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Show Preston. Funeral services were held in the Second ward meeting house Monday afternoon over the remains of Wm. R. Gibbous, who passed from mortality Sept. 3rd, after an illness of several months. The deceased was born Aug. 54, 1827, at Cardiff, Wales, emigrated to Ogdcn, Utah with his family In 1853, where he remained a number of years;thcn moved to Lake Town,Utah and later to Preston, where he has lived about 25 years. He was highly respected by all who knew him. The services were presided over by Bishop A. R. Cutler. The speakers were O E. Johnson, Alfred Kershaw, W. P. Monson and Bishop Cutlcr,all of whom spoke in high esteem of the deceased. Howard Thornly, tho little son of Mr. and Mrs. Soloman II. ITaleJr., passed away Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4th, from heart trouble. He was afflicted af-flicted with smallpox last January from which he did not recover,but developed de-veloped into dropsy and later into heart trouble. The deceased was a quiet, patient and charming child, with great desires to live, but that lie was not permitted to do, not even to bud into youth, but was taken where ho can bloom Ina holier sphere where pain and death arc no more. Box "R" lias been very liberal In Preston the prst week. Scveial pf the young men Carl Wilson, Clem Smlth.Edgar Fjelstcd.Thomas Stokes, Alfred Casperson, Joel Peterson, Rual Alder, Joseph Luthy. Richard Jensen and Lawrence Johnson have received receiv-ed calls to go on mission In the near future. Several of the boys have worn worried expressions for a few days, but say they are going. John Casperson returned home last Wednesday from a mission to the Southern States. He says that he is very pleased to be back home again. Lewis Riothers, of Montpclier, have opened up a newclothing store in the Preston building, formerly occupied by VIney's harness shop. Mr. James Geddes, who has been In Preston during the past three weeks, returned to Logan last Monday. A number of Preston people went to Malad Monday to attend the sitting of Court. |