Show OLD FOLKS AT PROVO Reunion of a Hundred Interesting Folks and Incidents Branch Office Tribune March 10 1902 Today at 12 oclock about 10 of tho aged of the First ward met for an old tlmo reunion In the First Ward social hall as the guests of the Old Folks committee com-mittee le entertainment At tho outset tho gathering was seated before a bounteously boun-teously laden table running the entire length of tho large hal and the appetites appe-tites displayed as these grayhaired old veterans attacked the feast woud have done credit to a surveying party About tho board were gathered pioneers pio-neers and many a old settler with vivid recollection of the days when with magnanimous mag-nanimous generosity time entire community commu-nity entertained the numerous grasshop pcra to the extent of tho years sparse crops Tho delicacies of this feast wore made the sweeter by tho recollection of tho roots and herbs which long had stood tho unchanged menu In tho days of sacrifice and famine The oldest guest present was William Harrison whose ago Is D7 and who camo to Provo with tho original colony and farmed on shares twenty acres of land for Horace Eldredgc Tho old gentleman gentle-man was Interviewed by a Tribune reporter re-porter and told many incidents of historical his-torical Interest but his mind occasionally occasion-ally wandered and In tho midst of his rejoicing over some oldtime picnic ho began to weep over the death of his son The Tribune man nothing if not sympathetic sym-pathetic began also to mourn over tho lamented affair Presently but not until un-til after the poor griefstricken scribe and several dear old ladles In tho group SOUP had cried a wad of tears big enough to float tho battleship Maine tho sobbing old man was asked when the sad event occurred With n voice trembling and filled with emotion he replied that It was In the spring of 52 Not a lens Interesting old gentleman Is Howard Correy Father Corroy Is 8 years old Ho waa the private secretary of Joseph Smith Ho lived with him in his house from 1810 to 1S14 He Is still In possession of every faculty and has 1 strong mentality He told Tho Tribune what perhaps has never been published about the private life of his Illustrious associate In relating an Instance wherein tho Prophet Joseph as the old gentleman gentle-man I wont to call him broko for him his leg while out wrestling In tho yard Tho old gentleman said tho Prophet and himself had been engaged all tho morn Ins In arduous literary work when at tho suggestion of Joseph they went out to tho biirn to look at the old horse that was ridden by the Prophet from Missouri On their return Joseph said to his secre tary I you were only a little bigger wo might have some fun Well know Ing the Prophet fondness for wrestling the secretory replied We wreslIO Is So saying ho began to show his prowess Before I knew H the old man said I was on my back arid my leg Rot broken In the lock mJ Other features on the days programme were an address by Rev Goodwin of the Congregational church songs recitations and slop dances The committee having the affair In charge Included tho follow ing O H Bird Nola Johnson Annie Jones Agnes Farrcr and M L Pratt Sam King Is at Nophl on legos busl NOTES Judge Whltccotton Is In Price today Sam King hi at Nephl on lda busi ness Sheriff Storrs and County Page left for lehl this Attorney Attorney D D Iloutz returned today from Flllmoro after a weeks absence at tending court A rrmrrlace license was today taken out by Henry S Rosloy aged 27 or Benja Santaquln min nnd Arietta S Chatwln aged lnja c |