Show ST GEORGE Gossip from the South Sr GEORGE Jan SJ 1 1880 Editors Herald Up to this time our winter has been undoubtedly the hardest ever known here Snow to the depth ol five inches has lain on the ground for near two weeks and even now the ground and surrounding hills are white with it Hast ly improvised 3 sleighs are doing good service and may be seen during all put of the day dodging hither and thither i The holidays have passed oil very pleasantly considering the general depression of business consequent on the failure of crop Balls pasties and festivals have been the general order On Carstmas Eve a grand ball was given to a select company by Messrs Gates Macdonald and Snow on Cbristmae night a festival and tree with veritable Santa Claus was given to a number of children and adults at the residence of Mrs Lucy B Young on which occa ion many handsome and expansive presens were mad to both eld aud young On New Years evening a grand leap Tar ball Wall given by a number of I ladies in tho Gardeners Club Hall I j which proved to bo a very enjoyable aOair A project ia on foot to build an extension ex-tension on tho Gardeners Club Hall to make room for dramatic performances perform-ances which if decided upon will give ua the best appointed building for the purpose this aids ol Salt Lake Weather bright and sunny but very cold Prospects for plenty of water the present year and consequently conse-quently good crops and lively business busi-ness SEEJA D |