Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-20
%. S. Giddings spent Saturday in
Ldpewood on business.

III hydu ou business wednesday,.
! John Jones departed for Ames Fri
day where he will resume his duties in
L. sc,
| Miss BESSIE Edmunds, of Chicago
was an oyer Sunday guest at the home
of w. Z. Blake.
| The w. e. I. U. meets with Mrs
a. II. McGrew this week Friday, Feb
ruary 90, at 2:3o p. m.
4 Mrs. Cora Wood, Of Cleveland Ohio
is visiting her parents DIR. and Mrs. w.
b. Sherman in this city.
Miss Helen Granger left last week
for Chicago, where she will take q
thorough course in music.
!. MIR. Chas. II. Paxson, who has been
clerking at the Fair Store, last week re.
signed his position.
Il. Lillibridge attended the Modern
Woodmcn of America Convention, held
at Cedar Rapids Wednesday.
"A. w. Stevens departed last We'd
nesday morning for Cedar Rapids,
where he will make his future home.
George Newman, who has been at
tending Highland Park College, is home
for visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ann Georgeon was the guest
over Sunday eff her son, our pleasant
county clerk, John Georgeon and wife.
Geo. Stanton came down from Gel
vein Saturday evening and spent Sun
day with Mrs. Stanton and their little
daughter who are guests in the N. Nal.
vim home.
Bradley Lillibridge and Bernie Sa-
bin and Reuben Hockaday spent Sun
day with home folks, going back to col
lege duties at Cedar Rapids the first of
the week.
The last dance of the winter series
given Friday evening last was we'll at
tended and was in all pleasurable
number. 1t is rumored that about the
first of March the gentlemen members
of the Entire Nous will give dance to
their ladies.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve chicken pie supper
IN the Barlors of the church on Fesru;
airy 22nd from $50 p. m. until all are
served. Price of supper, % cents.
There will also be sale of aprons and
other useful articles.
There will be a basket social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Z. Rlair
north of Thorpe, Friday evening, Feb
ruary %. All are most cordially in.
vited to attend. Ladies ale requested
to bring baskets. Proceeds will be for
the benefit of the NJ. g. church at
Thorpe.
Mrs. Francis Loeb is entertaining
this Tuesday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Magill, of Clinton, Illinois. Only
members of the Klover Klub are among
the invited guests, and the affair Is one
of pleasant informality throughout. A
course luncheon was served at half past
twelve.
II. S. Arnold and family who have.
been living on the Richmond farm near
Earlville for several years past, will de-
part this week for Bonair, Iowa, their
future home. Mr. Arnold is good
citizen, and successful farmer. The
good wishes of the many friends in
this county of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold go
with them to their new home.
This Tuesday evening Jasper Jones,
Grand Master l. U. o. F., is being enter
tanned by the Rebekah lodges Of this
city. After the business of the evening,
a banquet will be the pleasure of the
hour. There are some hundred and
fifty members of the two lodges and the
expectation is that an evening of much
profit and enjoyment will be spent.
Geo. McEwen entertained the Jun
Tors of the High School last week Fri
day evening at Valentine party. Fif-
teen Juniors attended and the evening
passed merrily in dancing and games,
one of the features of which was
cake walk in which Ed Hoilister and
Maud Cary won the prize, a delicious
cake. Little Paul Gregg was the Post
man of the evening and the letters de-
livered through thismedium were huge
ly enjoyed by the recipients.
Since the first of February the fol-
lowing marriage licenses have been is
sued from Clerk Georgeon's office: Ed
Towlerton and Edith Jamison, Lewis
Rhines and Lizzie Caller, r. G. Martin
and Nettie Corell, John F. Kuhlman
and Sarah Holthaus, w. Kehrle and
Rosa Smith, Chas Foffel and Anne,
Kotek, John F. Kane and Nellie Clark,
Ambrose McElmeel and Lydia Neiman,
Rudolph Kragenbrink and Clara Beitz
H. A. Engleman and Lena Holthaus
Earl L. Turner and Pearl Sites, Geo.
Lester and Phoebe Cornwell, August
Brekenfelder and Sophia Jacobs, Mat
thew Mcdowell and Matte l., Raster,
Alexander Moser and Ethel L. Coon.
Miss Ennis Boggs entertained the
Dove crowd last Friday at six-thirty
O'Clock dinner, being assisted by hel
mother, Mrs. j. b. Boggs. The din
ers declare the meal one of abundant
and delicious service. And in the short
hour Immediately following the dinner
Miss Boggs provided guessing games
and usual experience meeting kept the
guests busy until the evening was vel
advanced. A marvellous fact in con
nection with this happy gathering ii
that Mrs. and Miss Boggs were mo-
wholly incapacitated by this attack o.
dovedom for the performance the mex
day of their daily occupations, which
effect, it was feared, would be produced
by the first experience of contract b.
the hostess with these happy q,