The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

j. w. Stuart, of Ennis, sojourned in
Virginia short time last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Bryant were in
town Saturday, from Home Park.
Fred w. Wolverton, of Sheridan,
was in town the first of the week.
J. F. Oliver, of Ennis, brought a
load of produce to town Saturday.
Mrs. Van Brooklyn, near Laurin,
was trading in Virginia, Saturday.
N. p. Christensen, of Sheridan, was
perambulating our streets Saturday.
Senator Alex. Metzel of Fuller
Springs was in town the first of the
week.
Fl. M. Marshall. of Laurin, was in
Virginia City. Saturday, transacting
business.
Todd Rodgers and A. B. Davis of the
poor farm, transacted business in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs. I. D. Porter came up from Sher-
idan, Sunday, and is visiting with her
sister. Mrs. f. L. Smith.
Emerson Ray, the genial schoolmas-
ter of Taylor's school house. was a
Saturday visitor to Virginia.
Four vanner rollers for the Easton
mill arrived from Chicago, last
week, and will be placed in position as
soon as possible.
f. T. Cook reports that every thing
is running smoothly at the Fortune
group of mines preparatory to pushing
development work.
Henry Filing is going to heat his
residence with heating furnace,
which arrived this week, and will be
placed in position soon.
j. 2. Glen is still in Atchison, Kan
sas, whittier he was called some three
weeks since to attend the bedside of
his mother, who is very low.
Thos. J. A. Monaghan, court stenog-
rapher for the fifth judicial district,
came over from Boulder Sunday to be
in attendance of district court this
week.
Wednesday of this week was Ash
Wednesday, the first day in Lent.
Appropriate services were held in St.
Pauls Episcopal church by Rev. J. J.
Bowker.
M. Maitland received beautiful pho
tograph of Fritz Sour Krout, St. Valen-
tines Day, and he is justly proud of it,
The only fault he finds with it is it's
corpulency is almost too pronounced
G. H. Cummings, who went to school
in Virginia City in the sixties, and has
been away from here for a number Of
years, returned last week, and opened
harness shop in the old International
block.
The will of the late J. B. Laurin
was admitted to probate in the district
court last Monday. Mrs. A. L. l.aurin,
Mrs. Bernard and Moses Dupuis and
wife, beneaciaries, were present at the
hearing.
Elmer F. johnson: executor of the
estate of Minerva Cogswell, deceased,
rendered final account of the estate
to the district court, this week, which
was approved and the executor ordered
discharged.
w. M. O'Brien, the genial ira Yelling
salesman. representing the dry goods
and furnishing goods house Of Carson,
Pirie, Scott & Co., of Chicago, ar
rived in the city Saturday with sample
trunks galore.
Thomas T. Baker, administrator Of
the estate of Sarah A. Baker. deceased,
rendered final account to the district
court, this week, which was approved
by the court and the administrator Or
dered discharged.
Miss Flora Duncan received tele-
gram, Saturday, calling her to Butte
to teach one Of the city schools. She
loft Sunday and entered on her duties
Monday. Virginians will be sorry to
lose Miss Duncan, but what is our loss
Is Butte's gain.
The board Of appraisers, consisting
Of ]. O. Moulton OF Ruby valley, VIM.
Ennis, Of Ennis, and Solomon Wiles of
this city met in the county assessors
Office at the court house, last Monday,
pursuant to call. The board organized
by electing J.. o. Moulton1 chairman,