Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
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scandinavian meeting is held as us
ual IN the Assembly Hall tomorrow,
Sunday, at 10 o'clock a, m.
A postofiice delivery service has been
established between Randolph, Utah,
and Sage, Wyoming, is niles
The funeral Of the late Richard G.
Legg will be held from tho family resi-
dence at 1880 p. m, tomorrow, under
Masonic auspices
The regular meeting Of the Womans
Democratic club VIII be held next We'd
negday at $3.50 y, m. at No. l0l Atlas
block. All Democratic women inyit-
cd.
+. y. Everett, secretary OF the Vet
eran Volunteer Firemen's association.
states that the regular monthly meet
ing OF that organization VIII be held
at their hall on Monday evening. Feb.
6, at 1880, when officers viii be nom
mated TO serve for the ensuing year. n.
NJ. A. meeting at IL o'clock on Sunday.
r.. A. Anderson OF the bill posting firm
OF owens Varney AZ Green who lately
returned from a mission TO Europe, has
left with his family for San Francisco,
where he VIII remain for an indefinite
time Mr.. Anderson will continue with
the bill posting firm in his new field, but
ultimately expects to return TO Salt
lake, as there is no other place on the
globe that he would be content to call
his home.
A Seventh South street car caught
or fire last night while being taken to
the barn, and II was stopped In front
OF the fire station by the motorman,
where a chemical was used to good ef-
feet and the blaze extingulshed a
short circuit wire caused the trouble.
The motion Of the car caused the flames
10 spread rapidly and by the time II
was stopped at the station 1t was en-
yeloped In flames.
Tho funeral Of Mrs. Sarah Parker
Pitts viii be held from the Twentieth
ward Westinghouse az " o'clock noon
tomorrow, The remains may be viewed
by friends at the Parker residence on
Third South between Fifth and Sixth
Fast from 10 a. m, TO 1880 on day Of
funeral The deceased WAS an early
settler OF Utah and her death occurred
on Feb @ Of paralysis, She was a
native OF England and born in 1886 She
leaves four children, Charles Parker
Sarah a. Avery, John Parker and Mrs.
Rose Palmer, OF Dillon, Mont.
The members Of the new Emerson
ward VIII begin regular church work
tomorrow, their meetings being held
IN the Foulger store building, on
Eleventh East. This Arrangement,
however viii be but temporary, as
steps win be taken without delay to
erect a new house OF worship, IN which
the future religious gatherings OF the
ward VIII take place. Sunday school
viii be held tomorrow, beginning at
10 o'clock fast meeting at 2, and M.
J. A, meeting at $3.50 In the evening
~ this latter meeting Prof, Hinckley
win deliver a lecture.
A strong movement Is TO be made to
induce the city authorities TO place a
light over the Pioneer monument at the
head of Main street. That part OF the
street is very gloomy and dark as soon
sH night shades fall, and there Is q gem
eral feeling among business men that a
light ought to be placed over the
statue, Another strongly expressed
desire Ia that the lights on the Eagle
Gate should be improved. Even when
all four are burning, which is seldom,
they are of the faintest and dingiest
sort possible. Now that the brilllance
Of the Emery Holmes Terrace lights
up the street, the Eagle Gate bulbs look
dingier and more cherries than ever In
contrast
The local Catholics observed yester-
day, as st, Blazius' day, at 81. Mary's
cathedral and at the Catholic institu.
tlons IN town. The feature Of the oc-
CASTOR was the blessing by the priests
Of the Threats OF children and grown
persons who believe that thus will they
he able TO secure immunity from throat
troubles during the current year. st,
Blazius was bishop OF sobaste IN Ar
menia, where he was put to death by
the pagans I'm the year 3l6 A. d.
Tradition says that iron combs were
used In tearing his flesh at the time,
for which reason tho wool combers az
forwards made him their patron saint.
Tradition also reports that this pre-
late, after being imprisoned by the Ro-
man governor relieved through prayer,
child dying from having a fish bone
stuck In It's throat, and that he sub
sequently effected many miraculous
cures of laryngal troubles