Show at r r V tn t n GRItEN 1 RIVER EIVER STATION U P ri K R january 22 and abd tbd aito allo dearer near dear sir quite an interesting affair took place he here jast last evening and aa as a large number 0 of f your readers are personally interested in it I 1 give yoa you the matter in full as it occurred the workmen employed on bridge on oil the laramie and utah divisions under the superintendence of harrym harry M mccartney esq I 1 assistant division DiVI livi sion SIOU L engineer desiring to show their appreciation of that gentleman presented him with a magnificent gold watch and chain the presentation took place at the house of mr S BJ J field green biver river who had charge of tha the commissariat on the occasion at about 9 mr barn aby lan try foreman of masonry green river biver bridge took the chair and read the following lla ila n address hanry harry rry nry M mccartney esq on behalf of the men who have been working for the U P K R R on bridge construction str st under your superintendence I 1 have not only the honor bonor but the pleasure to present you with this thia token of respect for you as a man in our western phraseology the word man includes not only the gentleman but also the ready hand band and heart that helps a or other brother the men who have been under your superintendence cordially unite in bearing testimony to your obliging and gentlemanly deportment under some of the most trying circumstances it has been the lot of many engineers to encounter we behave have no other manner of showing 9 our respect for you than by this token hoping that wherever you go you will find it a good and excellent meni memorial orla I 1 of how time flies and also when you yon return to your comfortable home la in the far east it will be an assurance to you that you have left behind you here men who abany at any time wherever you may meet them east or west will be ready to give you a warm welcome and should you at any time require their aid will always be ready at your youn call take this token and anamay may you long iong long live to wear and enjoy this most moat beautiful gift kift 11 mr mccarty as follows mr chairman and gentlemen I 1 have never made a speech I 1 shant now you know I 1 am not given to talking and you will receive my plain 11 1 I thank you as well as any more elaborate expressions of gratitude I 1 might tender you I 1 do thank you sincerely I 1 am most happy to have the regards of the laboring men as wail well as their respect the gentleman who sang the last song wished for lamp with which to brighten up the world we dont need it kind klad words kind actions regard for one ari arl an others feelings and a helping hand for each worn and weary brother I 1 will do it all for us the hard rubs ruba wd wa get will only serve to make them increase as it did the products of tog the lamp As a general thing I 1 dont approve of presents in this case I 1 must admit my prejudices have been greatly overcome and Ishall I 1 shall cherish this thia gift as a memento of the warm hearts and kind friends ibave found in this distant land when I 1 came here I 1 thought I 1 was far enough from home to be out of observation but it seems seema I 1 cant help being and that very thoroughly after th this Waddress address the parties present sat sa down to partake of a supper prepared by mr field all the delicacies delic asies of the season were spread in abundance on the festive board and whilst the company discussed the good things mrs field discoursed some elegant musie music much to the delight of all present after supper a number of toasts were proposed and drunk in sparkling california wine vine the proceedings were kept up until a late hour when all dispersed feeling satisfied that they had done a good action to a noble and generous hearted man I 1 sincerely wish that all who occupy high positions would be as attentive to the interests of the laboriel laboring k man as 11 AL mccartney esq I 1 am very truly etc emean eneas the following letter handed tous toua for publication tion by bf president george A smith will be perused with interest it la Is from sister bister M E randall bandall now on a visit to her friends in the state of virginia virglnia her missionary exper experience tence lence seems to a be of a more felicitous character than that of many of the brethren in the castr NEW HOPE AUGUSTA COUNTY VIRGINIA january 1870 prest georgea george A smith dear dear deat bro A few weeks since gince I 1 wrote to you rosend me several copies copie of the Voice of ivarn ing 11 there igat the present tim emuth interest in mormonism manifested by the people here I 1 have but few books and they are loaned out all the time the people cau eau can hardly wait on each other to read them and the more mora they read the more they wish to read if you will send those copies coples of the I 1 voice of warning some thre eor four copies of the boob book bool of mormon Mor non ione yone one or two copies of eder orson pratts works the pearl of great price and any other works you yon may think proper to bendi bendl shall be much obliged to you please send me a list of prices and as soon as they are sold I 1 will send you the proceeds I 1 feel to rejoice greatly at the prospect before me a good work is being begun here and I 1 hope will continue continua till all the honest in heart will learn the truth and obey it and be gathered out of babylon when I 1 first arrived here I 1 felt somewhat discouraged the people were so ignorant of our religion and so much prejudiced against us that they did not want to hear anything about the mormons cormons Mor mons considering us no better than heathen I 1 do not mean that every one was wag so but the majority were I 1 have lost no time in speaking to my relatives and others of the principles of the everlasting gospel whenever an opportunity is presented now wherever I 1 go all are inquiring about us what we believe in what kind of society we have our government laws etc when I 1 tell them that we believe in the Bib nib lethey wonder at it for they thought w we rejected it I 1 could tell teil you much more but do nat wish to intrude upon your time he object of my visit 1 was to do good to my friends and th the e lord has bless sed my labors abu abundantly jdant Y lam iam I 1 am feeling first rate and know that the holy spirit is with mo me all the I 1 time member remember Ee me kindly to bro brig 1 ham and bro wells and to your fam 1 ily lly y may the blessings of the almighty be i upon you continually your sister in the new and covenant MILDRED E bandala SALT laake LAKE CITY jan 23 25 editor evening news mems dear siri sir 1 I e enjoyed aj oyed eyed a rich treat at the old tabernacle c Is on monday night last in listening to the able lecture of col conwell his pictures of the fall of Babylon the offering of isaac by abraham on mount horeb hareb and the passion betrayal bs and crucifixion of our savior were as firle fine specimens of oratory as I 1 have ever had the pleasure of listening to but there was one thing which annoyed me very much and at me alone but many of my brethren if I 1 mistake not I 1 allude to the clapping of hands this is a boisterous and unrefined way of 0 showing approval at the best but custom mikes it allowable in some cases but how very annoying to the lovers lovera of oratory to hear an audience begin to clap hands and stamp with the feet in the middle of some beautiful passage this thing occurred two or three times during the lecture and had not the sl speaker been perfect master of his subject he would have been confused and his hia fine fina effects entirely spoiled the continued cheering at the cloae close of the lecture was in my opinion not only inappropriate but was downright rj bt rudeness our oar r people should learn that a lecture is not performance and the lecturer does not expect to be called before the curtain A good hearty approval is proper but too much of a good thiu thin thing spoils all with t the very best of feelings towards my brethren ephr n and sisters of this city I 1 can but hope they will give these suggestions gest ions some consideration and be bene fitted by them jos W young SALT sair lare LAKE CITY january 70 editor newen dear drother brother your correspondent has long been bennim im pressed with the importance of organizing reading rooms booms in this city as well as throughout the settlements as an agreeable and profitable mode of amusement sid and resort there alemany persons in this city both old and young who would hall 1 I with pleasure the establishment lish ment of good reading rooms and I 1 am eon ton convinced vinced that such euch institutions if fairly started and tod properly conducted would not only receive the support nee essary for their maintenance but they would soon become favorite resorts for those who fail fall to find amusement elsewhere I 1 was pleased to bee shee ina lna in a recent impression of the NEWS that the citizens of one of the settlements have turned their attention to this thia matter and are carrying it into active operation xie ire already a considerable number of names have been enrolled on the list of those who averted the movement with all the excellent facilities which this city now possesses for obtaining news both from the east and west with excellent school and meeting houses in which to assemble it does seem that only a desire and determination are necessary to establish reading rooms throughout the city and territory if this idea were carried out a slight payment from each member would suffice supposing a respectable number of persons clubbed together to defray all incidental expense expenses connected with the successfully success full working of good reading rooms in case sufficient funds were not at hand band to purchase many publications the economical and I 1 think bue suc of exchanging with a neighboring ward supposing each ward were furnished with a reading room might be adopted and thus a large amount of reading matter might be brought within the reach of all with very little expense yours respectfully J f G j SALT larr CITY jan 1870 editor deseret news sir permit me to state through your paper that I 1 have this day received te telegrams paper 0 engrams from the hon illon william hyde probate judge of cache county and the post master at lo 10 liggan an informing me that the cache va valley vailey f ley mall mail yesterday did not bring any mail matter from salt lake city consequently the citizens were berc again deprived of their letter mail as well as of your valuable papers which I 1 am informed by the bishop bishops of some bome of the settlements is taken in some places by every family PETER reier maug MAuc aran arAX |