OBITUARY NOTES ANOTHER PIONEER PASSED AWAY LEEDS wash co utah march 22 1894 died in st george march 21 1894 daniel M thomas born in Rich richmond mona county N C dec 1809 aged 84 years 2 months and 24 days bro thomas had been a member of the church of jesus christ of latter la tor day saints near fifty years and was known to have been faithful to the end he received the G gospel capel in february 1844 and was ordained an elder during the same year being called to preach the gospel in his native land soon after during the first year of his ministry of his own converts con veris were baptized behim by him he gathered with the saintes at winter quarters in the spring of 1847 at laramie he joined president john taylors company of in incoming couling saints and was appointed captain of ten in said company soon after reaching the valley he was ordained a seventy and belonged to the eighth quorum in 1851 he was called on a mis sion to san bernardino under charles charl es C rich and amass amasa lyman while in california he was highly respected by the people both ecclesiastically and politically liti liticia cally lly and while there was ordained a high priest and acted as first counselor to the president of the stake he was elected to the office of justice and served about seven years was also postmaster under the government of the united states about the year 1857 the saints on that mission were called to beurn re urn to utah and he came with them he was next called on a mission to assist the saints in settling beaver county U T and made his home at beaver city he there served as probate judge and postmaster prom from there he was called to assist the saints in making settlements on the muddy stale of nevada and after the settlements settle menti there were broken up he moved to st george U T the place of his death while living in st george he was known to be a faithful latter laiter day saint and has done a great work in the temple officiating for relatives and friends to the number of ELIJAH THOMAS ELIZA C BINDER the f funeral services over the remains of the late eliza C binder were held in the fifteenth ward meeting house friday afternoon at 2 the room had been appropriately draped for the occasion and at the appointed time a large congregation some from outside points had bad assembled to pay their last respects to the deceased lady bishop elias morris presided and spoke in a feelings fedling manner of the departed sister and bore I 1 his bis testimony to her excellent m labors in his ward as a member of the different church organizations the other speakers were elders angus M cannon and C W penrose of the stake presidency bishop R T burton bishop john watkins of midway elders william spicer george G goddard der C R savage an and H 0 park and d sisters sarah M kimball and zina D young aunt with whom bisier binder had been associated la in the relief belief society all the be speakers dwelt with great feeling upon the many virtues of the deceased of bi her uniform kindness and desire to relieve distress or administer to those who required assistance either of mind or body and of her rs earnest arnest devotion to and advocacy of the principles of the gospel the balm of sympathy and love was poured upon noon the hearts heans of those who mourned by the many consoling sentiments that were ere uttered and by the evidences of the uni verEal esteem in which sister binder was held eliza C binder was the daughter of james and sarah camp and was born in hertford hert hart england jan 11 1838 she was baptized a member of the church of jesus jesua christ of latter day saints in september 1849 and married to william IA S binder deo dec 25 1853 in 1856 she eha left her native land and in company with her husband journeyed to utah she joined the handcart hand cart company of edward mart in and participated in its demor able march of that year arriving in salt lake nov 30 under circumstances no 80 dreadful as drawing a handcart hand cart through deep snow in severely cold weather and in the he many and varied difficulties and dangers which the little band encountered sister binder again and again proved the great courage and integrity of which she was pos possessed essed and remained with her until her death she resided in provo prove until 1859 when the family moved to the fifteenth ward salt lake where she has since made her home she had been a member of the relief society of the ward for shirly four years having been first counselor to president kimball for several years prior to her death she was a member of the old folks committee whose labors in providing entertainment tain ment for the aged are so well and favorably known and she was one of the most earnest workers in that noble cause though subject to frequent ill be devoted her life to acts abets of loving kindness towards her fellow beings and many persons who have been benefited by her ministrations will bless her memory the poor the sick the aged and the little ones were ever the recipients of her thoughtful care about twelve years year sago ago the deceased underwent an operation for the removal of ot cancer and though she was benefited thereby she never fully regained her health the immediate cause of death which occurred march 26 was malignant hemorrhoids the only surviving relatives are her husband and a niece in salt lake and a nephew in california sister binder had raised from early childhood one adopted son an adopted daughter and had about three years ago adopted a third child 1 now a boy five years of age th these children ever received a In mothers others care at her hands A long cortege followed the remains to the cemetery and prior to interment a beautiful duet was rendered at the graves gravels side by mrs maggie hull and mrs sarah langford Lang tord A dedicatory prayer was offered by elder william eddington