Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
LAMoNT.

Mr.. E. Rolf, sr., depa,tcd for Water
loo Thursday p. m.
Mrs. Matte Becker left Thursday
evening last for Delhi.
George scothorn and wife returned
from Hazelton Wednesday.
Mrs. F. E. Peet returned to Lamont
Wednesday for an indefinite stay.
Jennie Benedict went to Oelwein
Friday for several days visit.
Mrs. Fred Retz returned Thursday
after several days visit in Dundee.
Hoaty Walker, of Hazelton, has been
visiting Bert Scothorn since Feb. 22nd.
Miss Odessa NJ Watt returned from
Olwein Wednesday to remain at home.
Bonnie Little, of Olwein, spent We'd
nesday and Thursday with his Lamont
friends.
Three carpen.efs from abroad are
here erecting water tank where the
former enc stood.
Mrs. Maud Windenburg departed for
Iowa City Monday, Feb. p. She will
visit for month or more.
Prof. Arlson, Marie and L. d. Lam.
mon attended the gold. medal contest
Friday evening at Hazelton.
AIessrs. P. McKeeyer and Z. Keegan,
of Masonville, attended the NJ. b. a..
lodge here Tuesday evening.
The Misses Lydia Brown and Bessie
Doak transacted business in Manchester
the latter part of the week.
Owing to inclement weather and bad
roads Rev. G. Zeilinger, of Oelwein,
failed to Gil his appointment here Feb.
22nd.
Mr.. d. w. Hammond and daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Q. Wilcox, of Aurora, spent
Thursday with their many Lamont
friends.
John Preussner and sisters, Misses
Jennie and Edith Preussner, of Dundee,
visited the II. Hilton home here the
latter part of the week.
Will Becker hauled his household fur.
niture to the Philips farm, two miles
east of Delhi Thursday. William will
work the Philips farm this year.
Miss Sadie Agnew, teacher of our
grammar department, is lying very i'll
of pneumonia. Her mother and sister,
of Independence, arc here nursing her.
Mrs. Minerva Wright died at Hazel
Green February 90, and was buried in
Campton cemetery, in, Lamont, on Sun
day. She was sister of Mrs. Adolph
Neadrean.
Mart Coy, of Hazelton, who has been
attending school IN Des Moines, spent
several days Of his vacation visiting his
sister, Mrs. James Spicher, landlady of
our Central Hotel.
&c. Stickley, operator. sent here Jan.
20 to relieve Will Statham, while
Statham relieved Station Agent L. S.
Manchester, departed from here Feb.
90 for Stockton, Ill.
d: S. Manchester and family returned
February 81, after being away since
January q visiting his parental home
in Mortified, Mimi, and her parental
home in New Hampton, Iowa.
Mrs. Louisa L. Brookins died at her
hore in Cedar Falls Feb. IL, 1899.
Her husband, was o nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. w. I. Moore, of Lamont.
She leaves babe thirteen months old.
Died, February 18th, at his home
near Lamont, Alexander IIauser, jr.,
aged 10 years, 8months and 9 days.
The funeral was held ct tho home.
Rev. q. T. Young preached the funeral
sermon.
Mrs. Nettie Sexton, of Stockville,
Nebraska, arrived in Lamont Monday,
February 20, to visit her father, aged
81 years and who is very sick, also her
two brothers, Mont ID. and Johnny and
their respective families.
The M. b. A. lodge, of lodge, of La
mont, initiated seven lady members in.
to that order last Tuesday evening,
February 81, viz; Mesdames Starr,
Manley, Sites, Gray, Sharp and the
Misses Mae Draper and Jennie Bene.
dict. A fine banquet was served and
every one reported fine time.
GOLDEN.
Mrs. G. w. Belknap is seriously i'll.