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Show Obituary. Tho wile of Bishop F. A. Hammond, Ham-mond, of Huntcrvillo, Weber oounty, died at her home on June 6th, aged 45 years, 11 months and 7 days. The following obituary notice uf the de-ceaswd de-ceaswd lady was written bv Mr. Chas. Wright: She was the daughter ot Caleb and Ehza Dtlworlh. Bom at UchUr.d, Uheatorc -unty, Ponn., Juno 2Hh, 18. L 6ae eary ombmcod tho g bjjoI, leing haptiz, d at tbe ago of 15; uiovid to Nuvw in April, 184tJ ; wintoroil at Winter tuartura, anil HTiv.d at Suit Lakt) c.ti' in iho full of IS 17 in one of in-rirst in-rirst regular Pmig'-siit tri, with Ihe family of Br-.tlier William Brinirhurst: married by President Hobor C. Kimbull, November 17th, iS-IS. She, in companj ilh her husband, wont as missionary mis-sionary to the Smdwicb Islands, roraatQing thoro and laboring faith-iully, faith-iully, during eir years and throe months, as school toacher. including 'needle wrk, thoreby endearing boraell to Lhs na ive in such a manner at to gain the loving title of mothtsr. She kiio attended to the warns of th roi-siooorie", and, though nor labor were manifold, t-ho noror complained oi her lot, though isolated from friei.da and heme, aiwjs ready to comfort ihe itfiiioted and teacb tho ino ant. .She Lheie gains I a name that will never periah while "Mormoniaia" lastB witb llie Sandwich Inlanders. Her home was a borne for the muBionanea, and, as ; Elder George Cannon said in his iiscourae at the funeral services she was indaed a liaior. While inure sh ijave birth to turea children, thereby -.tiding to hfer other cares. tihi, witti her husband, roturned in time to share in ihe trials and troubles i lhn move south the samu uneoin-p uneoin-p Mining, paiiuni truu in llie gooduesi ol Uod characterizing bur every move. Shortly afer th return from lliofioiHU, -he seLied in Ugdun City. There S'.e nauifemed the soirit a t ue pioneer i ncouraginx tha building up of the place. Whiie there tho made many friauds by her suavity ot manners aud Kuotlftieis of spirit. From On den ahe moved w th her partner iu lire to Uuuts-vtlte, Uuuts-vtlte, Ugden Va Icy; shortly aflar iUe ae appomtoi as pr .siJent ot" the renol -ociely, acting as such to tne day ot h-f death. Her i a bora in this capacity were .irauoua; a way at bur po-t, though thi moLher of bik sons and six dauuu:ra ihe last but tixtoen days oid at the day 'f bar dffttn cha wis nevdr louuu vanting; always listeniDg to tbe counsel.-if counsel.-if her eup'iriors, she cou.d thereby givr counael to ot lid's, and her c unu , whi-rever or whenever sought, wa g.vo in wUdom, founded on correct priuc.plo. tier death Crtr, a gloom ova. the entire ommunity, for shv wi, in tbs sense ot ttie elliDtiat Dtirase. a wife, mother. ud iriend UiiDop F. A Hammond for I'me hui loki his wile hor sons and daughter a moiaer, and the entire community com-munity a friend; but in tbe resurrection f the just, upon which her thuugntt were during her las', daya, they will mem never more to part, provided ihoy make their fooULup lo lollow in the path she oas marked out. The funeral services were held in tha H-hool-houae, Thursday, the 7th inst. Present on the stand were Elder George y. Cannon, PresidauLs D. U. P. ery and ..(.sier J. Hernck, Doctor Seymour Youi g, Brother George .Nebckor and others from bait Lake city and Ugden ihe meeting hou?e was draped iu black, and wad crowded to overflowing. over-flowing. Elder Geogre t2 Cannon pok in touching terms of the worth ud lab jrs ot the depurud, and uelivorL-a in excellent discouroe upon tne resurrection, resurrec-tion, reading from chap, xix, Book oi Vlma, Book of Jloinun, JlSth pag-. .ie was Jo II 'Wtd by Presidents 1. tl-Pery tl-Pery a,d LeiUrj. Herriuk. There-marks There-marks were coneo. ing to all, especially to ti e bereaved family. The procession, consisting of forty i. ven carriages and wagons, proceeded to the new grave jard, west of liunta-v.lle, liunta-v.lle, wnsre, after singing, Elder G. y annon dedicated the ground for the iu-tt-rment of Ils sainU. Tuus. even in ieath, Sister Mary J. HammoLd is a pioneer. c-ister Hammond kept her senses until the lari breaih, and held tirnily to ihe faitn and a hope in tho resurrection. "Oh, death! where is thy sting? Ob, gravel wnere is thy victory?" FOB if you travel by the shortest, CHICAGO quickest, oldest, beat, and AND sate-t route be'.woon Omaha THE EAST, and Chicagt, jou must buy your tickets via the Chicago and Northwestern, Railway. Its fares are as 1 jw as the lowest. Pullman Palace Drawing - room Sleeping Cars a 0 run on its through express trains. Early in the coming Spring tbe cele-bistcd cele-bistcd PullmaQ Hotel Cars will be run by this line and this line a'one, betweea Omaha and Chicago. A'l coupon lick'.-t agents tell tickets via this route, Buy I jc3 by no otuo- route. |