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Show DEATH OF MRS! ELIZBETHK J B. PENGE:LY-IBE!ENS6N., u Tirerc passed "To tlic" bej'Oiid"!- February 15th, a little old lady of refinement and culture, who came to Utah with the pioneers as early as 1&53. She," of gentle birth and breeding, breed-ing, endured' the" hat dships inseparable insepara-ble from pioneer life and the pioneers of Utah had more hardships than usually fall to the lot of the forc-trckers forc-trckers of States. 1On a" fine' September morn, with her husband, she arrived in the Salt Lake valley-after a long .sailing-ship voyage from , Cornwall, England,, and a long and arduous trip across the I'fanis. They preempted several- lrfts mi' w'haf is 'iiow Opposite the Do&ly"' block' and where the Chamber of Commerce, building now stands. A few years later they abandoned the property which is now so valuable aii'dwent's6uthland nlade tlieir home iirfBcaver City: ThcreVthcy lived honorable upright lives,.-enjoyipg the. respect .and love. ot,-jthe,ir, neighbors and maintained the old home until now. Mrs. llctenson dieel 'at' nephi, at the home' of her soif-in-law, ' Enoch Burton, more of old -age ithau of nnyt functional deseasc. ler, years number num-ber seventy-eight and she bore them lightly, being' of a chlcrfUl ahd sunny' disposition and a great favorite .with al..w.lipt knew, her. ' TJe interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, in this city, Tuesday last. She leaves her aged hubsand, Captain , Jqseph N. Bctcnson, to morn the loss of his life companion, also four daughters and, one, son. She played well, faithfully faith-fully ' 'aiul1 fconscienciously her part in life and has gone to ber great n?W- , |
