The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-06-29

Mr.. Benefits children have been at
tending the Hornell Academy. at
Hornellsville. n. T. The trip was
made from Buffalo to Duluth by the
lakes. one OF the most delightful water
routes Imaginable.
The Cornell scholarships for Stueben
county have been awarded to Harry
Whitney Dennis and Evely Hakes Den
mis-. of this city, a honor which we all
appreciate. 1t is rumored that Mrs.
Dennis. the mother of the gifted young
people. will remove to Ithaca during
the summer and make that city her fu-
ture home.-Hornellville tribune
The young people referred to are a
nephew and niece of A. J. Bennett. of
this city. The scholarships are valued
at 81. 900 each. and are awarded yearly
by competitive examination.
\. rich discovery of gold is reported
to have been made neal Whitehall by
a prospectOr named Mahoney. One
day last week Mahoney took a notion
to sample a ledge OF moss covered rock
that protruded about thirty feet above
the ground at a point about fifty feet
from the wagon road. He put a shot
in the mass and fred it. with the re-
suit that n Of the greatest. if not the
greatest. gold find the state has ever
known was made. The pieces were lit
orally filled with gold which could be
seen with the naked eye. Mahoney at
once located the ledge. and the region
is now said to be full of p~rospectors.
Mrs. Arminda Carney, wife of the
Hon. Patrick Carney. died at Waterloo.
Friday morning Of consumption. The
sad news was received in Virginia Sat
urday and the sympathy for the be-
reaved family is sincere and profound
throughout Madison county. Mrs
= Carney was about 81 years o
4 age and came to Virginia with her pa
rents in 1864. She was united in mar
d. riage to MIR. Carney in 1864. Five
! children. three daughters and two son.
survive her. She was inferred in thu
Waterloo cemetery. Mrs. Carney
Virginia friends will long remembe
e Leiterville will celebrate tomorrow
Saturday and a large number Of Nir
n ginians will leave for that lively an.
interesting village early in the
n ing. They will be accompanied b.
o their wives. sweethearts and the Wiz
ginia city brass band. The occasio
n will undoubtedly be a very pleasan
l. one. The programme Of the day wi
n conclude with a grand ball, the musi
for which will be furnished by the Vii
ginia orchestra. The committees j
~ charge are as follows: Arrangement!
j. L. Churchill. Geo. N. Giles, j. "
Letter. Reception. T. Benton Letter
80 j. L. Waller. 7. H. Teal, Miss Nj. La
kin. Mrs. |. G. Edwards. PrOmpter
y X. Kellogg. G. f. Wright. Floor: {
~ E. Gohn, Irene Trilby French, w. v
=. Chiefly, Geo. Swartz, Norwood Vie
=, Frank Nelson.
7e 5. J. Walker. superintendent of tn
Madison syndicate. operating 10 mill
east OF Twin Bridges in the Tobac'
-. Root range, was in town yesterday {
business connected with his cOmpan
-. The syndicate owns four claims and
:. developing. having q tunnel in 800 fe
80 on their property. They expect to p
~ up a concentrator some time soon. NJ
:. Walker informed the MADISONIA
man that the Bear Gulch district W
making a splendid showing, partic
~ larly so with the properties OF Messl
!" Stone and Pritchett-the a. +. 4
'S Clan ne Gael and Hibernia lodes.
~ is a free milling gold proposition.
l." tons Of which, shipped recently. nett
. the owners about $1,000. Experts re
l. resenting Mcclure. the Granite Mou
~ tain millionaire. OF st. Louis. are n.
!" examining the property.
Jake Newman. merchant tailor. V
y ginia City.
AZ. Jake Newman. merchant tailor. Y
be GINA City.