Show Manta Matters At the last regular session of the Peoj es Party club the topic of the evening was a general discussion on civil government The weather after a short period of snow rain and hail ha turned out extremely t ex-tremely warm for this part of the season The Probate court has been in session the past three days adjudging matters in relation to the estates of the late D B Funk and others On Monday night a party was held in the S W assembly hall which was a success suc-cess financially the profits going to defray expenses incurred for the hall Mr S A Kenner who has been on a visit to Manti the past three days returned home yesterday after making arrangements arrange-ments preparatory to opening up the mines located in the west mountains MA = T I May 2318S9 u On Sunday evening a priesthood meeting was held open to all The congregation was addressed by Apostle Lyman and President Cannon The counsel and advice given were of such a nature that if followed fol-lowed will show that the work of God is onward mid that the wicked shall not prevail pre-vail against it At the session of the Peoples Party club on Saturday May 11 a debate which had been previously arranged the question under discussion being Resolved Napoleon a better general than Wellington Welling-ton The leaders were for the affirmative Mr Felt negative George Scott Members Mem-bers of the class acting as judges and deciding de-ciding in favor of the afi r m tve A meeting of the officers of the Y M M L associatoa of this stake was held on Sunday h Sun-day afternoon at 4 oclock Owing to press of business President Woodruff was unable un-able to attend Apostle Lyman being aI I pointed to meet with them after the business in relation to the Young Mens conference to be held in June had been j disposed of delivered an excellent though brief discourse to the young menThe men-The quarterly conference which has just passed was the best in attendance since the dedication of the temple one yew ago in the Sanpete stake it also being the arrangement that of first under the new holding meetings on Sunday and Monday President Wilford Woodruff and George Q Cannon and Apostle F M Lyman of whose presence the saints have been deprived de-prived for a great length of time were herein here-in consequence of which the sessions were overflowing numbers being compelled to remain outside for want of room The Sunday schools accompanied the various bands of Manti marched to the residence of President J B Maibcn to pay their respects to Presidents Woodruff and Cannon Can-non who were residing there I |