Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
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On Thursday p. M, Nov. Is occurred
the funeral of Mr.. Robt. Wallace at the
Covenanter church. He being the
father of Prof. Sloan Wallace of the
college, the afternoon session of school
was omitted.
A short time ago calf was found in
one of the rooms at Clark Hall. The
young ladies turned it out of doors. A
few days later DR.. Bollman offered
suitable reward for the return of cali
which he had lost. Now the question
arises, did the girls take the calf think.
ing to have midnight roast in the sky
parlors, and for-fear of being discover
ed lid they turn him loose?
Miss Robey and Miss Lathrop were
quite sick last week owing to too much
exposure. The former young lady is
not yet able to get out of her room but
she Is slowly recovering.
Old Mr.. Isbell had sad accident the
other day. The team with which he
and his son-in-law, Mr.. Harper were
working became frightened, jumped
over fence, dragging Mr.. Isbell by
the lines for quite a distance. His arm
was found to be dislocated at the
shoulder besides numerous other injur-
les less serious.
A wedding occurred here last week,
Our barber, Mr.. Matheson, was married
to Miss Good. Both of this place.
| Mrs. @. B. Mexican, of Scotch Grove,
was visiting friends here a few days
last week.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Reeve jr.
and Mrs. Thos. Reeve 81. started for
Basking Ridge, N. j. on last Tuesday
night. Mr.. Reeve is pastor of the Pres
byterian church of that place.
On Saturday, November "a will occur
the last foot. ball game Of the season.
Coggon will meet the second team on
the Lenox Athletic Park.
Three new students have lately been
added to the roll.
1t is reported that certain young men
consulted their watches SO frequently
during prayer meeting that the minister
was constrained to speak of it,
Miss Hester Hutton. former stu.
dent of Lenox, is spending a few days
here.
Our chapel choir has been undergo.
ing modification. 1t is now compos
ed entirely of male voices. A marked
improvement (?).
From the Leader.
I A host of the friends and neighbors
Of Ward Kirk and wife gave that es.
timsble couple a farewell party last
Friday night, to attest the esteem in
which they are universally held and ex-
press regret because of their contem-
plated removal to Missouri.
The many friends of R. l.. Wallace
whose illness from typhoid fever was
noted in the Leader last week, were
panied to learn of his death which oc-
CARED Tuesday afternoon, after an ILL
ness of seventeen days duration. MI.
Wallace's condition was full of encour.
| agement for his recovery until within
few days of his death, when the di
sease took turn for the worse and his
demise soon followed. He was one OF
the early settlers of this community
and man highly respected by large
circle of friends who regret his untime
, | ly taking off. The funeral occurred to
day from the r, P, church, of which de
nomination he was member. Obitu
airy data will be given next week.
A. p. Blanchard was among the Lea
der callers Monday, coming in to renew
his subscription. Mr.. Blanchard il
now in his S5th year and walked into
town from his residence three and g
half miles west, and said he was going
to make the return trip in the sam,
/ manner rather than to wait for a team
to carry him home. He has been {
resident of Iowa since 1886, first set
Ting at Muscatine, but ten years late
/ he came to Delaware county and hal
resided here for 81 years. Mr.. Blanch-
ard says he is getting crippled up &c
that he doesn't feel so young as he die
q half century ago, but there are 8
whole lot of young fellows of the pres
ent generation who would need consid-
cradle inducement to undertake walk
of seven miles on frosty November
] morning.