Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-04
Gold contest Friday night.

Don't forget the contest Friday
night.
Miss Florence Day departed yester
day for Chicago.
Mrs. "A. w. Lynch of Chicago is 6
guest of Mrs. r. 3. Carpenter.
Miss Alma Bruce departed yester
day morning for Kirksville, Mo.
Mrs. Huftalin, the Misses Well and
Mr.. Sedgwick were Greeley visitors
Wednesday.
About 60 of the Manchester peo-
pie residing in Chicago held picnic al
Jackson Park Saturday.
The w. G. I. U. will meet in an.
nual session Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. A. w. Caul at
2:30 o'clock.
Mics Mae Rooney departed Monday
for Jackson, Nebraska, to resume her
duties as instructor in music at St.
GATHERINGS Academy.
Clair Lillibridge spent Sunday in
Lamont. His family who have been
the guests of relatives and friends there
returned with him Monday.
Mrs. Elsie Hollar Strsub, who was
shocked into insensibility by lightning
in Thursdays storm, is getting along
as well as could be expected.
Father Herr, of Dyersville, Father
Murtagh, of Masonville, and Father
Connery, of Dubuque, visited here part
of last week, guests of Father Bernard
The Manchester Womans Club will
hold their regular meeting Monday,
September 9th. at the home of Mrs. A.
F. Clark. Members are urged to be
present.
Miss Nellie Vance departed Tues
day for Madison, Wisconsin, to resume
her studies at Edgewood Villa. She
was accompanied as far as Chicago by
w. G. Cooley.
Geo. Mason, who has been in the
employ of the Manchester, Light, Heat
and Power company for the past year,
has gone to Waterloo to assist in the
installation of new electric lighting
plant there.
Miss Alice Jones entertained a
number of her young friends at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Jones, north of this city. During the
evening games were played and dain-
ty supper was served.
Harry Wolcott and family departed
for Milwaukee Friday where Mr.. W..
teaches the coming year. Mrs. Wolcott
and children, together with Miss Nina
Carhart, will spend the winter in Ger
many, leaving the fifth or ninth.
"A social will be held at the Knowles
House in Delaware Friday September
9th, for the benefit of the new psrson-
age about to be erected at that place.
Supper from five o'clock until all are
served. Ice cream will also be served
during the evening. Supper 10 cents,
ice cream 10 cents. Everybody is cord
tally invited to attend.
This is the last week for free tick
cts on the NJ. & o. Auditor Hutchin-
son requests US to say that he will be at
his bank this Wednesday evening to
supply those who can not conveniently
call for their tickets during business
hours. All holding complimentary
tickets issued by Mr.. Hutchinson
should remember that they will not be
good after this week.
The report is current that Noble
Arnold has rented the Sherwood store
room, now occupied by Harger & Blish
and E. f. Farwell, which was advertised
for rent in last weeks Democrat, which
means, of course, that Noble is to again
enroll himself among the active bust
ness men of this city. What branch of
business he proposes to embark in we
have not learned, but time will disclose.
The next term of the Iowa school for
the deaf, at Council Bluffs, will COM
mence October LIST. The school is free
to all deaf persons of school age in
Iowa, including those who are too deaf
to obtain an education in the public
schools. Those desiring further infor-
nation IN relation to the school can OBJ
tain the same by applying to Henry W
Rothert, superintendent, Council Bluffs
Iowa.
"A large crowd attended the Della
ware County Harvest Home picnic hello
at the fair grounds in this city last Fri
day The day was pleasant ant
the exercises of high order. Rev
H. W. Tuttle chaplain of the meeting
delivered an eloquent invocation
President q. W. Longs address o
welcome left no doubt in any mind bu
that it was hearty and sincere. MI
Long then introduced Prof. De Bra, o
1 Epworth Seminary, the speaker of tn
day, who handled his subject, "Lucl
and Puck, in an able manner. Rev
John Klaus of Earlville made fey
we'll chosen remarks which were follow
by Rev MUMMY reading some origina
poetry.
l Another business. firm is about
be added to the list in Manchester. at
kins & Chapel have rented the Wolcot
building on lower Franklin stree
formerly occupied by Mrs. Wilson as
restaurant, and new up-to-date furni
ture is already being placed in the stor,
Mr.. Chapel is experienced in the furni
J ture business and needs no introdutio
to the people In this vicinity, havin
. for many years been in the employ {
4 firms engaged in the furniture busineI
' here. Mr.. Atkins although he has ne
9 or been identified with any business Ell
8 terprise in this city has during his lor
9 residence in this vicinity many frient
throughout the country. We predi