The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30

ANNl'N liciA ' lISiIlId AILI 10
the Episcopal Conversation at Bozeman
beginning June Dist. DR.. Stafford
attends from Pony, and Mr.. A. w.
Switzer from Ennis.
Company Dwill be inspected to-mor-
row Saturday by Major brennan. of
Bozeman. who has been detailed by the
adlutant general for that purpose. The
inspection is called for 9o'clock at.the
armory. The major will remain in
Virginia several days during which
time the company will shoot for CLASH
fication and insignia.
The warm weather of the past few
days has caused considerable activity
among the placer miners. whose oper-
atiOns, up to date, have been retarded
by the weather. Ten days of sunshine.
however. means that considerable work
will be lone in the gulch. The season.
on account of the surety of an abund-
ance of water, promises to be a prosper
Gus one.
1t is reported that George Farms
worth has sold out his interest in the
Fortune group OF mines to his son
George Farnsworth Jr. and George 2.
Fisher his son-in-law. The younger
Mr.. Farnsworth is expected to arrive
in Virginia early next week. The
work will be continued. Mr..
Schloss, of Boulder has been put in
charge as general manager.
The Rector of St Paul's church
would like all who we're married or
baptized by the Rev. r. p. Eubanks to
find out from the registers at the
rectory whether they have been
registered IL not. Fifteen baptisms
and one marriage have been reported
already which ought to be registered.
Such commissions are often more serious
than would appear to the people most
interested.
A. d. Mckitrick, the prospector and
miner who has probed the hills of Mad
ison county for the past quarter OF a
century in search Of the precious met
ais, is in the city. Mr.. McKitrick has
been a financial shuttlecock in his time.
He has been rich half a dozen times.
Just now, however, he is basking in
the sunny smiles of tickle fortune. He
recently sold the Bozeman mine at
Pony for $50. 900.
The suit of Patt Scott VS.. Arch'd Nc
Gown was tried in the district court
Tuesday. Scott brought the suit to en-
force payment on a due bill for Sis.
for labor performed as a miner: Me
Gown did not deny the due bill but set
forth in his answer that he acted simD-
ly as agent and that the Jesse Morgan
Company. of which he was superintend-
ent at the time, was responsible. The
jury brought in a verdict for Scott for
Sll5.
George Henderson, manager of the
Summit Placer Mining Company. was
in town Monday. Mr.. Henderson has
been doing considerable development
work on his property lately as we'll as
taking out pay in satisfactory quaint
ties. He has just opened $50 feet more
pay ground, enlarged his reservoir
and sluice boxes, and expects to double
his output in the future. By his i'm
proved facilities ground that could not
worked in the past will now yield
handsome returns.
On Thursday last week Bishop Brew
er confirmed in St Paul's Church a
number of the girls guild presented bv
tho Rector. The sermon addressed
to the candidates was eloquent
md powerful, and will undoubtedly be
long remembered. Appropriate music
was furnished by the choir under Miss
Anna Nelson. Decorations as usual
beautiful. The old hall at Ennis
Was crowded on Sunday morning last
n spite of miserable weather and more
miserable roads. The Rev. J.J. Bowk- {
II presented a class to Bishop Brewer
or Confirmation, and all present heard
rom the Bishop a sermon as logical
Ind convincing as it was eloquent.
Next service Sunday Morning June
18th.