Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Mfrs. Rose Woods is very sick at the

in Dubuque yesterday.
MIR. Jennie Jones spent Sunday
with relatives at Golden.
Mrs. E. II. Sellens who resides west
Of town is very i'll with pneumonia.
Miss May Denton, is visiting
friends and relatives in Clinton, Ill.
Miss Kate Morris, of Independence.
spent Sunday at her home in this city.
"A suggestion to housewives is
made by A. d. Brown in his corner in
this issue.
M. F. Leroy and j. W. Miles re.
turned last Friday evening from their
trip to Cuba.
The Misses Maggie and Agnes Nc
Namara, of Cedar Rapids, are guests at
the home of B. Gillease.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Appleby, of
Anamosa, are visiting with friends and
relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Smith left yester
day morning for Fonda, where they
will visit with relatives for few
weeks.
Miss Margaret Ward, who has been
spending few weeks in this city, is
now visiting her brother in Cedar
Rapids.
Miss Maggie Hennesey, of Du-
buque, is visiting friends in this city, q
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A..
L. Beardslee.
"A special meeting of the Manches-
ter lodge No. 1866, A. F. and A. NJ, will
be held this Wednesday evening. A
full attendance is desired.
Miss Anna Ward, who ST teaching
i'll the Seymour Squires district, in
Hazel Green township, is spending her
vacation at home in this city.
Miss Ada Sias left yesterday morn
ing for Des Moines, where she goes to
accept position as stenographer in the
Mystic Toiler's insurance offices.
The members of the library board
are preparing home talent play which
will be given in about three weeks, the
proceeds of which will go to the public
library.
The five children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Davis who reside near Delaware are
suffering with the measles. The illness
of the eldest girl of fifteen years has de-
yeloped into lung fever.
Crawford Hutchinson, at one time
q resident of this city, but now of Chi.
cago, is renewing acquaintances here.
He is guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson.
Charlie Stewart, who stole thirty
dollars in cash from the Y. NJ. z. A..
rooms last week. is confined in the
county Jail in this city. His case will
be given hearing this week.
Mrs. b. w. Jewell left yesterday
morning for Omaha, where she went to
join her husband, and from there they
will go to Memphis Tennessee, to at
tend the meeting of Modern Woodman.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has inaugurated q
series of short talks to be given by bust
ness men on practical subjects. They
will be held in the different offices about
town and the attendance will be limited
to the twelve members.
Paul Lusk aud Dolph Hnene have
received their discharges from the 49th
Iowa now in Cuba and are now on their
way home. A short time before re-
ceiving his discharge Dolph was pro.
NOTED from corporal to sergeant.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Edmunds, of
Terril, Ia. are visiting with friends and
relatives in this vicinity, guests at the
home of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. Edmunds. They expect to
return to their home the latter part of
the week.
As an evidence that the demand for
horses is rapidly growing, we cite the
fact that H. E. Light, the Pennsylvania
horse buyer, is making more frequent
trips to this county than formerly. He
will again be in Manchester on Thurs
day of this week. See his notice.
Marriage licences were issued from
the clerks office during the past week
to: James Sanebry and Myra Wandell,
Frank e. Patton and Ethel L. Morse,
Leon A. Blake and Jessie Tompkins,
John L. Cruise and Stella NJ. Stoner,
Charles E. Haight and Ethel Maud Ker.
ton.
Miss Pearl Pesrce who teaches ora
tory and elocution in the State Normal
school at Cedar Falls spent part of last
week with her parents in this city. She
left Monday to join concert company
from that place which is making q tour
of the state. She will give reading
selections.
Mrs. James Conner died last Tues
day afternoon at her home in Delhi
township at the age of fifty one years.
She had been failing for some time and
her immediate death was brought
about by severe attack Of the grip.
The remains were inferred In the Delhi
cemetery on Wednesday.
The ninteen year old son of james
Bishop, who resides six miles south
east of this city, met with q serious C.
cident last Sunday evening. Heslipped
and fell on the ice striking on his head
and causing conclusion of the brain
The accident was very painful and it is
to be hoped that he may have speedy
recovery.
The board of supervisors were oc
cupied last week with the newspaper
contests. On the hearing no evidence
was offered against the Democrats list