Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-05
Mics Alice Russell spent Monday

/. Mics Alice Russell spent Monday
in Dubuque.
/ Judge Blair is holding court at In
dependence this week.
Miss Olive Tucker entertained last
week Wednesday evening.
Hon. and Mrs. R. w. Thrill spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Thrills broth
er In Aurora.
M. Beehler and son, Charlie, went
to Des Moines Monday morning to
spend the week.
r.. w. Chambers makes special
call in his advertising space to the read
ers of the Democrat.
Miss Beth Cheney spent the last
days OF the week just past with friends
in GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin.
-"Kalamity's" annual "Kristmas
Kard" occupies double half column of
this issue of the Democrat.
Mrs. LIE Roy and Miss Dora LIE Roy
spent the day of Thanksgiving in Du.
buque, the guests of friends.
Mrs. W. E. Lawrence returned to
Cedar Rapids Monday after few days
visit with friends in this city
Henry Gately, Cripple Creek, Colo
RADIO, spent Thanksgiving in the city
with his sisters, Mrs. Hart and Mrs.
Sennett.
Mrs. Eva Parrott-C onger and little
daughter left the first of the week for
Davenport where they will be the guests
of friends.
"A. S. Cumming, of Dunkerton in
Blackhawk county, was in the city
Monday consulting with r. M. Marvin
on pension business.
Paul Triem was one of the Coe Col
lege students who spent Thanksgiving
at home. He returned Monday morn
ing to Cedar Rapids.
John Cameron and Miss Norma
Steele. of Strawberry Point, visited with
the formers parents in this city Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Welcome Abbott
were visited by the stork last Saturday
Mother and baby are doing we'll and
Welcome is treating on the new boy.
Reuben Hockaday returned the first
of the week to his college work in Cedar
Rapids after spending Thanksgiving
vacation with his parents and friends
here.
Justice Pearse performed the mar
rage ceremony that united Ellsworth
Wilcox, of Greeley, and Miss Tena NJ.
Schweikert of Littleport last week
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Amsden, of Garner, Wis
tied in the Rev. Amsden home in this
city last week, departing the latter part
of the week for Earlville where she will
be the guest of her parents.
Mrs. Gertrude Conger- H offman re-
turned Monday evening to Dubuque
after visit in the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Conger. Mrs. Hoff-
man was called here by the death of her
aunt, Miss Annis.
-Robt. Dunlap, former Manches-
ter boy, who is now employed as hotel
clerk in Marshalltown passed through
here Saturday morning on his way
home to Earlville where he will visit
relatives and friends.
Lay aside some of your Xmas
money to spend at the young ladies baz-
aar to be held Friday, December IA,
afternoon and evening in the Congre-
gatfonal church parIors. They will sell
dolls, aprons, fancy work ,.candy, etc.
and serve a supper at $50.
The annual celebration of the birth
anniversaries of Mrs. G. W. Fairchilds
and Mrs. E. F.. Siss, occurred Monday
evening Of this week at the beautiful
Fairchild home in Pythian Square. The
ladies served tea and its accompanying
deiisacies to some thirty guests after
which games aud various amusements
were INDUCED in until the evening
passed into the night when, with sincere
congratulations on this pleasant celebra
ton, and kind wishes For many more
happy birthdays, the guests babe good
night to the hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Clemans de-
lightfully entertained number of their
friends at half after six o'clock dinner
last Wednesday evening, this being the
last in their series of entertainments.
After dinner abundant with good
things that go to make this life partly
worth the living, the dining tables were
cleared away and an evening WAS enjoy
ably spent in retailing bright ideas and
in games of various kinds, all down
right good fun, and only the time O.
night prevailed with the guests to leave
so hospitable q host and hostess.
Mrs. w. II. Norris, non-member
of the six handed euchre club, enter
tained that aggregation of ladies at
their usual euchre meeting last Wednas-
day afternoon, there being twenty-four
present. For proficiency in playing,
Mrs. Sherman won handsome bunch
of carnations and as an incentive, 1t is
presumed, to further the good behavior
of this club, Mrs Norris served delicious
refreshments which were thoroughly ap
preciated by all present. The afternoon
will be remembered by the Eucherites
as one of the most pleasant meetings in
their calendar.
Word reaches us just as we are 60
ing to press that the First Presbyterian
Church of Manchester has left the ranks
OF missionary churches and assumed
the dignity of independence. This
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