Show unveiled i n sharon his ace 7 aday south royalton vermont dec 23 in memory of joseph smith founder of the mormon faith a monument which had been on the site of his birthplace was dedicated today the memorial ts located in the town of sharon three miles from this village where in a little farm house joseph smith was born years ago ou december 1805 A brother of smith and a party of about 50 officials of the mormon church and representatives of tha smith family who arrived hera yesterday fi om salt lake city attended the exercises which were held in memorial cottage that stands near the monument brief addresses were delivered by several of tha mormon officials and president smith offered the dedicatory prayer the monument was unveiled by abbie wells daughter of julian F wella a prominent utah mormon with whom the project of erecting the memorial originated several hymns were suns during the exercises by soloists and a quartette thoro will be additional exercises in a hall 0 o south royalton this evening and sunday morning the monument is of dark granite highly polished its total height is fifty feet two inches and it is said to bo he largest poll ehod granite monument in the country |