Show GRANTS grantsville VILLE NEWS lita orr returned to salt lake last tuesday after an extended vacation spent with lier her mother mr eskelsen kelsen Ea was called to woods cross sunday on account of 0 f an accident to his brother at that place he returned home tuesday evening the funeral of joseph W smith was held at the second ward chapel tuesday august the speakers being bishops richard Jef jefferies ferles and jolin john wm will anderson A large number of friends and relatives were present mr air smith was killed at the potash plant ut at burmester I 1 last ast friday by falling failing off a plank a distance of twelve feet wallace johnson J allen alien parkinson and A K anderson were the speakers at the sacrament meeting in the first ward chapel sunday last at tho the same services the old officers of the Y L M I 1 A were released and the ahe following sustained to fill the vacancies jane clove president gertrude jefferies first councillor and iva millward second councillor catherine orr secretary and treasurer amy hudson assistant secretary and ruth ruth dark clark journal agent f monday evening last at the opera house the republican club held a meeting the speakers were state chairman welch H A rich and lamar nelson all of fa salt it lake they spoke along the lines nes af of the policy of the republic aal ca party anC encouraged the young youn voters voter 9 to take an interest in wo t political situation an enthusiastic audience listened very attentively i after ing a dance was given at which there was a large attendance the orchestra f furnished the music the funeral services over the remains of benjamin pearson were held at the first ward chapel monday august 9 1920 bishop jefferies presiding the speakers being A K anderson bishop jefferies and geo A rimington of tooele thoele a boyhood companion of mr pearson rho fhe 0 polling opening prayer was offered by bishop john win anderson and the benediction was pronounced by Ott mrs lita eskelson rendered a solo 1 I have read of a beautiful city 10 the interment was in the city cemetery the grave being dedicated by gustave anderson the five son in laws and timothy timoth y spray spra y the stop step brother of the deceased acted as pall bearers benjamin pearson was born at ryhall Ry liall Rutland shire england may 1852 ile he was the son of john pearson and hannah colpin and was baptized into the church at morley yorkshire by elder starkie with the exception of two years spent at oakley idaho 1884 to 1886 he has lived at grantsville Grant Grants aville ville since coming from england about forty years age ile he was president of the second quorum of elders during the years 1902 3 4 he is survived by the following children john wm will pearson of fairview utah hannah E murray alice flood eva ekker sarah olson and arthur B pearson of salt lake and mary A alfors of grants ville grandchildren to the number of h him I 1 n I 1 |