Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-31

WEDNESDA Y'OCI 81 l9OO.
TELEPHONE 1874.
Miss Clara Marshal visited with
friends in Ryan last week.
Clarence Miller is visiting relatives
in Dubuque and Epworth this week.
u. G. Strickland had business in
Dubuque the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Masters, of
Prairie, were shopping here Saturday.
Mics Gertrude Anderson visited
with Dubuque friends few days last
week.
Mrs. @. Yoran was in attendance at
the National Woman's Home Mission.
airy Convention held in Chicago last
week.
Mrs. VIM. Hockaday and daughter,
Mrs. Jas. Clark, spent last week visit
ing friends in Delhi, Earlville and Mon
ticello.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Locke departed
last week for Omaha, Nebraska, where
they will visit relatives and friends for
two or three weeks.
Mrs. j. @. Briggs, who had been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. Il.
3 Knapp, in this city, returned last
Thursday to her home in Mason City.
The Manchester Lumber Co. has in
stock the Federal smokeless coal for
CRATES and soft coal stoves. 1t lis solid,
clean and uniform in size. we have
tried 1t In CRATE and found it to.be all
that was represented.
II. E June brought to this office
last week two heads Of the finest celery
we have ever tasted. Mr-June has
about three thousand plants and is
just putting them on the market.
] Many thanks, Mr.. June, for our de-
llclous samples.
EARLY lant Spring, Councilman
Davis planted an early variety of pota-
toes In his garden, and when the crop
matured harvested it. He then plant
ed the same ground, using for seed the
smaller potatoes he had just dug, and
last Saturday harvested the second
crop.
Twenty-Five couples thoroughly
enjoyed the dance at Central Opera
house last Friday night. The music
was very good and substantial supper
was served in the balcony at Twelve
o'clock, midnight, after which dancing
continued until after the clock in the
steeple had tolled the hour of two.
Il. R. Stout, F. B. Blair, George and
Howard Clemans and Bert Hockaday
were Iowa City visitors last Friday,
having been attracted to that place by
the State University Drake contest on
the grlditon. The boys say the game
was q pretty one, Notwithstanding the
one sidedness of the score which stood
twenty-six to nothing in favor of S. u. |
i.
The +. e. O's are to spend this
evening In veritable Hallow cen spree
The committee having in charge the
evenings amusements, have been Sec
retive concerning their plans, only let
ting It leak out that grave.yards and
spooks are not to be in it with the
weirdness of their proposed entertain
ment Nevertheless the members are
anticipating an enjoyable evening.
The members of the Euchre club
met with Mrs. w. b. Sherman last
Wednesday afternoon and after twenty
two exciting games, the prizes were
awarded, two to the successful winners
of the most games, Mesdames Q. G. |
Barry and Will Work being the happy
recipients of these fsvors, and the third
went to the leader in lone hands, Mrs.
M. Beehler. Mrs. Sabin is entertaining
the club this Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. LIE Roy gave
dinner last Friday evening, Mrs. w. X.
'Seelye being the guest of honor. Gov
'ers were laid for twelve and an Epicur-
can meal was heartily enjoyed by those
dining with the host and hostess An
atmosphere of charming hospitality
pervaded the whole of the evening ton
ing the happy social chat following the
dinner, and making the minutes pass
all too speedily. Good nights were not
said until near the hour of eleven.
The Science Circle members met
last week with their president, Mrs Il.
M. Carr, and the program intended for
the previous meeting was combined
with the one in hand, making an even
ing full and interesting. The follow.
ing papers were rea and discussed.
The United States. Mrs. L; G. Preussner.
2%e TSass' We@sn He4 bsss \ ss
Gnurch: Mrs. l.. g. Pierce
as Wage Earner.......... Mrs. Ida Newcomb.
an the 80. Mrs. L. NJ. Carr.
Responses to roll call were answered
from Margaret E. sangster's writings.
Miss Dora LIE Roy entertained
few friends at quiet evening last
week Thursday in honor of her guest
Mrs. w. K. Seelye, of Dubuque. Each
guest was given something to do, in
the kitchen and after successful
brown had been turned on each ones
particular item of cookery, all repaired
to the dining-room where the Judges,
popcorn and all the accessories of q
delightful spread were speedily eaten,
the boys getting the bigger share, their
appetites having been abnormally de-
veloped by their unusual kitchen labor.
MIR. and Mrs. w. W. Ford enter
tanned last Wednesday evening at their
pleasant home on Fayette street at one
of the most social teas of the year
Over one hundred guests were seated
at the small tables in the two parlors
and after Grace had been reverently
said nv Rev. Hiuhfield a three conrea