The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-05
SOME COUNTY DO|NGS
THE WEEKS BUDGET FROM
TWIN BRIDGES.
\ New DOctOr-N Troubles
Various The School
House Soid-Dnings of the PeDrI. OF the
East side.

East side.
TWIN BRIDGES. Dee. 3. -ESpecial
Correspondence = Domestic infclicity
has caused the legal separation of Nh.
and Mrs Ed Scales and nOw two hearts
don't beat as one.
1t will seem strange indeed To have
Postmaster Wheat out of the ofticial
business. His resignation is now in the
hands of Growers assistant.
We take pleasure in calling the at
tentlon Of she public to DR.. Wine. who
mas located here. Twin Bridges has
always beer a good point for q physi.
cian but somehow We can't retain one.
Dr. Saylel got rich too fast and had tC
go to Butte to live in order that he
might more easily spend it, while Dr..
AlcCandlass failed to satisfy the state
board OF his proficiency. DR.. Pease
has kindly responded to calls although
he is not licensed. DIR. Wine is at the
Iwln bridges hotel and will De glad to
receive professional calls.
Several of our boys" went to Shcr-
ldan Monday evening to the church en-
tertaInment and report a good show.
Your scribe unintentionally sinned
last week when he need that the
school entertainment had been post
poned for one week. such was the first
arrangement but it was afterwards
learned that other events claimed the
week. The program was presented on
Saturday evening to II $50 house. This
was good considering the extreme
cold. Every part was we'll sustained
and the whole was very successful.
The church fair, under the nj
ment of the Ladies' Aid. will occur
Friday evening the 18th. Last yeay.
the fair was a grand success financially
and no doubt it will be so this wear.
Persons caring to assist in raissm g
money to repair the church will find a
welcome for any contribution of money
or goods.
Ihe Pageville people will serve Oys-
ters, etc, etc. on Friday evening. They
Will run free BUSES betweun there and
this place and will serve the refresh
ments in their usually excellent stvle.
Our school trustees have sold the old
property to the Masons. The
building is old and is Il company affair.
When it was built the lower story was
for the school and the Masons built the
story for their own use. The
Workmen then furnished the lodge
for the use thereof. The Masons
have now bought the lower stony and
the lot for $3.50.
The many friends Of Miss Mary
who was in the normal Last win
ter, will be pleased to learn that she
has beer elected county superintendent
schools of Granite county.
At a meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Sunday school recently
was decided to have Il Christmas
tree and a general literary program on
Christmas eve. Committees were an
pointed and the event will be looked
forward to with much interest.
Mrs. William J. Under, of Pagevillc
been quite sick az is now confined
to her bed.
Most of ON stock-men are on the
roundup. The last storm was an invi.
to get out and rustic.
Miss Katie Comfort has quit her.
at Iron Rod and is now working
at the home. Miss Edith Hunter sue
cecds Miss Comfort in school work.
Your correspondent met Prof. Birch
ard recently and learned that he had
qualified for the office of county super
lntendent in due time. He has been al
Il loss to know who fixed the mount of
his bond. He knows that the ot1i,ial
act was done by the commissioners but
by what power these sOlOnS were en-
abled to estimate the value of a school
marms affection there is no monav in
1t is what bothers him. The amount
was finally put at $1,000 and of course
he had no trouble in raising thi, sum.
Our special list of personals is low.
but we note the following: Nc means
has yet been devised to reduce the ver-
teal dimensions of Rev. Oliver. DIR
Heller still believes in the
merits of Glare It,. Fred Taylor re-
fat. +. Il. Nerk still believes in
Mckinley but says that even gold is
quite scarce. Mr.. Wri@ht's colt died.
I yrus Newell has returned to Virginia
City.