The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-28

one. He was in the army three years,
was wounded in the battle of Cedar
mountain ON the 9Th of August, 1862.
He was in the Fifth regiment of Con-
which were S76 during the war. He
was judge-adv general ON the staff
of Wagner, of Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY.
A remarkable woman passed from
earth the other day when Mary T.
Kay died She was buried September
is and to her funeral came many from
distant parts of Utah and Idaho. She
had passed the age of II and had lived
in this neighborhood for nearly half a
century. Although she was possessed
of considerable wealth and was de-
VUtedly attached to her native land and
her kindred she came to America, leav
ing the beautiful and historic place of
Afric, v orceSu-r, 1l.lg.aAu. ,,4.-uI mad
been the home Of her ancestors for sew
eral generations. She did this in order
that her lot might be cast with the
followers of her chosen church-tIle
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter=day
Saints. She was born August 26, 1919,
at the place above mentioned and was
the daughter of Edmund and Sarah
Watts. In 1912 she was baptized into
her chosen church. January Is, 1874
she left England in company with hes
father who came with her as far as
Nauvoo. The journey was made on the
ship Fanny" of Boston, which reached
New Orleans March 4. Here she was
enabled to perform a service for the
church which has been considerably
written and spoken about. The his
torical work, The Women of Nor
mondorn, gives an account of it and.
of the way it was acknowledged by
the prophet Joseph Smith. 1t seems
that his boat, 1.-The Maid of Iowa."
had been placed under embargo in New
Orleans while he was up at Nauvoo
and there was no method of taking the
Saints up the river. The boat was re-
leased and fitted out anew by her at
an expense of several hundred dollars
and she, with others of the com pany,
travelled up the river to Nauvoo on 1t.
It is told in THE Women of Mormon
dom how the Prophet Joseph Smith
came aooe.rd as soon as the boat reach
ed the Landing, walked Straight to her
without having her pointed out and
thanked her for the great service per-
formed for the church and it's people.
1t was ait Nauvoo that she was mar
ried in 1874 TO William Kay. They
lived there until the migration of the
Saints from that place when in the
spring of 1916 they went to Winter
Quarters, remaining there tic the spring
of 1S48. Then they left for Salt Lake
valley in the company over which
President Willard Richards was cap
tain. They reached the place now
called Kaysville-in honor of Mr. kay
in 1850 and remained there for six years
when her husband, being called on
mission to Carson, Nevada, Mrs. Kay
accompanied her husband. On .heir
return to Utah in 1857, they settled in
Ogden but moved south with the rest
of the Saints in 1858. On their return
they lived in what is nov West Weber
from 1859 till 1864. In this last men
toned year they returned to Ogden
which place was the home of Mrs. Kay
until her death, which occurred Sep
TENDER Is. 1896. For more than a score
Of years she had survived her hus-
band, who died March Is. 1875. Mrs.
Kay was the mother of nine children,
six of whom survive her.
In all relation of life, wife, mother,
friend. she was noted for her affection
and Kindness. In her character were
blended elements Of strength and OF
beauty which made her honored and
loved by all who knew her. She died
in the full faith of a glorious resurrec-
ton with the just.
POLITICAL PROBABILITIES
Since the action of the alleged har-
mony convention which indorsed Hol-
brook for Congress Saturday night it
is probable that the Independent Re
publicans of Weber county will not call
a separate convention. The call issued
by the new county committee-the one
elected at the convention which chose
the solid Mckinley delegation of fifty
three for the famous harmony ccnven-