The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-05-07
WINTER WEATHER
Is Still Being Experienced
Up at ScOtfeld.
THR COMING EISTEDDFOD
Great Interest is Being Manifested in 1t
Other Matters Musical-John Hood
Surprised-other Chunks of Interesting
News

SCoFTELD, MAY .-[Correspondence
DISPATCH. This camp has again set.
tied down to slow work. During April
the Rio Grande Western mine worked
steady but this month. it is soma thing
like the o. P, mine, not much being
done at it. The u. P. orders have in
creased eight cars a day over last
month, with prospect of doiny etill
better.
Superintendent Gridley came here
from Wyoming on Thursday last, but
he let again on Friday with Mrs.
Grldley, nee Katie Russell, for a visit
to Montana.
We are enjoying winter weather here
yet. Last week snow fell four or five
days in succession. The nights are
very cold.
Interest in the eisteddfod continues
undated. The committee is meet
ing regularly and making all the neces.
saTy arrangements for the grand musi-
cal festival, and everything points to a
| L =. L.
| D. Edwards have been secured as ad-
| INDICATORS and j. ]. DaYis of Provo
will oficiate in like capacity for thu
| poetical compositions. There are at
least six chOiTs who are in training for
| the contest. The choir at Winter
Quarters was Disseminated under the
leadership of VIM, L. Evans and he
resigned. T. @. Reese has taken
charge and everything IS going along
swimmingly. The Scofield choir is also
making good progress. They have en-.
tered for the two choir contests, the
male chorus and the ladies' chorus.
Speaking of matters musical, an
event might be mentioned in that re-
gard. Mr.. john Hood was engaged
| during the winter teaching music in
me school, and at the close of school,
which took place on April 18th. the
children rendered an excellent &C
count of their progress in the divine
art. Mr.. Hood arranged an attrac-
tive program. the chief feature being a
patriotic march IN which twenty-five
bows and giIls took part, and the par
ents Of the children were so we'll
pleased with 1t that they Immediately
took steps to manifest their appreoia.
ton. The result was that last Wednes.
day evening surprise vas engineered
on the gentleman. He has charge of
the contest choir and Wednesday even
ing when he went TO the schoolhouse
for practice he found, instead OF the
| choir, host Of citizens gathered there
In q neat speech Mr.. Henrichsen, who
was chairman, welcomed Mr. Hood, re-
ferring to the fine work done by the
children and thanking him for the in
terest he had manifested toward them.
A concert followed, and three numbers
at least on the program had great at
iraction for the guest OF the evening.
These were three speeches by the
scholars. The first, Earnest Peterson,
presented Mr. Hood with a beautiful
gold watch; the second, Fanny John
stone, presented him with 9 metra
nome, and the third. Maggie Price,
presented him with a beautiful baton
of ivory and ebony. The numbers on
the program were all fine aud the even
ing closed with dance.
City Marshal Lloyd and his deputy
j. l.. Price are grading the streets
beautifully, and Seofeld is becoming
more attractive in consequence.
The men who were injured last
month in the Winter Quarters mine
through the roof cavipg in, are getting
along all right Mr.. Cunningham is
able to attend work, but Sandy Will
son is in the hospital yet.