Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-28
per to the hungry last Saturday night,


good training and capability to adorn
the realm of literature. The expression
of the audience: the best entertainment
of the season.
Saturday was very clustering day,
hard on man and beast.
We think Geo. Walker must be an
apprentice to DIR. Tobie, as we see him
riding with the Dr.. every day.
Bolts are being hauled to the stave
factory daily, which will soon be stock
ed suflic entity to commence running,
HARTWIcK.
Mrs. Held is on the gain after long
illness with the grip.
John Meister has been visiting friends
at Delaware for several days.
Miss Vira Hartman is reported very
much improved in health.
Mrs. John Sutton died at her home
here on the 18th inst. in the list year
of her age. She was born in Brookside,
Morris county, N. j. on January 81,
1851. She was married to John F. SUIT
ton, and soon thereafter they settled in
Delhi. She was good wife, mother
and neighbor. Mrs. Sutton leaves sur
viving her husband, one child, three
grandchildren, two brothers and one
sister, together with a large circle OF
friends to mourn the loss of one who
was very dear to them. She was a
member of the M. E. church and the
funeral discourse was delivered by Rev
Salisbury, our resident pastor.
HoPKINToN.
Mrs. E. F. Main spent Sunday at the
home of her sister, Mrs M. l.. Coyle at
Center junction.
w. B. Wheeless is quite poorly these
days being confined to the house all of
the time.
An earnest and heroic effort seems
about to be made by the people of Man
chester for railroad from Oneida to
that city. They have wished for this
for many years and in all probability
will make hard try for it. They feel
that with another read, competitive
rates would greatly benefit the city.
| Landlord jerks has sold out his hote
business to ii. j. Wilson, of Greeley
Mr.. Wilson is a travelling salesman ano
understands well the needs of the trav
cling public. Mr.. jerks has not yet
decided just where he will locate. He
came here an entire stranger and ha>
attended closely to his own bushes.
caring for the wants of the public
and we wish him success wherever hi
may locate. We understand that pos
session will be given the first of March
Ulysses Whitaker, who was arrested
upon the charge of having hand il
the taking of the harness from Good
livery, was released from the charge b,
the grand jury which was IN sessi OF
last week. The evidence failed to SHOW
that he had any knowledge of the har
ness being secreted in that house as h
did not move there until months afte
the harness was stolen.
The mystery of the explosion in tn
Brush Hill SCH Of house has been solved
The dynamite cap that all suppose
was left in the building the night pre-
vous, was in the possession of 10
Swanson, the injured boy. lie and on
of his schoolmates had one each in thei
possession, surprising they were d
charged rifle shells, but this fact wa
not disclosed by the boys for sever
days after the accident.
Herbert French and Loren Plat dc
parted Tuesday night for Grinnell a
delegates to the meeting oc the low
State Oratorical Association. Leno1
the same as last year, will bea part Of
the audience. This time on account o
the botched management which faile
to get the Grafton in at the require
5 time. Such monkey work should
stopped as the last two years of orator
at Lenox has been considerable fax,
The ones who caused the two botche
ought to have their pictures in the yea
book. Leader.