Show Max Florence Big Cherry grower dies In Farmington Max Florence one of the big big- biggest gest chen cherry growers in the county died at nt his home in in Fa min ton ast Saturday after a n long Ion illness Upwards of twelve years cars ago aJo he purchased the G W Palmer nome lome and cherry farm in Farmin Farming Farmington Farmington ton which he operated er very sue sue- suc successfully lie He disposed of his crop by means of a fruit stand tand on the salt alt Ogden Lake highway and to the the local canning factories He ranked next to the Lagoon and the Miller Floral Floro company in ivin work to Farmington people lIe He had at least the local men working the year around and dur dur- dur durin in dur-in in the harvesting harvesting- of oC the cherr cherry crop had hul as many as 40 employed His orchard was set out many years ago o by G W V Palmer who was cas a n school principal and a won won- wonderful wonderful worker and very verv pains tak painstaking painstaking ing ing- ingin in all he did so Mr Florence had a good g foundation to achieve su success cess demonstrated a charitable disposition Mr Florence was born in Regia Russia and was 67 years old on the of last July He lie emigrated rated to this country a half alf alfa a century ago He had the distinction of being being- the first man to operate a motion picture house in this state he pel Sited ted a theatre on Main street in Salt Lake between Broadway and Fourth south for many years Surviving are his widow Mrs Celia Florence a brother Aaron Florence Calgary Canada anda and a step daughter Mrs Ruth Perry Thomas of Farmington Farmin ton He lie was a member of the Knights of p Pythias thias Upwards of 2 23 people from ton Farming attended the funeral which was held at the Joseph Vil Wil William Villiam liam iam Taylor mortuary chapel in salt Salt Lake l Monday with Rabbi Samuel II Gordon Cordon officiating Burial was in Israel cemetery cemetery cemetery tery in Salt Lake |