Show pointers F fran cm paradiso Para aiso E EDITOR JOURNAL we have nothing startling 0 or very exciting to report from of the country still we take pleasure in sending a few items notwithstanding M the stringency 0 v of the times people appear to have the necessaries and many of the comforts of life we hear no complaint of distress such as we v e hear of from other parts of the country our people have not suffered from disease or sickness to adv any griat grat extent for some time past and with one exception death has not ribbed us of any of our loved ones an ali infant son nine days old of mr and mrs S N obray died a short time a age e the past winter has given us a pretty good share of amure amusements ments the various associations of education and culture have made considerable sid erable pro gresk iSi the first day of f may waa celebrated by the primary association and by people generally at nine a procession formed headed by the brass band marched around the public square miss minnie oldham was crowned queen of may elery bickmore Bick king A pro gramme of exer exercises cites was rendered in the morning and a pie pic nic partaken partaker par taken of in the afternoon the larger children had a dancu at night the hyburn union brass band arrived litre here about noon and discoursed sweet sweat music to the delight of our citizens several pieces were rendered by the band after which a game of base hall ball was engaged in between the paradise and nines many people were vere from hyrum and we were berc enjoying our ourselves elves immen immensely 61 y when the rain commenced to fall which put a stop stolp to our out outside id e sports quite a number of ladies I 1 and gentlemen retreated to the meeting house bouse where the union band favored us with more of their choice se selections which were not a few one noticeable noti cable feature eon on this occasion tried to vie vic with nj was as that all each other in inal making ing tho the day a pleasant one the union band dined at mr andrew lV williams illiams the paradise jand band at sir mr john 13 I 1 jamess the day schools I 1 have lave closed though lack of funds farm farin work has liaa been somewhat retarded on account of damp weather lier most of th the befall fall wheat looks good A li little atle raining mining is going on in in the hills and more will bs be do done ne ill in the near future respectfully R PP P paradise may 3rd ard 1594 |