Show carowan parowan eair crops R abbiss isears trad trading ind inc sept linth 1875 editor deseret De feret geret janews our annual fair was held on tiie tile and dinst the display of fruit wag was never equalled equal led in this place apples peaches pears s and grapes persons who were present and who are regarded as a good j judges declared that no better cruit could be produced in any agy country parowan carowan was wag settled on the 1301 of bf january 1851 1 by y a company of pioneers bent beut from salt lake city cry led by vy the late Pre president Adent george A I 1 smith it wase was considered for yai years after bya by a great many eliat cruft fruit could not be raised in this place the thia young trees being cut docu abw tf year after year by the frost I 1 rei member well even after the tile dixie country countr y wm was settled men di g u g up their young soung treesa trees ardd arid idd iid ce c e them south believing iti itt to be of no io use to try further tv ti raise rai ral 46 fruit trees in jr Pa parowan carowan rowan but bud the in the them church k and our local continued 1 to enciu encourage rage the Uret brethren hrek brek and counseled ahem rhem to try try tny gain n as as we should 3 echave fruit today T to day we ard are Wr surrounded rounded with the tho hapy happy re ulua suits of patent patient labor and h adherence to good advice the ladies department was as finely r represented e p ted with ali all manner mahner of flue c crochet r aire h fitt work fancy work lamp mats quilts child children rc rens bs cloaks dresses home homed homemade made cloth ac A beautiful model of a small elephant elep haut hadt made by sister paulina lyman and set on one oue of the tables was interesting especially to the children I 1 must not forget to men rubn ah tion some very excellent straw trimming made by sister fowler an i aged lady of eighty seven years the tanning saddle and harness department was well represented 1 al also aiso s 0 the dairy department in this department a very nice churn was on exhibition made by bro alumba lemon it Is manipulated by a crank which a smail small child six or seven sevell years of age can easily turn dijk was brought and tour lour pounds of butter was churned in nine minutes cabbage squash potatoes beans beaus corn water watler melons carrots ac were quite plentifully jep cepres resented anted during the two days of the fair foot racing horse racing and ca climbing the pole were indulged in to the great aniu anfu amusement se ment of 0 f all who came out to enjoy themselves at the fair A great many brethren and strangers from beaver r city visited our out fair also quite 6 number of brethren from cedar atty summit creek and an d Parag pa r a go oonah b nah A party was waa given on dh theaven ing of the last day of the fair which was largely attended tile the fair was opened in a neat nest and appropriate speech by bro john eyre and the f whole was conducted and managed by thos thor davenport thos thus durham wm holyoak chas adams joseph P barton wm win adams wm win D hobbs and sidney or orton ton a comp company compary aby auy of live and energetic men in all that per pert perl pertains aind labis to the wel fare of homeard home and he the conti conni community all passed off offin in peace and aud seem angly in the very best of e good will ls our c crops rop S t this his year have been 9 quite alte fair notwithstanding the ravages of the rabbits audom and of A n better quality than usual though some in the most exposed parts of oun OUT fields have hav e lost nearly their thel r entire crops some stock ili in tile the mountains above carowan parowan and qui quite tea a number in the mountains above summit creek have been 1 billed by the bears beam the flerl people a of summit dummit some time ago offered opeo 25 apiece for bear scalps A small band of indians indiana have visited our settlement every few weeks duning during the past suimei summer with blankets to trade for horses that is much more pleasant than to have them steal our horses as they did a few years ago 1 1 I i 1 vuc VC MCGREGOR |