The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-04-12
SMOKY SHEFFIELD
A ,Lehi Man Visits Some
Places OF interest There.

Editor BANNER;- Having just return
ed from IA eight days visit to the town
OF Sheffield, in company with Elder
Butterworth, and knowing that you
with others OF Lehi's missionaries have
visited the same place. | thought a few
words on Our visit, what We saw etc
might be Vi interest ii you have s.ace
in your valuable paper to insert them
Sheffield lies east and little south o.
Oldham. 1t took the train . hours
and 40 minutes 10 make tie run al =
miles Owilg to the dense black log
that hung over the entire section ofcount-
ry from Oldham to SHEFFIELD, We were
unable to see anything On our way
and could hardly see the stations as we
passed them. Landing at Victoria
station we had to inquire as to the dir
ection we had to 20 To find the place we
wanted to go to, az neither oil us had
been III the town before, so the first
man 9e met L ask him if he could tell
us which would be our nearsU way to 10
Bard Street PARK. SO yes" and point
down the street he said Ego right down
there and then go stra. ght forward, its
straight forward road. Well We pro-
ceeded about zoo yarCs and then the
road took q .urn and several branches
led in or q directions, Notwithstanding
our inlormer said it WAS Il straI. h road
but being used to having crooked roads
called straight We had little trouble la
finding the people We we've ia search OF,
who were relations although We had
never met before. Tney made US well
come, and took great delight in showing
us around town and the many interest
ing sights. II being Saturday night we
first visited the great market place
known as the Ragged Louise market, the
name is very suggestive as to the dress OF
many thousands OF people who throng
this place 60 there is no standing room
on market nights. Here is sold all kinds
oil eatables ana wearing apparel, One
can get pcnth OF tllpe or roasted
turkey. One young man had his bes
girl out Tor walk aud wished 10 show
his generosity toward her said, "Will
have some sweets, lass ?' Then turning
to the candy stall. said gee us pentll
OF them sweets.V
From here we took walk through
some OF the business streets, which
were well lit up by gass and electric
lights. Sunday We attended our Sunda
School and meeting, taking with Us
some OF our relations who had never
seen Mormon prior to us. Although
our school was small (only 81 and the
meeting in the evening consisting OF
butl7 saints and strangers, yet they
said they enjoyed the meeting fine, and
extended going again.
Monday we visited the towns new
hall, which was opened on May 20, 1897
by the Queen, 1t Is built OF gray sand
stone, and cost 100000 pounds, or about
$780, 600. All the woodwork is pol
ished oak, no paint nor yarnish. We
were shown through tho council cham
bers, where AZ council rs meet once a
month, size OF rooms 30 90 feet 6
committee rooms, 20 X 40 feet; nayilg
in each large egs-shaped table, size 10
80 feet; the banquit hail, ball room
and the Lord Mayors parlor, 40x4O feet
with fine plush carpet and everything
to match; tea room aud many other
rooms. The building in general appear
ence looks very much like the Salt Lake
City and County building
From here we went to the Art gallery