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Show HYDE PARK NOTES. Editor Leader:-During the afternoon of yesterday and the forenoon of to-day Hyde Park was visited by two very refreshing showers of rain. This sprinkling was a God-send to the farmers, as the earth was becoming unpromisingly dry. No doubt, however, a continuous rain of about twenty-four hours would have been still more gratifying. Hyde Park has had its runaway. Four men were in a wagon returning from work. A neck yoke strap giving way dropped the wagon tongue between the horses feet, when they commenced putting in their best licks. One of the men seemingly rather excited, seized the reins in front of the driver; the result was a sudden swerving of the vehicle that dumped both of the excited individuals and the driver upon the ground in the twinkling of an eye. One of these two was very badly bruised about his shoulders, breast, etc. The two remaining men were now seated in the back part of the wagon, without the ghost of a chance of guiding or controlling the maddened steeds. The lusty bounces of the vehicle, when crossing abrupt ditches, etc., were not ?? to allay nervous excitement, and the conclusion was therefore very soon reached to vacate the premises. One of the party accomplished this hazardous feat with ?? success, but the other, previous to jumping, lost his footing and tumbled out. He fared rather worse. The vacation took place none too soon, for immediately thereafter the plowing tongue was embedded so deeply that it literally flew into splinters, and a general wreck followed. The team finally reached home, but in making a short turn into the lane, one horse was thrown, turned a summersault and had considerable difficulty in recovering his feet. Dr. Hancy is attending the young man who received the worst injuries, and reports favorably of him. Your correspondent, while in Hyde Park was favored with a conversation with Sister Jane E. Molen, president, and Sister Adeline Barber, first counselor of the Primary Associations of this Stake. They kindly furnished the following interesting notes on primary matters. The Stake organization has lately donated $85.50 for the purpose of immigrating two little girls who are adepts in straw braiding. The object is to extend through them the practice of this useful art more generally among the little ones. It is the design of Sisters Molen and Barber and Sister Mattie Hansen, who constitute the existing Presidency, to perserveringly labor until they complete Primary organizations in every settlement of the Stake. A few items concerning the Smithfield [line missing] with evident, but quite ?? pride; they are as follows: Sister Molen had occasion to make a requisition upon the Smithfield Association for ?? and in some special matter. Within twenty-four hours a response came accompanied by the snug little sum of $12. This same association assisted the missionaries who have lately been called from their settlement to the sum of $14. They have donated some 60 yards of carpeting for the Smithfield Tabernacle, and they have contributed a goodly share of shade trees to beautify the square upon which that building is being erected. The Y. M. M. I. A., and the Y. L. M. I. A., together with the Sabbath schools, are doing well; but in our Primaries we can get at the root of the matter; here we find plastic material to mold-young twigs to bind. In consideration of this, and of the facts I have presented to you in this communication it is no wonder that I heard fervent expressions of hopefulness from the leaders in the noble movement as to the nature results of earnest labor in this inviting field. Respectfully, A. P. Welchman. |