Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Miss Mary Kenyon is confined to

4. Miss Mary Kenyon is confined tc
her home by il!uess.
u Geo. Acres went to Sioux City
Monday evening Oh a business trip.
4 Sheriff r. W. Fishell transacted
business at Monticello last Monday.
u A. lIollister has returned from a
business tripto Coyingtop, Tennessee,
i u. A. Strickland arrived home Sun.
day morning from q business trip to
South Dakota.
II w. ID. Hogan went to Independence
last Saturday to superintend a sale of
western hors S.
Miss Bertha Bennett, of Alden, Ia,
was guest of her friend, Mrs. NJ. j..
Yoran part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Nix, of Water.
loo visited part of last week in this city
at the home of j. r, Nix.
Mrs. Mary Ram left Monday morn
ing for visit in Webster city with her
daughter, Mrs. Russ Clark.
Mrs. d. b. Allen left yesterday for
Freeport, Illinois, where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. s. Hart.
Last Saturday f. N. Beacon sold
his farm four miles south of town to
Fred Becker for $50 per acre.
The second nine went to Earlville
last Wednesday to play base ball and
we're beaten by score of 14to9.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Armstrong, of
Dyersyille spent Sunday in this city at
the home of Mrs. r. L. Carpenter.
Mrs. B. w. Jewell has nearly re.
covered from the injuries she received
from the runaway several days ago.
Mrs. G. b. Eaton returned home
last Saturday night after visit in Den.
nison with her brother, Hon. j. b. Rom
ans.
Rev. II. o. Pratt has returned home
from Chicago where he has been the
past month in attendance at the Metho.
dist conference.
Miss Bateman, of b. Clark's dry
goods store is confined to the house by
illness. Miss Hahn, of Cedar Rapids is
taking her place for the present.
Mrs. II. A. Granger and daughter,
Helen, leave this week for an extended
eastern trip. They will be gone several
weeks visiting relatives in the New
England states.
Geo. Storey received word of the
death on Monday of his uncle, VIM.
Herring at his home in Riceyille. The
deceased was brother.in- law of Mrs.
1. l.. Walters and w. L. Storey of this
city.
The silk embroidered sofa pillow,
which Mrs. F. N. Beacon disposed of
for the benefit of st. Mary's church
brought the net sum of SEQ. The pill
low went to Mrs. Tony Mann, now of
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
The friends of Capt, II. A. Allen,
of Independence, will be pleased to learn
that he has been chosen major of the
49th Iowa. The members of the twelve
companies that compose the regiment
gave him decisive majority which is
proof of his popularity among his assoc
iates.
AT meeting of the school board
Monday evening, teachers were elected
for the Manchester schools. Miss Alma
Leroy was chosen principal of the
High School and the Misses Irene Stiles,
Irene Jones and Elizabeth Cheney as
slstant principals. Miss Margaret
Thompson resigned her position as
teacher of the 4th grade and Miss Ethel
Seeds was elected in her place. E.
Smell was elected for the upper grade at
North Manchester and the remaining
positions will be filed by the same
teachers as last year. Miss Mary ellis
sendorf is retained as music instructor.
Doctor and Mrs. J.J. Lindsay en-
tettained a few friends at tea last
Thursday evening, complimentary to
their guests, NJ. and Mrs. Pettijohn
and children, of Chicago. Mr.. Petit
john, although comparatively young
man has attained high rank in the
medical profession, and, in addition to
his qualifications as a physician and
surgeon, is musician of rare ability.
He and his wife favored the company
with vocal duet, which was much ap.
preclated. Doctor Pettijohn and fam
lily start for Europe in few days, the
doctor to study specialties in medicine,
his wife to study music and his eldest
son painting. They intend to remain
abroad several years.