Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-28

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 90, 1899.
TELEPHONE NO. 1874.
MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Yoran visited
friends in Waterloo last week.
Mrs. Franklin Emerson visited
relatives in Cedar Falls last week.
Mrs. +. A. Segar returned last Sat
urday morning to her home in Sioux
City.
The republican county convention
will probably be called for Saturday,
July 10Th.
The Racket store makes new an
nouncement this week, and very seas
enable one it is.
Mrs. Norman Craig and children
visited with the formers parents in
this city last week.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church will meet
with Mrs. E. Davis next Wednesday at
2:30p. m.
Mrs. Hayden and her brother, AL
fred Giddlngs, of Cleveland, Ohio, are
visiting in CHS city with their sisters,
Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson and Mrs. j. b.
Hoag.
The Sunshine Club has issued in
vitations to a reception to be given in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Philip next
Friday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Hosg.
Fred Ehler spent: Sunday at his
home in this city He is working at
the masons trade in company with his
father at -Oelwein, and reports every
thing insthst place to be booming.
The Misses Julia and Addie Ed
ridge returned to their home in Evan
ston, Illinois, last Friday evening after
three weeks visit at the home of their
uncle, M. Eldridge, southeast of town.
John Bemis arrived here last Satur-
day evening for visit with friends
and relatives in this city. He is a
brother-in-law of B. w. Jewell and will
be guest at his home for about three
weeks.
Mics Lillian Bateman, who has
been employed as milliner in Clark &
Lawrence's store during the past season
leaves the last of the week for her home
in Cleveland, Ohio, to spend her sum-
mer vacation.
Mrs. A. J. Collinge and daughter,
Miss Vira Collinge left Monday morn
ing for Joliet, Illinois. They will at
tend the marriage of Miss Marion Clark,
niece of Mrs. Collinge, which is to take
place this week.
The friends in this city of Lester
Parsons will be interested to know that
he has resigned his position as instruct
or in the Waterloo East Side High
School and accepted similar position
in the High School at Vinton.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hadley, of
Sioux City, were here last week to at
tend the marriage of Miss Alice Hsdley
and Mr.. August Philip. They left
Monday morning for Duluth, and will
make an extended trip on the lakes.
Miss Charlotte Pierce departs the
last of this week for Montana and
other points in the west. 1t is to be
regretted that her health made it neces
sary to give up her duties as bookkeeper
with the Hollister Lumber Co. Her
many friends hope that change of
atmosphere will be beneficial to her and
that she may have speedy return.
"A party from here went to Quas-
queton last Friday to enjoy two or
three weeks Of camp life and incident
ally do little fishing. The camp is
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Sher-
wood, Mrs. E. Hosg, Mrs. G. q. Brad
ford, w. L. Storey, Bert Hoag, o. A.
Durham and ID. r. Lewis. Mrs. M. +.
Ripper accompanied the party and will
look after the wants of the inner man.
w. E. Thompson, who, since its
establishment, has been active in the
management of the Fish Hatchery al
Spring Branch, departs next week for
Nashua, New Hampshire, where he
has accepted sposition as Fish Cultural
list in hatchery there. Manchester
people will regret the removal of Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson from this vicinity
they having made many warn
friends during their residence here.
-J.C.French who resides near Colder
departed Monday evening for q visi
with relatives in the western part Of
this state and Nebraska. He expects
to spend the Fourth of July in Clay
county with two of his brothers who
are twins and il they live until thai
day will lie eighty years old. He viii
go from there to Creyton, Nebraska
and make short visit with his dsugh
ter, Mrs. Etiie McLier, returning home
in about two weeks.
Several ofsthe young ladies of this
city held what's called a glove Pic
nic' at Spring Branch last Thursday
1t is a custom that has been in vogue
here for several years and is especial.
noted for its strict exclusion of tn
stronger sex. The participants went
provided with we'll filled lunch basket
and all report a most enjoyable days
outing. The picnic was held in homo
of Mrs. Orville p. Powell and thos
who attended were: Mrs. Orville
Powell, Mrs. Byron Bronson, Mr.
Hubert Carr, and Mrs. Mabel Keye
The. Misses Mary Kenyon, Bessi
Anderson, Henrietta Beehler, Grae
Ford, Maggie Mills, Stella Spears, Ell
Morse, Dora Leroy and Chariot
Pierce.
The usually quiet town of Greelt
was thrown into tlutter of excitemeI
last week when it was learned that MI
r o,,,;c ,r,oo yoorpiod opI hril