Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-20
TELEPHONE NO. 1874.

,NEsDAY, DEC. 20. 1899.
rELEPHoNEno. 1874.
dge Blair is holding court in
Evidence this week.
'ank Merwin will lead the mems
lg in tie Y. NJ. Y. a. rooms next
" afternoon.
he Manchester Lumber Go. makes
good suggestions to lonely
.-.saors" in their ad. this week.
-Hockaday & Son announce that
during the winter months their
meat market will not be open on Sun
day.
If you are in need of anything in
/, the shape of q tank heater read what
Geo. s. Lister has to say about them in
his ad. this week.
The public schools of Manchester
will close for the holiday vacation, Fri
Z day Of this week and will begin again
Monday January 9Th.
WIN Matthews will arrive home
this week from Cedar Rapids where he
has completed course in the Cedar
Rapids Business College.
total eclipse of the moon was
plainly visible during the early hours of
last Saturday night, no clouds obstruct-
ing the view of the phenomenon.
Howard Commerford is visiting at
his old home IN Manchester after an
absence Of two years. He has spent
most Of that time In Omaha, Nebraska.
The buildings for the new cold
storage plant are fast nearing compile
stiQn. They are entirely enclosed and
h win be finished in time to receive the
ice.
Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the past week to w. H. Barns and
Hattie L. Austin, L. e. Gardner and
w. d. Whitman and Earl D. June and
Agnes Geide.
Letters addressed to the following
are unclaimed at the post office in this
city: Miss Ada Schneider, G. F. Blood
worth, Tom G. Miller, w. A. Robinson,
and v. P. Grub.
The Cornell students who are at
home from Mt. Vernon for their holt
day vacation are: Frank Merwin, Kate
Ford, Fannie Haeberle, Bert Matthews
and Clarence Yoran.
REV. Gerritt Snyder of Pana, Ill.
has declined the offer of the pastorate
OF the Presbyterian church of this city.
E. W. Rankin, of Chicago will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
There will be Christmas supper
in the Presbyterian church Saturday
evening of this week. After supper
q program will be given and all are cor
daily invited to attend.
Among those from here who at
tended the Shriners' meeting at Cedar
Rapids last week were w. II. Norris, R
w. Thrill, 1 T. Walters, A. L. Boards
lee and j. b. Rutherford.
M. F. Reardon, who for several
years has been employed here in
the office of j. Sullivan, will enter the
en-. ploy of Ben Gilleas the first of the
year and will remove to East st. Louis
u Vern Plat has discontinued his
services as night operator for the Hi
nois Central here and his place is taken
by Fred Hruby who will act in that
capacity. Fred is to be congratulated
on his success, which is the result of
hard work and close application to his
duties.
II. L. Ram went to Waterloo Mon
sdsy evening to attend rehearsal OF
the nnsical program to be given at the
Presbyterian church in that city next
Sunday evening. He will sing tenor
solo and take part in the singing Of
tile cantata, "The Growing of ths
King"
II. E. Light, the Pennsylvania
horse buyer, shipped from Delaware
last Saturday twenty two head of farm
horses paying therefor S2,6s4. The!
we're all bought in Delaware county
He also shipped nineteen horses from
Elkader the same day. These hi
bought in and about Arlington AM
Volga City. 1t pays to raise goo
horses.
Passenger service on the Illinois
Eantral between TT. Dodge and Oman
was instituted last Monday. The new
time card between Chicago and Coun
: ,cil Bluffs will not go into effect unit
the first of the year. The delay il
building the new coaches has made
Impossible to begin the new service 9
soon as was at first intended.
very delightful meeting of th
Sunshine Club was held last week FL
day evening at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. H. b. Atwster. Crokonole an
csrrums were played progressively an
much amusement. Refresl
msnts consisting Of Eggs I-will-nov
examine. Mexican dainty of unprt
nounceabie ame,and cake were serve
after which marsh mallow toast wa
participated in, muchsto thesplls#ure
all concerned. Readings sadSs SIZE
business meeting closed this plessal
i. msetingsef sfF 4 NY Ut friend.
The lectureyiaeT bE RrQf. Dun
mos TUESDAY evening" lat swee
was we'll attended and lkads VI vi
good impressio6saaea those whSs Ne
SO fortunate as to heafst His subje
q Wonderful Structure ~sa treat
from scientific standpoint and hfsaa
periments s,during ting course of Il
lecture helped to 'explSih the sssmpos
tion and structure Of man. His le
ture had the. effect Of impfessing one