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Show , .. ..... __ "___",,. , __ 1903 .......... , ---:- . .._ ____ $950.00 which was loaned from Bishop fr orn land sold in Vi ood:ruff at interest to be paid the note of on paid ,mohly. i Sunday, Noveber' 15 Spoke and had good liberty. Worked in temple Sunday, the 22,nd, Br o the r Merrill and. Brother Porter spok e Dear Brother W. G. Smith departed After life Ruth and r went to visit a stricken this yesterday. meeting family. I was second speaker at 'the funeral. This Brother Smith was a brother of Alma Smith who was' shot in the hip at Haunts Mill. His , i,. _ -270- the, bank to apply Brinkerhoff to be · """"_'-' .:;,_.:.;..;_..:...-.-:. ..........'..,___.__--:_._-.JT.:tr.-----.... _. : , .. , father and brother Sardons were also shot and t h rown in the well. His a very eventful life. He was dearly beloved by all who knew him. He has a very interesting family of a wife and nine grown children. His daughter, Georgia, married my grandson, Fay. His body was taken .to 'Morgam County where he had reared his family and served as Bishop and Pr esident of the stake. was . November 27 · . " . . I have done some writing during the last few weeks. 'A historical letter ;:to cousin Edward Hatch which will be of great worth to my family. On the 26th, Lo r in! s wife Louisa, had a son, [LeMoine L. Hatch7 ': . .' ...... ..... December -:During this : month I have worked in the temple and given several bl.e.s s Ings 'Wrote letters and received s orn e One from Carl Smart, my grandson, in the Samoan Mis s iori, It carne on Christmas Day with two rings. 'On e for me and one for his g r a ndrnot he r inlaid with silver Lett e r s I felt , , , , very thankful that the Lord had pres erved him and given him a testimony ', of this great and glorious wo r k, We have prayed much for dear Catherine. She has been sick for so long. Brother Burrows ga.ve her a very en cou r ag and we to Ruth+s for Ch r i s trn as dinner went ing blessing, and-to fine Ruth us a di nn er Dear Sylvia was very c he e rful It Sylvias got 'was our first was since born. (Bishop L. L. just'flfty-t\vo years boy Hat ch ,'] I am at U-_js date the grandfather of 159 grandchildren and great , , , grandchildr en. : Decembex 28 Settled my tithing. With the help of Oral, I took out thirteen bushels of apples from the pit. At 9: 00 A,. M.; Oral and I w ent to Franklin and carried a bushel of apples for the children. The weather was very cold. On the 29th, I visited Sister Fox and Sarah Hat c h, Sarah has a very pretty little girl about eight or nine months. (Cora7 VI e held 0. r eurrio n at 'Lo L, Hatch's. Most of his c hild r en were present, Clarey and her girls, also Hyrum and his boys and their son-in-law, Samuel Parkinson III who was present and spoke. Said he was pleased to be present, 'also felt' ) . grateful ,,'.: .... ',' ,_ , to be as sodated with the family. Adjourned quite . late .. .. December 30 Had a reunion of the Daines portion of the family. Had a most Int er e s ti ng -tim e, ,Brother Ezra Foss and his wife Kat ey were present. Lizzie and ,Chloe spoke, also Brother Daines and Sister Emily Brough. Robert Daines and wife were We went and administered. to Sister: pr e s e nt who was sick and' she was raised u p · Cowey . , very. . , ." . '\ |
