Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-05


Frank Tierney spent the Fourth at
his former home in Burlington.
Welcome Abbott is suffering from
an attack of muscular rheumatism.
Roy Cooley has returned home from
his trip to Colorado and other western
points.
Miss Sadie Cameron spent Sunday
in Winthrop with her brother j. Ross
Cameron.
Miss Maggie Sherlock closed very
successful term of school at Plum Creek
last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Seeley visi-
ted friends and relative here the first
of the week
Miss Grace Wolfe returned home
last week from visit with friends at
West Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Beels have re-
turned from their three weeks outing
at Spirit Lake.
F. N. Beacon is making improve
ments on his residence property on
Franklin street.
Rev. II. W. Tuttle and family
leaves next week for Clear Lake for a
two weeks outing.
Fred Denton, of Pierre, South Da-
kota, was shaking hands with old
friends here the latter part of last week.
Dolph Huene spent Sunday with
his parents in this city. He is attend
ing the Cedar Rapids Business college.
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Topping, of
Delevan, Wisconsin are visiting in the
city, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Tir-
rill.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bremner of
West Branch are visiting in the city,
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs H.
A. Granger.
F. ID. Merridth, of Everly Iowa, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity. He
is guest at the home of his mother.in-
law, Mrs. l. Cooley.
j. E. Davis and daughter, Eula,
went to Chicago the first of the week.
Mr.. Davis is looking up some new
fixtures for his abstract office.
The hardware firms of j. j. Hswley
and Carhart s. Amsden exchanged places
of business last Monday and are now
comfortably located in their respective
buildings.
"A small audience greeted the con-
cert in the Central opera house last
Monday evening given by the 49th
Iowa. The soldiers made very credit
able appearance.
Earl Toogood is at Madison, Wis
consin, looking up course of study in
the State University of Wisconsin at
which institution he expects to be q
student next year.
"A new custom was inaugurated last
in the Congregational church
which is very acceptable change. The
Sunday evening service will hereafter
begin at 5 o'clock.
Miss McIlvena visited with rela-
tives in this city last week. She was on
her way to her home In South Dakota
from, Oberlin, Ohio, where she attended
college during the part year.
H. G. Haeberlee spent the first of
the week with his wife in Dubuque,
Mrs. Haeberlee has been receiving
medical treatment there for some time
past and is improving rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stiles, who
now reside near Waverly, arrived here
last Monday morning for visit with
friends and neighbors in this vicinity.
They formerly resided near Mssonville.
Miss Mable Edmunds departed
Monday morning for an extended
western trip. She will visit Denver,
Salt Lake City and different points in
California, and will be gone about six
weeks.
M. l.. Kelsey who has been visiting
in this city with his brother DIR. Kelsey
for several weeks departed last Monday
morning. He will spend some time
with relatives in Mason City after
which he will return to his home in
Boston, Mass.
John Burk ST., of Waterloo, was
killed last Sunday evening by jumping
from train as it was pulling into that
city. He was returning home from
Manchester where he had been during
the day, in attendance at the funeral of
DIR. j. L. Abbott.
The Fourth was quietly observed
in Manchester. A number celebrated
in the neighboring towns, large party
attending the races at Waterloo, while
still greater number chose to spend
the day on the shady bank of the rive
in company with fish pole.
Rev. w. F. Pitner completed {
course of home study last week in con
nection with the Chicago Seminary O
Sciences. The period of study com
prises term of something over yea
and Mr.. Pitner expects to be awarded {
degree of Phi. b. sometime this week.
The reception to have been givel
last Wednesday evening by the Sun
shine club in honor of Mr.. and Mrs A
G. Philip was indefinitely posponet
on account of the death of James r
Russell, the father of Miss Alice Rus
sell, who is member of that organize
ton.
The ball game between the CARR
age makers and printers at the bal
park last Friday afternoon resulted in
score of 10 to II in favor of the carriag
makers at the end of the seventh inn
ing, when the game ended. The result
however did not convince the printer
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