The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-11
in VIRGINIh TOWN
BRIEF BITS OF 30 IN
TELLlGENCE.
Doings Of yirginians and M~adisOniaNs
Social aud Personal GOssip-7he
Unofficial Gossip Record of the Past
seven Days.

Virginia vendicated herself on the
diamond Sunday and won back her lost
laurels from the Adobetown ansons by
a score of % to 30. The game was
PLAYED at Adobetown. Tom Lowman
and Charles Nelson constituted the
Virginia battery, and some Of the
w%rithing curves which Tom put over
the plate were said to have been very
artistic and zigzagy. libby and Oscar
Sedman were the AdObetOwn battery.
The other positions were filled as fol-
lows: Virginia-Lettrick LIST b: Mar
tin Mclean. End b: Brown Sd b: Parks.
S. S: Piper. T. f: jim McClurg. |. f:
Luther Buford, c. f. Adobetown-
Mahaggan. 1st b: Chas. McGovern. 2nd
b: Ed Lane, Sd b: Lynch 5. $: Edghill.
r. f: Potter l.. f: Matt Carey c. (. Joe
Lane umpired the game.
The Observation-Disclosures telephone
line was completed last Sunday morn
ing, when the first message was trans
mitted. Charles Walter had the hon
or of sending the first message. The
connection had Just been made, and
something was wrong. Charlie was
mad. 6" il, what's the matter:'
said he, talking to the inanimate wood
and metal. His words were flashed to
Leiterville. The wire has since been
in continual operation and is working
nicely.
Sheriff Haines completed service on
the jury venire for the May term of
court. this week. Jurors will be select
ed from the following: G. e. Gordon.
J.. E. Bryant, Albert Herman, Patrick
Breen, Geo. B. GOetschius. James Cow
an. James B. How, j. E. DOrrell, VIM.
Meador, d. N. Jones, JOS. e. Hyde, l..
S. Briggs, Geo. c. Blackman, j. r. z.
Fletcher, Frank Emmerson, X. Il. Her.
hold. A. e. Gloyd, w. S. Lowe, Il. d.
Foster. William Clawson, Richard
Foreman, Peter Gear, Jacob Bauer, G.
H. Armitage, Jos. Beaufie, w. II. Bow
en-. Henry Hartmann, G. X. Morrison.
JONn l.. HARTMAN anu NdDflcl MOIlIL
The Hardly Able Base Ball Club
has challenged the Adobetown club fol
a game of ball to be played on the 1871
for $40 a side, a deposit being PLACED
with the Madisonian sporting editor
In case the challenge is accepted i
will be a contest for blood and Doodle
,,1 o,rbt 20 ha i1+o1.nCtipr
Judge Showers and w. II. TeboS
spent several days OF last week admir-
ing the fine horses OF the Upper Ruby
The Judge is SO we'll pleased with thu
mare he bought at Defiance ranch las
year that he is DESTROYS of procuring
more of the same stock. He left tn
Upper Ruby in time to attend the Twin
Bridge horse show.
II. D. Weenink, the Dillon PhOtog
rapher will be in Virginia City, Ma,
13. at which time he will open up
temporary studio. MI. Weenlnk is al
artist in his particular line, capable c
producing the best results in photogra
ply, and those desiring good worl
should wait for him.
Efe Mathis is totally blind. A lette
received from his physician reads t
this effect. Nor is there any hope 10
the restoration OF his sight. He vii
probably return to Madison county il
the neal future.
Company DIS eighth anniversar
ball. which occurred last Monday ev
ening was very pleasant. The gram
march was led by Captain and Mrs
G. w. Ref, supported by Major an
Mrs Filing, followed by the mem
bers of the company in full dress uni
form. proceeding the civilions. Will
the hall was comfortably filled, til
attendance was not so large as it shout
have been.
Epworth League of Nj. T.. churc.
meets at 10 a. m: S. S. at II a. m. \
night the second discourse on 9TH
Spread of Christianity" will be giver
Subject: Shifting the Image EI
erybody welcome to all services.
Charles H. Peck, the Red Bluff f
nancier, spent wednesday in town. MI
Peck reports considerable activity i
mining in his section and expects
good season.
j. c. Sloss of Boulder, is the guest {