Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-21

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 81, 1899.
rELEPAoNs NO. is4.
w. T. Hurley, of Ryan, transacted
business here on Monday.
Hunt Armstead has accepted
position with Carhart g. Amsden.
Ed Raymond, of Independence, Wis
tied with friends and relatives here last
Monday.
Don't forget the Old Settlers reun.
ion Thursday of this week on the Fair
Grounds.
j. X. Dennis, of Red Oak, is visit
Ing in this city, guest at the home of
j. w. Miles.
w. w. Ford was In Chicago last
week on business in connection with
the Racket store.
Mrs. John Tierney and two chill
dren, of Deadwood, S. ID. are visiting at
the home of John Rooney.
MIR. and Mrs. John Harrison, of
independence were the guests of rels-
tives in this city over Sunday.
Mrs. N. F. Lawrence who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Rock
ford Ill. returned home last week.
Mrs. S. c. Hubbell, of Los Angeles,
California, arrived here yesterday morn.
ing for visit with relatives IN this city.
&C. b. Mills sold the Malone prop
erty Oh Howard street last Monday to
A. Philip. The purchase price was
$1,000.
Will Hutchinson went to Cleveland
Ohio last week to accompany his wife
home. They will return the latter part
of this week.
IN. F. Lawrence returned last week
after an absence of several weeks in
South Dakota looking after his landed
interests there.
About fourteen of the young peo-
pie held picnic at Spring Branch last
Monday evening in honor of Mrs.
Orville p. Powell.
Miss Anna Glissendorf is expected
home the last of this week from Mime
sofa where she has been attending
school the past year.
Geo. Clemsns is expected home
from Mt. Vernon the last of this week.
He graduated from Cornell College last
week and will remain here most of the
summer.
The Eastern Star and Masonic
Lodge of this city are invited to meet
the members of the same orders of
Independence in q joint picnic at
Winthrop next Saturday.
Judge E.. p. Seeds leaves this week
for an extended eastern trip. He will
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Stranger
in Massachusetts and will probably
make trip to Europe before his re-
turn.
DIR. w. E. Boynton, now on the
staff of the Chicago Homeopathic hos.
pital, writes tim! he expects to spend
the month Of August in this city, and
will arrange to resume his practice as
an oculist and aurist during his stay
here
The excursion to Dubuque yester-
day1n charge of the Methodist church
of Independence was well patronized
by Manchester people. About two
coaches were filled here, the entire train
being comprized of ten coaches and
baggage car.
The address of Miss Julian Pierce
delivered at the county Sunday School
convention last Thursday at Ryan, will
be published in the columns of this
paper as soon as we can spare the space
for the same. 1t is an exceedingly
meritorious production.
w. R. Weld, of Waterloo, dropped
dead on the street near his home last
Thursday night. He is the optician
that paid regular visits to this city and
who made his headquarters while here
at Boynton 4 McEwen's jewelry store.
His death is shock to his friends here
who deeply regret his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Anderson and
Miss Anderson rendered reception
and dance in the Pythisn Castle last
Friday evening in honor of Mrs. Orville
p. Powell, of Cleveland Ohio. The
guests were received between the hours
of seven and ten after which dancing
became the leading amusement. The
spacious halls were tastefully decorated
with flags and bunting and beautifed
with cut flowers and potted plants.
Tho guests nearly filed the large hall
but all join as one in pronouncing it
one of the most successful and most
enjoyed of parties ever given her.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening.
The reception rendered by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Fairchild, at their home in
Pythian Square, last Wednesday even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Baumgartner was most pleasant af-
fair. The coming OF the guests had
been arranged in three sets of hours so
that the large number present were
handled with charming grace The
Misses Nina Carhsrt, Edith Fox, Helen
Granger, Mary Kenyon, Margaret Lind
say, Myrtle Otis and Emily Otis assisted
in the entertaining and serving and
Miss Kathryn Goodell stood with Mr..
and Mrs. Baumgsrtner in the receiving
party. The rooms were beautifully ar
ranged for this occasion, one of the most
notable pieces Of decoration being the
large dining table, which was done in
pink and white coloring, ribbons, carna
lions and smilax wreaths being USED
for this purpose.