Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-05

AdditiOnal Local.
Two of the most prominent ministers
OF all Southern Methodism will preach
at the First Methodist Episcopal Church
next Sunday. The Rev. DR.. ]. D. Ham
mond. of Nashville, Tenn. and Secretary
OF the Educational Society; which posi-
tion places him at the head of all the in /
stitutionsset learning of that denominar
tion will preach in the morning. Thie
affords j great opportunity to Corvallis
as an educational center. A no less dis4
tinguished person is the Rev. DIR. w. RI
Lam beth ~ ho- breaches at night. DR.
Lam beth is the Secretary of the great
Missionary Interests Of his denomination.
He has had large experience lin China.
Japan ard other fields and in some rs
spects is 4 notable clobetrotter in church
circles. His home is also in Nashvilles
Tennessee
"A very pleasant birthday party was
enjoyed atsthe country home Of w. I'll.
McBee some TO or 12 miles south of Corr
Wallis. Il was in honor Of Mr.. McBee
who was 81 years old. There were %
guests present. u
Organs and pianos for sale or rent.
R. n White. Phone 4O5. 82-tf
Yesterday afternoon Clerk Vincent is
sued a marriage license to Ivan Hawley
aud Miss Rose Hull, both of South Benz
ton
The mem bers of the W. FL. M. S. Of
the NJ. E. church, were very pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. 6. H. Feese, We'd
nesday afternoons. +.
A half dozen ..new" men of OAC were
given duckIng in the college fountain
Sunday night. according to report. The
hazers wore handkerchief masks and
were unrecognizable As people were
en- route home from church party Of
Observation-Disclosures were seen. sky-larks
ing on college street. their actions ex-
citing comment as they were in he mid-
die of the road, and it was surmised that
some luckless 'freshie'' was cup against
it. - ..x5s.. s
Persons coming from Newport say that
fisherman caught a man-eating shark
in the bay there few days ago. The
fish weighed over 500 pounds, and was
ten feet in length. The shark was
caught in net and is the first of its
species known to have been caught at
Yaq lima Ray.-Albany Herald. =
People coming in from the country
Monday stated that rigs and horses were
tied to the fences for miles out from
town, while the owners hunted china
pheasants in the adjoining fields. Some
Young ladies who drove to town that day
declared that every moment on the way
they expected to be riddled with bullets,
and az result of the nervous strain they
were on the verge of hysteria when they
reached Corvallis safe and sound.
In this city at nine o'clock yesterday
morning the Columbia annual conference
Of the M. 3 church, South, convened,
and is still in session. The opening
service was conducted by Bishop James
Adkins of Nashville, Tenn. Other nots
bles who are here to participate in the
meetings are DR.. Hammond, secretary Of
the general board of education; DR.. Lam
beth. secretary of the board of Missions ;
and DR.. Lamar, agent of the publishing
house, all from Nashville, Tennessee
also DR.. Waugh, editor Pacific Methodist
Advocate, and Dr. Read, superintendent
OF home missions, of San Francisco and
bay cities. The meetings are held in the
M. Z. church, South, and the public is
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall moved yes
terday into the Porter house on college
street, for the winter. .,,.s...