Show george beard celebrates birthday recalls hearing charles Dl dickens ickens As much of a seasonal favorite as santa claus clans himself Is charles dickens A christmas carol a literary masterpiece among stort stories george beard Co coalville alville merchant who celebrated his eighty fourth birthday thursday on the eve of the christmas season recalls that when he was about 11 years old he met the eminent en english lish writer mr beard was born at whaley bride chesire england december 21 1855 once mr dickens came to my home town and gave a penny rending mr beard said 1 I con alder I 1 myself very lucky to have heard that wonderful writer mr beards only formal education was three weeks weeke of schooling ending when he was nine years of age however he began drawing drabin and sketching 0 nature when six years of age and has gained prominence in utah as a painter he came to utah in 1883 1863 as a pioneer after a perilous 00 day sea voyage in a wooden ship my mother died on oil board ship and was buried at sea with my two sisters I 1 was two weeks on the ocean after her death mr beard recalled he Is still on oil the job with the coalville Co alville cooperative mercantile institution a f irm firm he joined in feb 1871 as a chore boy in 1878 1978 he be came secretary of the firm birr n and in 1892 assistant manager lie he still holds the two positions during his lifetime my mr beard has been active in public service he has served a mayor of coal ville school was wa an L D S bishop for lx alx vear and was a member of utah f fir ir it t state legis lature as a republican from summit county besides gaining recognition for his paintings mr beard has a second hobby that brought acclaim music he served as leader of the summit L D S stake choir for six years artists in vocal and instrumental music who later achieved fame made mr beards home headquarters he said proud of his family mr air beard says ay that his f four our sons and four aae lr lighters daughters make my life a pleasure summit county bee |