The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
THE WEEK IN VIRGINIA
HAPPENINGS OF A LOCAL
NATURE.
A Record OF the Hsppenlngs Of the
Past seven Days-The Doisgs 81 VIZ
xtulsps - Psrsoual aad aeuersls Mat.
tees.

Miss Katherine Comfort of Twin
Bridges is in the city.
The quarterly teachers examination
> in progress to-day.
RORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rev.
Nov. IA, girl.
Walter A. Hartman, the we'll known
Bozeman attorney, was in the city this
week.
"Prof." Royee. who cut such = wide |
swath in this city last winter. is in
Butte.
John T. Conner, the mining man, is
in Butte and will be in Virginia in 4
few days.
w. A. Clark aud his mother Mrs.
G.. T.. Clark, returned from Eozeman
Sunday.
RORN-To Rev. and Mrs. Wiley
Mountjoy. Friday, Nov. 20, ls@, a
daughter.
Prof. Fred l.. Gibson the boy orator
and silver champion of Meadow Geek
Is q county seat visitor.
Mrs. NJ. j. Bradley, formerly Of this
city but now resident of Butte, will
leave for Chicago shortly to study paint
ing.
Company r, the Dillon organization
OF the natiOna. guard, after = temper
ary lapse of life, was reorganized Mon
day evening.
Sheriff Haines is securing the county
In quest of jurors summoosed recently
by the district court. The venire is re-
turnable Wednesday morning.
Lynn Comfort OF Twin Bridg es, is
enjoying, the sights of the metropolis
this week. He says that trip to a
busy city. after enjoying the peaceful
repose Of quiet rural life in Twin
Bridges. lis revelation.
A funny feature in connection with
Aubrey Wall and his little pleasant
ries, is that after stealing bicycle from
the Dillon Implement company he pro-
ceeded to buy some fixtures on time
from the company, and for which he
has, as yet, failed to liquidate.
At an informal meeting of the liter
ary, Wednesday evening, it was an
nounced by President Mountjoy that
the present officers would hold over un-
ii: the 9th OF December, when q public
program will be given. After the pro-
gram there will he an election of Off
GERS.
There are number OF Sheridan cit
liens who would serve their country
and community in the capacity OF post
master, vice James G. Walker, who
has resigned to take effect Jan. !, 1897.
Prominent among them are John
Boutwell,, O. F. Wright, and z. Frank
Bowman.
The following is the vote On distric,
Judge: Madison County-Showers, s75
Parker, 492: Conger, 81. Jefferson
c0uuty-Parker l,4l9; Showers, 455
Conger AZ. Beaverhead county-Park
er, $40; Showers, GIG: Conger, lOl
Totals-Parker, 2,42i: Showers, 2,O4G
COnger 226.
Rev. Mountioy will preach at the NJ
E. church tomorrow morning at lO:3'
O'Clock and in the evening at 7:3O A!
there will be no services in any othel
church on Thanksgiving day, Rev
Mountjoy has decided to hold ''un,on'
service in the Methodist church ol
that morning All are cordially wei
come.
Matt Aldepson of HOZeman, an oil
, time newspaper man, and who is nov
engaged in mining in the Iron Ro
country, passed through Virginia Sa,
urday enroute to his home. His com
pany purchased the tailings OF the Iro
Rod mill, the accumulation OF 20 years
and through special chemical process.
q are saving large per cent of the value
0 thereof.
The attention OF persons havin
D claims against Madison county is calle
0 TO the following order, made Dec. l.
y 1894, by the board of county commi
y siOners: "The business OF the boar
0 having been heretofore hindered an
delayed by the presentation OF bills an
y claims against the county. during tn
session OF the board: 1t is therefore o
t dered, that at future sessions of tt
hoard, no bills or accounts will be e
amlned or passed upon, unless II
same shall have been presented al
filed on or before the first day Of Il
session OF the hoard, and the clerk
" authorized to make due publication
this order.