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Show FRANKLIN NOTES. Editor Journal:-Peace prevails in Franklin, and, in general, good health, but naughty boys and girls, old and young, who will indulge in unripe fruits, must expect unpleasant visits from Mr. Cholera Morbus. I was entertained last evening at a conjoint meeting of the Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A. S. C. Parkinson presides over the Y. M. and Ellen Parkinson over the Y. L. M. I. A. Since I was here last May I notice some improvements. Bishop L. L. Hatch's house has been re-touched with paint. The contrast between the dark shade of the roofing and the light tint of the body of the building is very attractive and pleasing. It pays to study contrasts. Joseph Chatterton has a new frame dwelling house, and a fine building is in course of erection for Mr. S. R. Parkinson. H. C. Hanson, carpenter, has the building of the last-mentioned. A Stalker & Son have added a furniture department to their store. A new tithing barn has been constructed by the Bishop and Saints of Franklin. The store of Wm. L. Webster is now nearing completion, and will be ready for occupation about the latter part of October. It is built, above the foundation, of rock from the Temple quarry. Under the first floor is a fine basement, roomy, well lighted and capable of thorough ventilation. The first floor is divided into a store room, an office, and a packing room, all well arranged, and the second, or upper floor, is designed for a public hall, where merry feet shall trip to measured harmony; or, occasionally, for theatrical presentations. So the good people of Franklin will be expecting some pleasant visits from the jolly representatives of the drama in Logan. Mr. Webster informed me that a firm determination is made to maintain the reputation of Webster Hall as a place of strict respectability and morality at all hazards. Liquor, tobacco, etc., will no be permitted there, neither profanity, nor bummers who seek to monopolize the floor during dances without proper tickets. Brother Webster further informed me that the use of the hall would be tendered the people of Franklin and elsewhere for the holding of a high school during the coming winter, the rent to be left to the discretion of Biship L. L. Hatch and counselors. We hope this new place of prospective amusement for the young folks of the north will be maintained, as designed,-a safe resort for Zion's youth; and furthermore, that the young gentlemen and young ladies of that locality will appreciate the laudable motives of friend Webster, and give him no occasion to regret the move he is making for their benefit. W. Franklin, Sept. 11, 1882. |