Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06


Smith and party to places IN
the east OF historic celebrity
some particulars of which have
already appeared In the Deseret News,
was OF more than ordinary Importance.
A hundred years having elapsed since
the date when Joseph Smith. the Seer
Of the Nineteenth century, drew his
first breath IN the atmosphere Of this
planet, II was fitting time to COM
memorate that event, fraught with so
much import TO this generation. II
had been determined that a monument
to his memory should be erected at his
birthplace, and that IL should be COM
pleted and dedicated on his centennial
anniversary. December %, 1905. A de-
scription OF the monument fashioned
out OF Vermont granite, highly polished
from base 10 pyramldal apex, has been
given IN our columns, with half-tone
illustration. The herculenn task of
conveying e from tire quarry whore II
was obtained To the hill at Sharon,
Windsor county, comprehends so many
difficulties. obstacles, hindrances and
other impedlments, that II must be re-
served for another article to present
them correctly and sufficiently. To FL
der Junius +. Wells Is due the credit
of obtaining the title TO the old farm
where the Prophet was born, and OF d.
recting the strenuous work by which
the p0nderous granite blocks were
hauled over hill ana stream, Dog ana
mudhole, steep decliVities ana almost
iinpassabie places 10 the SPOT Wnere
the monument was placed, without
chip or scratch or other defacement OF
its perfectly polished SURFACE.
THE, SrApT Ann ARRIVAL.
The party TO attend the dedication
services left this city on Monday, De-
cember IL. numbering twenty-nine
adults, and with one boy baby, total
ling thirty souls, a special car was
placed at their disposal ana altnougn
they were very closely domiciled, they
travelled In comfort and SAFETY over
the Oregon Short Line, Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern Nlckle Piate
and Boston ana Maine railways, I'd
South Royalton, vermont, where tney
arrived on Friday morning december
22, and We're met by Elder Juhlus ~
Wells, who had made all necessary ar
rangements for their reception ana ac-
C0mnodation. AZ Noouarns hotelt
where they stayed, me pubic haii
was decorated specially for thelr en-
tertainmenti rendered by number OF
the most prominent cltzens or the
town. IN very and cordial letter
over their signatures In the after
noon OF that day most OF the company
went In sleighs (for suliicient snow had
fallen to make that mode OF traVei
pleasantly TO Tunbridge, where Hyrum
Smith the Patriarch. was born' ana
where President Joseph +. smith, tne
Patriarch John smith ana othef men-
beers OF the Smith family found some m
terestlng records OF their kindred, notes
OF which were taken before the party
returned to Royalton. In the evening
a reception and concert were given by
the company, which had been enlarged
by the coming OF twenty friends from
New York, Boston ana other places,
including President John ~ McSuarrle
OF the Eastern states mission, itoDert Y.
ana Mrs, Easton, MISS Einiha LUCY
Gates ana ner protner CECIL MISS rnsn
Thomas, III. y. Gudfnohsen' Seyerhi Eli
ders iaD0ring IN tne east, ana otnefs
Many OF the citi2ens OF south royal,
ton were present, ana tue spieliuiu
music rendered py ,ne Io'eo arus's
named was duly appreciated, SEVERN oi
lhe iesiue'i's ., ,nal ph'o, "u'ei In",
ing heard ahythihB eqo", w ~.
addresses were mace Dy fres,us.,t
smith ana Elder Jonn RETRY SiIit.
ana DINERS, ana the eVehiHb "as spe"'
most deusntIuiiy; n, 49,,
on SATURDAY, Deceniper 30, uam
having sci III si'u s.i.,e snom', III W
vlded for the party instead Of sleighs,
ana u'ey W. 49,. ,hrao miles and n
~. IL" IN IT. ~ ,be n,on,ment
M, M, ,,,a ar the co,,nt,v over
LII. Ky INV no.sed gnvc them
mnIoh my 90 ne snnarant,v in.
nv .',,,atsh ,o ahssac,es tn tho hauling
80 .ho ,assive granite b,ocks 10 the
80, s,r &c s,sc,,nn THE f,rst view of
~ ,an,,,,s,,, shaSt an the sumnit of n
IA, cioss Nv the cottage erected over
Ia an.,,,,d ,ha hao rths,ona ~ the old
o..i.,, o. r,,, or,o,nal,v owned hv the
s,l,.', aa,,s,a aian,Iat,ons ~ aaton,sh
1890 "a aa,,,,,ation frnu, eve,.v on
,ne,,a rha non,nany gathered IN the
.. ,,S .o,,,aa ,,.,,, r,rothar Walls
800 go. ,t,o,,ar,ant and learn.
,, 10 &C.,, ht,,, cn,cerniny n
49,, 49,, h,,,h,,, o,,tartai,niny Elder
Tnta " ynm7'a arriysd nm The anot
Srn,, No,, yorr ,,itv ard ioined In ,he
'sm Observation-Disclosures, tna; .ha u,ork had heen
oose,,',',ishaS 60 s,,cnassf,,i,v peonIe
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.,y,n wy 1919, ~ ,,.ri,,, "a throrgs
s,uvs s a., a,a,nn , ~ ,r car,,as,s or
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a., 1900. nnJ ave,,v anartnen, was
crewded 10 me utuos,