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Show ABJ USlSfffs ARE SHOWN, j MnlanchtliTirt Bess L!J t.. Rest -Leil 'AH 'isVvrtitfiil Llf,-. j Thoro Ib mttoh that i 8nd nboutj tho death of ftlulnuehthou Burgoos, I which occurred in St. (Jeorge, Tlmrs-1 day morning, Dtc. 8, nt about 0 o'-' clock, at his homo, although for him It was u happj' relom-e. Brother Burgess will brcmcmlieicd by nil of tho flrdt settlors of Ulxio, ns woll as by most 9'?. Idl,r hilml Hants of St. GoorgOjf but"ns Lo 1ms he.,n blind for so many yoiir. many of tho younger young-er people' firot well acquainted with him.;'?. Ho was" born in Now York City, Julyl 4, 183if ami was connected with tho Churchy of Jesus Christ of Lnttor-duy Saints from his infancy to his death.. .Hopashcd through all the trials and .persecutions of tho Mormons Mor-mons at atMyjtlino when thoy were mobed nuddrivoii, and was prominent In Echo Canyon nfTuirs at tho timo of tho Johnson' army invasion. Tho trado ho followed was that of black-smithing, black-smithing, and bo was nt ono timo ono of tho most 'skillful blacksmiths in Suit Lake City. Ho mado horso-shoeB, horso-shoeB, nails, and rcauy such necessary articles, whlqijL woro hard to-obtain in tho curly dnys'of Utah. With his' 'wife and two children, Brothor Burgess drovo into tho St. George vnlloyf with the flrft Bottlers that ontorod ltl hud it in -. i i a that he .... v.- ... ... urouguc tuo'iirsi juiki i.r gm.dH into Dixie. HoJfollowtd th trade of "smithy" and was alwavri butty, repairing re-pairing tho wagons of cnigianls passing pass-ing through .ib California. It was vhilo building tho Gardner fciiw-mill nt Pino nVlloy that ho met with an accident which destroyed his sight, his oyes boiug burned with molten iron. This was thirty-flvo years ago, and ho has been totally blind for tho last blghtoon yoara. In tho oarly 90's and 708,110 was a nicmbor of tho High Council nnd also n member of tho city council about that timo. Ho has ul ways .been meet faithful to tho religion which ho espoused, and oven when his groat adliotipn was almost worse than doitb, ho wob novor known to murmur. lift was possessed of tho highest ordoj.UO.iireiieonMTriwnys jctijH7VibrfwBJBUjL-ini(u and .was woll-infoimod.for ono with, his 'groat hiudrauco Ho waff only bed-fast a weok previous to his doath,,rfmt has; boon quito feoblo for a year past. Ilowovor, ids sudden taking ofr was a great shock to- his many acquaintances. acquain-tances. . Ho leaves aa aged widow, two daughters and ono sou,, besides six grandchildren, (four grown children having preceded h'm, l..nnd a boat of frionds to mourn his loss.- |