Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

ing the week at (luasketOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Denton are
spending the week in Clear Lake.
Miss Nell Campbell, of Hopkin-
ton visited over Sunday with friends
here.
Miss Ethel Lawrence is spend
ing her vacation with friends in Du-
buque.
Mrs. Frank Sedgwick of indie
pendence is visiting relatives in
this city.
Miss Ellen Price of Grinnell
is guest here of her aunt, Mrs.
Lewis Atwater.
e. E. Gildner is visiting
friends in Exeter, Mo-, and Eureka
Springs, Arkansas.
Miss Leone Boyle who has been
a guest Of relatives here left Tues
day for her home in Davenport.
Mrs. A. johnson of Dubuque is
a guest here of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Rutherfold.
"A crowd of workmen have been
repairing and strengthening the
railroad bridge below the dam.
Quite a number from here at
tended the X. P. Convention at
Cedar Rapids the first of the week.
Miss Marguerite link leaves
this week for her home in LeMars,
Iowa, after visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. Frank Assmus returned
home Tuesday after spending a
short time with relatives in hide
pendence.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston of
Fredericksburg and Miss Agnes
Gleason of Beloit are guests here
this week Of their brother, G. E.
Gleason.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Smith sympathize with
them in the loss Of their six weeks
old son. The funeral was held
Monday morning.
Mrs. Il. w. Graves and daugh-
ter Elizabeth went to Dubuque
Monday to be with Mr.. Graves who
underwent an operation there that
day in Finley hospital.
Mrs. Mary Paxson has her en-
tire family with her this week.
Miss Ruth Paxson leaves Monday
for the East; Mrs. SADIE Paxson
Morrisey and daughter, Ruth, re-
turn to their home in Indianapolis,
Indiana, this week and Miss Sue
Paxson and Mrs. Nell Hayes and
son, Charlie, of Omaha, Neb., re-
main couple Of weeks longer.
B. B. Brayton;a civil engineer;
from Davenport is here routing for
the Observation-Disclosures interur-
ban. The directors of the road have
been soliciting funds here for the
purpose of paying for the necessary
surveying and routing. While they
have met with fairly good success
they are anxious that the Manches-
ter people get a little more ginger
in them and help the enterprise
along.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Rigby and
family are here from Nagasaki,
Japan, for visit with Mrs. G. Fl.
Taylor. Mr.. Rigby was principal
of the high school here some years
ago and has been in Japan the past
seven years teaching in Metho-
dist school for boys. He has been
granted years furlough and will
spend it in this country renewing
old acquaintance and visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. Geo. Bell of this city and
Joseph w. Davis of Richland town
ship were united in marriage last
Friday evening at the home of Rev.
w. 81. Ensign, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church. They went directly
to Mr.. Davis farm where they will
reside. Mrs. Davis is we'll known
here and her pleasant gracious ways
have won her a host of friends. The
groom is a prominent and we'll
liked farmer and their friends unite
in wishing that their welded life
may be happy one.
The Misses Paxson were host
esses Tuesday and today at very
charming and unique Japanese
luncheons. The invitations were
written in the Japanese fashion on
paper made of wood shavings. The
house was decorated with flowers,
Japanese lanterns and panels Of the
wood shavings. The tilliin, as it
was called, was served at II a. M,
the guests being called to it by
japanese gongs. Dessert, consisting
of grape juice, cakes with emblems
on and candy brought from Japan
was served first, then noodle soup
chop suey made by real Japanese
at Des Moines, and fish. The three
last were served separately in the
same bowl. Chop sticks were pro-
vided for the guests use. The mats
used were also of the wood shaving
work and the. finger bowls were
: brass rice bowls chop sticks
were brought froh IN by Miss
Ruth Paxson. AfA the guests
, were interested |. 'ug Owe
many other Japanese | ..,.. ties.