| Show letter from the pioneer town ol of emery county editor deseret news a Orang orangeville eville is a small town to wn in the western part of emery county at the mouth of cottonwood jabon near a small river there Is any quantity of land and an abundance of water which is already on the land the inhabitants are engaged chiefly in agriculture and raise wheat oats corn etc I 1 but the soil and climate seem to be better adapted to raising fruit and root roote crops the apple plum peach pear cherry and grape do remarkably well and the largest sized potatoes 1 tomatoes beets cabbages carrots radishes etc are raised raise a wl with th III little labor THE CLIMATE IS MILD BULD and the winters are not long and cold the present winter being the coldest known here stock winter out and do well the health of 61 the people is good so there is little need of any aay doctors in the beginning ot of the winter the children were baikin ir and whooping with what is known as the whooping cough but it was not very severe and is all over with now the day school is id a nourishing flourishing condition the scholars numbering over eighty are taking a great interest in their studies in school and considering the material they have to work with are advancing as fast as can be expected elpe acted therefore the afie teacher ben enjoys his bis labors and all visitors are exceedingly cee pleased to see the interest taken by the pupils the weather to is delightful at present and by all appearances is likely to continue so for some time this thip seems to suit the people tor they are fond of good weather there is barely enough snow here to cover the grou ground aci but the ilie young folks have had bad their HORSES AND SLEIGHS out thyi trying to make good use of ef what there is tor r it is not often they have that muc muck to t to 0 run their sleighs over in addition to the amusements of dancing and sleigh riding the young are busily busily engaged in getting up concerts or rather entertainments consisting ot of songs recitations dialogues farces etc one of these was given on the evenings of january alth and which was wag highly commendable and well attended and it is hoped they will continue in so doing for we all realize that it is much better for them to be thus employed than to be idling away their time during the long winter evenings there are two flourishing stores here which carry a medium 7 in sized stock of general merchandise and have a ready sale for the same there is every probability of another store starting which will very likely be a operative cooperative co institution and will be a benefit to te the people at large there is any amount ot of fuel both of wood and zoal the wood which can be easily obtained is about four or five miles from town and the coal which is of a first class clas s quality aua and easily obtained is distant about seven or eight el ht miles J J J |
