OCR Text |
Show APOSTLE MERRILL DEAD. II Pioneer Passes Away After Long Bat jr.l tie With Disease. $A Logan, Utah. Marrincr W. Merrlllj II apostlo of tho Mormon church and fl president of tho Logan templo, died ;l ht his homo In Richmond at 11 o'clock I Tuesday night. Ho had been 111 a lontf. I tlmo with n kidney affliction which I caused his death. I Apostlo Merrill was n strong character char-acter and for many years his Influenco--hns been dominant In church affair hero, and ho was also a potent fac-jtor fac-jtor In civil matters. Marrlner W. Merrill wns tho son of .Nathan Morrill nnd Sarah Ann Hey-molds. Hey-molds. Ho wns born September 25, 1832, in Sackvlllo, Westmoreland 'county, Now Brunswick. Of a fam jily of thirteen, ho was tho fourth son, jand whllo a youth Joined tho Mormon ifalth. Iu 1853 ho loft his nntlvo country coun-try and nftcr landing In Boston pushed his wny across tho country to-ISalt to-ISalt Lako City. |