Graham guardian., 1908-10-23
THATCHER
Ipv Our special correspondent l

IBy Our Special Correspondent
Hvrum Chlarson is telling
around with a good deal of pride,
of fine new baby girl who came
TO their home this week.
Heber Layton, with his daught'
or. Della, returned home from
Clifton this week, where they had
been spending few days ON busl'
ness.
Wallace Jones is improving
steadily, but slowly. His fever is
still high and he is very sick yet
but IS great deal better than ne
was last week.
The Academy held another very
successful dance on last Friday eve
ming. The ball was nicely dec
GRATED for the occasion aud large
number were present. The order
and department of the party was
excellent, and all present enjoyed
it to the utmost.
A fine baby boy came to the
home of Daniel Kemp last week.
This makes the sixteenth child
that has come to their home, and
Mr.. Kemp feels a great deal hap,
pier than though it we're their first
one. Mrs. Kemp and baby are
getting along nicely.
Word came from Salt Lake City
this week that Thomas Naylor,
who has been there in the hospital
so long, found 1t necessary at last
to have his leg amputated. This
word came US u crushing blow to
Mrs. Naylor, who has a little boy
at home lying very i'll with typhoid
fever.
Prof. Ernest M. J Jones had a run.
away on Thursday evening last
which came near resulting serious.
ly, but he luckily escaped with
nothing worse than a bruised arm,
which detained bin II ON bis mus
ical work in the schools on FRI
day, but be was again at his post
of duty at the funeral on Saturday
afternoon,
President .Kimball and Presi
dent Layton went I" Bryce on
Monday to attend the funeral ser
vices of the little Murphy boy who
was accidently shot by his brc ther
on Saturday. 1t was indeed a sad
accident, and all the people of
Thatcher extend their sincere sym
pathy. 1t was only few months
ago that their little daughter died
from the effects of u rattlesnake
bite.
The Republican rally held at
Thatcher on Monday evening was
largely attended. The Stafford
Brass Band was present and was
highly enjoyed. The Republican
candidates were all in their places
on the platform, with Heber Lar
son in the chair. A very nice in
troductory talk was made by Mr..
Larson, after which the candidates
were introduced, and each made
short talk, which were spicy and
interesting. Another selection
from the band closed the program.
A pleasant wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. Skaggs last
week. Their daughter, Miss Sarah,
was married to Royal Freestone,
of Stafford. The immediate rela-
tives on both sides gathered at six
O'Clock in the evening to witness
the ceremony, which was per-
formed by President Kimball, Ice
crear m and cake were served, after
which social conversation, inter-
spersed with singing and reciting
made very pleasant evening.
The happy couple received many
pretty and useful presents. They
are choice young couple, and
have each lived worthy, honor
able life. They have the best
wishes of many warm friends.
The angel of death passed silent
ly into the home of Ju dge Sessions,
Thursday evening, October 18th,
and claimed as its victim Thomas
Sessions, aged fifty. one years. He
had been i'll for about a month,
but had been bedfa-t only two