The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-28
II a R TX CITY.
THE PEDAGOGUES.
Annual Teachers Institute Of
Summit County.
Visiting Day az the Ontario-The Building
Boom Still 0n-PersOnal and
General News.

The annual Teachers Institute of Sum
nit county was held this week in the
Central school building under the direc-
ton of the county superintendent of
schools. 1t was a successful meeting in
every way. The following programme was
carried out, the teachers being greatly
benefited by the talks Of the able gentle
men who acted as instructors:
MONDAY, AUG. o.
Instructor David Dennis. Morning Session
United States History, Ratio and proportion.
Afternoon Sesslon-Decimals, Drawing.
TUESDAY. AUG. 90.
Instructor. R. S. Page. Morning Session
Numbers. Reading.
Afternoon Session-Grammar, Drawing.
wRDESDAY, AUG. "a.
Instructor, William M. Stewart. Morning
Session-Fractions, Geography.
Afternoon Session-What is Teaching
Drawing.
THURSDAY AUG a.
Instructor. DR.. j. F. Millspaugh. Morning
Sesslon-Paper, Parental Cooperation d.
S. L. McCorkle. School Government.
Afternoon Sesson-Training Of the Will,
Drawing.
Instructor in drawing, Miss A. NJ. Kelsey.
THE BUILDING BOOM.
The building boom is still on. Private
residences are going up all over town. On
Main street the new Park City bank is re-
ceIving its finishing touches, Wiseman's
new two-story store is just commenced and
the grading is completed farther up the
for Thomas Kearnes. w. H. Roy's rock
store will soon be ready for occupancy.
VISITING DAY.
Since the Ontario company shut down on
the visiting, which had become such nui-
sance, and set aside Wednesday as % visit
ing day" the mine has become like county
around there fin great numbers and
during the afternoons the foremen do
little else but to take visitors through the
great mine. Last Wednesday there were
nearly hundred visitors.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Mrs. E. P. LeCompte visited the metrop-
OILS Thuraday.
G. Y. Wallace and family, of Salt Lake,
were visitors to the park Thursday.
j. Collect president of the Utah Central
was Ill the Park this week look
ing after the interests of the road.
A. Wooton, superintendent of schools of
Wasatch county, spent the week in the
tute.
w. S. Townsend, an old lumber man, has
leased the vacant ground south Of the cleo
trio light works and is preparing TO put in
a lumber yard.
The wandering hoboes are kindly taken
in by the city now and made to do good
work on the streets. Park avenue was
greatly improved this week at the expense
Of the boys.
w. w. Macintosh W as in the Park this
week. he emphatically denies that the
Rio Grande Western will absorb the Utah
Central, and stated that such rumors wers
without foundation.
r. G. Chambers came up from Salt Lake |
Mr.. Chambers stated that he
to be out again soon with |
Mr.. Farley Williams and others to talk |
Democracy to Parkites.
A party of Salt Lake teachers visited the
Park Wednesday,, taking in all the sights.
t consisted of Miss Nora Gwin. Miss Lille
5win and mother, Miss Fanny Manning,
drs. Lincoln and the Misses Norton.
There is some talk about petitioning the
.ity council to establish regular fire de-
,artment. The town needs one and as it is
IDLE TO support one. there seems to be no
eason why it should longer depend upon
-olunteers in case of fire.
Labor Day promises to be quite gala
ay for Park City people. The knights of
'ythias have decided to go to Echo and
pend the day picniciDg in Bromleys grove
While tue different l. 0. 0. f. lodges are
rranging grand excursion to Garfield
beach.
Sheriff Weber made flying trip to Peoa
q search of violators of the Edmunds law
nd succeeded in locating and arresting
ne Hyrum Wright. On account of being
II Mr.. Wright was allowed to remain at
'eoa until able to travel, when he would
ppear for examination.
Park City has new chemical engine.
t arrived Monday, and on Tuesday trial
vas made under the direction of w. A.
Stanton, chief of the Salt Lake fire depart
nent but on account of poor chemicals
vas unsuccessful. Chief Stanton will be
tut again to make another test.
MIR. and Mrs w. l. Snyder entertained
heir friends Tuesday evening last. and a
delightful evening was spent by all.
Hearts was played until late hour,
when refreshments " ere served and the
,rize winners announced. They are as
ollows: Ladies' first, Miss Lille Brown
econd, Mrs. E. P. LeCompte; third, Mrs.
}. c. Mclaughlin. Gentlemen's first. Mr.
". Hoyt; second, G. ID. Rookledge; third,
Or. E. P. LeCompte.