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Show .J.lttir.'l ,mmmi RICHMOND DEPARTMENT News From the Lively Town up North I I I I I I !- I ' High School Honors'' r Mlas Eliza Stoddard winning, tbo retold story contest. Is an honor that ho and her home town 'can, well be proud of. The schools competing were the B. Y. C, New Jersey Academy, Acad-emy, and Ave county high schools. Miss Stoddard goes to Salt Lake on Friday where she will compete In tho stato high school contest. Tho entertainment given by the ward organizations under the direction direc-tion of tho Sunday School officers wns a complete success in all respects. re-spects. The net sum of $88. 0 was raised and will be turned' over; to tho bishop for the purpose 'of helping to purchaso an individual communion sot. -w. Tho first gnrao of county lenguo ball was played here last Saturday, between Smlthfleld and 'Richmond. Tho score was 10 to 4 In favor of Richmond. Tho score does not at all lndlcato the strength of the two teams. Had It not been for Smith-field's Smith-field's bad luck in tho fourth Innings tho Bcore would havo been 4 to 2 In favor of Smlthfleld. " Considering the fact that both teams played together to-gether for tho first time this spring, the game waB a good one. Most of the boys are all young end will make bajl players if encouraged. The attendance at-tendance was poor, Indeed, but we hope to have a much bigger crowd next time. The athletic department of the high school has recently received a volley vol-ley ball set, a tennis set and baseball and track work equipment,, much to the satisfaction of the professors arid students. ' 'Elder W. Z. Harris who recently returned from tho CallfomlaSfrinls-slon CallfomlaSfrinls-slon occupied most of the time at sacrtiment meeting last 'Sunday. Ills discourse was simple, consistent, logical log-ical and dellvored with apparent ease. Tho conjoint meeting of the Mutu-nls Mutu-nls was held In the opera house last Sunday evening whero a nlcoipros-. ram was rendered. Tho pliino'trlo by John Barnes, Miss Lucy Webb! and Miss Lizzie Lewis, tho song by. Miss, Edna Balr and remarks by Elder Harris, Har-ris, were much enjoyed by all.' Mr. IUifus I'ack is not only doing Jury service nowadays, but Is serving his fellow Juryman by hauling them down to Lognn and back each day In his Studebaker car. While Mr. and Mrs. McMurdle were in attendance nt the entertainment entertain-ment Friday evening, their home and overy article they had in tho house wero burned. Theso are young married mar-ried people, Just starting out in life, and tho loss of every thing they had except tho clothes they stood up in comes particularly heavy upon them at this time. Some of their good neighbors, the Belief Society and tho bishopric feel that it would be better for each of us to bear n little of, this loss rather than have theso young, pcoplo who aro comparative strangers strang-ers here, having bought and moved to their home but recently from Par-adlse, Par-adlse, bear the wholo loss, havo concluded con-cluded to start a subscription list, and solicitors with a view of raising some funds with which to help theso young peoplo build a new homo. Tho list will bo at tho I'coplo's Mercantile Co., Richmond Co-op, and Schow's Furniture storo. In caso you aro not at homo when the solicitors call you can leave your monoy at ono of these places. Hero Is n chance to treat a neighbor ns you would have then treat you. Sunday afternoon onco moro death closed to this world forever, tho eyes of a patient, devoted loving mother. After months of constant suffering Sister Jane Chrlstensen passed peace- J ' fully over the river to loved ones on the other side. She was the wife of our pioneer Peter Chrlstensen, and the daughter of the late C. Traveller. Her husband ahd six children survive her. She baa patiently and willingly willing-ly endured i all the hardships "of pioneer pio-neer life, and now goes to meet the reward of a good loving wife and one of the best of mothers. t Mr. Blaine Bell, Viola Sbepard, and Esther Webb, while out driving last Sunday evening met with an accident through the horse becoming' excited-and excited-and unmanagable. Tho buggy was turned bottomside up with its occupants. occu-pants. The "girls were badly shaken up and Miss Webb has a badly sprained sprain-ed knee. The horse fortunately kicked kick-ed himself loose from the "buggy before be-fore it upset and thus avoided what might have been a serious runaway. Next Friday nt 2 p.m. tho Daughters Daugh-ters of tho Pioneers will hold their regular meeting at the relic ball. The program consists of a pioneer talk by W. L. Skldmore; song by C. I. Stoddard, and a continuation of tho story reading by Rachel Anderson. Dr. D. C. Budge and family wero visiting Sister C. Hyer last Sunday. Mrs. "Enock Holbrook of Bountiful spent several days visiting relatives here last week. Mrs. Jane Whittle of Oakley, Idaho, wife of the late George Whittle spent Sunday with relatives in Richmond. Mrs. J. B. Rackllffe and two children chil-dren of Charlottetown Princo Edward Isla'nd, who has been spending the winter in Los Angeles, stopped off at Richmond for a few days to visit friends. She left last Saturday for her Canada home. , Mr. Melvln Smith of this city now boasts tho honor of being a married man. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hendricks havo again moved to Richmond and have taken charge of the Joseph Hendricks 'farm. Mr. C. P. Swendsen is now the owner of, a Maxwell. Pete Bays the only peoplo he would llko to give a froo ride before he learns to drive Is the mayor and city council. Ho( figures It will be a good Chanco to ditch them. Another case of scarlet fever has broken "out In the homo (4 Morgan Knapp. J |
