Show WILLIAM J HOOKER FOR YEARS WITH THE SALT LAKE THEATRE IS DEAD r 1 I I a L I j WILLIAa J r HOOPER William J Hooper one of the early settlers of Salt Lake who been connected with the Salt Lake the theatre theatre atre for years gen general oral eral debility at the age ef of years early yesterday morning at the family reV r l dence Third East street The de lie deceased ceased has resided in Salt Lake since He came west employed as a teamster to bring provisions f for or John Johnsons sos sons army It was ts his intention to go goto goto to Oregon after he turned over his train of supplies to the army During hife short stay in the valley he ha met Ken ton whom w horn he married the following year and then joined the Mormon church He made his residence in Salt Lake City and set up the first shoe shoemaker shoemaker maker shop working for a number of i 1 years at his trade j When the Salt Lake theatre was first opened in 1861 employed by the company and spent the remainder of o ohis his life tending door at the te theatre Pr the last ten years he has been stationed I at the second balcony and during that thai time has also alse been sleeping in the building nights Last March he lie was taken ill Lii one afternoon at a matinee and was wa taken home homa Since that time he has been unable to leave the house dying Tuesday night He was a member of the Veteran Volunteer Firemans association and was a member of the first bucket bri 11 brigade gade gode formed in this city He also served in the veteran artillery which lie joined shortly after coming to Utah from Canada He was born in Newton Poppleford England Feb L 1 1823 When a boy 14 years of age he went to Can Canada Canada ada The funeral services wilt will be held In Inthe Inthe the Twelfth ward meeting house at 2 tomorrow on |