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Show PIONEER DIES AT NEWTON AT A RIPEJLP AGE Newton, Oct. 11. On Friday oven ing Sept. 20th, Sarah Haslam Rlgby departed this ltfo at tho ago of eighty one years. She was born Juno 14, 1835 at I. It tie Heaton, Lancashire, Engln'id, was tho daughter of John Hast.uu and Alice Hulmo, slio was tho eldest In tho family of ten children, flvj of whom survlvo her. Mrs. fimrvi Stoddard of Logan, Mrs. Sophia Rlgby of Drlggs, Idaho, ,Mrs. Martha E. Hoslan also of Logan, Mrs. Ellta-both Ellta-both Rlgby and Alice Anderson of Nowton. Sho Joined tho church In her Native Nat-ive laud, was baptized at MWdleton May 24, 1847 by urla Hulme. Sho married David Kent in tho year 185C, sho lived with him scvu.i ytars then about tho first of Juno In tho year lfOS sho left her first husband because ho would not join the church and with tho family left England, on tho ship John J. Bo.o, and arrived In Now York. Then proceeded pro-ceeded by Rail nnd Steamboat to Council Bluffs where they common'.-ed common'.-ed tho Journoy ncross tho plains by Ox team, in tho John R. Murdo:c Company arriving in Salt Lake Sep'. 29, 18C3. Hero they wore met by Brother Wm. Haslam who had proceeded pro-ceeded her hero ten years to Cache Valloy settling In Wellsville. Hero sho mot and married Win. F. Rlgby on July 2nd 18G4, at Salt LaKO ns his second wife. In tho year 18G8 sho moved to Clarkston nrrlving thero on Oct. 14, living there somo two years then her husband was called to settle Newton sho camo with him being the first woman to reside in Nowton making It her homo over since. She had no children of her own but reared a largo family of her hut-band's, hut-band's, whose mother had died, to them sho was mother in overy deed, sho was Aunt Sarcb.tr to all who knew her and many owe Ihelr success suc-cess In life to tho influence sho had ovor them. Funeral services wero hold In Neewton Oct. 3rd. when a host of friends paid tribute to her memory. Councelor Chrlstan Chrlstenson presided, pre-sided, tho choir snng Rest, Rest, for tho Weary Soul. Prayer was offered offer-ed by Lars C. MUlor, choir Sang, Sister Thou art Mild and Lovely. Speakers wero: Wm. II. Grlflln Sr Amos Clarke1, JohnE. Grlflln, and Wm. H. Grlmn, Jr. Musical selections selec-tions wero rondored a solo by Ella Rlgby, Rock of Ages, Quartet by Jano Nielsen nnd Co., Crossing tho Bar, Solo Richard Roskelly, Somo-tlmo Somo-tlmo Somewhere, choir sang When My Soul Reaches Home, Prayer by Councolor W. R. Ballard. Tho following was contributed from a friend and sister in tho Gospel. Gos-pel. In Momorlnm to Aunt Sarah Rlgby. Rlg-by. dle( Sept. 20th, 191C. Sho has gone to her reward, Up thero whoro hor husband waits j In tho mansions of tho Lord, And her works behind her shlno I As tho sunset In tho West. Loaves a track of yellow light bo-hind bo-hind So her light over to rest. Faithful through this troubled lifo To her God and Husband truo As a Saint, As Mother, Wlfo, With a Crown of Glory duo. Thrashing Is dono hero for 191C. Tho Eeklund Brothers nhlnnnil tlinlr threshing outfllt North last week, with tho prospects of about threo weoks work. Tho planting of fall grain Is almost al-most completed, now wo havo had a good soaker to bring it up. Our town now boasts of being connected up to an electric lighting system. Many of our town's peoplo have beon to Salt Lako to attend conference confer-ence and tho stato fair. |
