| Show PROVO JULY 10 1857 EDITOR OF THE NEWS giovo is prospering ai as s usual only a little lttie more so A general time of health peace and contentment prevails the harvest has commenced and notwithstanding the bench lands have suffered very material injury injury from the grasshoppers and the low lands by high winds which have prostrated a great deal of heavy wheat the prospect bids f fair dair air for an abundant harvest there never was so fine a prospect for potatoes as at this time i TU the fisheries managed by Aless rs peter madsen co and olof Hedin burgh L co are doing a very good business havin having recently made some very fine hauls of trout af of which we nye would like a goodly number on the news accounts and are producing a considerable I 1 quantity of oil the celebration of the ath of july went off in excellent order and the military made a grand display the usual salutes were fired the different bands of music paraded most of the public streets and numerous flags were hoisted the procession was formed by the military at 9 am among the escorted were the ahe hon george A smith pres james C snow and counselors and george wk AV armstrong U S indian agent who were conveyed ad to the bowery in carriages an oration was delivered by prest james jamies C snow and appropriate addresses by the hon george A smith and gen P IV conover the tho star spangled banner and other national songs were sung and a large number of patriotic toasts were read the provo drass crass the martial and minstrel bands enlivened L the intervals during the proceedings order was easily preserved throughout by wm win B pace marshal of the day although the asse assembly in b 1 I was one of the largest ever convened i in I 1 the county cy of utah the committee of arrangements B IL bullock G IV huffaker geo AV bean E billingsby P AV conover and aaron al york spared no pains in making the necessary preparations for the proceedings which were reported duner nuner by lucius N scovil and john B milner amner 1 er and forwarded to the western standard by last mail south for the earlier information of our pacific friends in the evening 0 a concert of instrumental and vocal music was given at the densely crowded city hall for the benefit benefi Cof ot the brass band the firing of the salutes clearly indicates the policy of the people to save their powder for their enemies and the enemies of our coun flag which was kept unfurled from sunrise till sunset in accordance with a maxim of the authors of the declaration of independence let this day be celebrated by the firing of cannon ac the military has been een organized reorganized re under the new law wm win B h pace has been elected col of infantry jonathan 0 duke major of the first battalion lymar L woods of the second wm A follet of the third and john L ivie of the fourth meetings on the sabbath are held at the bowery and are attended by large and attentive congregations workmen are sawing aud aid cutting stone for the water table caps sills etc for the provo meeting house i the stone is sawed with waier waler power by win F carter the basement is now in readiness for the cut stone respectfully yours in the bonds of the covenant lucius N SCOVIL |
