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Show ELLEN L- WATTS I LAID TO REST I AT SMITHFIELD I Bishop George Y. Smith Presides at H Services Held For Good H Woman HJ "1 Smtthllold, Aug. 8. The funeral ' scrvjees over tho remains of Ellen HY Livingstone Watts wero held today H in tho First ward meeting house, ' HJ Bishop Georgo Y, Smith conducing -HJ tho services. The choir sang, Fnrc- H woll All Eaithly Honors, l'rajrr was H offered by Georgo Dono. Tho choir H hnlg, Somo Day I'll Reap What I H Have Sown. H Syl ester Lone, William J. Ray- H muiiil, Wllllnm Noble and Bishop H Georgo Y. Smith nil spoke of tho plo- H neor woman with tho greatest rev- H orenco and respect as each had known. H Aunt Ellen, ns sho was familiarly H called slnco bnbyhood. They nlsa H spoko of tho hnrd struggles sho had H alnys ondured. Much prn'so wan H i Riven to Mrs. Jnno Forester Clnvnool H who had so lovingly nursed and cared H for her In her last days. H John II . Potorson rend a sketch of H Sister Watts llfo, portraying all tho H poverty and hardships endured by H our early pioneers. Tho choir sang, H Beautiful Islo of Somouhere, nnd Tho H Resurrection Day. A. B. Chambers H offered tho closing prayer. A largo H cortege followed tho remains to tho H city cemetery whero Samuel Nelson H dedicated tho grave. H Helen Watts was tho daughter of H Arch bald Livingstone and Helen Con- H nor. Sho una born January 17, 1837 H at Shotts, Iron Works, Ayrshire. H Scotland and Joined tho church of H Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in H early youth. Sho camo to Utah by H ox team In Richard Ballantyno's com 'H pnny In 1S55. That being tho year K of tho grasshopper plaguo, sho with B many others suffered for food. In H 1856 she went to Carson Vnlley'wrtlr " 'H Bishop Covey nnd family of tho !H Twelfth ward of Salt Lake City, M whero thoy ngaln suffered tho prlva- H fons Incident to pioneer llfo until H 1857 when they returned to Salt B Lako City. At tho tlmo of tho movo HJ OUUlll, UIIU III IUU UilllUl Ul ilUilltDUlin H army, Sister Watts went with tho HJ family of William Branch nnd settled HJ at Spanish Fork. In 1858 sho return- HJ ed to Salt Lako City and lived with HJ tho John Sharp family until tho tlmo HJ of her marrlago to Joseph Watts on HJ February 21, 1859. They Uved In Salt HJ Lako City until tho spring of I860, HJ when thoy camo with a company to HJ settlo In Cacho Valley. On May 1, HJ I860, thoy arrived here and located HJ on Summit creek whero bIio has evor - HJ slnco lived. HJ On November 27, 1899 Joseph HJ Watts her husband, died hero. No HJ children wcro born to this couplo so HJ Aunt Ellen lived a vory lonaly llfo HJ for many years, Threo brothers, HJ James, Charlos and Archibald Llv- HJ Ingstono nnd ono sister, all prccedod HJ Mrs. Watts, she being the last one of HJ her father's family. Sho lived and HJ died a faithful Lattorday Saint. On HJ August 7, 1915, sho passed quietly H away attended by Mrs. Claypool nnd B her llfo long friends Mr. nnd Mrs. B Georgo Snnt. Tho esteem In 'which BJ she was held was evidenced by tho HJ largo crowd and tho profuso collec- HJ Hon of beautiful llowcrs at tho eer- HJ HJ Mrs. Alico Dono returned homo HJ last oven'ng from n visit at Idaho HJ Falls and Pocatollo. f, HJ Harper Hill Is lying critically III from a complication of nbdomlnal HJ and stomach troubles. Ills many HJ friends hopo for a speedy recovery. HJ Tho truffle to tho oil fluids and tho HJ Richmond ball game made our town HJ appear dcsoiled during Sunday after- M noon nnd early evening. HJ Messrs and Mesdnmos James V. !Bl Allan and George E. Miles left for HJ tho Teton Basin on Friday In the At- HJ Ian car. HJ Primary annual day will bo fitting- HJ ly observed in both wards. Tho First HJ ward will hold their annual day on HJ Thursday aftemoon. An excellent HJ program has been prepared, games, HJ refreshments, dancing arranged for Hl and a danco for all ovor ten years HJ of ago will be hold at night. Tho HJ Socond ward will their annual day HJ on Tuesday at 3:30 with a program, HJ refreshments, games oto. HJ Miss Llll'e Farrell is visiting friends nt Ogden. Hb |
