Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-12-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

IscV. ~ 0i oh1 WIG now P1oooA
has arrived and is now in charge ot
the work at Bellefountain.
The Atheneans entertained the
Pierians at a college party Saturday
night and a very pleasant time ia
reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Penners OF
Portland were over Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
King. The two ladies are sisters.
Raymond Lafferty, travelling
salesman for the J. A. Folger Co. of
San Francisco, was an over Sunday
visitor with his father, w. P. Laf-
ferty, in this city.
The Tennessee Jubilee singers
furnished special music at the Y.
M. q. A, meeting Sunday afternoon
and DR.. J. R. N. Bell delivered an
excellent address.
P. L. Cate and family arrived
from Washington the last Of the
week. and are moving into the
Adam Radir house on Eighth street.
Their household goods caFe by
boat, Saturday night.
Captain McAlexander of OAC
and bis son, Perry, left Friday
evening for San Francisco. They
have property near that city which
thew will visit. 1t is probable they
will be absent until the first of the
year.
Prof. F. L. Kent was in Portland
the last OF the week, attending the
meetings of the Oregon Dairymen's
Association, of which organization
he was secretary, A picture of the
Professor appeared in Fridays Ore
gonian.
In another column of this issue
appears an advertisement by Pu,-
chasing Agent T. H. Crawford, ask
ing for bids for furnishing wood for
the college for the coming year.
Wood dealers will do we'll to inves-
tigate the proposition.
Mrs. G. B. Schmidt and Mrs.
Charles Beach returned Saturday
from Salem, where they we're dele
gates from the local society to the
annual meeting of the w. FL. M.
society. They report a pleasant
and profitable meeting.
A good sized audience attended
the pupils recital given at college
chapel Friday evening BY the OAC
School of Music. The various num-
bers on the program were creditably
rendered and the performers merit
the praise they have received.
"The Lord sendeth His rain on
the just and the unjust" Senator
A. J. johnson thinks was not in
tended for Corvallis, where. while
the just man worshipeth in the
synagogue the unjust man cometh
and stealeth away his silken UNI
brella.
College students are on the anxi-
Gus seat this week, as examinations
are on for the term. They close
Friday afternoon, when two weeks
holiday vacation goes into effect.
Most of the students will go to their
homes or to spend the season at the
home of friends.
There was a concert last night at
the opera house, given by the Ten
nessee Jubilee Singers under the
auspices Of the Y. NJ. G. A. 1t was
a splendid entertainment and gave
entire satisfaction to those present.
The singing of these artists is always
a delight to Corvallis music lovers.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Franklin
Scott, who were married at Gates,
December 9Th, are now "at home"
at Aberdeen, Washington, accord
ing to announcements received by
Corvallis friends, the last of the
week. The bride was formerly
Miss Linnie Small, an OAC gradu-
ate, end the groom is also an old
'OAC man.
An old lady who formerly resided
in Corvallis is to be presented with
800 as Christmas gift from the
Christian church of this city. This
will provide her with a home at
Eugene where, about the 18th of
Sanuary, there is to be opened an
old ladies' home, the entrance to
which is $1OC. The money to assist
this worthy lady from Corvallis was
raised in free will offering at the
Christian church, Sunday morning,
The deed is truly "In His Name"
Claude Swami and his "bunch"
of basketball winners are to play
the OAC team tonight in the csllege
Armorv. IT. will he a game worth