Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06


was guest of relatives in this city
Monday.
, Clarence Yoran enjoyed visit from
his friend, Vernon Hayward, of Daven
port, last week.
Mrs. Robt. Allen, of Independence
t was a guest of relatives and friends II
this city part of last week.
, %. H. Benson, of Delaware, snd
Miss Sadie j. Jackson, were married
last Thursday at Epworth.
Miss Hanna Liddy returned to Chi.
cago last week after visit with hel
sister, Mrs. A. l.. Beardslee.
Floyd Stewart leaves this week fol
Upton, Iowa, where he has accepted q
position with p. A. Grassfield.
Mrs. Ed Cowles and children are
guests of relatives at Sheldon, la. They
expect to be gone about three weeks.
Will Denton, who has been visiting
for q few days with relatives and
friends here, returns to Lebanon, S. ID.
today.
Addison Williams, of Minneapolis,
arrived here Saturday being called here
by the serious illness of his father, VIM.
Williams.
Mrs. Orr, of Postville, departed for
her home Monday morning after spend.
Ing q week with her friend. Mrs. David
Waugh, of this city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sherwood are
now pleasantly located in the apart.
ments over their store building, recently
vacated by w. b. Jewell.
Mr. and Mrs. Losee Dorman, who
have been the guests of relatives and
friends in this vicinity returned to their
home at Clarksville, Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. p. Midkiff of this CITY
expect to leave this week for visit of
two or three weeks with Mr.. Midkiff's
brother, Matthew, in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Langhammer
have the sympathy of their many
friends in the loss of their five months
old child, whose death occurred Sunday
Miss May Denton departed Tues
day morning for San Francisco, Cal,
where she will visit friends for
few weeks before taking up her duties
as instructor in music at Portland,
Prof. Sherwood, of Boston, arrived
in this city last Wednesday to join his
wife, Mrs. Lizzie Doggett Sherwood,
who is spending the summer with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. S. l.. Doggett.
The second annual picnic of the
Chicago Manchester association will be
held at Jackson Park Chicago, Satur-
day, August Both. Tressa Gateley is
secretary of the association and G. A.
Hines, President.
Frank Bender, who was Injured in
wreck on the Illinois Central some
time ago, has commenced suit against
the company for $4,000. Mr.. Bender
believes that the injury has left him So
that he will never be able to work again.
There will be no services at the
Presbyterian church during this month
owing to the absence of Rev. S. X.
Kirkwood, who is spending months
vacation at Minneapolis. During his
absence the church will undergo extern.
sive repairs.
The call for the democratic county
convention, to be held at the court
house In this city on August 90, is pub
!ished in this issue. The committees of
the different voting precincts are re-
quested to promptly send the calls for
caucus to the Democrat for publication.
The ball game last Friday at the
fair grounds between two local mines,
representing Main and Franklin streets,
resulted in a victory for the former by
a score of 10 to ID. Clint Lusk received
bad cash over his eye by being hit by
base ball club that slipped from the
hands of one of the players.
Saturday morning at one o'clock
the denizens of this city were awak-
ened chose who were not watch.
ing for burglars) by the ringing of the
United Brethren church bell and fire
bell. In some unknown manner a cou-
pie of chicken houses on the premises
of j. M. Pearse caught fire. The build.
ings, with number Of chickens, were
destroyed by the flames.
Suppose newspaper man, every
time he hears man criticise him or
his paper in public, should retaliste by
holding up to public gaze the faults
and shortcomings Of his said fault
finder, what would be the result? The
editor may not know it all, but he does
not live in community long without
knowing deuced sight more than he
publishes. Appeal.
Miss May Walker and Daniel w.
Leehan were united in marriage at the
home of the groom's mother in this
city, last Tuesday evening, Rev. H. w.
Tuttle officiating. The ceremony was
witnessed by only near relatives of the
contracting parties. The newly mar
RED couple have many warm friends
who extend to them their heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS. They departed on the
midnight train for Fl. Dodge where
they will spend their honeymoon with
relatives.
Mics Bessie Crum Burch, who is q
guest at the home of Rev. Mrs. S. L.
Crum, will give musicale at the Uni
versalist church next Friday evening.
Miss Burch possessed beautiful sopra-
no voice of remarkable range and power
and those who heard her sing in private