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Show . MR. R. THORNLEY IS BURIED AT SHITHFIELO 8MITHFIELU. April 28. Fueral norvlces over the remains of ltobert Thornley were held In tht Second war,d .chapel Wednesday, April 31, at 'i'V-' m. i The services were conducted by Bishop .Lorengo Toolson. The open-' --s..r, . lnrBotir was. "Cotuo, Come Ye Saints.'.' Proycr by Peter Hansen. Trie choir then sang "When First the pioriotu Light ot Truth." The speakers were Prof. James A. Lang- toa.or Shelley, Bishop William L. Winn, William A. Noble of Logan. Joseph J. Richardson of Salt Lake, Oeorge. Barber of Logan and Bishop -Lorenzo Toolson, - Leonard Itoskelley sang "Some- I time We'll Understand." A duet by r Richard Itoskelley and Laveda Grif fiths i'Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters.'.' Wa-ters.'.' i r , The spcakeis all bore testimony of the good character of Brother ltobert ltob-ert that ho was a very patient, spiritual minded, generous, hospitable, hospit-able, hind to all, tender hearted, was a student of the scripture, always al-ways had grout faith in God. Robert-Thornley and wife. Seth Lang-ton Lang-ton and wlfo and JsmcB Mack and wife were the first people that came toiSmlthfleld In the fall ot 1859. Brother Thornley was born in Lo- land, Lancashire, England, June' 3.-1130, 3.-1130, and was the son of John Thorn ley and Ella Langton Thornlo. I'e was baptised into the L. D. S. church in 184 4, At the age of fourteen years. He. emigrated to America In 1855, taking eight weeks on the voyage across the, ocean, and landing at Philadelphia. From there he went to' Pittsburg, then worked his war down Hie Ohio ilver, then up the Mississippi to Sf, Louis. From there ho went to Florence, Neb., where li. Joined the company of John Hindly, 1 who soon led a company for Utah. I The HUivlvors landed In Sail Lake In 1 October, 1855. He was married in ,'j Annie Brighton in 1858 and to th'-m i . have been born Ion children. Lejj M than one ear ago his wlfo proceed- i ed hliii In Heath. Bancroft's lus- W tory. page 59(1. sajs: "In 1859 Seth ft and Robert Langton. Robert and it John Langton traveled northward ;ji from Salt Lake City In search of an ' agricultural site. Airlvlng at Sum- I mil Qreok thoy settled within half I t mile of the piosenl site of Sniith- I field, In November this si'ttloment I was oigunl.ed with John (I. Smith I, as bishop mill In March, I860, a I II survey mi begun.. In the early days I If ot Utah Hi other Robert was a mem-1 IB bor of the mIuIh'iiiIIHui. Fiy thlrly-R thlrly-R one years he was a Sunday solum! Kl and waul teacher. In 1890 he wont Hi on a mission to England nnd roturn-rfjj roturn-rfjj od home In 1892. I''0"1 ,llen "UI1 jj his dentil Brother Thornley was a B very useful mau iu our ward. Ho helped willingly to build the first baw mill. thi first flur mill and all a public IiiiIiIIurh; did much wmlt on the Logan temple." John Hiidftiilil received word from gP Canada the other day stating that in 1 jnany plums In Canada cattle were starving to death. The farmers are up against It for feed. Hay In many places Is selling for $80 and $S5 a I ton. Smalt bundled or frozen out sheuvfw are selling for one dollar. ", WIUi thnlr ui to date machlnui the Smlthfleld Brick and Tile So have rommuueed inauufactiirlnt - brick again. Thoy are turning mil about, 20,000 bilck per day. , Tht company bus. many, orders ahead,, am! i"1 . some of them nro very large. I The Y. M. M. I. A. of the Second . vnrd was icorganlzed Sunday aftur-'jioon. aftur-'jioon. The old ofllcers, Richard Tool-'em, Tool-'em, president. J. W. Hurren, first Joiiiiscllor anil Oeoigo E. Klngsfotd, econil counsellor, were released. ,0ho now olllcers ate. President, Cleo. iJJ. Kingston!; Ceorgo V. Ricks, first Icjiiusellor. anil Oleu Winn, second cmtiihcllor, wero sustained. Mrs. PrlsellU lllackhurst of Downey, Dow-ney, Idaho, Is spending several days vlth her parents and relatives, The social given by tho ball team iu the Union hall ag a grand suc-P?fb. suc-P?fb. There wero about 200 guests Tiresent, Ml'.aml Mis. Frank Klrkbrlde and family have moved to Dayton. Idaho, : vheto they will make their future loiue. The Klrkbrlde biothers have ' vuithased some largo farms there. Bishop Robert. Brighton of Sail ; Lake was spending tho mid' week t Uniting friends and relatives here. ? end also his daughter Mrs. Dresden l.j, Cragun of Dayton, Idaho, i i |
