The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-03
BILLINGS GOSSIP.

Billings, Nov. 2.-The Misses Panton
gave a progressive hearts party on
Friday evening in honor of rheir BROTH
err, DR.. A. c. Panton Of Portland, Or.
The evening was "a very enjoyable one.
Mrs. Paul Mccormick won the ladies'
prize, a splendid bunch OF American
Beauty roses, and Mr.. Finkelnburg the
gentleman's, "A Window on Thrums,
by Barrie. Refreshments were served
at 10 o'clock, DR.. Pauton aeaving on the
IL O'Clock weSt-bound tram for Port
land.
The guests present were: Messrs and
Mesdames Ii. M. Allen, Babcock, Chap
pie, Crensnaw, Donovan, Fmgelnburg,
Hays. Mccormick. Matheson, Gerald
Panton, Rixon and ROwley, Mrs. A. Z.
Tompkins and Judge Fraser.
A very jolly dancing party was en-
joyed by the organization known as
the "Sheep Family" and some invited
guests, at the hoISLiloalble nanch of the
Newman brothers on Thursday night
The supper was profuse in its quantity
and elegant in quality. 1t was served
about midnight and after merry time
all departed for home. Those parttcl-
patbng were: Mr. and Mrs. Alex era
ham, Misses c. Walk, Edith Walk, Gus
sic Jones, Ella Lamport, Teenie Fraser,
Ida Scnmudlach, Love Champion, Ber-
tina Douglass and Miss shannon;
Messrs. Cooper, Cullen, Newman, Leav-
ems, Kappel. Had, Pyle, McCurdy,
| Dake and Babcock.
On Saturday evening Miss Martha
| Shoemaker gave progressive euchre
| party in honor of II. Z. Gray, who ex-
| poets to leave early next week for the
| East. The ladies prize on this occa-
| sion was a cut glass base and was Won
| by Miss Hayden, while Mr.. Stetzler
carried off the gentlemans prize, sill
yer ASH tray. Light Refreshments We're
served at the end of the evening. Those
present were the Misses Dorchester,
| Gruwell, Hayden, May Mccormick and
| Roesar; Messrs. Foster, Gray, William
Johnston, j. H. Johnston, Stetzler and
Souer.
The Halloween high tea which was
| given by the ladies OF the EpiScopal
church on Thursday evening was an
| undoubted success financially as well as
| socially. The prelttIly arranged supper
| tables, with their artistic decorations
| of fruit and cut flowers, proved great
attraction to the passersby, and no one
| having partaken of the elegant repaSt
| prepared for khem regretted having
| entered.
After tea, the fortune-telling booth
| created great amusement, and. judging
by the laughing faces of those who,
having braVely questioned the future
so ito speak, came forth into the world
again. Fate this year was surely un-
usually kind in having prepared moth
| ing but straight 'kale ruHts with
plenty OF mother earth attached. de-
noting for each happy recipient great
wealth and a handsome and good-tem-
| pered life partner. There was also
| large and misunderstanding cake con-
tanning a ring, dime and a button.
| This was presided over by couple OF
ladies who sold 1t by the slice, thus CIV
ing the anxious young people another
chance of discovering them future rate.
A New England supper was given py
the ladies of the Congregational church
on Wednesday night AS this particular
| style of feast Is one for which THESE IA
dies are justly celebrated 1t Is needless
to say the attendance was very large
and the receipts all that could be de-
sired. This evening am entertainment
win be given by THE Methodist church
Miss Nettie Graves, who visited her
cousin, Mrs. Garven, a couple OF years
ago, has returned and will remain with
her relatives here for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Cowan and their daugh-
ter, Miss Jennie, friends of Miss Shoe
makers from Bozeman, passed through
Billings on Wednesday morning on
their way to the southern states, where
they will make an extended visit.
While in Georgia they expect to attend
the Cotton States exposition at At
! lanta.
Mrs. MaItteson and her daughter.
Miss Jennie Maltteson of Spokane,
Wash, who have been spending the
summer in Albany, n. Y, stopped on
ON their way home last Saturday to
make a visit of several days to their
friends, Mr. and Mrs. c. M. Child. They
left again on Tuesday.
Mrs. williston and little boy and Miss
Annie Jones have gone to Hunter
Hot Springs, where they expect to re-
main a couple of weeks.
Mrs. j. b. Phillips left on Tuesday
morning for Chicago. From there she
expects to go to Biloxi, Miss, with heI
mother, ito spend the winter.
Miss Laura Laing. who has had q
large china painting class in Billings
for the last few morths, lett on Tues
day morning for Cher home in Kansa:
| City Miss Laing's own work Is ex'
ouisite and under her teaching her pu
pills became very proficient.
Mrs j. Rinehart returned on Monday
night from Fargo. where she was
called two weeks ago by the sad new:
of her sisters death.
Mrs. ]. Forester returned on Wednes
day morning from Livingston. wher'
she has been visiting Mrs. Dodds. Sh'
will leave here very soon for a visit il
the East.
Mrs. Joseph Sims. who has been Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fish for tn,
past two weeks, departed on Monca,
for her old home in New York.
Mrs. James Eckles and her little CIR
returned to Forsythe on Saturda!
morning after a visit OF several week
with her parents. Judge and Mrs
Campbell.
Miss Shoemaker went to Helena oil
Thursday night 20 be gone for severa
days.
Lieutenants Paxton and Dixon cam
in from the north on Sunday with al
escort of cavalrymen. They have beef
making a geographical survey for tn
war department. They lett town again
on "Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodson Of Paris. Mo
arrived Thursday and will remain her
this winter as the guests OF thei
| daughter, Mrs. p. b. Moss.
Mr. and Mrs. w. f. lie Roy and son