Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-18

Mrs. G. A. Peterson has been one of
the grip sufferers during the past few
days.
M. BeeAler returned to Des Moines
Monday after weeks visit with home
friends.
The railroad tax will be five mills
less than this years levy on the property
of the city.
Ed COnger, Jr.. now member of
the Dubuque Herald force, was home
visitor Sunday.
Miss Maggie Ward, of Coggon,
visited at the home of her mother in
this city the first Of the week.
--prowse Il Hetherington have pur-
chased the lot on Main street opposite
the Clarence House livery barn.
The company will not receive a
dollar of the tax until the road is fully
completed from Oneida to Manchester
The certificate of incorporation,
issued to the Manchester g. Oneida
Ry. Co. by the secretary of stare cost
so. 40.
The fourth district Christian En-.
deavor convention will be held in this
city Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week.
The local lodge of Rathbone Sisters
meet this Wednesday evening, at which
time initiatory exercises will be per-
formed upon two victims of the goat
craze.
The knights Templar Order at
tended in body and in full uniform
the Easter services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday. Rev. Highfeld, the
pastor, delivered.a very scholarly ser
mon which was enjoyed by large con.
gregation.
+ County Superintendent Schwietert
was disappointed in his anticipated at
tendance at the North Eastern Iowa
County Superintendent convention
by an attack of the grip, which
kept him at home the greater part
OF last week.
Every one who pays railroad tax
will receive certificate, and for every
$40 of tax certificates the company will
issue share of'stock. This stock will
entitle the holder to every privilege
and advantage enjoyed by any stock
holder in the company.
DO all that you can to secure the
new railroad. 1t will build the town,
it will quite likely bring here new tele
graph offices and new express compan.
ies;it will give employment to our
young men who are now obliged to
sever home ties and friendly associa
tions to secure work.
The lecture which was to have been
given by Hons. L. Doggett last Mon
day evening in the Universalist church
Will be given this Wednesday even
ing at the church. The subject
will be Gan Artistic Study of
One of Shakespeare Dramatic Charac-
ters." The lecture is given for the bene.
fit Of the Young Ladies Society of the
Congregational church and every one
Ia invited to attend. The admission
will be % cents.
Yesterday afternoon the box was
opened which was laid in the corner
stone of the old Congregational church
on August II, 1868, under the auspices
Of the Masonic, lodge, Il. H. Kellsr took
the contents from the box and it was he
who placed them there nearly thirty.
seven years ago, he being master of
ceremonies in the laying of the corner
stone. The papers were in q good state
of preservation and consisted of his
tory of the organization of the Congre.
gational church here, a history of
Manchester written by L. A. Loomis,
a letter by Arabella j. Coffin Bailey, an
invitation to the Masonic order to par
ticipate in the services, copy of the
Iowa Religious Newsletter, copy of
the Delaware County Journal printed at
Delhi, also copy of the Dubuque
Daily Times. A more detailed account
of the contents will be given next week.