The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18
,-Arraneeuenss have bean made
for service at the Congregational
church Sunday morning,

church Sunday morning,
Glen CT l tie is spendinga few
days with Corvallis frisnde. He
has been at Hood River eince leav-
ing here year ago. 3 <.ti
There will be q series of Evan.
eelistic services held at the Beaver
Greek school house, beginning Sa /.
urday the 10th, at Z Pm conduct.
ed by 8. M. Wood of Corvallis. %
"A correspondent from Rainier
says, Among the Cor vallisites en-
ployed bv the lumbsr companies
tere are, I. L. Rowe, Harlan Tay.
lor, S.th Smith, Charles Knox. and
John Gubel. .l san .a
The last Of Jesse Spencar's
family of ma gpies died the other
day. This one had become prof.
Client in the English language, and
its demise is very much regretted
by its friends and acquaintances.
Morning subject at NJ. E.
church will be "The Silences Of Js-
eus, or the failures Of Human Pray
err In the evening there will be q
beautiful and interesting song SER
vice, arranged by Miss Bingham, OF
Cleveland, Ohio.
There has been good duck
hunting in all localities since the
cold srap began. Among parties
who have killed the limit for one
day are Tommy Fawcett, Glen Ire.
1aud, and E. N. Starr and son.
The former two hunted from row
b1at on the river, and the latter two
secured their game near BeIlfouu.
tain last Tuesday.
The special meeting at the Bap-
tist church will continue over Sun
day, January 20. Services each
evening. There will bs meetings on
Saturday at 3 o'clock, a'so on Suu-
day at 8 O'Clock. Theme Cd Sun.
day morning, Saved to the Utter
most" Evening subject, 'sowing
and Reaping' or Choosing Our
Own Destiny" Mr.. Petit will
preach at these services. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
+, An early morning customer in
an opticians shop was young wo-
man with a determined air. She
addressed the first salesman she
saw. Il want to look at pair of
eyeglasses, sir. of extra magnifying
power" 'tYes, ma'am,"! replied
the salesman something very
strong?" "YeF, sir. While visiting
in tbs country made a very pain
full blunder which I never want to
repeat ''Indeedi Mistook a
stranger for an acquaintance 2"
mo, not exactly that; [ mietook o
bumblebee for blackberry"
-Entertainments were given at
the opera house Monday and Tues
day evenings under the auspices of
the Episcopal ladies. The charac-
ter of the amusement was something
new in Corvallis and was greatly
appreciated. It was termed the
Merchants Carnival The fea-
ture was the costuming OF a large
number of young ladies, each wear
ing dress or. ornamentation To-
tended to characterize particular
line of business. For example,
Mrs. Psrnot represented a butcher
shop by appropriate costume and
carrying under her arm a little live
pig. Mrs. J. F. Allen, in suitable
costume, represented another butch
er shop by grinding sausage and
having tat dog secured bv a cord.
The former led in an interesting
dance and song entitled when the
Pigs Begin to Fly" in which twen-
ty young ladies took part, this be.
Jog followed by beautiful march
by the same ladies. In all, Is la
dies and children appeared upon
the stage in various representations,
drills, songs, etc. A shaving scene
in which Mrs. Kaupisch performed
the part of barber was Extremely
killing as regards her victim, al
though most agreeable to the audi.
ence. Miss Carrie Danneman, in
a very acceptable manner, perform
ed the part of operator in a tooth
pulling scene. Other especially
commeDdable features were, "The
Grand Old Flag sung by four
young ladies in sailor costume, song
by Miss Nellie Marvin, and also by
Miss Gertrude McBee. After pay
Ing the manager, and ether expen-
ses, the ladies had to their credit
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