Show seasonable ITEMS the old year is about gone and the new is about to dawn upon us the season just closed notwithstanding some drawbacks must on the whole be considered good the evidences of this surround us on every hand band no past year has seen this people enjoying themselves more nor apparently better able to do so all our stores speak well of the volume of business done during the past year and in the line of entertainments the holiday season has seen every opportunity used A fair extent of building 9 has been accomplished consisting chiefly of a good class of dwelling houses built mostly by our well to do young residents a number of whom have married in the just closing year A notable event of this monday morning has been the distribution of a carload of coal amongst the poor of lehi this came about as follows first mr prank frank evans merch antof this plo place ce soh cited the boon fro from m the pleasant valley coal company and the afie D B R 0 B R B R company both both promptly responded the coal company donating the coal and the railroad the freight the cars arrived on saturday afternoon and the distribution was made this mo morning by the local coal agent mr vaughan teams being sent by friends and neighbors ors of the recipients I 1 am glad to learn that the distribution was made without regard to church or creed needs alone were consulted our poor have also been provided with wood furnished by the young men of lehi to whom a picnic ball the girls and friends to furnish will be given driven at an early date therefore we have the satisfaction of knowing that our poor are not suffering for want of fuel at this inclement season acting bishop wm clark and counselor oley ellingson Elling Bon have been most active in arranging for these aud and other necessary move movements men to which the whole of the people have promptly responded wishing you a happy new year CITIZEN lwi LEHI utah county dec 81 im |