The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-01-25
GRANITE NEWS.
Public School Debate.

Public School Debate.
Much interest was manifested and
several visitors were il attendance at
Friday afternoons session of the Granite
Public School Literary society. After
the roll call and reading Of minutes Of
previous meeting the following pro
gramme was rendered:
Reading .......... Florence MCLEOD
hecltatlon ....... .Oia reeilaA
Reading .......... CLARA Welgensteln
Rotary Reading.
Lucy Mcdonald, Ora Freeman, Pearl
Blair, Alba Giles, Florence PAUL,
Florence and Lottie Mcleod.
Debate: Resolved, That public parks
and museums should be open on Sun
days. Affirmative: James Brennan and
Basil Elford. Negative: Florence PAUL
and Lucy Mcdonald. After a heated
contest the Judges, Sophy Coonan, Lillle
Conger and May Berrill decided that
James Brennan shonld wear the blue
ribbon and Basil Ellord the red ribbon
for the ensuing week.
Patriotic Sons Election.
Washington Camp, No. 4, p. O. S. OF A.,
of Granite, have elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year.
Past President George Bryant.
President--Joseph Lutey. -".
Vice President--David Blair.
Master Of Forms g. F. Smith.
Recording Secretary-A. j. Smith.
Financial Secretary-W Lutey.
Treasurer Charles Williams.
Conductor-Cha Hafner.
Inspector-Wm. Giles.
Guard-Jvs Taylor. ......... ..
Joseph Bissette has returned from
Butte.
Mrs. McHeffey was registered at Butte
yesterday.
joseph Ruttle was visitor to the
burg Saturday.
Judge Gallagher made trip to the
county seat to-day.
Mrs. JOS. Thomas and children were
in the burg Tuesday.
w. H. Nolan, late of Walters Ferry,
Idaho, has located IN Granite.
Mrs Taylor, of Granite, visited Mrs.
Durand in Philipsburg last Friday.
Miss Margaret Wolfe spent Sunday in
town, the guest of Mrs. Eugene Smith.
Rev. K. G. Prout, of Deer Lodge, held
services at the Episcopal church last
Friday.
Mrs. Fred Smith and mother left for
Hilyard, Wash, where Mr.. Smith is en-
ployed.
Charles Gildersleeve. the Granite mer-
chant, went down to the burg on bust
ness trip to-day.
e. E. Freye returned from Virginia
City, Sheridan, and other southern
camps, Monday.
VIM. Anderson, who has been on
visit to his Missouri home, returned to
Granite Saturday.
John Pierce, who went to the Califor-
MIA quicksilver mines in Santa Clara
county in search of employment, has re-
| turned
Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Snow Mrs. Trumbull, and Miss Carrie
| Sigh formed little party which spent
the evening at Rev. Mr.. Grube's study in
Phillpsburg.
| Services at the Presbyterian church,
| Granite, this week: On wednesday
evening, at 7:3O, prayer meeting; on
Sunday, Sunday school at 2:30; christian
endeayor at $50; service at 7:3O p. m.
All are cordially invited to attend.
l J. uo anniversary 1ldll W ~ foANOl NJ
Washington Camp No. 4, P. O. S. OF A.
and z. o. d. A., of Granite, will occur on
the Goth instead of the 22d OF February,
on account of the annual meeting Of the
state camp occurring at Anaconda on
that day. The sons and daughters are
making every effort to make it big sue
cess and of course it will be, as usual
like all their doings.
Supt. Hanley has returned from trip
to Deer Lodge and Butte. Mr.. Hanley''s
son, Earl, with two other boys at the Col
lege of Montana at Deer Lodge,went out
rabbit hunting. Earl pulled the trigger
of his pistol off while in the chase and
shot himself in the leg, causing only
flesh wound. Supt. Hanley was in Butte
at the time, and went to Deer Lodge,
where he was pleased to find the accl-
dent as slight as it was. Those boys will
not go hunting again on Sunday for a
while.