Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-01

hc then told me tho same story and
perhaps moro than 10 contained IN the
following tie IN hale ana hearty mrn'
tally and physically ana gave me his,
TESTIMONY OF HARVEY SMITH
sharon, windsor Goa NL ~ May
1905, !, Harvey smith, was born IN
TuubrllRo. q Nov, 1874, ana have liycd
ON lhig place since | WAS NJ months
old, Within milo ana a half Of the
place whore Joseph Smith was born.
was brought up by Dlvid Amos, Who
liNod on this place ana died in lAi3
Rgod N youH, and had lived here Wuru
b ho 'NHp Il young man have hourd him
speak ~ the Smiths uH LIVING u the
aud lnthor put uR out. two boys an
three girls. ana ! WAS given tu Amos
Always heard them tax about the place
NJ hong the MACK pluco, and thoy told
OF Uncle Dan Mack H!cukInR about the
time 20 plant potulu0A lie rNld most
any time would do May on june nnl
Fourth ~ July pretty good time bul
Oclob 'r would No little late.
remember old Ebono2rr ncwcNwhcu
ho ditl IN 1884 Nnd ! know hlH You Gb,
who dIod Ia lN,L II waG the. common
tank among thpm, after lhc 'MUmonn'
cans NJ, ana always thut Joseph smith
NNb hOln W llD NVHh' lNN' fI''I "'''
The collar and foundations which you
now goo, and which have boon just as
they are nov over since ] can tomcm.
her The Dewey farm corners ON the
old Mack or Smith place, the upper
north line Of DoWoyY being by the
cemetery think ! have heard lcu,
Dewey say he went 10 school win The
Smith boys
Tho Old Amhcl white place was
known M the Mack farm before white
had H. Daniel q, Mack llvcd there nud
raised hls family thorc. llie SON. Icy
man Mack. married cousin of min
named Wealthy Merchant They llNol
IN the Squire Dewey or Burbank place
for time, don't know what became ol
them.
remember when coy owned the
place Robinson lives iu. ana after him
Bella DurBec, who lived there FOR II
long time,
The town lnt between Royollou ana
sharon VIA supposed ~ run through
the old smith house, ana they used 10
say Smith Wus born I'm the Side over th'
Sharon lino There IN no doubt Abou'
that being the place whore he WAS
born. FOR Eb, Dewey The older wnf
over 30 years old ana lib, Dewey the
younger who died IN 1871, was ~, ana
they 10Th always mId that that was tho
place, HARVEY SMlIlh
witness JuNlus r. WELLS
TINE MEMORIAL MONUMENT
Upon concluding the purchase Of the
Premises designs were prepared Tor
fomo improN emonls. and especially for
n suitable monument to De erected AZ
the Prophets birthplace IN commemora-
lion " hH ono hundrodlh Anniversary,
Those plans have been approved ana
VIII be- carried out, go That before tho
g3rd of December, 1905, this spot which
must b. dear 10 the hearts Of all Lat
,or.d0y Saints. mlll be marked by nn
enduring, benutltul monument, "a
shown ana described In the accom-
panying illustration,
Tho inscription running around the
moulding IL from the llhle--jamos,
chan. l. verse o. ~ any of YOU lack
wisdom let him ask Of God that glyoih
10 all men literally and upbrnldcth not,
and II shall be given him. Those words
led Joseph Smith 10 seek the Lord nnj
started him upon that marvellous mis-
sion aud work, which llftod him from
obscunty TO q place aud fame IN the
world that has truly caused his nnno
"lo be had for good and oVll among
all nations, kndrcds and tongues
FAVORABLE SENTIMENT,
The feeling Of friendly interest shown
Ny tic people I met az Royalton ana
Sharon made the work there very pleas.