The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-25
PROVO POINTS.
SALT LAKE can boast of muddier
streets than Provo.

SALT LAKE can boast of muddier
streets than Provo.
PRESIDENT SMooT's condition has i'm
proved only slightly since last accounts,
SUPT. n. C. LARSEN recently shipped
a car load of turkeys direct to San Fran
cisco.
REED SMoor will spend his Christmas
in Salt Lake; he left by to-day'S D. e. R.
3. train.
NATE SEARS spent day with us be-
fore going to Spanish Fork for his
Christmas dinner.
AN ENJOYABLE time was had by every
one at the B. Y. Academy grand hop
on Tuesday night.
ALL STORES have been crowded with
customers to-day making their holiday
purchases. Indeed, he is not easily
satisfied who cannot find what he wants
in Provo.
THE B. Y. Academy dismissed school
on Monday for the vacation till the first
Monday in January. The third term
will bring an increased attendance, I'M
doubtedly.
DANCES, WEDDINGS, social parties and
the like. with all the requirements
custom has brought into vogue, will be
the headlights in society and amuse-
ments for the next two weeks.
DUCK HUNTING Is said to be excellent
at the mouth of the river: One indi-
vidua1 said the harvest is great and the
laborers are few" Wonder if he is
speaking truthfuI1v. ft
THE Provo reading rooms win open
its library about the first week in
January. This is a move in the right
direction. The outlook is promising,
and we predict success to the worthy
enterprise.
A SOCIAL reunion of the old NauvOo
Mormons was held at the Fourth Ward
meeting house on Tuesday. a grand
dinner, speeches, toastS, ETC.. made up
the programme for the day. About $50
were present and all had joyous time.
THERE WAS a large and enthusiastic
audience of ..steck-raisers on Monday
night at the Meeting house. 1t is ex-
pected that the Utah County Stock Asso-
citation will have been fully organized
by January 10th. A report ofthis meet
ing will be seen in another column.
A LARGE number of new houses have
been erected this year in Provo. The
greater part have been built along the
line of the railroad and in the Second
Ward, thus adding to the wealth and
attractiveness of that part of town,
and, in fact, to the whole of Provo.
A NEW enterprise has sprungup in the
Provo Foundry and Machine Company.
Cuff, Boot & Co. are the promoters OF
the scheme and Leo. S. Whitehead,
superintendent. They purpose manu-
| featuring all kinds of iron and brass
castings, ETC.; manufacturing and
repairing all kinds of machinery, etc.
The old Cluff building is being fitted up
/ for these purposes and and active opera
tons will begin about January 18th, or
soon after the arrival of the necessary
machinery. The pig iron made from
the Utah Valley iron will be used.
A VERY serious and painful accident
occurred on last Saturday to the four
wear old son of T. e. Thurman. While
ne and his older brother were playing
/ inIthe yard the brother picked up piece
of dish and began throwing it around.
| Just then the little fellow ran towards
| his brother, in time to be struck In
the RI. bit eye. TLeresult was an ugly
cut through the lower lid and through
the ball OF the eye, about the size of a
darning needle. DR.. Pike attended and
is of the opinion that he will more than
likely lose the sight of the injured mem
Der. The cut is healing up and the I'M
fortunate lad will get along as well as
once could expect. The doctor will try
to save small pupil of the eye and the
lad may thereby regain portion of his
sight. He was favorite boy and much
sympathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs. Thur
! man. XTIAN.
Provo, Utah, Dec. a. 1884.