The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-01


a family re union aided in
making Christmas a merry day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
F. Mars, among the visitors be.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Mars,
Mr.: aHd Mrs. w. Fl. Birch and
Miss Bessie Mars.
Every arrangement is com
plete for a splendid fi THE az ii the
Annual Ball to be rendered al
Crockett's Opera House this
Thursday, evening, by the Vir.
ginia Fire Department, and 4
good attendance is assured.
E. l.. Prescott, the Duluth
mill machinery and supply man.
visited with his brother, L. e.,
in this city for a few days
NJ. F. Barber spent Christmas
day in Duluth.
+. E: Benner, Of Saltwater,
and daughter, Mrs. Tice, Of
+. inneapolis, spend the Holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Confer.
Mr. Benner, who is steward OF
the Minnesota. penitentiary. is
Mrs. Confer3's father.
The body of Louis Newberg,
who was accidently killed y 4
D., M. & N. train near Wolf on
"Wednesday of last week, was
shipped to West Superior for in.
terment.
Harry George, the genial
salesman, at Prescott & Mars
Company's hardware and mining
supply establishment, went to
Duluth: on Friday last for a short
Holiday,visit.
John Mewhinney; book. keeper
at the Cincinnati, spent theSab.
bath with Virginia friends.
Mrs. Chas. Farm spent Christ.
mas with friends at Ishpeming,
Michigan, returning to the city
Wsahesaay evening.
Rev. E. N. Raymond returned
to Duluth on Tuesday, after a
short visit With friends in this
city.
R. D. Silliman, a young Du-
luth attorney; will locate at Hib-
bing shortly.
Di}if. +. S. Buzard, D. D. S.,
opened a weeks visit at the Ho~
tel Virginia on Wednesday,
where he will be in readiness to
attend to all in need of dental
work of any Kind. The doctor
is a graduate of Michigan, being
one of the heavy sufferers in the
Qntonagon fire, and contem
plates establishing perm;inezt
quarters in this city; making
regular visits to the cities of the
two Minnesota ranges. He is
q proficient scholar and first
class workman, and guarantees
all work.
Henry Helstein, of West Su-
perior, looked after interests in
the city the first of the week:
The Swedish Lutheran Sunday
School children, enjoyed a
Christmas tree and literary ex-
ercises at the church parlors on
Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting of the
Virginia Business Mems Asso-
Citation on Tuesday evening trans
acted an amount of routine busi-
ness. AS a H5iemlsber of the com
mittee to look after the county
road matter, Mr.. E. S. Smith re.
ported that the case had been
finished and that a decision,
which he E expected to be right,
would be handed down by Judge
Moer the latter part of the week.
Supt. Leary, of the Virginia
Light & Water company. has
been engaged this week in put
ting in an insulated main return
wire for the fire alarm system.
Fred Engel spends a shof1
Holiday vacation with friends al
Kenosha, Wis.
Judge Prince has been ap-
pointed as general agent for the
two: ranges of the Franklin Ben
eft Association, of Duluth, II
place of John Costin, Jr.>, tn
change going into effect today
The association has good busi
ness here, and the appointment
of Mr.. Prince is a good move il
the direction of securing addi
tion&l policies.
The Presbyterian and Meth
odists will unite to observe tn
''Week of Prayer The unio'
services will begin on Sunda,
evening, january 3rd. in tn
Methodist church. On Monda,,