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Show SMITHFIELD'S BIG MAY DAY SMITHFIELD, May 3 May Day proved to be one of the most successful success-ful dajs of It's kind for many years. Every detail was carried out to perfection per-fection and not a hitch was encountered encount-ered to mar the day's pleasure. Earlier Earl-ier than 10 a. m. the people began to I gather and when the procession was formed it was moic than a mile long. Everybody worked hard to make a success suc-cess of every undertaking. People, who heretofore had no time for recreation, recre-ation, awoke to the realization that their brains had for over twenty years revolved around one set of Ideas, so they Just left their peevish, ugly, tiresome tire-some ''belt" at home and came out to & the May doings, meeting with a wel-HI wel-HI come that changed the trend of their thoughts and brought them out of the grooves of their narrow experiences. The committee only asked for the people to bring adaptability, good humor,' and a basket of picnic that would give stick-to-lt-lvcnuss to hung with the proposed games and amusing feats provided The "tugs of war" cieated no end of amusement Every kind of match was made between the two wards,even to the matching of the bishoprics. The second ward carried oil every prle for sticngth. The B. Y. C baseball team played our boys but the teams were so unevenly un-evenly matched the game hardly prov-: prov-: ed Interesting. The score stood 13 to, 4 In favnrnf Kmltlittplrl j The Hyde Park boys carried oil the honors la the basketball game, score 8 to 10. Leonard Miles, as marshal of the day, Oladys Farrcll as queen, with the maids and guards, made a pretty crowd, calling forth much admiration for their becoming conduct. I The band Is deservlngof much praise for the beautiful music rendered during dur-ing tho day. It is a credit to our town and should be encouraged and patro- ; nlzed. Tho chlldien's dance was postponed as other amusements took up all tho i time. A grand ball at night wound 1 up the day's amusements. Many visi tors from tho surrounding towns were hcie to enjoy the, day's festivities. The many friends of Mrs. Ralph T. , Merrill nie overjoyed to lecelve word that her condition is not nearly so serious ser-ious as was at first thought. Mr.Mer-l Mr.Mer-l III has three more -,cars woik In Chicago Chi-cago so they will send for their children child-ren and reside In Chicago until Mr. Merrill completes his course. i Mr. and Mrs Colpin expect to move I into their new home, erected bunga low style, about tho llrstof July. Mrs. Raymond, Lcroy Smith and .Andrew Holjcson arc aK at work on the foundations of their new homes Mrs. Sarah Noble has sold her home to Mrs. Collin, of Preston, and puichas-ed puichas-ed Frank Hill's home, whofi turn purchased George II Thomas's home. Mrs. Joseph Thomas and Mrs. Alice Hawkcs, of Preston, are visiting their sister, Mrs. John Rain. Mrs. Richard Hill, of Malad, Is vis-Itlng vis-Itlng friends and relatives here. Parley Rlngham is working in the Trenton flour mill. Next Saturday ard Sunday the Ren-son Ren-son Stake conference, convenes In our tabernacle. Mrs. Lucrctia Iloynton is nursing a case of meningitis In tho family of Louis Peterson, at Logan. Ruby llrlghtou,of Salt Lake, arrived last night to spend the summer with Mrs. Maggie Roskelley. Walter Robblns.latc of Trowbridge, England, arrived in Smlthflcld Thursday Thurs-day night. Mr. and Mrs. Haven are visiting in Preston. nMlsscs Euphemla and Maggie Griffith Grif-fith spent a few days In Ogden last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stubbleflcld have rented rent-ed Thomas Cragun's house for the summer. Oliver Nelson bought tho corner cast of Robert Read's and will erect a fine home there In the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Hrownileld are at the Grlillth hotel, looking for u residence here. Robt Grlillth Is shipping 400 tine beef cattle to Denver this week. Rert Merrill lias erected a fine roomy warehouse for furniture. Mr. Purser has commenced business In his store. |