Space will not permit the naming of all those who have been instructors of the youth of Beaver, however, among those who taught until about 1890, we mention the names of Charles J. Thomas, Solomon Wixom, J. F. Tolton, Andrew S. Anderson, Robert...
had as his assistant, Charles T. Stoney, who had been attending the Brigham Young Academy. This school immediately became very popular, so that night session were held for the benefit of adults who could not go in the daytime. A class in teacher...
sides. A driveway went all around it. On the north were two buildings. The smaller one, which had been the soldiers' commissary,.was made into a book store. To the east of this was a large, two-story structure with upper and lower verandas on all...
THE SCHOOLS OF BEAVER
SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT FIRST YEAR
In writing this history of the early schools of Beaver, we have interviewed the few remaining pupils of those days; have had access to a few old letters and diaries, and some short articles...
On March 21st she writes : "I closed my school. The pupils had made creditable improvement. The house of worship where I taught was a dread to me, so neglected and out of repair. It was, however, improved a little by the vigilance of the women of...
known as the "Institute." This was one of the most noted buildings of the town, around which cling the fondest memories of its early students. The first teacher in this school was George W. Crouch. He built the two-room brick home across the...
the Lumber and Brick schools. Mrs. Lizzie Neilsen recalls her school days with "Aunt Lu" in these words: "She was the mother of a large family, which always incuded a baby. All the children came to school with their mother, and each morning we were...
Chapel; $150 for Liberty Bonds; $25 for Savings Stamps; $39 for the suffering in Europe, and 783 articles of clothing for destitute Belgians.
President Woolsey's board was released in 1925. Emma Smith, president, with Eva Carlow and Sarah...
property and in 1890 she and her husband, W. H. Bakes, added a two-story brick building on the north of the present building and started in the hotel business. For fifty years she cooked for boarders in that house. For many years it was the home...
by out-of-town people, who came to hear the choir and other vocal and musical selections rendered, and they were never disappointed. They also had a dramatic club, and during winter months would put on many fine plays, sometimes taking them to...
The first molasses mill was built in the street west of the school house, and was operated by Albert L. Stod-dard. Molasses took the place of sugar in those days.
FIRST SCHOOL
The first school was held in "Grandma Corbridge's" house, located where...
HISTORY OF MINERSVILLE RELIEF SOCIETY
The Relief Society of the Minersville Ward was organized April 15, 1869, with Malinda Lewis as president and Harriet Bradshaw as secretary. The society was
called Female Relief Society of Minersville.
Tarlton...
selors, and Hattie Myers, secretary. Soon after this Mrs. Eyre resigned and Mrs. M. D. Fisher was chosen to fill the vacancy. They were released March 6, 1917, and Lillie Roberts was appointed as president, with Rachel Marshall and Martha Walker as...
Effie Carter was voted in as secretary, with Hester Rollins as assistant. Alvaretta Robinson was released as magazine agent, and Ada Worthen sustained iu that position. Laura Corbridge was released as teacher supervisor and Mary Harris was chosen...
Matilda Olsen, assistants; LaPriel Dunn, secretary; Jennie O'Dell, Alice Joseph and Evelyn Slaughter, assistants. In 1915, J. W. Johnson was chosen as superintendent of the L. D. S. Sunday School by William Ashworth, presiding elder. There is no...
irrigated. The first families cut the wild hay that grew there and used it for their stock. Later they raised their own hay, and lucerne seed came to be the largest paying crop raised there. So profitable it proved that by 1920, individuals...
Davis, Diane McCulley, Tannis Trofeld Buckley, Irene Rainey, Ruth Zabriskie, Mrs. J. A. Perkins, Georgia Stonehocker, Iretta Albrecht, Mrs. Vernon, Norma Grimshaw, Mrs. Jack Lester, and LaDawne Muncey Frazier. MUSICAL HISTORY About 1897, T. J....
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS OF MILFORD Elizabeth (Beth) Ferguson is not only an outstanding musician of Milford and Beaver County, but of the state as well. She spent ten years studying, singing and teaching in Europe. In Paris, she studied under one...
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT THE L. D. S. CHURCH IN MILFORD The first services for the Latter-day Saints to be held in Milford were in the Ebenezer Tanner Sr. home on Main Street. Later, services were conducted in the old Palmer building, the school...
CHAPTER THIRTY SCHOOLS AND BUILDINGS MILFORD SCHOOLS The first school in Milford was held in the Williams and Laety Hotel, with Miss Clara Laety as teacher. The Evans Garage at one time was used as a school house. Mr. Palmer's store building...