The Snowflake herald., 1914-01-31
TAYLOR CELEBRATES HER
THIRTY-SIXTH ANNI-
VERSARY


Taylor met in the Taylor ward meeting
house for the purpose of celebrating
the thirty-sixth anniversary of the
founding of the town. A very good
program was carried out as follows:
l. Singing by the choir.
z. Prayer, Jos. S. Hancock.
3. Opening remarks by Bishop N. A.
Brimhall.
A. Recitation, Lottie Webb.
5. Song by Anna S. Shumway.
6. Remarks, James Pearce.
z. Violin music, j. H. Allen.
8, History of Taylor, F. M. Per-
kins, Sr.
9. Recitation, Henrietta Minerly.
10. Vocal duet, Mrs. Ruth Shumway
and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith.
II. Step dance, Mary A. Standifrd
IL. Remarks, Ann Shumway.
13. Indian Song, James Pearce.
IA. Remarks, B. Y. Perkins.
Is. Vocal solo, Alice Young.
16. Song by children, under direction
of Mrs. Orpha Standifrd.
II. Music by C. F. Hansen.
18. Vocal solo, Miss Belle Webb
SYNOPSIS OF THE HISTORY OF TAYLOR.
BY JOSEPH PERKINS.
Thirty-six years ago today January
%, 1878, James Pearce, with a family
Of five, landed in this valley. They
were the first Mormon family to locate
on Silver creek. Other families soon
followed, obtaining only sufficient shell
ter to barely cover them. Those who
came in 1878 were Jos. c. Kay, Jesse
and William Walker, the Cordons, Jos.
Clawson, L. H. Hatch, Noah Brimhall,
Abe Perkins, Mr.. Bowman, Florence
Westover, Ed. Dustin, Dan Bagley,
Merrill Willis, John H. Standifird and
daughter, Anne, the last of whom OBJ
tanned the present Solomon ranch above
Shumway. Jesse N. Perkins and fam
lily came in 1879, followed shortly by
James Ellsworth, pioneer blacksmith.
Early in the spring, Jos. and Alex. Nc
Cleve, w. H. Solomon, Eliza and Jos.
Thomas, Ransom brothers, the Dodges,
the Windsors, Joe Scotland, Joe Miller
and the Shumways arrived. Later, in
the fall, the two families of M. L. and
Jos. S. Hancock came.
Miss Lizzie Pearce was born at Solo
mons ranch July 9, 1878, being the first
white child born on Silver creek. Miss
Ella Walker was the first born in Tay-
lor, March 22, 1879. The first adult
death was John H. Perkins, on Feb
ruary 21, 1883. The first infant was
Mary Willis on August 25, 1880.
The first squash, melons and corn
were raised in 1879. Two irrigation
bitches were also constructed at this
time. The meetings, Sunday schools
and dances were held in private houses.
In 1880 the first public school was start
| ed, with Miss Anna Hunt as teacher. A
Ward was organized September 25,
1880, with John H. Standifrd as Bishop.
A postoffice was established May Fl,
1881, with Jesse N. Perkins as post
master.
During these years, dances, candy
pullings, boat riding, picnics and May
Day parties were the amusements in
dulged in, with an occasional Indian
scare.
R. J. Perkins and Miss Jane Hancock
were the first to be married, travelling
425 miles in a wagon to the St. George
temple.
! Heber K. and Jesse N. Perkins were
the first to go on worldly mission, anC
left for the Southern States Mission
January 20, 1886.
From family of five 1878, the popu-
lation has since increased to $40 souls
on January %, 1914.
The first houses were built of logs,
hewed and shaped with the axe, next
the sawed logs and the lumber box
! houses.
FOreSferS Entertained