Show AGED MINER DIES thomas fitzgerald who for several I 1 years has been under the charge of N V R wheat vent from thia life it it half past seven 0 clock friday evening august 22 burial was as in the moab ce metar Sa saturday afternoon I 1 dt at 4 30 A number of acquaintances 1 fri friends mits town and county officials ac sc companied the body and their last tribute of respect to the ile ceased ec eased at time of death mr fitzgerald was mas past eights eight five fise years of age born in the east most probably ably in new york of parents who ho were ere de vout out mein members bers of the catholic faith he was aas destined by them for the priesthood and arid bis his early education was vas to that end at the age of 14 veara ears he rebelled and running from school and home made lit hn 4 way to colorado in which state and lit utah moa of his life was since aaen sm nt t in his hi manhood tic he fol followed lomed the vocations of prospecting and mining kor a period fitzgerald was aas in california having gone there to try to search out the man who had killed his father A large portion of his life was paired in various parti parts of utah and though not of the mormon faith he enjoyed the good will of some of the moet influential of the church dignitaries among whom he counted brigham scharn junr as a a personal fiend some fifteen ears aco ago he came to grand county and his home horn e has ha since then been heie for about seven eara ears he prospected and alid on the I 1 la sal moul mountain stains and followed thi this until so see severely rely anju inifred red b being coul caught under a falling failing tr tree as to be incapacitated for any ny labor since chih aich time he ha has been a charge of t t the county under the care of IV W R heat the burial con aisted of an sin address by county attorney ey charles kelly and the dedication of the grave by P C Dor borreson reson |