| Show lv f yi 01 ol il 1 I SPRING springtown TOWN sept I 1 J 1 1 bro canlon canton Can ron jon lon ton the kindness pt dent young in informing me by iele ielo sab of the sudden death of bro z E A rab Beij enson slon Ejon 1 appreciated ut I 1 it ft gave pao tao pae much muth sorrow sor son rov roy he was our abr other othey companion ana and fellow laborer Iiii inthe tiit hier fier A kingdom and patience of wa i J a 0 firth fifth faithful ful fui minister and ud anotle apostle otle otie of OL oun our lik ilk G god ad but ho he is gone aone an and ag in my heart Is full of arony because og oj tye iye I 1 i a of god tb be done inthe jan agn and manhood 3 lei lck ta befi f I 1 po mourn urn a andi and andl lean ican an na heip help if d pe 1 S syman tle jj chize be bereaved r V and afflicted IM V ed j family the TIA biord 0 at comfor om or and aad bless the tho them thom m I 1 in this thi da daysi it theis bre distress and anguish it would be liens iti 0 mei in mel e 1 thol thor yi remaining filpot d lycar aej prapee pra veba boga tl the left arm in all ali their public ginistra min istra eions for forty days after the death of oj i our highly esteemed friend fraeli and aud brothen brother as a token of our commingled comma led res respect PP at and sorrow borrow for the departure of qu r much hluch loved ezra 1 i president of the twelve apostles IV washington ASHINGTON august 80 1869 1 1 dear brother the beners club met at my house on satur da day the dinst and held ah an e exhibition of fruits and vegetables I 1 will mention a few varlet varieties 16 that ere era tere on exhibition bro james ritchie had a fine men of yellow cling peaches some splendid dl d water melons and one mush melon weighing thirty two pounds brogdo bro geo averett exhibited some good carrington and crawford peaches green gage plums a fine specimen of sweet potatoes and some mission grapes bro eiljah elijah averett Averet fc had a fine lot of carrington peaches eaches bro peter nielsen had some M nine fine mission filler fiber and black cluster eluster grapes bro oscar tyler showed some good seedling peaches and isabella grapes and some figs bro W V H crawford exhibited some carrington crawford wards late fall and indian peaches some fine clusters of hamburg cluster BI mission isabella and aliens allens hybrid grapes 5 lie ile he also had on the table i berg lberg apples big red baldwin neils nells 4 41 russet and sole some good seed Aeed seedlings lings and anui d other varieties of V ap apples ea green gageant gage and I 1 0 1 magnum bonum and ana a fine specimen of wild plums also a plate of fine figs after looking at the fruits nd talking dver the exhibition wa wa had hd a b general feast for the members of odthe the club and their famil families ies ids ardd arid some few invited friends all I 1 vent went off quietly and the best feelings prevailed we we have regular meetings of the club in this place I 1 remain your brother in the gospel W if CRAWFORD |
