Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-20
Fred Walker is in Chicago.

| OtnoTToW VIII NO tuo ohois ese
day in the year.
Merry Christmas to each and every
reader of the Democrat.
ID. III. Young arrived home Monday
morning from Nest superior, Wis.
Miss Susan Paxon is expected home
the last of the week to spend the holt
days.
Hon. w. II. Norris transacted bust
ness in Colesburg the first of the
week.
John Ward came down from Wa
terloo to spend Sunday with relatives
in this city.
The Illinois Central is making ex-
tensive improvements on its coal sheds
in the local yerds.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Slack, of Wat
erloo, are the happy parents of q baby
boy, born last Friday.
We acknowledge pleasant call
from Jno. Oakley, of Masonville. and
NJ. I. Skinner, the first of the week.
| Steve Edmunds arrived home last
Monday evening from Mt. Vernon to
spend the holidays with his parents.
George Clemans is expected here
the last of the week for visit of sew
eral weeks with friends and relatives.
Glen Wieverich and F. w. Meyen,
a hustling stock buyer, of Thorpe, were
smiling upon ye editors last week Wed
nesday.
Rev. l.. p. Valentine, of Chica-
go University will preach in the Bap-
fist church of this city next Sunday
morning and evening, Decent er gath.
| "A school exhibition will be held in
the band hall in Masonville on Satur-
day evening of this week, proceeds to.
be used for the benefit of the school Ii
brary.
MIR. and Mrs. Avery Smith arrived
home yesterday morning from Mt.
Clemans, Michigan, where they have
been for several weeks receiving medi-
cal treatment.
"A. NJ. Sherwood leaves this week
for Hammond. Louisiana to spend the
winter. Mrs. Sherwood has been there
about two weeks.
The Tuesday evening party last
week, given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Barr, was very successful social gath
ering. The amusements were new,
unique and enjoyable.
Capt. Henry Hutchinson arrived
home Monday evening from England
where he has been for several weeks.
He left England December 9th making
the trip in ten days.
Among the timely callers at the
office of the Democrat Thursday last
we would mention j.. E. Cooking, of
just north of Manchester, and T. II.
Wiley and Richard Just, of Edgewood.
| The annual meeting of the Con.
gregational church for the election Of
officers and reports of same for the past
year will be held Thursday, December
%. Members are requested to be pres.
emit.
-Chas. Perkins has received notice
of an increase of pension from six dol.
lars to twelve dollars per month. This
| is substantial and merited increase
whichis source of qualification to
himself and friends.
The Manchester creamery will
make its monthly payment for milk re:
ceived during the month of November
on Saturday next. This pay day is
made one week earlier than usual in
order that the patrons may have the use
of their money for holiday purchases,
4 ID. II. Young & Go. have sold. their
newspaper interestsfi IN West. Superior,
Wisconsin, to Farwell s. Shultz, Of
Iowa City. Possession was given the
first of the week. The new proprietors
are said to be experienced newspaper
men. The politics of the paper will be
!, republican.
Mrs. Mary Given died last Sunday
morning in this city at the home of hel
son, Thos. Given. She was seventy-tive
years of age and her death was due to
, old age. The funeral services wert
held Monday afternoon in the Congre-
gational church, Judge E. P. Seeds
officiating.
Don't forget yourself when you are
! doing your holiday trading" is the
warning given by A. D. Brown, and he
: suggests that the place to get .usefu
articles for gifts is at his furniture stor
4 on Main street. Some of the article
Z suitable for presents are shown jim hi
8 advertisement
The first of the series of club dance
: to be given this winter was held las
Friday evening in the Central oper
house. The music was furnished b,
the Harmony Orchestra and the larg
uuMuck pIoocut oVculuks 4uo AoA
dance will. be held Friday evenin
December 29th.
III ~ coniiderable excitement was Great
s Cd last Monday evening by runswa
# Of one ofthe teams belonging to tn
q Standard oil Cei1pauyand one Of II
i wagons. The team ran north Q
/ .Franklins street through the bushes
: h.rtiofk o~n butawas brought to
stand sly! before any damage we
!, done. q - s. u
g " SWesAaye received very pleasal
i Calls tom Edward Turner, r. Z. Coo
I'd Mhi Whitman, O.. w. Thomas, Jc
:. Willard, VIM Jeske, and A. F. San
hagen since our last press day. The
i gentlemen Knew a. good thing VIII,
G, they saw it and asa result we are
81 number ofapremiums shy in.the Dem
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