Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

from the business.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episco-
pal church are requested to meet at
the home of Mrs. C. E. Hout at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
M. A. Bauer and Bert Yates left
here, Friday noon, for a stream in
theaCascades above Charlottesville
to catch a carload of fish.
Miss Lettie Wicks went to Port
land, last Friday, to remain some
time. She is in i'll heal b and is
seeking medical aid and will re-
main in the metropolis indefinitely.
James Chambers, who went to
Portland early last fall to study
piano with Prof Goodnough, is ex-
pected to return home today.
James will some day rate well as
pianist.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. jerks, of
Tangent, were guests, Sunday, Of
Rev. and Mrs. P A. Moses. Mrs.
Sidney Trask, sister..of Mrs. jerks,
and whose home is at Yaquina City
returned TO Tangent with her sister.
A number of friends called on
Charlie Leadbetter and bride last
Friday evening at their home
mile or two west of town. 1t was
in the nature of surprise and
took the form of dance. A de-
lightful evening was passed.
County court met in regular ses
sion last Saturday and in the morn,
ing went out to investigate the Oak
Greek road, west of town. The
members of the court are reported
to have returned with a conviction
that something should be done for
the betterment of this stretch of
road.
An entertainment, San Evening
in the Sunrise Kingdom is to be
given by the Y P S G E in the Con-
gregational church, next Wednes-
day evening. An instructive and
appropriate program has been pre-
pared. A silver offering will be
taken. After the program the
Japanese ladies will serve tea and
cakes.
P. A. Kline, J. E. Dayis and O..
V. Hurt acted as judges for the
county in the selection of wool, last
Saturday, for the Benton county
exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair.
The result was as follows: Claud
Buchanan, 1st, Cotswold eve,
years-old, weight of fleece 6 pounds;
E. R. Barnes, End, Cotswold eve, l.
year-old, weight of fleece IL pounds;
John E. Wyatt, 3rd, Cotswold eve.
1-year-old, wsight Of fleece 124
y pounds.
The second annual OAC Glee
Club concert occurred in chapel
last Friday evening and drew a
good number of lovers of vocal
music. There were eighteen num-
bers on the program, solos, quartets,
quintets and choruses. But one
vocal solo was given and that was
by Mr.. Bouquet; there was also a
piano solo by Prof. Taillandier.
These were the only solos on the
program and We're well received, as
were the other Numbers. The Glee
Club this year numbers 16 mem
bers; A. G. Bouquet is president; J.
G. Knapp, secretary and treasurer,
and Prof. G. Taillandier, pianist
and director.
The Albany Herald relates the
following which is brutal on the
part Of the perpetrator: At the
evening performance Of Norris &
Rowe's shows in this city last Tues
day night, q little girl aged ten
years, who was in the act Of look
ing under the tent to view what
she could of the performance, was
kicked in the face by one of the
attaches of the show and suffered
a serious injury. The family lives
out on the edge of the city, anc
the little girl without making &
complaint went home at once. The
child's eye was pretty seriously
hurt and when couple Of days
later a physician was called th,
eye was badly swollen and it wal
feared that she would lose it, bu
her physician says that with care
the injury will not be permanent
one. The, family have but. recently
come to this city.
Thirteen members of the Ladies
Tuesday Afternoon Reading Clul
took the 6 O'Clock train Saturday
morning for jefferson. Here the!
were met by number of carriages
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