Show festivities in IN THE sythe TO SANPETE exercises of the brig liam young academy payson YESTERDAY may the sunday school children were made happy by the dawning of a beautiful mav day about y a m a host of smiling laces their teachers and frienda frien df assembled in front of the meeting houe and onn d a procession which led by the braa band proceeded 10 divans it iv a platform had been arec 11 fur me occasion the ro gramme of services began with horns by the choir followed with a election by tto band mr C brewer ui delivered an appropriate to i lo 10 season in natures burds the old alay bais appeared and the birds yang sweetly the merry mayday may day scenes A olden times bupt supt J S page ex dressed his satisfaction in beholding BO great a gathering of promising and intelligent tell igent looking children of the sunday of payson with teachers and friends in a mayday may day out for social enjoyment joy ment defered to the growth and flourishing condition ot the fc abbath school mr E stevens made his stump speech in his usual hur aurous style 1 I am glad said he to be here this morning to see your smiling faces I 1 know you havo come hera to enjoy yourselves you all look happy surrounded with and dressed ia the latest fashions I 1 am glad we are having mayday may day now for may be to put it on any longer the fashions may change mr W amused us with his original song tho grovo eang with interspersions of beautiful choruses by the cho irand lively airs from the braes band now comes the crowning of the may queen standing midst strewn flowers the escort of little maidens sang sweetly the coronation mayday may day song then stepped to tho may pole each taking her ribbon dancing gracefully round the may polo weaving their colors alie afternoon was spent in a variety ef amusements the payson boys repaired to the public square and engaged in a baseball game with the springville Spring ville hoys the payson boys appearing for the first time in their red stockings and yellow breeches this was a close game payson ahead by one both sides played well xe matter the occasion of gathering that old blear eyed fiend alcohol will do his work of misery otherwise the day passed off actor v may 23 1889 TUESDAY the of may was celebrated here in com of the fair the anniversary of whose death sentence passed twenty java before but we were not the last for benjamin celebrities cele brites today to day and salem comes still later not until fri ilay do they intend enjoying the really local holiday at the close of a pro gramme of songs recitations and speeches the queen miss armanella menella Ar douglas was crowned by amy townsend then the little girls sixteen in number sang a may song and proceeded to braid the maypole in the afternoon there were games and dancing quite a number of hearts were made glad by the presents received by the runners of races etc those alio got in the way of alie runners though felt pretty riat when they struck the ground hie winners of the baba ball game received a ball as a reward for good playing dancing in the evening closed the days exercises SATURDAY night mr lindsay was here with his talented troop an d played lady of lyons the citizen s of payson have a special regard for mr and his compan yas was shown by the thorough seating of the hall saturday night every seat was occupied although the large audience failed to show their appreciation through their hands yet it could be felt through the stillness which prevailed through the entire performance notwithstanding the fact eliat small children were numerous and its appreciation was portrayed in the countenance of every listener X may 22 1889 mount pleasant THE gathering of a year ago at the dedication of the Manti temple was somewhat identical with that of sunday md monday at manti on tho day previous to conference teams were seen traveling manti ward and long before the king of day gilded the dome of heaven with his bright and cheerful raya on sunday morning the rattle of wagons and other vehicles could be heard all bound for conference on sunday morning long before the hour of commencement every seat was occupied in the spacious tabernacle and standing room was at a premium the moment we drove into town strains of sweet music from the brasa bands were heard pealing through the air and a most met our ayee it was the children of the sunday school marching to the time of sweet music and in a few moments the carriage containing presidents woodruff and cannan and other leading spirits drove up to the tabernacle it seemed that very presence of the brethren infused new life into the large concourse of people to say not liing of the beautiful discourses and to which the saints were treated all of the remarks of the firby presidency and apostle lyman seemed to be adapted for the occasion and yet even a synopsis of their rein ks would provo inadequate for your numerous readers the S aiels were fed with the bread of life and returned feeling that it was good to be saints of god ONE of the most enjoyable and pleas angest conferences ever held in the san pete stake of zion closed yesterday monday evening THE araia generally speaking looks we live in hopes of raising a crop ane potato market is dull no demand for the spud this year seems to indicate a very glod cereal crop this year it warm may 21 1589 caid of thanks allow me through the columns of your valuable capr to express my heartfelt thanks to my many friends who so kindly and liberally contributed to my aid and comfort since the painful accident and loss which befell me and I 1 dope and pray god the giver of all good will blesa and prosper tarm SAMUEL RISKE PROVO may 21 1889 thial is what you ought to have in act vou must have it to fully enjoy life thousands are searching for it jaily and mourning they find it not thousands upon thousands of dollars are blent annually by our peo pt in the hupe that they may attain thia boon and yet it may bs had by all we guarantee that electric bitters if need according to directions and the nsf persisted in will bring you good lai and oust the demon dyspepsia and install instead we electric bitters for dys all diseases of liver stomach aal giaya sold at 00 and per bottle by boot richards co druggists |