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Show President A. O. Smoot'a Funeral. All thai was mortal of l'rosldeiit.A. O. Binoot was laid to rest on Sunday last at l'roro. Somewhere near 5000 ptnplo viewed therciuninsns they lay in slate at tlio tabernaelo. Tho house was Ustooncd mid draped in white muslin Tho coIRn was decoraled with lovely flowers, and many ljowers and ever greens woro on thostaiid,also a handful of rjpo grain was fastened to llio pulpit whero ho has stood and mldicbsed the people so ninny times. Ills eollln was made of black loeunl giowu by himeclf and sawed at his own mill. I. wis covered with whllu broadcloth, and had largo silver handled. The lid being of glass tho veteran could bo plainly si on and looked as thcugli ho was in a peaceful sleep, Tlio family occupied tho front seats just ciut of tho bier, tliu II, Y. A. students the north gallery, and tho silver band the east cud of the galleiy. The service wero conducted according to tho published piugraui. Tlio large tabernaelo was crmvtlul with peoplo from all parts of the stnko who had gathered to do honor to tho uoblo dead, l'heio was piesent on thr-otaud the first piLHlilency of the church, Lorcuo Snow, John Henry Smith mid John Taylor of the Apostles, councilors Dayld John and IClwuid I'.trtrldgi and ninny others. Tho tabernaelo choir rendered tho singing in u sweet nnd lovely manner. Iorcii7.o Snow offered prayer Tlio speakers wcto Joseph K. Taylor, David John, Udwnrd Partridge, President Joteph F. Smith, President (leo. Q Cannon, President Woodiull' mid Ir. Karl CI. Maeser all of whom spoke of tho noble traits of the deceased, and their early association with him, told of the many positions he had held in tho church and otherwise, Tho procession was a veiy leng one ronchlng formally blocks. It was headid by the Provo silver band, next enmu tho hearse which wns white and drawn by white horses, then rainothe lelatlven ami the different oi.oi mini of lliis piic-sthood At the eeinelury a Im'l iw Hhaiu was formed and then tin b !)', was hiiveud into iiiolliei- earlli." At U.UO Judge King offend tho dedicatory player. |