Show DEATH OF DR MURPHY an old and well known citizen passed away yesterday dr J J murphy died yesterday in salt lake at 1210 p aged 69 years and 9 months the doctor was born in union county south carolina june 22 1824 and came to utah in 1869 during the war of the rebellion dr murphy was an earnest union man and the one thing of which he was always proud was that lie never took alio oath of allegiance to the confederate states khouth working for the government in one of the ammunition factories for many years he recognized the wrong of slavery and told lis friends and children that the war would end in disaster to the south and freedom for alio slave ho was a prominent hiemier of the eclectic medical society of utah and also of the national eclectic medical association cia tion being a graduate cf the reform medical college of georgia he was a man of splendid physique and in his younger days was almost a giant in strength as well as staure the doctor as a quiet unassuming and peaceful man and a good citizen he was alio father of a large family and seven children and upwards of fifty grandchildren survive him many friends will mourn dr murphys demise dr murphy was probably better known in this city than salt lake as until quite recently ogden was his home he residing on Wae hington avenue between twenty eighth and awen ty ninth streets alie body will bo shipped to ogdan and the funeral cervices will be held in the leond ward meeting day at 2 pan the family of the deceased extend an invitation to all friends to attend the services |