Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-07

days.
The Sherman residence on But
Ter street has been purchased by
Chas. Keisar
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Retz of
Thorpe were Manchester business
visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Matthews en-
tertained number Of friends at
whist Saturday evening.
Gertrude Pulver, Henry Edward
Halbur and Mary O'Neal, and Harry
S. Keller and Pauline g. White.
Marriage licences have been is
sued during the past week by Coun-
ty Clerk Bishop to VIM. Haasis aud
Mrs. Abner Durham is visiting
relatives and friends at Anamosa a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. II. G.
Parsons.
The Rathbone Sisters will hold
a special meeting this Wednesday
evening. Ali members are request
ed to be present.
The third lecture of the Man
chester Womaps' Club will be given
next Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. e. w. Sedgwick.
Miss Madge Pentony is expect
ed home soon from Madison, Wis
cousin, where she has been attend
ing school the past year.
Mrs. w. L. Drew and Miss
Prichard are in Chicago this week
for the purpose of purchasing a
a spring line Of millinery.
The many friends Of DIR. j. W.
Scott will be pleased to learn that be
is rapidly recovering from his recent
severe attack Of appendicitis.
1t was decided at the school
board meeting last Monday night
to hold the spring vacation of the
public schools, the second week in
April.
The next lecture of the Man
chester Woman's Club course will
be given at the home of Mrs. E. w.
Sedgewick, next Monday evening,
March II.
Poultry fanciers attention is
called to the local of Mrs. Sherm
Harris in which she offers for sale
pure tred single comb brown leg
horn s eggs. See local for prices.
Maurice Maroney has purchased
the billiard hall and bowling alley
at Earlville formerly owned by VIM.
Cowell. Mr.. Maroney intends to
conduct short order restaurant in
connection with the same. His
friends wish him success in his new
location.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. e. church will serve supper to
all who may come, Wednesday of
this week. Menu-Roast beef, brown
gravy, mashed potatoes, macaroni,
cheese, jelly, pickles, rolls, apple
pie and coffee. Come out and bring
your friends.
BE sure to go to Des Moines with
the excursion on March 10th and
take well-flled lunch boxes. Tick
cts will be on sale by the Methodist
society during this week at p. F.
Madden's, Cal Atkinson's. and Gid
ner .Bros., and the morning the
excursion goes, at Lampman's Laun-
dry.
Herman Heykens goes to Man
chester, Iowa, today, to assume con-
troll of dental practice that he re.
Gently purchased. The people OF
that city will find him competent
deserving of their support and en-
couragement. His many friends
hope that his efforts will be crowned
with success.-Ackley World.
Joseph Hutchinson, manager
and L. w. Gill, electrician, of the
Manchester Heat, Light and Power
Company plant are on the program
for the annual meeting of the lowe
Electrical Association which meets
at Des Moines March 1915. Mr.
Hutchinson will read paper OF
Ways and Means of Increasing
Business in Towns Under 50O0' ant
Mr.. ellis paper will deal with "Ef
feet of Boiler Compounds on Engin'
fabrication"
Welcome Abbott, the genial AM
efficient NJ. & o. conductor, has ten
dered his resignation. Mr.. Abbot
has been in the employ Of the com
pany as conductor ever since tn
road commenced to do business, an
it is doubtful if there is anothe
train in the state that has made a
many miles during the past fiv
years with as few accidents and a
little damage to property as the N
& o. train. His successor has nc
yet been selected. Mr.. Abbott ha
accepted a position with Denton I
Ward Of this city.
Monday of this week was til
6ftieth anniversary of the weddin
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Allen, of TIL
city, and the event was celebrate
by a family reunion. They wei
married in Columbia county, Ne
York, and at the date of their ma
riage Mr.. Allen was % years oil
! and his bride, whose maiden nam
!, was Malinda Reed, was 81. Tw
daughters were born to them, Lizzi
and Sarah, and Sarah's daughte
Grace, and the husbands Of IL
. daughters and grand daughter wei
g all present at the reunion. Liz
g married Andrew S. Hart, the gent
g Illinois Central conductor, and thei
b homo is in Cedar Rapids; Sarah
J, now the wife of E. B. Giles, who is
q member of real estate firm in Kal
IN, N;tu ond Grooa Y,,orr,od II