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Show At Smithfield and Hyde Park I Two Deaths in the First Named Town; General Item from Both Places. SMITUFIKLD. .Inn. till, 1!H7. -Wm Chambers, familiarly known as "Father" Chambers, died at his home here Sunday at 8:20 a. 111 He lived but a year of being !)(. and was known to all in this city and well known throughout the valley. The funeral service was held Tuesday at 1 o'clock. William Chambers was horn in Bristol. England, .lanuary -1, 1818. lie was the oldest son of George Chambers and Rebecca Friday Chambers, and joined the Mormon Mor-mon church in Bristol sixty years ago. Ho left Liverpool in February, Feb-ruary, 1853, with his wife and threo children, crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel, "The eJrsey". They landed at New Orleans nnd from there went to St. Louis, where Father Chambers worked for two months. He then crossed the plains, reaching Salt Lake City in September, 185:1, where he lived for two years. The family fam-ily then came to Mill Creek, and in 18(il moved from Mill Creek to Smithficld. Here Air. Chambers Cham-bers lived ever since and worked at his trade, blacksmithing. His wife died fifteen yeurs ago in April. Three brothers living in England, and two sous and one daughter in Smithfield. Sixteen grandchildren and sixteen greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren are to he counted in his posterity. Father Chambers Cham-bers was a useful man, one of whom many good things are said. Thomas Ilillyard, aged 7f yeais, another pioneer of the city, died at ihllO a. 111. Monday. Tho funeral will bo held Wednesday at 1 o'clock. Further particulars were unobtainable nt this writing. Personal Mention. Next Friday evening there will be a grand masquerade in Hill-yard's. Hill-yard's. There is not a little enthusiasm en-thusiasm and it is said there will bo muuj striking and original costumes. Roy Smith, who was recently honorably released from the- mission mis-sion field, returned home Saturday. Satur-day. He had been in Virginia and had been quite ill. No is some better now. Ir. Merrill has bought the old Ilillyard place on Main Street and will open up n gent's furnishing furnish-ing store there. Air. and Airs. It. J. Hammer, who havo been away on a honeymoon honey-moon trip, returned to Smithfield Friday evening. On February 2d, the New York Minstrels, an aggregation of 20 palefaces, will give a performance hero. Aliss Gladys Farrell, who is a clerk in Miles Store has been quite- ill with la grippe recently. Friends gave Thelma Gazicr a surprise party Thursday night and all had a good time. John Bain has bought James Alack's interest in tho Smithficld drug store. HYDK PARK, Jan. 28, 1007. lM Now that we haven't nny moro heels to load at our station, we H hardly know how to pass away the time. It is an easy matter to jH haul the manure out 11s fast as it M accumulates, and we have plenty !H of young men and fat horses, with 'H hut little to do. M The aiiuilal reunion of the 1112 iH quorum of Seventies will bo held H iu the Hyde Park hall Wcdncs- H day, February (!, 1907. All Sev- H cntics belonging to flic quorum, 'H arc invited to attend. H James Balls, Jr., of this place, and Aliss Ethel Poultou, of Al- , Lion, Idaho, were united in mar- H riago last Thursday, Bishop Chas. H G. Hyde t icing the conjugal knot. H There was a young folks' dance H held in the hall last Thursday H night. The Bnllam orchestra H furnished the music, and a good- H ly number were in attendance. H The excellent condition of the H roads enabled a groat many of H our people to attend the Stake H conference Saturday and Sunday. H James I. Kirby is hpme from H the Lcwistou Sugar factory, H where he 1ms been working for H some time. ''H Alost everybody and their i grandmas are patiently waiting , B for that ear of coal ordered three H mouths ago. H Aiessis. Thurston and Facer H sold a good hunch of cattle to H W. W. Roundy, nf Benson ward, H Reese Brother-,, of Beiiaon ward H are hauling hay from the Hans H Jensen farm northeast of town. H Quite n number of Hyde Park- H eis are buying and hauling hay H from Richmond. H Dr. Hiiucey is not improving H very fast, and his wife, Rachel, H is still quite sick. , Arrs. Dorr Peck presented her H husband with a fine daughter Inst (H |