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Show OLD FOLKS' EXCURSION. Tha old folks excursion took place yesterday and was an immense enc-: enc-: cess. The hour of starting was shortly j after 7, and eleven cars containing 07er 600 persons left for American Fork. It was not only a novel but a cheering eight to eeo over 400 gray haired fathers and mothen, wboae ages varied from 70 to 93 years, bent upon pleasure with faces as blight with expectancy, aa il they had been ohildren. Tbe remainder oi the party consisted of persons whose ages ranged (mm 70 down to 20 years. Nearly the whole population of American Fork had assembled to meet the excursionists ex-cursionists on their arrival, and a brass band on the platform at the depot discoursed excellent music. They formed in a 'procession and, headed by Hon. L. E. Harrington and a uumberofthe leading citizens of th place, marched to a grove about luroe-quarters of a mile from the depot, passing under a beautiful tri umphal arch on the way. Tbe young ladies of the improvement associations associa-tions had fitted up comfortable seats and etands for the accommodation of tbe respected guesta; there were a Uo stoves, on which boil water and to cook, and in fact, everything was so arranged that the aged ones could not help hut feel happy and at home, while through tho liberality of the Salt Lake publio the committee was enabled to distribute lemonade, can dies and edibles to tbe excursionists. The time at the grove was consumed with a variety entertainment, which consisted of speeches, songs, instrumental instru-mental music, etc., and it is safe to say that a jollier or more agreeable crowd never got together. Ererybody aeemed to have beeu appointed a committee to make everybody else happy, and everybody else was as happy as everybody that composed the committee in fact, everybody waa happy. On the return Foster's . Glee Club moved through the several cars, delighting the inmates in-mates with their aon?a and glees. Conductor Hiskey did 4 nis nanosomest ana returned his cargo safe and sound, not a single accident or mishap having occurred during the whole time. The old folks' exoursion ot 1879 has certainly eclipsed anything of the kind ever gotten up here. The committee to whose efforts the sojourners in life's winter are entitled for the day'a pleasure, consisted o( Bishop Edward Hunter, and Messrs George Goddard, C. R. Savage, W. EJdington, William Naylor, W. L. Binder and John Kirkman, and they have reason to congratulate themselves them-selves on the succees of their noble effort. A number of ladies and gentlemen from this city accompanied the excursionists on the trip. |