Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
LAMONT.

AAMON1.
Messrs. Earl and Houghton Kenyon
and sister, Miss Harriet Kenyon arrived
here Wednesday, July 81, for several
days visit with their sister, Mrs. John
Penberthy and husband. Earl and sis
ter coming from New Hampton, Hogh.
ton from Des Moines, where he is en-
gagged in office work with the Masonic
Accident Company.
VIM. Quick departed from Lamont
July 10Th, going directly to Michigan
where he will visit two months, then he
will proceed to Buffalo, N. Y, and
then return home.
Miss Alice Blake, of Cherokee, j. :, is
here visiting her uncle, G. F. Stalard
and family.
Royal Feeder and wife, of Manches-
ter renewed friendship here last weeF.
Grandma Goldsmith, of Earlville,
was here last week visiting her three
children, William and family, Mrs.
Christie Sharp and family and John
Goldsmith.
Joe Hewitt, of New Hampton, visit.
ed theJ. +. Davidson home last week.
E. May and wife entertained his
neice last week, Miss Lottie Westbrook
of Edgewood.
The Lamont Woodmen picnic at the
Backbone August 9th. It's wonder
they don't pick "goat, rather than pick
mick" may be Old Nick is their next
candidate, and they'll go down to the
Backbone and drill the old goat to take
poor old Nick through the grand bump.
er degree in fine shape.
George Reds new house is fast near.
ing completion. This is Georges sec.
ond new house built in Lamont. That's
right, George, they are both credit tc
our town.
Born to Chas Opperman and wife
July %, daughter.
Barker q Weber, of Manchester, put
down a cement walk for George Brach
er and George Kreussell last week and
are laying one in front of John Thomp
sons house this week.
| Mesdames. Kreussell aud Ehrke apd
their sister, Miss Klensorge, visited theil
parental home at the Point July 3C-3l
1t is seldom we wish to call back oul
dead, but there is an exception to al
most every rule. This was true July
q in Lamont when Mrs. l.. f. Rogers
and son, ROBBIE, of Cedar Rapids, arrived
here to visit Auntle Carey, undel
whose kind, watchful care Mr.. Rogers
had grown to womanhood. She hat
not learned of Mrs. Carey's death un
til she entered the house. Oh, what
shock. Oh, what sad shock. Man!
are the lessons we can learn from Mrs
Carey's life, but one of the best is eve
be kind to the motherless, tie homeless
and the Maynard, remembering this
"They are some mothers child.
Though Mrs. Carey never had children
of her own, yet the neices, the foste
children mourn as only child can mourn
Tor mother.
Rev. A. A. Ostrich had a strik ing pc
culiar sad days work July 30. lie a
called upon to preach two highly hon
ored, aged old gentlemen's funera! ser
mons, of the same town, in the sam
church, on the same day, bnth vel
known here, both past so, aud bstl
doctors, one of medicine ind the ,the
divinity; viz. DIR. Rawson, ST., aged s.
funeral held in the Strawberry Poin
Baptist church at l0a. H., Tuesday
Rev. John Brown aged SO years, fun
eral held in the church at 2 p. M, Tues
day. Both had practiced in Lamont il
its early days.
! VIM. Seward and family came vi
from Manchester last week for tel
days stay in their happy, pleasan
home and with her rclal.y YES. VIII isst
much better than when he vert ava,
and we all look forward with cage
anxiety for his complete recovery.
M. S. HUE and wife, formerly of Mo
mona, where he has been principal o
schools the past four years, visited he
parental farm home, G. M. lIickox ant
wife, last week. Mr.. HUE is in Roci
Valley looking up house. We hopt
they will not regret leaving Monona.
Messrs. L. Ii. Hoyt, Hugo Won Over