The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
UPPER MADISON NEWS
G ROUNDUP OF THE
VALLEY.
Mulvy and Mills Have u Copper Lead
Raising a Fund to Build a Church-Some
Rumored Placer Dealx-Social Matters
Lively-PersOnal and General.

ENNIS, March 3.-[Special Core !
s%pondence. 1.-The Rev. J.. J.. Bowker
was a visitor at the home of Mr.. Will
Gilmer last Saturday and Sunday. He
intended to hold services Sunday. but
was prevented from doing so by the
awful storm which came up Saturday
night. He left for Pony Monday. and
will unite W couple in the bonds of
wedlock to-day,
A ''pancake" social was held at the
residence of Mrs. VIM. Ennis on the
evening of the 18th Of last month.
About fifty people were present. Mix
ed in the pancake batter was a diamond
ring, Miss Mary Vetter being the
lucky person who got the ring. The
evening was spent in game playing and
singing, everybody enjoying themselves
immensely. The proceeds were about
S15. and went to the ladies of the Guild
of Trinity Mission.
Messrs. Mulvy and Mills have uncov-
cred a tirst-rate looking copper lead
recently. It is located near Morgan
gulch, and assays 80 per cent copper.
There have been several extensions
located and quite a boom is expected
when the snow goes off.
Will Cooley and John pryce were in
the county seat several days last week.
Although they kept pretty still about
their business, a valley rumor is to the
effect that they sold their Ruby creek
placer claims to Thos. Teal and r.
Benton Letter.
Bicycling Is going to be the fad the
) coming summer, there having been
four new ones ordered during the past
; week. Will Gilmer, Ed. Davis. Bert
t Maynard and Miss Susie Long being
: the parties who are going to learn to
: ride a wheel.
Quite a number of young people or
, ganized a "surprise'' party and met at
Il the home of Mrs. Thos. Whitney, last
Friday night. Dancing was the order
' of the evening, and before going home
an elegant supper was served by the
, hostess.
!, VIM. Ennis and wife Retained from
=, Virginia City, last Friday, where the,
:, had been for nearly Two weeks, Mr.
y Ennis attending to his duties as one Q
the board of appraisers, while Mrs
Ennis visited friends.
y A social, for the benefit of the NJ E
church was held at the home of Jas
Oliver last Wednesday evening. Abou
thirty people We're present and tn
=, sum of Sis was cleared by the enter
& tainment. t
A.. Several valley people were in Vii
ginia attending to court matters las
week. Judging from the satisfied e,
preston on some Of their faces, thing
must have gone their way.
IT, Two little boys are ahead a sugcine1
and horse-blanket, owing to the forge
he fnlness or pre-eccupation of their 81
ne ter's cavalier at a recent social.
The worst storm of the season strue
the valley sosne time Saturday nigh
~ the Thermometer going down to 20 d
v. grees below zero.
u A young man returning from, the S
cial last Wednesday night, awoke
n. great mary people by singing q parod
on Sweet Marie
ne Burt Mitchell returned, last wee
ne from Bohemian, where he has held
position as clerk with J. W Tilton fo
the past two months.
he Prof. F.. w. Mcfarland has bee
he engaged to teach the school in tn
oO Maynard district. His term begins G
G. the 9th of May.
jeff Allenberg came down from tn
-ranch of the Liverpool Syndicate an
\ went to the city on Daylight gulcl
yesterday.
4 The church building fund now in tn
hands Of the treasurer of the Guild
Trinity Mission, amount to s340.
Mrs. John Hartman and Miss Nelli
Switzer have been visiting friends i
Bozeman for the past ten days.
IL O. B. Varney. who has been quit
"a sick for the past week, is now on tn
road to recovery
Miss Lena Gilmer and Miss Bessi
e Farrell visited the Ennis school la.
W Friday.
il Miss May Bull, who is teachin