The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-13
LOCAL LORE.
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.

Rev. NJ. s. Bush will preach at
Oak Ridge Presbyterian church
next Sunday ct 3 p, N.
Rev. Handsacker will speak at
the Y. NJ. c. A. service at the col
lege chapel Sunday at 800 p. m.
Subject, Crit"
II. J. Carpenter of Monroe,
merchant, was business visitor in
Corvallis yesterday.
Miss Mae Hurt and Miss Alta
Bray left yesterday for visit at
the Coast with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. c. T. Hurd
have been in Portland this week
attending the annual conference of
the United Evangelical church.
Mrs. E. F. Green's choral
class is practising regularly now,
for the commencement exercises, in
which the chorus will participate.
The w. O. w. members had
very pleasant social in their lodge
room, Wednesday evening Re-
freshments were served and good
time is reported
Miss Sadie Bruce arrived
yesterday to spend her Easter va
cation with her parents at Bruce.
Miss Bruce is student at the
Academy of the Sacred Heart in
Salem.
"A pool of SEQ feeces of mohair
was sold at Eddyville Wednesday.
1t aggregated in. weight about
10000 pounds, and brought 81 3-4
cents per pound. The buyer was
William Brown of Salem.
There will be an entertainment
Saturday evening April 21st under
the auspices of the Relief Corps and
G. A. R. The receipts will 60
towards defraying the necessary
expenses of Decoration Day.
Appropriate Easter exercises
will be held at the Christian church
next Sunday. The surprise pray.
er meeting at $50 will be led by
Mr.. Schroeder. At II a. n. the
pastor will preach on The Resur
rection " In the evening the Sun
day school will render a program
Baptismal service at tile close.
Presbyterian church. Com
munion and rece otion of new
members II a. N. Evening service
at 7.3o. The usual custom of the
choir, which has been so popular
in years past, will be followed anc
the splendid Easter cantata, "The
Conquering King" will be sung by
the large chorus choir.
AT the M. E. church Sunday
morning there will be reception O
members and baptismal services
The pastor will give an address or
church membership, and there will
be special music by the choir. II
the evening there will be an Easter
program of the usual nature, which
promises to be very interesting
Every one is invited to attend.
The Ladies Missionery society
of the Congregational church wa.
entertained at the home of Mrs. A
F. Wilkins Wednesday afternoon
The subject was africa" A pa
per On the life of Livingstone wa!
read by Mrs. R. ]. Nichols, anoth
er on the medical school work wa
given by Mrs. Fred Clark, Mrs
Berger spoke on Mission Stations
and Mrs. Will Ho1gate or Natives
The rooms were prettily decorated
with apple blossoms, and Mrs. Viii
kins served very dainty refresh
ments.
H. NJ. Cake, candidate for tht
republican nomination for United
States senator was in town Wednes
day, in the swing around the circl,
which all the aspirants are nov
making. Mr.. Cake is about a.
years Of age, and was for six year
president of the Portland CONNER
cial Club, in which capacity he ha
attained considerable distinction
He IS pleasant-faced, vigorou
man of medium size. He has con
siderable support in Corvallis
where several of the merchant
have received requests from Port
land wholesalers asking them t.
support Mr.. Cake. Some of hi
friends in Corvallis claim Mr.. Cak
will poll larger vote in Bento
than any other of the fv
candidates for the republican nomi
nation.
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