James Jackson Woodruff leaves his mother's home and returns to live with Wilford.
28. Sunday The assembly was vary large to day President Joseph
Young spoke first He was followed by Elders W. Woodruff & F. D. Richards
in the Afternoon Elder G. A. Smith spoke followed by Elder Taylor
& President Young who blessed the people & the Meeting closed. I
spent the time while in Provo at Brother Southworths. The people
are cattching many trout in provo River & Lake this season
I went out to the River inon Saturday morning & caught about
15 lbs in an hour with a young man who said he could get
100 lbs per day in the Lake with a hook. A man caught 1 1/4 tons
or 2500 lb of trout at one hall with a net at the mouth
of Provo River it is the best place for fishing trout I ever
say. I visited many gardens & orchards in Provo while
I was there. At the close of the meeting President Young took
supper at Brother Southworths & the whole company rode to Lehi
& spent the night
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