Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-30
4 HISTORIC VILLAGE.
Old Home Of Brigham YcunS ald
HtbsF c. KlmbalL,
Visit TO arSDoS. MONROE cc.ME
fho Memory Of the Mormon leaders
Cherished in the NtIghborhood
Where Tncy Formerly Lived.


from All extended tour ia the east, anu
he has furnished the following account
OF visit made by him g. the viilage Of
Mondon, Monroe county, New fofE,
which has teen made famous y TIE
achievement Of Two men whom u
elaine a. i,s sons, and who, at loa't tn
q sense. bgrAn thoir illus,fiou' ciireis
within itspfrciucis. Though Brigham
Youpg puI Heller G. Kimhhil ware
not uaiiyoi u that 'ilIag", they WIZ
living In 70 when they th!vteu upo"
that ministry which fcEulied In glVlhs
them world vide lamr.
Tho yiIlape u1utEiGB u population
Il about ZOO, and Il sober quic.
aud thriving place. 10 T. uboul
twelve miles south % the city Of
R3chestef, mud IL not reached ditoouy
hy a railroad, the nearest doloi buihE
s6m, tufes miles distant THIS fact
adds h. it, mrsi Chatsclvt Living ~
the village on faTm ABOUT mile
from lie center, II Mf. HON. =. lNim'
haIl. n sou VI SjlDmOn 4. kimhtil
who was u brother 81 Hobrf &. KIM
hall, Mir. Cummings called upon him
nud was received with The yfsaiet
kiuiussa and hospitality. MI. kimhEil
isa farmer N clm 'OTiablo citcumit'n'
Gus. IL so years Of age, l. ~ active
Isniperst. nuI lLduiluUus hshit, sim
no ana cordial iu hls manner, OF
i,meybai religious turn ui mind aud
an attendant at sutylcGs IN PScsbj tE-
finn church. tIuugh his parents were
Baptists, Iu wniun faith lie visa raise-'
nia wife IN - woman Of quie', ubn'-
sumiug wuyb, but "a olight ntquaihl-
auce Indicates her 20 10 . woman ui
married. aniisbilliy OF ChArAciet Ih'y
have three childfcn,nnly que Of whoa,
a youug lady, was VI hOmr'
Mf. kimbAil spoke with al cllonato
reverence Of his "Uucle htbbr" ana
dec AIRED that the lAitct was tlwsys
held iu high regard By his btot let
solomon H., though the two diuvfed
radically In ihelr Trliglgus vlows' MI
KlmhAll also Bpuko very tindly anu
respectfully u several Of his c.uaina,
son. OF Hober &. Kimball, who had
vIsIted Meudon IA pact yoAi., when
abroad on missions. His conversation
In icAled that, In former year, no had
pattcipated more or less in b ieoling OF
oppc,ition, towstds the religion Of his
illustriUus uncle, tut that, In recent
yeaIe at least, the ues OF blood we're
got weakened on MA part by suon 'en'
timelis,
Mr. Cummirga arrived nj Mr.. KIN.
balps on Friday evening" July 10, and
on the 4 lowing day tue latter took
him Ia n buggy % SEE certain points OF
interest. One Of these In small bury
ing ground, situated near ctO,a topi'
called Tomlinain'a C9Tnef', about a
mIIc rom the center ut the village. Ii
he dAyHwhVn Tigham \ Dung SUD
~ Der q. X imbali lived In Mendpn, =
ugu uamed romlinsDn kepta tavern
al this cross ToAIt, aud from him tn
locality was named. On reaching thu
cross roads ia. ruxgy was driven east
ward along one " them, aud pas
u row VI i've or six small, frame houses
few rods apart. Thoy were all oil
looking structure. q. ono tue WALL
sud roof hal fallen IN, =,
NJ to make II totally unin
hGbl,able. u anothet tho win
dow. were bT0Eon and IT. d,lnpidnluI
HpItArancc indicated that " wsr ton
bnilrsa. The others were all occupied
Ia one Of tho little OLD houacs Ia thi
row Hsber &. kimball lived, but hi
nephew WAS not certain which II was
Near the end OF this row VI house
u the little grave yard spoken o. l
occupies only few iqua.r tOds 2
ground, fenced Of from potato fcld
IN Ru oOsCuto SPOT, And 10 Ia n neEluclo
motion, being oVTrsTowu wit
weeds anu bramblrs. Ia this sma
"Gud's Bcrr" fepuSr the remains {
tryeHl lcnOna who VIII 10 hcl
in lasting I-mymbtAuce, because q
theit relationship TO tho leader, VI Ia
tVr.dAy lsfaul inmed auuyt, II Tor n
other reason. Ono " these persons
s lOmun F,Tnham kimbsll, father {
HeueT G. Kimball, at whose grave 10
gtune bearing tho following inscription
THIS epitaph, anu those which follow
nte m close limitations OF tho originl
~ can be- conveniently Tept1duc ii
newspaper type;
Sucred ~ he memory
OF solomon J, hImhrl,
WIU ipuUtI ms
iTr JIVu ISIS, W
no, 1lH pear ufhN
age.
H-srSlsr unru rr1u I5.n
NHHuI. HTt.ur.H q. HHf.
iutls l.iH ErIrr Ur l.f|H fuh,
luu to- H,I. & HlItf y l..
BY tue side OF this gf.yo 10 that
Anna, wife VI solomon r., AMI mt N
Of Heber &. klmball, RuI GA ~
clsely gimilsT stone " THE Inscription
Sarrul 90 Nr mw1rV
~ anna, consent u|
Solomon 3. hHHhrN,
uhu ITpur'rf uF .Ir
FrL. 30, l--, gg.f H..
ArbWuuf Nshsr m1us aIau'I
IIt Uti| SIC |HH H..Is.
aU.H iur brur Wr Hf0r4
ELrE.Iru o. IIH. IHl Ul iII'.
Near these two graves Is that
Charl,a b., urOlurg Oi Hsbor
kimhNll. anu ON ttuur % la hea
the following Il eugtgyvI'
CHARLES =. KIMHALL
d.c1 Jan %
lrfI
Age 1913 Vf1r1.
Fond uUmnr iug HrE
NuHIr u.I. thH .HrH
AHd fuUNUu. q r't.f.l. HFIHF
e.mrt u.u..,
b the hie 4 $40 Grave ut guar'
q. 10 thut Of his vito Juailh D., wa.
Fpitapn 10 ~ 10
s|.Fb
Tho '.H.rg OF
judith =. I[imball
Cowor' of Clrrh,N
hWiW uf ufMul',r
Of James MHuWu.
Com.ai UeIJlm. 20,