Show TIP AT KAYSVILLE A Budget of News From This Thriving Little City Death of nil OIl ionecrChristmas Festivities Fes-tivities School Entertainments Leap Year Ball Notes on the Sale KAYSVILLE Dec 24About2 oclock on Thursday afternoon William L Payne passed peacefully from this world of care surrounded by a number of his near relatives rela-tives The respected old gentleman had been ill only about a week but he apparently ap-parently realized his approaching end and was prepared for the grim messenger of death Mr Payne was 2 native of England and was born at Manghton Shropshire Jan 4 1816 He came to America and settled with the Mormon people at Nauvoo Ills in 1S43 From there he came to Salt Lake city early in 1850 and the same year settled set-tled with some others in this near vicinity He was widely known by the old settlers of the territory and was universally respected re-spected The funeral services are to be held this morning at 1130 at the ward meetinghouse meeting-house THE SCHOOLS A pleasing pro ramme was rendered by the district schools at the academy on Friday afternoon and the schools then adjourned until Jan 3 At the Presbyterian chapel there were appropriate exercises on Friday evening and each child attending school there received re-ceived a present HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS The holiday amusement season was opened last evening with dances at Williams Wil-liams hall and at Websters pavilion Three hundred invitations have been issued for a leap year ball to be given at the Music hall on Wednesday evening next by the ladies of the Worlds Fair Columbian club Harry Taylors dramatic combination will play here on Friday and Saturday evenings next Belphe oren and The Lost Ship are the plays NOTES ON THE SIDE Merry Christmas Snow is disappearing It rained nearly all day yesterday Trade has been very dull considering the holiday season Isador Morris of Salt Lake was visiting visit-ing Mr J B Barnes yesterday Mr and Mrs J H Linford jrand Frank Williams are down from Logan to spend the holidays Reports last evening were to the effect that Joseph Smith who was injured by an electric car in Ogden Tuesday evening is improving and it is thought that he will recover |