Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-15

D.. The w. R. @. meets thi
Wednesday afternoon at 200 clock
D w. A. Friend was Chicag
business visitor several days las
week.
i The G. A. R. Morse Post mee,
this Wednesday evening Mt 7:3t
n o'clock.
Miss Gertrude DeLong accom-
0 panied her sister to Cedar Fall.
yesterday, returning this morning
Mrs. P. s, Crosby will enter
tain the Manchester Woman's Clul
+ at dinner next Friday, March 18th.
Allen Evens, Charley Hender
. son and Mr.. Griswold of Coegon
!were in Manchester on business Fri.
day.
George Wilson went to Coggon
Saturday evening to Sunday with
friends. Mrs. Wilson being there
since Wednesday.
The Manchester Rebekah Lodge
will entertain the Waterloo. Re-
bekah Lodge next Tuesday evening
March 21st. The Waterloo staff
will put on their work here.
| Maurice Hetherington formerly
of the Wells Fargo Express, has a
good position at Ba9dad, California
with the Sante Fe railroad Co. at a
salary OF 500 per month.
George Pikell of North Man
chester left Saturday for Sault Ste
Marie, Canada, where he has ac-
copied a position in wooden mill
Mr.. Pikell was employed at the
Jones mill here at the time it burn
ed.
Last Wednesday evening at
$3.50 o'clock at the residence of Rev.
Father O'Ieara occurred the marri-
age of d. W. Barr and Hannah
Liddy. Both the bride and groom
are well known here and the best
wishes of their many friends go
with them through their married
life.
The gull. which Mrs. j. S.
Maley was selling numbers on for
the benefit of the Sisters of the Good
Sheppard at Buffalo, N. Y. was
ratified by Bob. Fishel in presence of
Miss Mary Link, Mrs. Malay and
Mrs. Fishel. The lucky number
43 being held by Miss Katie OLA
gan of Nashville.
Mrs. A. L. Severtson and child
rem, were called to Marion, Monday
morning by the death of Mrs. Sew
ertson's father, Mr.. John Gallery
which occurred Sunday. Mr.. Sew
ertson went to Marion Monday
night to be present at the funeral
which was held this Wednesday
morning at 1000 o'clock. Man
chester friends extend sympathy.
A fair sized audience witnessed
the play given by the Clifford
Haering Co. at the Central Opera
house Monday evening and all were
we'll pleased with the production.
This company will be in Manchester
all week and no doubt will draw
q large crowd each evening. The
band of this company will play on
the street each afternoon and even
ing.
Miss Dona Kelsey entertained
at six o'clock dinner the following:
Agnes Hyler, Lucy True, Charlotte
Atwater, Jessie Malay, Mildred
Smith. Josephine Thorpe, Winfred
Maley, Clara Pentony, Rose Sulli-
van, Bridget Kearney, Nelson At
water, Jesse Nye, Delbert Weber,
Albert Maley, Ray Robinson, Frank
Barnd, Stanley Atkinson, John
Iierney, Harry Thorpe and Walter
Maley.
Mrs. Ellen johnson and Mrs. B.
Baxter very pleasantly entertained |
the Six-Handed Euchre Club, at the |
Baxter home last Saturday evening.
A bounteous dinner was served at
six o'clock. The tables were most
beautifully decorated in pink and
white carnations and smila1. The |
evening was spent at cards and was
one of the most enjoyable Of the |
season.
Miss Lucy True was hostess to |
= number of her girl and boy friends
Saturday evening. Games Of vari-
GUS description were played, and
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Agnes Hyler,
Anna Grandfeld, Margaret Grand
field, Jessie Malay, bona Kelsey,
Winifred Malay, Josephine Thorpe,
Rose Sullivan, Bridget Kearney,
John Tierney, Delbert Webber, Earl
Kelsey, Harry Kelsey, Frank Barnd,
Harry Thorpe, Walter Maley, Alva
Purvis and G. Hue.
Samuel W. Pickett formerly Of
this city but for the past three years
has lived in Dubuque, committed
suicide last Thursday. For the
past three weeks says the Telegraph
Herald, Mr.. Pickett has been confin-
fined to his home with grip. Dur
ing this time he has suffered with
violent headaches almost continuous
ly. During the morning he was
dressed and down stairs and talking
with his wife. About 1920 o'clock
he went upstairs to the bathroom.
He was gone such length of time
that his wife. hearing nothing, call
ed to him. When she received no
reply she went upstairs and found
him lying across tho bed in the
front bedroom. Blood was issuing
from small hole in his right temple
and beside him lay small pistol.
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