The Philipsburg mail., 1888-04-26

Jos. 4. Hyde, returned from trip to
Deer Lodge and Butte Yesterday after
noon.
james Byrne returned Monday after
nocn from trip to to California His
many friends will be greatly pleased te
hear that he comes back much improved
in health.
G. NJ Crutchfeld has been heard from
though not directly. The letter speak
ing OF him, received by W. L. Brown
from a friend in Virginia, says he was
looking fat and hearty,
Something OF lun prevails in the way
of matrimonial alliances bnt we have re-
liable information that Cupid is not
knocked out hut is simply sharpening
his arns.
e. n. Merritt. former employe Of the
San Francisco company and more re-
Gently engaged at the Silver Chief pine
left this morning With his wife for visi.
TO England.
II. L. Turner and bis sister, Miss Katie
Turner left Sunday morning for their old
home in the Pike county, Missouri, upon
receipt OF a telegram announcing the
serious illness of their father.
Pete Rowan left this morning for
Boulder, taking with him tbs concen-
traitor which has been at work Tor the
laet year on ores from the Peter Coyle at
Hasnark. He will put it up at Boulder.
The manager OF Miss Lillian Hall in
"As in Looking Glass has written to
tho Philipsburg Opera House for dates
sometime in July. This is the play in
which Mrs Langtry scored such Sue
GEES.
Last Sunday dev;ne services were held
in Mo:se's Hall by Bishop Brewer assist
ted by the Rev. A. B. Howard. Bishop
Brewer preached the scrE,on which was
an unusually strong one and performed
the rite OF confirmation upon Ave appi-
cants.
We understand that the lot in Pardee
and McDonald's addition recently pur-
chased by Messrs. Acksrman and Terrill
is to be built upon Immediately, the
Structure contemplated being of two
stories the lower one suitable for use as a
store.
Superintendent Mason, Of the Western
Union telegraph company, was in town
Saturday. The probabilities are that an
uptown of,ica will soon be established
and iine built to Granite, providing all
necessary arrangements can be made,
Thomas S. Smith, Of the firm Of Cap
iice & Smith, returned Sunday from a
trip all over the east, in which he vis-
tied most of the principal cities. Ee is
in excellent health and glad to see his old
friends once more.
James Patten, who has been on the
sick list for the last two weeks, received a
setback last week by taking cold. He is
now once moro on the road to health,
somewhat retarded by business which
demands his attention.
A weighing scales is being put up at
the sampling mil o: capacity sufficient
to weigh ore by the carload. This will
greatly Lessen tho work OF weighing the
ore and facilitate operations to such an
extent as to increase considerably the
output OF the works.
The PhiEpsburg foundry which has
been busy all through the winter, has
orders now far ahead and will be hard
pushed to fill them in the promised time:
A road has been built back OF the works
to permit of the more convenient load.
ing and unloading of the iron.
ThePeople's meat market has just been
hansomely fitted up with marble top
ped counter which with a coat OF neat
paint adds greatly to the appearance
of the establishment. The handsome
woodwork supporting the counter is the
work of Edwards s Willicms
While the rain Of tho week has put Il
temporary stop to the beautiful weather
we were enjoying, it camo III good time
icr agricultural and growing purposes
which under cloudless sky and warm
sun were beginning to suffer consider
bly,.
Is it not about time to begin thinking
of incorporation? All towns of any size
whatever throughout the territory are
voting on the subject and almost lnvari-
aoly with result in favor of it. Philips
burg should not be behind hand in the
matter.
Considerable excitement prevailed dur
ing the first part of the week over re-
ported determination OF location for the
Granite mill which placed it at Drum
mond. The report is SO far unveriied.
Drummond was certainly warm for
awhile, but the location of the mill has
MT boor r,o,.1o E,.oxrp ny J,accvoro1