| Show HOOPER ITEMS utah jau jan 6 1896 will you kindly permit me through your columns to report an item or two in connection with that portion of out our town located north of the davis county line jine and known as aa the north hooper ward and to inform your many readers that althou although ib wel are located abut tour four miles west from the railroad tracks on the be eastern shores ot of the briny inland sealand cn consequently somewhat isolated salt ait were we still have interest in cowmen cowman with them aud and are trying to perform our part in the great work of redemption on monday dec 30 the of officer ficere teachers and scholars of our sabbath school with as many of the parents and friends as could lie be accommodated met in our commodious meeting house at 10 am when the following program was waa ably rendered first was an exercise from the primary department entitled the new covenant it certainly deserves special mention the rendition being excellent and the sight eight a most moat impressive one to see about seventy five or eighty little innocents kneeling and with clasped hands and bowed heads reverently reciting the brals prayer did not tail fall to bring tears tear of joy to many eyes this was followed UY by a song irom the entire department entitled christmas belle and was alto aleo well rendered next were two class exercises exer cies clees from the first intermediate department subject the life and labors of jesus christ from sunday school union leaflets one to thirty class 1 answer anjin concert robcert questions irom from leaflets one to fifteen aud and class 2 from sintee to thirty each showing tho thorough ruyh acquaintance with the lesson atie ane second intermediate department gave a very excellent exercise on church history from deseret sunday schol union lea leaflet flete the work of the theological depart me t was ou on the restoration of the Go jo two first irom from the young ladies and from the yub young men each class showing by the individual wort work of the students that thorough and efficient work had bad been done by teachers a d scholars alik the same can truly be said of each department part ment and class LISS nur nor was the beautiful music and singing any the less worthy of note and special mention the exerciser exercise throughout being well luters interspersed PerseLl cherew therewith ith the program beinar ended remarks highly commending the efforts of ail concerned were made by assistant stake superintendent jacobs followed by superintendent B R bal lan tyDe who spoke words ot of and comfort to all wordis worda of satisfaction were also spoken by bishop wm W cald all present seemed ti partake largely ot 01 the spirit and influence of the gospel which was abundantly poured out by the giver of all good I 1 after the closing exercises four bun hundred sacks of nuts end and candy were dig die tri tributes tr buted to the teachers and scholars mothers with babies etc after which alt all those who demirel repaired to the amusement hall ball where after partaking of picnic dancing was freely in aligen in until about 5 pm when the days dayi exercises were closed with prayer and all repaired repair eu to their homes eeling well repaid for made and the efforts put forth to make each other happy and the jy day was oue one long to be oy by all our ward organizations are in excel lent working order and out our poor poo wen provided for on oa wednesday evening jap we were treated to a light shower 0 sleet of a decidedly salty baity nature which considerably changed the appearance of objects in its course by the salt contained th therein erdin A branch from the B R 0 W down to our settlement seem to be quite a topic of conversation at the present time and to Is looked upon as one of the probabilities of the near future 1 I could not fail to be a source or of revenue to the compan yin the hau ling it aou la get iafet and also the coal trade it coula have lot let it is come it will be a beat ali to our ou r town te w a OBSERVER |
