Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 11 | Office 'Boy' Retires at Age of 80

Office Boy o Retires at a aAge Age of 80 After twenty years' years service as office boy in the presiding bishops bishop's bishops bishop's bishops bishop's bish bish- ops op's office Robert Higbee age 80 years was retired yesterday from active service list of the tho bishop He is said to have been the worlds world's oldest office boy Born in the Dalston Junction jart kart art of London he worked there until 1898 when he emigrated to Utah He made his living in London as a a. lens grinder Higbee's Higbee's Hig- Hig bees bee's mother although not a a. Mormon Monnon always welcomed the Mormon missionaries with spare food room and a a. hearty fire in winter time Higbee became a convert in 1875 Coming to Utah ho found his chosen work scarce and took employment as messenger in the offices of tho the church Yesterday the tho office staff presented Mr Higbee with a n large rocking chair He will be pensioned by the church