The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-11-16
SOME MADISON
COUNTY NEWS
Thirty Inches Of Snow at
Pony.
Resolutions in MemOrium of Mrs. Dr.
in Centennial valley-AdObetOwn N
News.

PONY, Nov. l3.-[Special Core
spondence] THE great snow storm of
Nov. End, in this place measuring
more than 30 inches on the level. still
stays with us. Falling as it did upon
unfrozen ground its duration at this
season is remarkable.
Grain threshing in the valley is not
yet completed and while the yield is
not as large per acre as usual, the in
creased acreage devoted to the cereals
will afford handsome surplus to the
farmers.
The early winter interferes consider
ably with the mining interests in pre-
venting ore hauling to the mill, which
will have to close month earlier than
usual.
Miners who intend operating their
claims on the hills are hurrying in sup
plies.
Many of our citizens are leaving for
the winter. Chas. Adkins, in the en-
ploy of the I. M. Co., for the last two
years, left for his former home in Ten
nessee on Thursday. He will take in
the Atlanta exposition.
| Miss Leah Morris went to st. Louis
on Friday last where she will attend
school.
Miss Nina Wampler, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. r. B. Wampler leave
to-morrovfor Bosten whore she will
attend thesconservatory Of music.
Misses Nettfe and Rettie Hanson
and Miss Lucy Stafford are attending
college in Bozeman.
Miss Ida Nelson, the accomplished
and successful teacher of the primary
department of our public school, will
visit Virginia City tomorrow.
Mrs. Anna M. Stafford, wife of DR.. T.
S. Stafford, died in Pony on the morn
ing of October 29th, of pleurisy, after 9
! weeks illness. Mrs. Stafford came *
Montana with her husband, Capt. Dav
id Young from the state of Illinois and
settled in Madison county. Some years
after the death of Capt. Young she be
came the wife of DR.. Stafford. De
ceased was the mother of Mrs. Florence
Church, Geo., VIM, and Chas. Young
Mrs. Anna Hofer of Choteau, Mrs. Ro
land Fergerson, Miss Lucy Stafford
and l. S. Stafford, lr. All were pres
ent at her death except Mrs. Hofer
Mrs. Stafford was lady of strong char
acter, kind and hospitable and he
friends will long cherish her memory
The Funeral services we're conducted
at the Presbyterian church by Rev. ]
l.. Marquis, assisted by Rev. ]. ]
Bowker OF Virginia City, and the re
mains were taken to the Harrison Gem
etery for interment followed by larg'
number of citizens.
In Memortum:
In ~ much 40 our Heavenlev Father ha
called home one OF his faithful children
MRS. l. S. Stafford we. her sisters in tn
Ladies' AID Society OF the Presbyteria
church OF Pony dy hereby express our ap
probation Of her jealous and untirlnS e
forts to advance the work OF the Lord i
= our midst. We would bear testimony t
her Christian character. her untailin
cheeriulness. her faithful performance 9
duty and her trust in her Redeemer burn
ing brighter to the end. In her We lose
leader OF marked executive ability. and
workman that needeth not to be ashamed
She now rests from her iabOrs. but we II
joice that her works DO follow her.
Our hearts 80 forth in sympathy to tn
bereaved family, ter their loss is also ou
loss.
= MRS. EVA DUSCAN, Pre-
MRS. NAY CARNIE, Sect.