Show honoring a veteran J L townshend Town hend writ writes eslas as follows from payson on the 19 th abst joseph hancock was 90 1 years of age on the and a party of his relatives slad friend at the residence of G W hancock Hanco ek with whom he resides to commemorate the event among a number of presents he received was a large easy rocking chair A bountiful dinner was partaken partaker par taken of by the members of the party manisto rie ries s were related of et the early days of I 1 mormonism and the payson brass band f famished some excellent music joseph hancock was a hunter for zions camp and one of the hunters tor the pioneers having been named nimrod Nim red by the prophet joseph smith he esti estimated abed hat bat he furnished famished over lbs ibs of game for the plo pio often miraculously aided in se securing curau game when none could usual ly be fo found nd although s so 0 aged he c can an ye yet read bis bible and newspaper and walk all over town with no other aid than his staff |