| Show ly reace peace and plenty improvements schools rants PANTs vilie VILLE feb 14 1874 editor deseret news mews 1 wo we are greatly blest here peace and plenty are the blessings s mif of god and are freely bestowed upon us our city has not yet felt much of the contaminating influences influence of the worlds civilization from the effects of which many other settlements tie tle have been and are many comfortable residences have been erected here which greatly tend to beau beautify tiry the place A large and first class tithing barn has lately been finished the surroundings roun dings of which according to design will be very nice and credi creditable t and an excellent tithing office enclosed by a good substantial board fenee fence truly speaks the spir spirit it of the place our meeting house is comfortable well arranged and cleanly kept we have a good choir lead by brother A V millward the saints enjoy themselves sery scry much in the ward and quorum meetings and at evening lectures our sunday school super intended by bro wm lee is well attended and well conducted the efforts of bro lee and the sunday school teachers for many years past to make our school what it is are praiseworthy very respectfully LOCUM TENENS juries in the BEAVER neaver feb 1874 editor deseret news weds in a late issue of the NEWS I 1 discovered an article purporting to t be a private letter from judge mckean to general morrow I 1 have not time to notice all of the tho misrepresentations in it IL As far as the second judicial district goes the writer of the letter is far from the truth judge hawley found but one difficulty in the way of getting a lawful jury both grand and petit and that was his ignorance of the law he discarded the territorial marshal to be sure but ho he supplied his place with ellsoos ell eli sors through whom he im in panelled panel led both gr grand find and petit jurors and attempted to try one case on chargo charge of murder ibanes canes attorney filed a bill of exceptions founded antho on the statutes of utah in which he showed eight points and might have found several more wherein his honor had deviated the law was good enough but tile the judge had not ot foll followed owea it hence was under the necessity of dismissing and holding the defend defendant arlt ailt to another term which lie got appointed by proclamation of the governor at which term however judge hawley never appeared but subsequently went out of office and left the case ease to his successor when judge norem borem boreman an came into office 1 he did not feel justified in boqi going behind the decision of the territorial supreme court by admitting the territorial marshal marshai Marst lal ial as a minister of his court but supplied liis his place like his predecessor with ellsoos and im panelled panel led what he considered lawful juries the grand jury indicted cane catle and the traverse traver sei jury ury found a verdict of guilty of murder but through some oversight probably not being familiar with the ole statutes they omitted to define the tho degree the defendants attorney very naturally took an exception which was interposed at the moment the prisoner was to have received his sentence seil sell tence judge boreman as in duty bound sustained the exception and held defendant to next term of court subsequently the prisoner asked the privilege e or of pleading guilty of murder in the second degree which was granted and he was sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary this is the h p party arty referred to in mcleans Mc Keans Heans letter ietter le ter that could not be tried before aj a jury juny ury of his peers but was sentenced on his own plea of guilty should my statement be questioned I 1 appeal to the record of the court it is true that at tho last term of the second judicial district court there was no regular jury impanel led the judge refused to admit that he could not lawfully impanel one but acceded to the unanimous request of the bar not to do so we expect to see them in full blast at the april term I 1 did intend to notice other items but as long articles are seldom read and find are generally a trespass I 1 will c lose close for the present trusting as his honor judge mckean was some two hundred miles distant that as an honest man he will thank an eye and ear witness for putting him right before the public should he do so I 1 may kindly lend a helping hand band at some future time of need should he fall fail perhaps a maligned 0 community will take it kindly as from a friend respectfully D sunday school jubilee 11 ST georgr F feb eb 8 1874 editor deseret wems yesterday the washington wasll wasil ington co jubilee was held in the basement of the tabernacle the county and ward superintendents being the committee of arrangements viz 11 P romney county superintendent john 0 angus wm atkins joseph orton thomas cottam tamand and john E pace ward superintendents during the tile day some worth of prizes were distributed tri buted to the scholars the awarding committee being faithful to their trust in awarding according to merit the awarding committee consisted of the following named gentlemen james G bieak bleak john M mcfarlan J E johnson A B R whitehead tind and col A A M jackson the various school schools smet met altheir at their ward school houses house sand and forming into procession with banners waving in the breeze marched thence to the tabernacle where they were comfortably seated innocence intelligence telli gence and joyous happiness beaming upon their youthful coun tenancies ten ances gladdening the hearts of their worthy parents many of whom were present on the 0 occasion the choirs and bands of th the 0 county were well represented adding much by their beautiful stra strains US of music to the interest of the occasion the competitors were divided into classes aj A B and C clr t i arrond ee and third prizes being awa awarded crded to each class of competitors also prizes to the best choirs ac the first prize in class A was awarded to td miss hannah class the subject they chose and which was well rendered was the martyrdom of joseph and find hyrum tho the prize consisting of juvenile instructor bou bound n d vol voi volume u me four books of mormon and two hymn books the first prize in clas cias B was awarded to miss E J langs class the first prize in class 0 to robbins and rys alvs cius cl iks its this was a class of small borm boys who deserve much credit miss ida lda reates Keates first p 0 o forree italio citation sube subject act bill culin cuilwik which elicited prolonged applause song singing gp first prize awarded to misses parker johnson and cooper I 1 the second ward choir took the first prize leader prof john mcfarlan there are many others who deserve special mention but space will not permit as all who were present acquitted themselves with much credit to themselves as well as their teachers presidents young and georgo george A smith and elder E snow were present and seemed to be pleased wit with 11 tile the recitations etc there were about nive five hundred children present the rest of the room being densely crowded with grown people park PARIC |
