The Helena independent., 1893-12-24
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

There will be NO vacation at the EnQel-
horn Helena Business college during The
holiday week.
! There will be . meeting Of the Helena
Relief committee. Tuesday. Dec. 26, at two
O'Clock, at the residence of Ars. Il. E. Fisk.
Commencing at eight p. m., Dec. 25.
1893, there will be Christmas service at
the Salvation Army hall. All arc cordially
invited.
The public library will be open Sundays
Dec. "a and Dec. 81, at the usual hours. ono
to five .. m. II will be closed Dec. 2b and
Jan. as on oil legal holidays.
Helena dealers sold all thsir turkeys
early yesterday. snd in tho afternoon there
was not . turkey to be purchased In the
there has not been surplus.
Judge Wade's Christmas pift to the. poor
consists Of 1000 pounds OF -four, 1000
pounds of potatoes ana &25 In cash. This
thoughtful and generous act OF the Judge
will make many homes happy this winter.
The woman's relief committee will bs the
agent for the distribution of the gift.
The Christmas services at the Unitarian
church take place this morning at the usual
hour, there being no evening service. The
choir will render the following anthems:
"Rejoios in the Lord" Arthur Sullivan.
'sChristmas Hymn" Dudley Buck; Lords
Prayer" Earnby; There We're Shop
herds" Dudley Buck; ''Jubilate Dso,"
Haydn.
The Sunday school of the Evangelical
Lutheran church. Rodney street and Ninth
mas trees at the church this evening at
1880. A good time IL anticipated. Every
body IL invited and Is requested to come
early and secure good seats. Entranea
free, but collection will be raised for the
benefit OF the Sunday school.
A club OF little bows and girls Of Helena
brought to Mrs. II. E. Fisk, Treasurer OF the
ing contributed to the poor. II amounted
to $3.50. and was the result Of careful
saving, made up principally OF pennies with
a few stray ntcksls thrown In. The givers
requested that the very poorest people In
town" should have their money.
The Helena Military baud, which IL now
eight months old. will give grand ball a
Electric hall Carissmas night Mr.. Norri-
son 10 acting as leader Of the band. and
under his able management the boys are
making great progress. The material 10 In
this band to make 10 what 10 should be, the
banner band of tho banner city Of the great
state of Montana, and this result can easily
be obtained ii Helena people will help the
boys along. Every body should attend the
danoc Monday night.
Notice 10 avoid forfeiture have been dled
a. follows: Jos. Hoffman, Little Conflict
lode; Geo. A. Corsiey. Cen. Grant and Ind
loies; l. 3. Noreland. b and r lane; A. L.
Brown ct al, Sampson lode; Z. d. Edaer-
ton. Homsstake. AlvR and Crown Point
loies; Joseph DoCamp, Puritan and other
lodss and placer; A. I, Jauob es al. Union
loio; Al GebhArdt OF al. Independent
Cleveland and Raleigh lodes; Ntohael L.
Geary ct al. Gsary placer; VIM. Cunning
ham, Upper placer; Horny Otten. twenty
scres placor.
Last evening, Al q. A. r. hall. the Uni-
tatians had thsis Christmas tree. with APP
propriate services. There was singing, rec.
isations by some Of the little ones, rsmarks
by Miss sanders. the superintendent and
by ths pastor. Then came the brightly
lighted trco aud tho distribution OF many
gifts 10 the scholars aud 10 many litsls
strangers, who had been invited In TO share
the gooi things. Many larger folk we're
there TO enjoy the bright faces and happi-
meas Of the children and fels tbs bette.
fer II.