Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-20
County Treasurer Matthews was

County Treasurer Matthews was
in Earlville yesterday.
Mrs. Seth Brown is very i'll at her
home on east Butler street.
I --Miss Jennie Holmes spent. Sunday
with relatives in Waterloo.
] blake u Son make q few sugges-
tions of useful articles for gifts. $
-Kalamity asserts that buying pres
ents is an easy matter at the Plumber
store.
Florence and Clarence Lister are at
home from Grinnell to spenSl the holi-
day vacation.
III. f. Arnold was taken seriously
i'll Monday afternoon but is much i'm
prove at the present time.
Fred Glissendort has opened his
meat market again and publishes AL
invitation in another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Day, of
Dubuque, were Manchester visitors be-
tween trains Monday evening.
A perusal of the new advertise
ment of Dove & Chambers will prove
valuable aid in the selection of holiday
gifts.
Miss Frances Beehler left Saturday
evening for Chicago, where she will
spend the holiday vacation with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barber arrived
hyme yesterday morning from visit
at different points in the western part
of the state.
The Woman's Home Missionary;
society of the M. E.. church will meet
with Mrs. Geo. H. Keyes next Wednes-
day afternoon.
-Moore's Department Store invites
you to call before making your Christ
mas purchases. Read the stores new
advertisement.
Mics Birdena Tucker will he at
home this week froms Mount st.
Joseph's Academy to spend the holt
days with her parents. ~
Mrs. R. G. Clark AND daughter,
5Sybel, of Webster City, arrived here
I MONDAY to spend the holidays With her
mother Ma. Il. L. Rann.- =
s.:-Attentlon iiscsiledto the new id
vvertisement Of the o. K Barber shop:
Peter Dress, the proprietor, invites
those wishing frst-class tonsofial work
to give him Call. -
e-><Manchester business houses are
showing commemorate enterprise in
| tleir Christmas window displays. They
III b quite artistic and well worth COM
y g quite distance to see,
III The attention of those in the
market for bargains in choice Delaware
county lands is called to the executors
land sale which will be- held at the
Clarence House in Manchester next
Saturday afternoon.
Rev. A. s. Ishida, of Japan, spoke
in the Methodist church last Sunday
evening to a large audience. His lee
ture was from the standpoint of con-
verted pagan and was very interesting
I as well as instructive.
Mrs. C. Sanborn and Mrs. G. w.
Durham and two children left last
evening for Hammond Louisiana where
they 60 to spend the winter months.
They were accompanied as far as Chi
cago by G. w. Dunham.
james McCarren received pretty
medal last Monday in recognition of
his military services In the Philippines.
The state of Washington where Mr..
McCarren enlisted has presented all of
the volunteers from that state with
similar medals.
Last Saturday was rushing day at
Anders 4 Philippe Central Pharmacy.
Its big advertisement in the last issue
Of the Democrat announcing q special
book sale for that day resulted in filling
their store with bargain seekers fol-
books. You should not fail to notice
their four column advertisement on the
editorial page and to note the induce
nents offered IN several lines of goods,
Last Thursday afternoon Mr.. E
r. Champion, general secretary of the
local Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion,, was united in marriage to Miss
Edith Kennedy at the home Of thu
brides parents in Dubuque. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev
q George H.. Kennedy, of Chicago, {
, brother of the bride, assisted by DIR
w. H. Shanklin, pastor Of the Metho
dist episcopal church Of Dubuque
They came here the same evening
and are at home to all thei
: friends in the Sanborn house where the
will reside during the winter. MI
= Champion, during his residence here
), has made host of friends all Of WHOM
extend their congratulations. Mr.
= Champion is talented young lady be
: !. ing q graduate of The Dubuqu
!. Academy ofMusic, and she will be col
- daily welcomed here.
9 Single Tax Thories.
h The single tax lecturer, j. r. He
|. man, who was born at Rowley, Ruchar
k an county, and whose parents still liy
ts thara WAC heard at the conrt house |