| Show 1111 curc cure Fa farmers and gardener Gardei sera tinb flub richfield sevier Sevi erCo co november 23 3 1870 1875 editor despret news we have just had ou our r annual fair and election of 0 alc r for the tile tiie Far farmers and Gardeners cl I 1 athis place it was held in our large hall oil ou the I 1 ath just and although our exhibition was riot not a it large one yet the articles exhibited excelled anything I 1 had ever before seen some cabbages and potatoes especially attracted great attention two of the mammoth marblehead cabba cabbages raised by president J T wilsen weighed one thirty three and the other thir ty three and three quarter pounds the wilson favorite potatoe pot atoe a new variety was especially praised for its beancy and flavor also the canada white kidney was a very beautiful potatoe pot atoe both kinds raised by pres wilsen the goodrich raised by br dr wm thompson was considered very good some Som french eFrench horn carrots by br perkins were very choice the long red al of br dr wilsen was also excellent the chill white onion by br dr J haven was large ana and beautifully grown many blany other kinds of vegetables too numerous to mention were very largo large and beautiful officers oli acers for forthe the ensuing year the president vice president secretary and treasurer welo wele le ie elected and win sobrido Mo Brido J C and gotfried haven were elected directors the U 0 ii i i doing well and the saints who work in the same feel most excellent at our last priesthood meeting not one fel fei fell felt twilling villing to step back to what is called stewardship ard ship cirr J KEMP kump secretary Preach preaching ina inc at nashville amt ami grove COLUMBIA nov 22 1 1875 1873 editor deseret we had bad the privilege of holding a meeting at nashville 11 mr r uc nic clure of that city allowed us to hold bold one meeting in his hall liall on cherry street in 16 the tile afternoon it was pretty well vell attended and the nashville american gave a fair synopsis of it uno bno bro uro john II 11 winder and myself are having quite an experience peri ence living out amongst those who are not of our faith we had arranged to meet at shady grove and hold a meeting a to yun yur future operations we st started arted for columbia on the I 1 ast here we were re quested requested to hold a meeting were introduced to the sheriff and promised the court house we started for shady grove got benighted and stayed at williamsport William sport the next day we went to shady grove where we inet met elders henry G boyle D P rainey J D H mcallister and joseph standing bro boyle wa was s not in good health he has baa not been well sometime for some time but is somewhat improving we held a council meeting bro boyle was elected to preside we took the sacrament and all cx expressed pressed our feelings with regard to the work arid and our labors it was decided that elders D P rainey and joseph standing should travel together H G boyle and J D ff mcallis McA llla tei geo teasdale Tea sdale adale and john it 11 winder jr this arrangement was satisfactory coall to all ali we held a meeting at shady grove in the evening which was well attended attea ded and an excellent spirit was manifested the next morning brother john it and myself left for columbia to hold a meeting at the court I louse house on sunday when the time arrived the sheriff had neglected to leave the key and had gone out of town but there were those who gho were determined wo we should pi each therland there thero and they obtained the city recorders room a large room that was soon eoon pretty full and we held a meeting two hours in length and was waa requested to preach again we did not give out any other ap apo because elders rainey and standing were nvere to labor around this of brother raineys raineyl Ea Ra ineys relations living around this region of country of our future labors wo we can sa say sas y but little but they will bo bome sonic where in the sunny south wherever we may ba be directed in the provi dences of god it ie is somewhat of a new experience to us travelling tra velling and preaching the gospel amongst those who have not heald a mormon preach and all they know about it is from the eccentric stories of tile tiie newspapers or singular stories in tho the weeklies meak weak mea wea ties lles or novel ettes we expected you to preach polygamy sald raid said qaid a gentleman we hear you people have as many wives as you want if I 1 thought I 1 could get all the tiie wives I 1 want I 1 would go to utah etab bald baid said eaid another they seem to have the most curion notions about us aa as a people but very little interest in the principles of salvation any of our brethren or sisters bisters at home wishing to 10 communicate through us to their friends in the south can address us ab at shady grove 3 hickman co Tenn tennessee esiee esice all our communications comm are fori warded to ua us from this thia place until we shall be established in some locality with a kind hind remembrance to all in which bro J it winder joins yours very faithfully GEO TEASDALE |
