The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-11
Monument TO
JOSEPHSMITH
Marking Birthplace Of the
Mormon Prophet.
IN THE TOWN OF SHARON
Large Delegation from Salt Lake
City viii Attend Dedication
December "a.


eph smith monument er-cied AZ bis
birthplace iaun 81 sharon has becn
completed. Tho great shAil vhich il
,hr striking feature OF the monumsn,
was successfully fAlsei D. iis com.
mandlng position yesterday.
IL l. said by The trade journals and
Others supposed Ia know that this IL
the lafgvs, polished shaft Ia America.
II stands over atty feet above The Hill
which !, suFmounis.
The labor ofquarryius. Transporting
and crcilng this monument has prc
srn,cd difficulties that only persistent
effort and great mechanical skill have
overcome.
The dedication IL a. bc made az &C.
caslon 81 importance by the soraon
people cycrywhcrc and At the prophets
birthplace a vcfy interesting ceremony
l. 10 take place. The program l. not
ye, published but there l. 20 b. not.
able gathering Of the Mormon leaders
who will conduct the exercises. Spec
ial cars will carry large party % the
church digniiaries from SaltLako City
Utah. Its supposed tina, the prcsi.
dent Of the church, Joseph D Smith,
will offer the dcdicaiory prayer. Some
good singers will also come and a
memorial service In honor Of the one
hundrcdlh anniversary Of the prophets
birth will be held Sunday, December
"a.
Invitations to the public 10 attend
these services are being published and
Il IL understood that many engraved
inv itations are being sent out to lead.
ing men OF the nation aud state and
prominent citizens generally-not that
they are expected 10 respond 10 person
at this season OF the year but that they
may have souvenir OF the occasion.
Work Is being rushed on the u,emor.
ial cottage built over the old founda
ton OF the prophets birthplace to AZ.
ford shelter and a place OF entertain.
ment for those who come TO the dedi.
cation. The representative OF the
church who has been SO energetic Ia
hurrying the monument to completion
as he expresses sin tearing race
against old King winter" Is no less
busy preparing for the exercises OF
December % and "a, which promise to
be something unheard OF in the annals
OF Sharon and Royalton
Following is the public invitation:
"To the public.
. "The First Presidency OF the Church
OF Jesus Chris, OF Latter day Saints
have the pleasure to announce that
monument OF Joseph Smith the prophet
has been erected In bis honor to COM
memorote the one hundredth anniver-
sary OF his birth In the town OF Sharon
near the Royalton line.
"Dedicatory services will be held
there on Saturday morning, Dec. %,
1905 at Il o'clock. Memorial services
will also be held on Sunday, Dec. "a
in all the assemblies of the Latter-day
Saints throughout the world.
"The public are cordially invited to
attend these services wherever most
convenient
Gan especial greeting is extended to
the residents of the towns of Sharon,
Royalton, Tuubridge and Norwich, in
which were the homes of the prophets
nativity and childhood.
sowing to the winter. season and
lack OF shelter, it is not expected that
a general response in person will be
made to this invitation but so far as
the people of the neighborllood feel it
prudent or safe to brave the inclemen-
cy of winter weather, in the open air,
to witness the unwilling of the monu-
ment and attend the dedicatory exer.
cises they will be welcome.
'Joseph + Smith,
"JOhn II Winder,