party of 21 persons arrived
Sunday from Lancaster, Kentucky
In search of locations. There ar
three families with 6, 7 and 8 mem
bers each, respectively, and all ar
closely related. With Mr.. Barke
are Seman and Holland Rose, hi
brothers-in-law, with their families
and all are to remain. Hollan
Rose has already purchased prop
erty near Peoria.
The Ladies Afternoon Reac
ing club was entertained In a de
lightfu1 manner by Miss Paulin
Kline, Tuesday afternoon. Th
Thanksgiving spirit pervaded til
affair, ever to the serving of a dc
licious dinner at the conclusion {
the afternoon. The guests were
Mesdames Jacobs, Selling, Woo
cock, Lee, Wiles, Wells, Horne,
Yates, Osburn, Berchtold an
Simpson; Misses Margaret Smell
Eda and Sarah Jacobs, Bertha De
Wis and Pauline Kline.
Amber & Waters, the res