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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1892
Page
4
Pioneer Day festivities are slated in Mill Ward with a grand celebration and a dance at the Social Hall on July 25. Local shop Leeka & Dalzell promote satin finish Aristo cabinets and advertise prices on photo supplies and bindings.
Chas Crouse reports Caldwell presumed drowned after returning from Brown's Park with a missing rider. Tracks led into the river near Jarvey's store, sparking a mystery that may hinge on the riderless horse. Don Caldwell was 17. his father Thos. Caldwell investigates.
Public sale ordered by Uintah County Probation Court clerk to settle Hiram Trim estate. Sale at Solomon P Trim residence near Vernal on August 1 1892 includes harness wagon furniture and household items. Also estray notice for branded cattle issued by Constable I F Odekire with July 26 1892 auction date.
The Australian exhibit will feature tree ferns from Sydney New South Wales. Chief Samuels has been assured by Arthur Renwick commissioner for New South Wales that rare specimens will be sent. Ferns range eight to fourteen feet in height and after the exposition many will be given to Chicago park commissioners.
A Uintah County resident in Vernal Utah dated July 18 1992 objects to being pressed to resign as Prosecuting Attorney. He asserts no resignation and argues the County Court oversteps its jurisdiction as a Board of Equalization, citing territorial laws and limits on taxation adjustments. He also protests daily compensation.
In Nyack New York the Sarvent family preserves an eight day clock from 1755 that has kept 33 hours in time since Philip Sarvent placed it in the house. Garrett Sarvent a veteran Rockland County leader notes the clock’s value lies in history and tradition not price and says his family will not sell it. The clock survived revolutionary belts and was buried under a Clarkstown barn for seven years before returning to the old house where it remains a symbol of local heritage.
Ex Marshal Curtiss of Fort Duchesne marries Mrs Sophia Johnson in a ceremony noted as a model for dissolute men to reform and marry. The event marks a notable change in his life and provides a hopeful example to the local community.
The couple tied the knot on Sunday eve with Judge McConnell presiding at the groom’s home. Friends and well wishers offered congratulations as the ceremony concluded.
Exhibits showcase electric carriages and tricycles for road use as makers predict horses will be fully replaced by electricity. Saddlery displays include whip manufacture with intricate machinery on display.
The International Navigation Company of Philadelphia along with Red Star and American lines will display in the transport building. The exhibit includes models pictures and an exact reproduction of principal rooms from the City of New York and the City of Paris steamers.
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