Show ( ounl Millurd Our Town “Fillmore” By Stella Day HANNAH MARY ELLEN BEESTON Hannah Mary Ellen Kenny was born Sept 10 1842 in Shake Reig Hancock County Illinois the daughter of Loren E Kenney and Hannah Gott Nicholas She crossed the plains with her mother probably with the Miles Standish Company in 1851 Her father was with the Mormon Battalion in 1851 She lived in the fort and endured the many perils of that time She married George Sears and had children: three Lovina George Loren and Martha Ellen Later she became the third wife of William Beeston The two wives lived in the north part of town and seemed to get along quite well working together in the orchard and the garden They milked the cows and took care of the bees It was up to the two wives to take care of earning the living William Beeston had sore hands and was unable to do hard work He was very talented and was classed as a decorator He led an excellent choir for many years in Fillmore darkMary Ellen was a small haired woman She was very kind and patient Her children’s friends were welcome and on always Sunday a group of young people would gather at the Ellen Beeston home and make candy of honey since the Beestons had many hives of bees The mother always had plenty of freshly made homemade bread and butter Mary Ellen had five children They were: Nelly K Mary K Charlotte Katie K Katie K and Eliza K She died Feb 10 1920 of cerebrial at the age of 77 She is hemmorrhage buried in the Fillmore Cemetery Catholic Church news Catholic Parishes will have the Statue of Mary called the International in their Virgin churches in October The statue was resemble Jose Thedim to sculpted by the description of the Blessed Mother given by the three children who claimed to see her at Fatima Portugal Oct 13 1917 Louis Kaczmarek a Michigan native will bring the statue to Utah at the beginning of Oct In 1975 Mr as Kaczmarek left his position president of Casmar & Co to travel the United States and throughout many foreign countries to promote prayers honoring Mary the Mother of Peace This Marian Devotion will occur in Fillmore at Holy Family Catholic Mission on Oct 14 1984 Services are held in the basement room of the Fillmore City Building Twenty-on- Grace Baptist Church Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship 10am 11 a m 6pm American Legion Hall Fillmore Associated with Bible Baptist Fellowship Public Invited - For more Information call and services for Holy Family Catholic Mission will be held at 430 pm on Sunday in of the basement the City Building Father Michael Winterer and will Deacon James McElfresh be coming from Richfield's St Elizabeth Church We as Catholics are so fortunate to have their services All interested are welcomed CHURCH OF CHRIST The Church of Christ stressing New Testament undenominational meets in the baseChristianity ment of the Fillmore City Building each Sunday morning Everyone is welcome Worthlp Service: 1030 a m :1 $ a m Adult Bible Study Children's Bible School: 30 a m Wednesday evening Bible Study is at 730 p m at the El Rancho Motel For further Information call burs (hi 4 1984 I’nnc 5 By Ruth Zmilrovich PHOTOGRAPHY The show in downstairs at definitely worth Brian Giles SHOW Left Webelo the Reading Room is the Library your time The 59 photographs by eight artists are of excellent quality and very diversified in subject matter and technique Show 9 pm continues until Monday Oct 8 Come see it you’ll love it! THANKS FOR RESPONSE The response to the letters we have sent out the last two weeks has been gratifying Many long overdue books have been returned to us We have made a few mailing errors and but patrons have copying errors really been nice in helping us clear Thanks! We’re still at up mistakes it so if your have overdue books expect a letter or ‘beat us to the draw’ and bring them in before we get to your name on the list If you do not have the books we want to know that so our new card catalog will be accurate and Sixteen new biographies several other reference books and novels have been placed on the shelf since we last mentioned them Waiting lists have been established for some of them If you would like to be on a list for any certain book just let us know BUILDING PLANS Millard District in the Cub Scout's Fun Day physical fitness event Cub Scout news By Edith Dearden The Utah National Parks Council’s Cub Scout Fun Day was held Sept 22 1984 at the Provo High School Brian Giles of the Fillmore Fourth for the Ward won first place James Monroe - 1st place Casey Hatch - 2nd place and Brian Monroe 3rd place James Monroe Andy Travis and Monroe Quarnberg received their Aquanaut & Citizen Brian Webelos Activity Badges Monroe - two Silver Arrow Points and Jed Memmott - a Silver Arrow Point Tanya Adams is their new Bear Den Leader “Our Town USA” pack meeting for Meadow Ward was held Sept 25 Justin Starley was given Award Conservation the World and Ryan Talbot Wesley Jones David Allred each received a Silver Arrow Point Ryan Talbot advanced Hamed Akvar was to the Bear Den book and given the neckerchief colors and advanced into Webelos Vickie Allred was given a special for her recognition in appreciation Don dedicated service to Cubbing Jones showed pictures of landmarks group in the Cub Scouts representing Regatta the Millard District in the Diysical Fitness event were: Jared Higgs Nathan Masner and Ryan Higgs of In the Grand Prix Derby Kanosh was Coby Robinson of Kanosh were Awards in God Faith Pack at the Kanosh presented 27 to Sept meeting Wednesday son of LaNila Coby Robinson and Robinson by Clee Christensen to Morgan Christensen by his father Bishop David Christensen Winners at Dowell's Regatta pack meeting held Sept 27 were: Jarvis Robison - First Dace & Best Color Award Clinton Christensen - 2nd place and Scott Robinson Most Effort Award Trevor Ellison earned two Silver Arrow Points Scipio’s Sept meeting everyone to Cheryl Rose 2nd Counselor The annual for Regatta pack winners were: 25 identify is the new Primary over Meadow's Cubs orientation parents meeting was held Sunday evening for new parents Holden’s "Our Town” pack meeting was held Sept 26 Deputy Sheriff Jim Masner talked to the laws about obeying Joy group Harmon gave a presentation on the history of Holden and showed slides of the old elementary school and other interesting places New members welcomed into Cubbing were Jeremy Teeples and Todd Wood In the Kanosh Bear Den Ryan and Higgs Morgan Christensen Robinson received Bear Colby Webelo badges Activity Badges were earned by Scott Perkins SchoShowman Artist Craftsman lar Outdoorsmen Forrester and naturalist Justin Rutherford Artist Jared Whatcott - Engineer ScientShowist Naturalist Sportsman man and Traveler Daniel Davis and Scholar Scientist Engineer Jared Higgs Citizen Aquanaut and Athlete Artist Sportman Traveler Cleve Christensen a member of the Bishopric explained pack finances and encouraged dues to be paid for the year in order to run the pack smoothly Gordon Staples was invited to conduct a surprise uniform inspection and they talked to the ot the tr boys about the importance uniform and how it unites them with the group RESEARCHEjEEKlMjETTERSMAIRIESOURNALSjJSTC We are expecting to receive the blueprints this week so that bids can be let for our building Really this time we’re almost positive! DON’T FORGET BAZAAR Bazaar Craft The Christmas sponsored by the Library but open to everyone will be from 10 am to 7 pm in the Fillmore Armory on Saturday Oct 20 COMMUNITY to right Jared Higgs Nathan Masner Wolf and Bear represented the Ryan Higgs CALENDAR is a large bulletin board inside the front door of the on which we would City Building which like to enter all activities would be of interest to the public All the schools have been contacts and We would some of the organizations also like to include special church activities Please help make this the community service it is intended to Call the Library with your be information: There calendar Historical links sought to early Britons in Utah When James Brady NcNeil drowned in the Gila River in Arizona in 1883 he left behind a trunk of letters knows No what one But a to the trunk happened University of Utah historian would like to know diaries Too journals many - artifacts letters and photographs of everyday life - get put aside because families aren't aware cf Dr their historic value says S Frederick Buchanan associate professor of educational studies The trunk is a poignant case in point since its contents would be invaluable in a historical work Buchanan is He to Utah and Western history contributed a chapter on the British to "The Peoples of Utah” edited by Helen Z Papanikolas considered the definitive study on Utah's ethnic presently compiling Buchanan teaches the history of education But as a native Scotsman he also has a special interest in the contributions of British peoples Irish Scotch and Welsh family McNeil gave the letters to St Andrews University in St Andrews Scotland Buchanan learned of their existence and went to St Andrews to examine them They proved to be a - heritage A few years ago a Scotsman name Ruari McNeil who happened to be head National of the Scottish Theater found a satchel of more than 150 letters from Utah among his father's belongings when his father died They turned out to be letters Mormon pioneers wrote to family back home during the members 1800s The collection had been down passed through the McNeil QsOtn© ttdjp Catholic Mission I Monday Oct 8: potatoes Oct 10: Meat loaf Wednesday with mushroom gravy Thursday Oct 11: Fish fillets An attorney from the Senior Citizen Law Center will be here at the Fillmore Center at 12:30 this Friday Oct 5 Be here if you have any problems to discuss VOTE drama trove of personal into 19th and insights Buchanan historical trends century is now compiling the letters into a of Utah book and the University Press is considering publishing the work describes One letter Brigham a train through Young walking greeting newly arrived immigrants a pointed Another letter makes editorial comment on the town of Evanston Wyo in the 1880s: "A city of stables and pig houses with 2000 humans living in them" A cloak of tragedy seemed to hang over the McNeil family One brother He on to Utah never continued fought in the Union Army later joined the Reorganized LDS Church and was killed in a mining accident in Illinois in 1875 James a converted Mormon was sent to colonize in northern Arizona He was trying to cross the Gila with a team of horses when he was swept away A third brother John found the trunk of letters when he went to Arizona to take care of his dead brother's affairs Buchanan knows the trunk existed because John wrote a letter back to Scotland mentioning treasure anecdotes 7123 In addition Buchanan wuuld like do uments British to see more donated to the Utah Fthnic and was Archive which Immigrant established several years ago at the University's Marriott I ibrarv "The documents of the British immigrants often are not considered ‘ethnic’ because they arc written in "Such English" says Buchanan documents often arc not given any or ethnic status designation special Yet the Britin historic collections ish made up 22 percent of Utah's 1880 They played a population in deserves which role significant recognition" Likely there are numerous items like the McNeil letters that could give deep insights into the common life of the past he says "Afterthe David mudslides some County families lamented that their greatest losses had been family documents The longer these letters diaries etc -journals both original and printed copies are not reposited for safe keeping the greater the chance of loss or destruction " it Holy Family Mass I SI’S Pahvant Valley Senior Citizens Schedule NEW BOOKS By Vivian Segulne ( J Whatever your insurance needs Auto Fire Life let me or Commercial help I'm your neighborhood Agent for the Farmers Insurance Croup and I’m here to serve you Call me for the protection you want and need at savings you deserve Why not give me a ring today or drop by at your convenience You'll find it well worth while Delta Office & Wednesdays to 8 pm Friday's to h () m Main 6 Mondays 58 East Or Call Fillmore Office at: Abner B “Abe” Johnson Democrat it" Abe understands the county’s need for good growth management and leadership He will work to make this county the place in which you want to live GrOWthl To grow feel Millard Co needs a Commissioner with the time to work on growth problems The Reason I am in favor of growth is to broaden the the tax base land provide more jobs giving more employment to the county residents and especially our youth Roads: feel we need to take whatever action necessary to existing roads It may be necessary to sub out some I improve our of the necessary repair The flooding and bad winters have has got to be done a lot of our problems Something Tourism: feel we are not capitalizing on caused a very overlook- ed - industry We should do whatever possible to improve tourism however should withdraw from Panoramaland for it just does not meet the needs of our County I feel we Ad Paid for and aalbtd by AB Johnto John who settled in Bountiful died in a disaster at the Daly West silver mine in Park City in 1903 "These are the letters of plain people who didn’t have any power to base who were just struggling make a living who kept hoping for something better but never got says Buchanan "The letters of these Scottish Mormons defy the stereotype that all Mormons were alike in their responses to their church to their environment or to their kin" Buchanan to wrote Recently in Scotland several newspapers for help in contacting appealing other Scots who may have letters related to Utah or Western history Co picked The British Broadcasting and interviewed story up the Buchanan by telephone Now Buchanan would like to hear from Utahns who possess materials related to early Britons in the state and Mormon non Morman And he would like to find settlers McNeil letters from the missing such who have trunk People should write materials to: Dr l Fredrick Buchanan Dept of y of Utah Studies SLC Utah 84112 or call Fillmore immunizations and blood pressure clinic clinThe childhood immunization ics for October will be held Tuesday Oct 16 from 9am to 12 noon and Tuesday Oct 30 from 9 a m to 12 noon The Blood Pressure clinic will be Tuesday Oct 16 from to 4 pm The clinics will be at the Fillmore Public Health Office Fillmore area flu shots Du shots are still available at the Fillmore Public Health Office You Oct 16 can recetve them Tuesday from 9 a m to 12 noon and from to 4 is Cost $3 pm Du shots will also be given in Scipio at the LDS Church building on to 2 30 p m Monday Oct 8 from and in Holden at the Town Hall Oct 8 from 3 to 4 p m I |