I 1 bthomas thomas cupit dies at santa barbara wednesday morning telegraphic 5 messages ines sages were received by frie uldis ivoin mrs airs ed hurlbut announcing the passing on ot of her father thomas cupat lie he dying at ner her home at tuesday night might t in the passing of 0 mr cupit park city loses one ot of its pioneers and a former citizen ot of our kacka practically by everybody and highly respected by all wibo who knew him 6 I 1 oki y deceased arwas a native of Engla england md and we thin kwas in his eighty sixth year he came to ito the united states alien ailien a young man ln and tor for some itlie located in new york city following his bis trade as carpenter he I 1 jack pape a former well known partite Par kite came to utah in the ear eary y and tor for a year or two engaged Is in basi business mess in salt lake city it was around 1875 when he and mr pape came to park city and were among the first to do carpenter wort work at the ontario the first mine ot of this famous district later the two p pals a Is engaged in business in this cl city y and tor for imani years were pro I 1 neat in business and fraternal affairs of the community mr C cupit continuing so until about three years ago when he disposed of his park city holdings aird with mrs cupit moved to southern california to make his home he is survived by his bidlow and two children thomas cupit jr and mrs annie hurlbut both of santa barbara no details has bias been beem received but likely will be tor for our next issue he was as on odd fellow of 0 more than fifty years stan aing and a member of park city lodge no 7 of 0 this city at the time of his death he was also a member of the local lodge of elks