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Show DEATH COMES TO RMEFJJF UTAH Claudius Victor Spencer Succumbs Suc-cumbs to Old Asc in His Eihty-SixtirYear. EXD IS PEACEFUL AX0 WITHOUT SIGX OF PAIX Was the Father ol' D. S. Spencer of the Oregon Short Line. Claudius Victor Spencer, on of Utah's pioneers of 1SI7. and a man prominent in the upbuilding of the city and xtnte. died at his- homo, 12! Sochjl avenue, at f.-.lO o'clock Wednesday mom Ing. -His death was due to old age and general dobilily. At the time of his death he was surrounded by members of tha fatally, fata-lly, and the end was peaceful and without with-out the slightest sign of pain. Other than infirmities of advanced ago, Mr. Spencer wnj In good health. lie died at the noma he hullt twenty years ago. and within a. quarter of a mile of tho home he established when he first entered the Salt Lake vnllev in LM7. Claudius Victor Spencer was the father fa-ther ef Daniel S. Spencer, assistant general gen-eral passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line railroad, and was the oldest son or the late DnnleJ Spencer. He was born at West Stockbrldge. Mass.. In 1S2L and came to Utah when 23 years old, driving the ilrst team of the company of which his father was at the bend. IT was a descendant of an old New England family, fam-ily, his forefathers having taken an active ac-tive pari In Hie country'. I Irs I struggles for freedom from the throne of England. Politic.nl Honors. Mr. Spncer. on arriving In Salt Lake City. September 21. ISI7, immedltnely turned, to farming, and in some memo- railUU- Ill WiUir, fcilltl llliil lie J'101II1-1U the frozen ground evei-y month In the winter of 1R17-S and sowed seed in every month but one. Although he continued lo follow farming after the rigors of the ilrst hard winter had passed. Mr. Sprncrr took active part hi the public affairs of iho territory and was elected a member to the territorial assembly In 1S5i. He was also at one lime a member mem-ber of the city council, and served as supervisor qf streets, when such work was without remuneration, for the welfare wel-fare of thc community. The old Silencer mansion which stood on the oresent site of lhe Arcade building build-ing 011 South State street, became famous as the home of several federal officers of tho now territory. The house was the homo of J. Wilson Shaeffer. the seventh governor of the territory ol' Utah, and later the home of Chief Jnsllce Solomon P. McCurdy and many other federal officers. of-ficers. Strang6 Last Request. Mr. Spencer made as one of his last requests that his half-brother. John D. Spencer, furnish music for his funeral, nnd that he be burled In a caskei made from native Utah wood. Both of these requests w III be enrrJed out. Mr. Spencer Is survived by two wives, Louise King Spencer and Matilda P. Spencer, also several sons and daughters?, daugh-ters?, among the mlielng Daniel S. Spen-ters, Spen-ters, among them being Daniel S. Spencer. Spen-cer. Jr., Jacob T. Spencer, Ponieroy Spencer, George Sterling Spencer and Marie Antoinette Spencer. Funeral services will be hold Friday afternoon nf 1 o'clock at :tho Twelfth-Thirteenth Twelfth-Thirteenth ward chapel oil Second South street between Third and Fourth East streets. The null bearers will be Daniel S. Speller. Jacob T. Spencer. George Sterling Spciicr. Pomeroy Spencer. Henry Hen-ry W. Spencer and John D. Silencer, the last two oldest brothers of the dead man. |