The Helena independent., 1893-12-24

The Helena Literary socisty, which met
last Mondny n tho residence Of Mrs. II. u.
Fisk, on Rodney street. wns very we'll at
tended. fully sixty people being present.
An attractive pr ogramme was given. Vio-
lin music was furnished bv Mr.. Mason;
Miss Moshsr's paper upon Loves Labor
Lost" Was short. bus pointed. and full OF
bright criticism; NJ. Goodvin,s essay upon
research and was replete With varied infor.
nation. and 1.-THE Few Facts Known Of
Shakespeare Lifs" were Given In An inter-
esting and pleasing manner BY Miss Will
| iams. The whole evening Was much en-
joysd BY oil .p'sssHt. The next meeting
will not take place until after tho holidays.
Personal and General.
Lewis Psnwsll returned from Butte yes
tsrday.
Mis- Je:sup lsfs fos her home in 1sd'sna
last Tuesday.
Z. a. stesrs and wife srs spendins the
week In Butts.
| Miss Cadby has gone TO Deer Lodge TO
spend the holidays
N. Meyendofff returned from Yellow
stone county. FridAy.
Daniel simpson has retu,Asd from 4 trip
OF six weeks To the east.
/ w. NJ. Bisgs went to q sst Falls ySstsr-
day to spend Christmas.
/ Miss Mills entertained . few friends At
cards ysste day evening.
Capt Miils and family lsavs on Tuesday
for visit to Deer Lodge.
Frank Richold expects TO spend Christ-
mas with friends in Butte.
Mr.. and NJ z. John Dinnsn will sponl
Christmas at Hope, Idaho.
4 MAX Kahn, left last Tuesday for three
months trip TO California.
Mrs. John Dinnsn hns returned from \
three weeks visit to Seattle.
/ r. S. Bickford has taken suite Of apart
ments in the Diamond block.
H. j. Reed and wife. Of Missouri valley,
are In the city for few days.
Miss Sue Wilcox has returned from q
visit with friends at Boulder.
@. NJ. Crutohfsld, OF Missoula, was in The
city Tuesday ana Wednesday.
Miss Laura B. Tngue is spending the
holidays with friends in Butte.
A few friends met At Mrs. Rumley's and
played whist lhursdsy evening.
w. b. Kelley vas In Butte few days last
| weak, returning home Saturday.
Miss Tsgus. Of Butte. is spending few
days in Helena with her family.
Miss HaIrah entertained few guests Al
duplicate whist Monday evening"
Mrs. ShsarA who has bsbn quite i'll for .
few weeks, 10 again able to be out.
Miss Cora sanders is homo for weeks
vacation from her school in Merrill.
J. G. Kerley. editor of tho Townsend
Messenger. wns in the city last week.
g. T. Bramblc. principal of the Marys-
Vile school, was in the city last week.
Miss Belle Price. who is teaching at Clos
ter. is In the city for weeks vaoat on.
Miss Edith Bradley. from Victor. has re-
tuned to Helena to spend the holidays.
Mrs. John Henry expects to leave Tues
day for visit with friends in st. Louis.
Capt. SvigR.t tt and family have gone to
housekeeping in their home in Ksnwood.
| Judge Knowles left Saturday to spend
the holidays with his family in Missoula.
| Mrs. w. G. Hickey entertained few
Mrs. VIM. Muth left Seattle for Holena
yesterday and will be At homo tomorrow.
George NJ. Hatch. state senator from Big
Timber, was in town Monday and Iues-
day.
Mrs. l.. II. Hershfsld arrived in the city
Wednesday and expects to spend the winter
he ..
Mrs. Rsdding. of Great Falls. 10 spending
the winter with her mother. Mrs. William
Fem.
Miss Gertrude Hickman returned Mon
Butte.
Mrs. Mercer. of Livingston. is in the city
visiting her parents. Mr.. and MIS-. Her
mann.
Miss Maud Stuart left Saturday TO spend
tho holidays with her mother In Deer
Lodge.
Miss Cora Spratt. from York. Ia spending
n weeks vacation at her homo on Rodney
street. aaf6s u
l. ~ -
spend her vacation in Butte and Dssr
Lodge.
Miss Barnaby arrived In Helena last
week. Friday. and 10 the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Conrad.
Misses Hattie aud Mamie Pope who are
teaching out Of town. have arrived home to
spend the holidays.
Hon. w. H. sutherlin, Of the Rocky
Mountain Husbandman. was in tho oity a
few days last we?k.
Mra. G. W. Cannon. who has been In
yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Daveuport arrived in
Helena last Friday. and expect to visit with
friends few weeks.
Miss Stella Wantz. who has been visiting
her aunt. Miss Hoover. left for her homo
in Cascade county last Wednesday.
state Treasurer F. w. Wright has been
COnnH0u 10 MS room IOE tue past IcW Ady8
with severe illness. He Is better now,
Nj .. Cert; uds SwiSRstt Wilson arrived
in the CITY Monday and assisted in the
Bsaudst entertainment Friday evening.
Mrs. Parkinson and family have moved
from Boulder to Helena for the winter. and
have taken . fiat on South Rodney street.
Mrs. w. G. Child and daughters. Alta
and Fannie and Miss Taylor, left Tuesday
for Tacoma. where they expect to spend the
| winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Allen arrived homo
last week from the east. Mrs. Allen has
been gone several months in several east
ern citiee.
Mr.. md Mrs. ChownirV who have bsen
out to the ranch for q few weeks, have re-
turned to town aud nre again at the Gran
don hotel.
The Ladies' Whist club did not have
their usual meeting this wesk. The next
meeting will take place at Mrs. A. p, Cur
tins next Friday.
The Rev. W. q. Schopps and daughters
have moved into apartments in tho Gran
don hotel. The parsonage 10 occupied at
present by j. Bassett
Mrs. Il. simon is having good success
with her music In the east. her 'Bsnita
Mezurkn" being vs,y favorably spoken of
by tue Brainard Musical World.
Tho Mecca club mst at Sanford & Evans
last Thursdny and enjoyed their usual good
time. Tue ub is yer. popular with Its
ms embers, who always declare each meet.
inp better thnn the others.
Misa Satin Crum teacher in the ,Ieffa son