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Show Henrieville To Celebrate 100th Birthday HENRIEVILLE - July 24th is a special day for Henrieville because it will celebrate its centennial Special activities have been planned for the entire day and evening at which time all former Henrieville residents and senior citizens will be honored. Henrieville has a rich and varied history. It was settled in 1878 and named for James Henrie who was then president of the Panguitch LDS Stake. The Littlefield, Thompson and Ingram families were the first to settle in the valley, and they were soon followed by the James Smiths, Daniel Goulding and Pat Willis families and Maroni, Ebenezer and Niel Savage, Liza and Billy Moore and Sampson Chynoweth. The surrounding country has unusually colorful and interesting topography, and at the time of the settlement tall grasses and ample water made it good cattle country. Several residents are still in the cattle business, we well as having beautiful orchards and bounteous gardens. Today its citizens number ap proximately 200; a friendly, hard working people proud of their heritage The town isn't particularly unique in appearance but does have a very picturesque old two room schoolhou.se that has been restored for a town building and an unusual post office with pionieer trimmings. All activities July 24th will have an old-fashioned flavor and aura of the past. The old school house will be the Center of activities. Citizens will be dressed in pioneer clothing. Activities will be as follows: 9 a.m., parade, theme: One Hundred Years of Pioneers; 10, Program. One Hundred Years of Primary; 10:30, Contests: beard judging, arm wrestling, foot races, log sawing, horse races. Concessions: Bake sale all day Displays: Pioneer relics. 6:30 : Mutton fry. bring your own Dlates. 8: Program honoring the town's founders. 9: Open air dance featuring the Country Bumpkins. |