Show MONUMENT TO JOSEPH SMITH LEADERS OF THE CHURCH HAVE GONE EAST V A 1 are to be present at the dedication with the party from mondays standard special sleeping car came up from salt lake on oregon short line train no 6 and went east on union pacific no 6 the car was occupied by joseph smith president of the church of jesus christ 0 latter day saints and a party of prominent church officers at ogden the party was joined by L W shurtleff lff and loran farr the destination of the party is sharon a little town in county vermont where they will dedicate a monument to joseph smith the famous mormon prophet and the founder of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints the dedication to take place on the prophets birthday december the sleeper was attached to the rear end of union pacific no 6 and the seating capacity was all taken by members of uie mormon church the party expects to reach sharon in time for the ceremonies it waa on december 1805 in the little town of sharon windsor county vermont that joseph smith the prophet and founder of the mormon church wag born he was one of a family of ten children seven boys and three girls joseph and luch were the names of hla parents the family lived on a rented farm in sharon they were of good repute among their neighbors when joseph was ten years of age he migrated with his parents from vermont making their home at palmyra ontario now wayne county new york whence they removed four years later to manchester in the ame county |