| Show death of pioneer another old timer of the gintic die dis brict has hag just answered the final surn mow mong charles poynter who came here in 1871 having died on monday alonda evening mr po liter who has been an in invalid alid for nine 3 years ears as the re snit sult of a paralytic stroke was 81 years of age he A was as born in wor chester shire england and came to america atthe at the age of 20 ear settling in north carolina later he moved to virginia and then took up tip his big rest dence in michigan in april 1671 he came to utah and located in his family here yere from michigan about four months later the early residence of the PON pointer liter farm y was wag at diamond which at that time N was as about the most important campin camp in I 1 1 charles poynter NN as a b atcher by trade but di III ring the f arst few N years ears of his regi residence dence here he lie followed mm min ing to some extent and located a valuable piece ot of ground lit the beigl boyhood of the centena al at cureka mine if he e conducted a meat market in eureka foi ben several eral years and was well known coall to all of the older resi rest dents of the camp I 1 charles poynter A as an cpr honest man one who ho had ideas of his own and NN aa as never afraid to express them he ile was lo 10 al at to his old friends and was always ready to exchange experiences with the old timers of the camp the deceased d leaves three children two of them jesse poynter and mrs bert carter are regi residents dents of this city and the other daughter mrs george marshall resides near shire england the funeral services were conduct ed from the family residence on M ed afternoon rev wildman murphy a former resident of this cita officiating the interment took place in the silver siler city cemetery under the direction of undertaker jarres eustice air vr poynter s boda bod ben bell g laid to its last rest beside the bocy boc of his wife ak whose hose death occurred sev eral year ago |
