| Show from erom our tooele thoele correspondent TOOELE CITY sept 25 1659 1859 MB dilt EDITOR all things as usual in this remain peaceable and guiet quiet the harvest of small grain is past and crops generally have yielded well for this location corn is much better this season than heretofore but the prospect for potatoes is not very flattering we have been visited of late by several small bands of indians who have shown no more merc mercy morcy v to our melon squash and potatoe patches corn ac ac but further than this no depredations have been committed by them they have however had several quarrels among themselves following the example lately introduced into our territory by those who profess to be civilized and enlightened viz of shooting one another since they iley came here one squaw has been killed and two indians indiana and several horses wounded the difficulty originated entirely among themselves and was participated in by no one else on friday the uit the sunday school in this place had a quarterly jubilee the school was organized some three years since under the supervision of elder ell eli lee and now dubers scholars together with numerous instructors it has been regular in in its operations opera ti to na since its ita organization with the ex ext caption of a short time during the move south last season much credit is due to elder lee and his associates for their indefatigable exertions in sustaining and carrying out the objects of the institution the infant almost a as soon as it could articulate has been taught to read and even the aged sire bire whose education had been entirely neglected in youth will vill long iong on have reason to bless the da day when a sabbati sabbata sabbath school was organized I 1 in to tooele thoele yie yle e for there they have learned to read the A ABC B C and now rejoice iee ice 0 lee in weekly reading 0 the columns of the deseret news at 9 am the school was called together and organized each class under the immediate direction of its teacher after which they entered carriages in in readiness for the occasion ca sio neach each class taking precedence according 0 to number the procession thus formed wa was 8 headed by capt L shields martial and brass bands in two carriages all under charge of capt thos lee marshal of the day each class carrying a banner beautifully decorated bearing appropriate mottoes the e procession moved off while the band played an appropriate air and entered what is known as settlement kanyon about three miles from the city where in a beautiful grove a spacious bowery had been erected the scholars here alighted and took seats under the bowery still observing the same order the ile time here was occupied by the president elder lee in giving givin instruction and reading the history of the s school chool since its last jubilee by the clerk mr john shields until about 12 when a recess was proclaimed during which all feasted upon a sumptuous repast served up on the T picnic pic ic nic rr principle in ciple order having been restored restore the s school oi 01 61 was addressed by bishop who spoke in a s spirited ted manner and gave much good and usei used useful instruction after which toasts were given songs suing sting sung and those who wis wished lied went forir forth in dite the merry dance until about 4 pm when the scholars returned to the city in n the same good order at early can candlelight candle candie ight light they a again a assembled at the schoolhouse school house and enjoyed themselves in a social dance filling up the intervals with songs recitations ae ac until a late hour when all went home pleased with exercises of the day much good has already resulted from this school and we anticipate much more and hope if there is a settlement in these mountain valleys without a similar institution that they may forthwith organize one for if properly managed many may be thereby materially benefited benefit ed L C G |
