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Show SPRING CITY By Special Correspondence Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Black celebrated cele-brated their 55th W-dding anniver-vers.ry anniver-vers.ry Sunday. A dinner in their honor was given by th ir young st daughter, Mrs. Jofcph Seek, where children and grand childr ta of the hon-.T.d couple gave parts in a program. pro-gram. Mr. Black wa? one of th: first whit- children born in this city. He was born on April 18th, 1861, a s'n of James Matiasen Blaick and ; Christire Larsen. He has livrd in : Spriny City all his life. He married 1 Chatin3 J lrasen, a daught'r cf Jens C. and Margaret Anderson Jrnien of Mount Pleasant. She was born December 22. 1862, and they wer.' maried Oc:cb'ir 27, 1880 in Spring City by L-uritz Lars;n, an uncle to : Mr. Black. Mrs. Bl.k worked a a visit'ng Reli-f Society teach'r for many years and she also helped' In preparing bodi's for bural and did "swing of burial clothe?. Mr. Black has been a farmer and cattle reds'r. They are the par nts of fix children. Four are living. Sella Allred, Pres-t'.n, Pres-t'.n, Nrrvada; LeRoy Black, Angus M. Black and Mabel B. Beck of Spring City, two daughters. Agatha Crawforth and Martha Marane All-r All-r d, who died several years ago. TwKrnry-twb grandthildV ln limit 18 great grandchildren. They cUdured the hardships of early pioneer life and have help.d in building up this community. ' Funeral services .wcire held In the Spring City ward chapel for Caro-lin3 Caro-lin3 Margaret Morten en Peterson, 86 year old widow of Iver Pedorsen, Sunday at 2 p. m. Bishop James F. Ellis conducting the service. Mu-ric Mu-ric was furnished by the ward choir, under the direct'on cf Ernest Terry, Ter-ry, and sang, "Rrist for the Wean' Soul," "I Need Thee Every Hour," and "Lead Me G-ntly Home Father" A ppecial duet, by Ernest Terry and Mrs. Jessie Schofield, accompanied at the piano by Athene Osborne. Prayers were offered by Otto J. Sorensen and Brother Pedersen of Richfield. The speakers were John Ppd-ers'n, Mr. Elzabrtth D. Larsen, Marinus Morteneen, Bishop Henry P. Olsen of Mount Pleasant and Bishop Jame? F. Ellis. A grandson, Jewell Pedersen of Fairvilw read her biotrraphy. Mrs. Pedersen was thre mother of five children, with only two sons surviving. Th-y are, Joseph Peders-n cf Delta, and Parley Par-ley Pedersn of Mount Plea'.ant. in whese home she dind Thursday October 24th. Mrs. Ped'rsen was born in Denmark ard ?t ths age cf 17 .iourd the L. D. S. church in hei native land. Then hie emieratjd to Utah where .'he m'.t .and married Mr. Pedersen. Th'-y lived first in ' Ephraim. but moved to Spr'ng City wbTe thry built a. rock house on Main Str'et Pind have lived there "ince. She was loved- and respected by all who knew her. Many cut of town p"iopl as well as our own town folk att-ndled th- services and paid 'h-ir la.t tribute and re'p-ct to the departed. Gr-mdsonM v-tr pall bearers end hr great grandchildren carred th manv and beautiful floral off erl ries. KtTmTnt was in thr Sprintr City oemetrry. Mi"B Maurine Lawn, a student the L. D S. Bnsineis college in Soj't Lak- C'y, vi'it'-d over th? week -nd-with h"r paretns here. Mr. and Mrs. Mi-gnus Thome of Salt Lek" City.motrired here Saturday. Satur-day. Mr. Thorne cam- to go der liunting whil-i Mrs. Thorn- came to visit with her sister, Mr.?. Rose Schofleld. Mr. and Mr. Greason Schofleld end children motored lart week to CaFforrfa for a short visit with relatives. rel-atives. Mrs. Herb-rt AUrd of Prefton. Mvar-"a came here Friday to be wi'h hT p-xent", Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Black cn their 51th wedding anniversary anni-versary M'S. Allred will vi-lt her"" ror a. coupl- of we'ks. Mr. and Mrs Chris'lan Sorensen ar the proud grand parents of a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd C. Sorensen in Salt Lake City. It's their flr-t prand child The main line, togeth' r with nome of the side lines of the Water Works system are now in use, and people are remodeling their homes and installing in-stalling bath room flxtur's. Mack Strate is building a nevv room to his home and Marsdctn All-red All-red also has some new parts and is remodelling his place on Main Street. Wiliam McKay Eclsey returned lie-ma Monday "from Paul, Idaho whe-e he has been working. Misi Oarma Wateon gave a Halloween Hal-loween party to a number of friends at her home Monday evening. The Spring City M. I. A. gave a one act play, also a d-nc'ng party Tuesday evening in the Victory Hall. Mrs. Rare Schofleld v:sted the Nephl school Monday representing the Parent and Teachers asxcia-tlen asxcia-tlen of Spring City. |