Show Thanks To our sympathizing friends who contributed so materially toward assuaging as-suaging our grief on the occasion of the sickness death and funeral of the late Francis Platt we his wife and children by this means express our sincere thanks While this is not a matter of public concern it is fitting and proper that special mention be made of the generosity liberality and watchfulness of those who put aside personal considerations con-siderations in order that the afflicted might be assisted We mention particularly par-ticularly Dr J M Benedict Bishop Atwood Messrs N A Empev Wm Hennefer Wm Naylor and Elder John Nicholson who came from his confinement confine-ment in the penitentiary under guard to bestow a last testimonial to the worth of his departed friend but without with-out discriminating as to the others many of whom sat up night after night to assist and console us When the last moments come to them may the end be as peaceful and as full of hope for the future as was that of our husband hus-band and father whose afflictions they ministered to and whose death secured so much of attention and honor at their hands To one and all again we express ex-press our heartfelt thanksTHE THE FAMILY |