Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-19

Boynton.
Sister Mary Leo of Sinsinawa
Mound, ILL.,, is guest OF relatives
and friends in the city.
Next Saturday will be the short
est day of the year. 1t will be only
9 hours and 4 minutes long.
Miss Doris Westfall of Dubu-
que was a guest at the Geo. w.
Johnston home in this city over Sun
J day.
Mrs. Katherine Labeau of Ced-
ar Rapids was a guest at the E.
Meskimmen home in this city for a
brief visit the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Whitney
departed yesterday for Omaha, Neb.,
where they will visit at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Will Reyes.
4 Mrs. James Belknap of Weldon,
this state arrived last week for an
extended visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Milroy.
Mr.. Bert Cole and Miss Jessie
Parsons, both of Colesburg, were
united in marriage Monday morning
at Justice Pearse's office in this city.
John Vorwold, said to be the
largest man in Iowa, died last Fri
day at his home at New Vienna, aged
60 years. Mr.. Vorwold weighed
$50 pounds.
Dan and Maurice Hennessey
and Miss Lizzie Hennessey went to
Monticello Sunday to attend the
funeral Of their aunt, Mrs. Annie
Hennessey.
The annual bazaar given last
Wednesday by the young ladies
society of the Congregational church
in the church parlors proved very
satisfactory, the net receipts being
over 500.
! Prof. w. b. Guthrie of Column
bia University, New York City, will
deliver a lecture at the City Hall
Friday evening, December %. Mr..
Guthrie will have as his subject,
The Man with the Hoe
Residents Of this city will take
notice of the new law which
goes into effect the first day of Jan
uary. and which provides that all
cans used for the purpose Of storing
gasoline in quantities greater than
one quart must be painted YER
million red and marked gasoline.
MIR. and Mrs. r. NJ. Marvin de-
parted yesterday for Minneapolis,
Mimi sota, where they will make
ten days visit at the home Of their
daughter, Mrs. Minnie Stoddard.
The occasion will be made doubly
enjoyable from the fact that two
brothers of Mr.. Marvin whom he
has not seen tor many years will
also be present at the Stoddard
home.
j. J. Goen, AL Thorpe, Will
Hahesy, f. N. Beacon, Frank
Dobbins, Will Lafferty and Joe Nc
Cormick Of this city. aud w. Fl.
Ward, James Dolphin, Mic Weller
and Thomas Houlihan of Ryan at
tended the installation of a council
of the knights of Columbus at Del
vein last Sunday. There were
labcut,6a ndidates,initiated intothe
Forder. Representatives from all
over the state were present.
The Members of Co. d. of the |.
IN. G. were the guests Of honor at
the services held at the First Bap-
list church in this city Sunday
morning. The sermon prepared
and delivered by RevyJ. D. Rumsey
was particularly appropriate to the
occasion, and the members of Com
pany d. are unanimous in express
ing their genuine appreciation and
praise for the address delivered by
the pastor on the occasion. Special
music was rendered by the choir.
The members of the w. R. c..
thoughfully rendered the use Of
their flags for decorative purposes.
The following Mobiles of the
| Mystic Shrine attended the annual
meeting of Ell Kahir's Temple at
| Cedar Rapids last Wednesday even
ling: AL Hollister, Ed Hollister.
|. L. Walters, A. D. Brown, w. H.
Norris and Messrs. Hilsenbeck of
Greeley. and Lynch of Earlville.
The meeting was of special interest
owing to the fact that it was honor
ed by visit from the Imperial Po-
tentate of North America, Alva p.
Clay ton of st. Joseph, Missouri. Mr..
Brown was elected representative Of
the Temple to attend the imperial
council to be held in Los Angeles,
California, next May.
"A pretty double wedding oc-
cured last Wednesday at the Presby-
terian parsonage in this city when
VIM. Holmes and Matte Durham OF
this city and Samuel Culbertson and
Grace Edmunds Of Greeley were
united in marriage. The wedding
was private, Rev. w. Fl. Ensign per
forming the ceremony. The grooms
are both industrious, successful
, young farmers of Delaware county
and they have taken unto themselves
for wives two splendid young women
of most excellent character. Boil
parties took short wedding trips. at
, ter which they will make theil
homes on farms in this county. The
Democrat wishes them we'll.
! In box car, on the floor, beside
. a fiercely raging fire, "hobo" wa,
r found slumbering, by brakeman
at the Great Western yards SUNDAY
afternoon and rescued from hi.
/ perilous position, Shiveripp from