Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

:, WEDNESDAY,, JAN. "a, 1900.
TELEPHONE NO. is4.
Il. G. Preussner was in Dubuque
part of last week.
Mrs. E. M. Carr was in Dubuque
the first of the week.
Miss Eva Skinner spent last week
with friends In Independence.
Noble Arnold has just received an
invoice of maple sugar and syrup.
Kline & Madden are holding q
specie! z.le At cut prices of women's
shoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Afford, of Water
loo, spent Sunday in the city with their
daughter Mrs. Hubert Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Thorpe have
moved into the residence property re-
Gently purchased from B. Gilleas.
Mrs. John Marshall arrived home
last Monday morning from Milwaukee
where she has been on visit for the
past two weeks. She spent Sunday in
dubuque with her daughter who is q
student at Mt st. Joseph Academy.
The ice harvest has progressed in
earnest the past week and most Of the
local ice houses have been filled. Geo.
Slack has filled the ice houses near the
river and says he has about two thous-
and tons of the best quality of ice. The
entire amount was put up by six men
In thirteen days, which is record break
ing work.
Henry Stewart and Agnes Clark
were married last Monday in this city.
The groom is son of j. NJ. Stewart, of
Richland township and the bride is q
daughter of James Clark, who resides
just north of this city. The young
couple have q host of warm friends
who wish them success and happiness
in the future. They will reside on the
Clark farm in Richland township.
About sixty of their friends per-
petrated q neat surprise on MI. and
Mrs. Joe Foster last Monday evening,
their tenth wedding anniversary. A
beautiful parlor lamp was the gift of
the unbidden guests, presented with an
appropriate speech by Dr.J. w. Scott.
Refreshments were served and the
evening was enjoyed with games and
other amusements.
VIM. Sebeck, of the firm of Scharles
& Sebeck, is in the city, directing the
Improvements being made in the inter-
Tor of the Bradley & Sherman store
building which his firm is to occupy.
They expect to be ready for business
about February first and will carry a
full and complete line of gents furnish
ing goods, do q general merchant tailor
ing business, and give special attention
to cleaning repairing and pressing
clothes.
To-day will occur at the home of
the brides parents in Burr Oak, Iowa,
the marriage of Miss Cora A. Morrison
and Mr.. VIM. A. Cornell, of this city.
Miss Morrison is favorsbly known here
by those who had the pleasure of max
ing her acquaintance during her visit
here some time ago. Mr.. Cornell is a
son of Mr.. w. II. Cornell, of this city,
and is q young man of sterling worth
and justly deserving of the fair young
lady he will lead to the hymeneal altar
today. They will be at home after
March LIST on the Connell farm in
Rock Prairie. The Democrat joins
with their many friends in wishing Mr..
and Mrs W. A. Cornell a long and
happy married life.
Married at the home of the BRIDES
parents, in this place, Tuesday after.
noon, Jan. 10th, 1900, Rev. ID. o. Bean
and Miss Carrie Louise Kingsley. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. j. F.
Eastwood assisted by Rev. w. A. Glib
bens. The bride is the only daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Kingsley, an &C.
complished musician and popular young
lady. The groom is pastor of the Con
gregational church of this place and
has been for about one and one-half
years, during which time he has been
the means of the erection of parson-
age for that church and has taken into
membership q large number. The
bride and groom left for Des Moines on
the evening passenger train, to be gone
until Saturday MISUNDERSTANDING
Point Mail Press
Miss Gertrude Clemans entertained
In very charming manner at her
home in this city on Tuesday evening
Of last week. Guests were hidden to
"Cornell spread" and the manner of
entertaining and feastlng brought to
the Comedians present many happy
memories of college halls and, If we
dare say it, escapades. After the feast,
which was prepared by those guessing
nearest the fatal number, had been
eaten, and the dishes cleared away,
duty performed, also, by holders of
(un) lucky numbers, games,full of sur
prises and laughter, were in evidence I'M
tilalate hour when much regretted ad-
journment was had. The closing chap
ter in this evening was an initiatory
ceremony of the most impressive sort,
held by the gentlemen of the company
and for further information of which
ask the boys.
Hon. and Mrs. r. w. Terrill de.
parted Monday evening for a foreign
trip that will keep them abroad not less
than six months and perhaps q year.
They sail from New York City Satur-