Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-29

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visited with Corvallis friends for a
couple Of days during the week.
They returned to their Eugene
home Wednesday evening.
Miss Ellen +. Chamberlain, who
for several years was a well-known
instructor at OAC, but who now re-
sides in Seattle, has been in Cor
wallis with friends during the past
week.
The Yonng Peoples Society of
christian Endeayor Of the Congre-
gational church will give a supper
and social in the church parlors
Friday evening. Clam Chowder
will be served from 5 O'Clock on.
Sunday morning subject at the
Methodist Episcopal church, Gar
nality a Foe to Good Resolutions"
Evening subject, "The certainties
land Uncertainties Of Life" At
1000 o'clock a watch meeting will
begin to conclude at the midnight
hour. The public is cordially in
|vited to attend this service.
A. Bennett, editor of Irrigator,
Irrigon, Eastern Oregon, has been
lin Corvallis during the week. Mr..
Bennett was making a little cruise
of the valley for the purpose of
awakening an interest OF the part
of bis fellow editors in the coming
meeting Of the Press Association
Mr.. Bennett is making his journal
a power in his section of the coun-
try and much may be expected Of
him in the future.
Congregational Church, Sunday
School at 10, Worship and sermon
at IL, Junior Endeavor at 4,
ISenior Endeavor at $50 and Even
ing Service and sermon at 7:3O.
Morning subject, what Does Your
Church Stand For2" The offering
will be devoted to the cause Of
Home Missions. Sunday evening
being the last service in the year
will be devoted to "Reyiews and
Foregleams."
The ladies of the Congregational
church held a delightful missionary
meeting last Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Whitehorn. Three
excellent papers were given by Mrs.
B -rchtold, Mrs. A. E. Wilkins and
Miss Campbell. After the program
refreshments were served and all
enjoyed the social hour most
heartily. Forty ladies were pres
lent and Mrs. Whitehorn proved
herself a success as hostess.
At the Congregational church on
Monday evening the Christmas ex-
ercises were given before a large
audience. One of the new features
of the evening was the singing by
a young girls choir. The girls
were dressed in uniform white robes
and we'll deserved the applause
which greeted them. After a few
well chosen remarks by the pastor,
REV. Green, the presents from the
two beautiful and well filled trees
were distributed to the members Of
the Sunday School.
The committee for considering
1.-THE matter of granting franchise
to an electric light and power COM
pany to operate In this city met
Tuesday evening and discussed at
Esome length, but did no business Of
-Iany Importance. It appears that
tue company seeking to obtain the
franchise had been asked Tor a
! schedule Of rates they intended to
J charge aud did not have it on hand
} lowing to what was either an over
,sight or a mistake on the part o
: the company. It is expected tina
!, the scale of rates intended to b,
! charged Will have arrived by thil
I evening and another meeting il
scheduled for tonight.
Postmaster johnson informs u
that the government will receiv
. bids up to January %, 1906. 70
contract to carry mail by stag
n from Albany via Corvallis to Phile
yImath, seven trips per week. Th
>. contract is to be let for a period {
four years, beginning July /, 1906
y and closing June 80, 1910. Th
party securing the contract will b
called upon to give a bond Of $25O(
y The distance from Albany to Phil
!. math over the route the mail is
y go is "a trife more than Is miles
y For the information Of those WI
= may intend to submit bids it ma
= be stated that the advertisement
- for the same may be found poste
nsin the postofice.
st The Hindu students attendir
OF O evince great interest in Il
AFFAIRS and conditions of our countr
During the sessions Of the Sta
al Dairymen's Association, held
o, Forest Grove last week, Mr.. Sinh
IN La Hindu student Of OAC, W