Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-05
Tom Simmons was in Chicago last

IA. ". Brown advertlses closing
sale of porch curtains at greatly re-
duced prices.
C. o. Harrison went to Indie.
pendence last Friday morning for a
short visit with relatives.
Mrs. Cora Pelly and Miss Ola Will
son visited in Cedar Rapids last week
with their sister, Mrs. Mead.
Mrs. Mamie Stoddard, of st. Paul,
Minnesota, is visiting in this city with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Marvin.
"A new cement walk was completed
last week on the north and east sides of
the lots occupied by the Universalist
church.
Mrs. b. E. Agard and son, Charles
Agard, of Dubuque, visited in this city
over Sunday guests at the home of Mrs.
E. p. Hoyt.
II. j. Jacobs and family departed
last Thursday for Lancaster, Wisconsin,
for visit with relatives. They made
the trip overland.
w. S. Jones advertising space will
interest those who contemplate pnr-
chasing either furniture or carpets in
, the near future.
Mrs. G. II. Keyes departed Satur.
day for Minneapolis for visit with her
son Harvey, who has a position as book
keeper in that city.
Mrs. James Durham, of Beaver
City, Nebraska visited in this city last
week with her brother-in o. A.
and Abner Durham.
-Miss Anna Kaiser, of Winons,
Minnesota, arrived here last week for q
visit in this city at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. R. Mann.
-Grassfield Bros. must make room
for their new stock of fall goods, and
to enable them to do so, they advertise
closing sale of footware.
Miss Gertrude Dubois returned
home last week from Campbell, Min
nesota, where she has been engaged as
teacher in the public schools the past
year.
Seth Peck and daughter, Mrs. Effie
Feather, of Independence, visited
friends and relatives here last week.
They were guests at the home OF w. H.
Norris.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hines enjoyed
visit last week from their two sons,
Fred and George. The former resides
in Los Angeles California and the lat.
ter in Chicago
Miss Tressa Gately arrived home
last week from Chicago where she en-
joys position as teacher in the public
schools. She is accompanied by her
niece, Miss Ona Saunders.
MIR. w. S. Jones left last week for
visit with relatives in Elkhorn, Wiscon.
sin. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Mott, of Marinette, Michigan who has
been visiting at the Jones home for
some time.
Mrs. Andrew Hart, who was visit
ing in this city with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. b. Allen, returned to her
home in Freeport, Illinois, last Wednes.
day. Her return was necessitated on &C.
count of the illness of her husband.
Their birthdays coming on the same
day, w. S. Jones, S. w. Trenchard, A.
G. Carter, together with few friends,
celebrated the event in an appropriate
manner last Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Trenchard.
j. j. HOag is expected home in
about two weeks from Tampico,
Mexico, having disposed of his electric
light business there. On crossing the
border between Mexico and the United
States he will be obliged to remain ten
days in quarantine.
"A party consisting of the following
pitched their tents last week and are en-
joying an outing on the banks of the
Maquoketa, about two miles above the
Quaker Mill: Mr.. and Mrs. Joeseph
Hoag, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson,
Mrs. Heydon, Reed Heydon and Alfred
Giddings.
Miss Sue Paxson, after short visit
with relatives here, departed the first
of the week for Chicago, where she will
take course of study in the Summer
School in connection with the Chicago
University. She will be gone six
weeks, at the end of which time she
expects to graduate from that institu.
ton
Miss Harriet Amsden and Miss
Margaret Thompson entertained about
thirty-tive of their lady friends at the
Amsden home last Wednesday evening
The rooms were prettily decorated fol
the occasion with roses and carnations
Delicious refreshments were served
after which the guests listened to apro
gram consist ing of music and recita
ton.
Mrs. E. o. Clemans very pleasant
entertained party of old ladies at he
home tuesday afternoon of last wee
A supper was served and those who en-
joyed her hospitality were: Mesdame
W. G. Kenyon, G. II. Carpenter, Fran
els Loeb, w. Acres, Charlotte Preussnel
David Waugh, Mary McGlll, Wn
Marchant, M. IL. Doolittle and E. G
Livingston.
The marriage of j. Ross Cameron
formerly of this city, and Miss Mabe
M. Davis was solemnized last Wednes
day at the home of the brides parent
at Bennettville, Iowa. They will max
their home in Winthrop where MI
Cameron is employed as pharmacists
The groom has hosts of warm friend
here who extend their congratulation
and best Wishes