Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-24
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ing with friends at Greeley this
week.
P. L. Wheeless and wife have
been spending a few days visiting
at Clinton.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Aug. Slemmer,ea Of town, last Sat
urday.
f. l.. Crosier, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Illinois Central,
was in town last night looking after
business for his company.
John Benn. says that the corn
and oats up his way are looking al
most as well as the average season,
barring the shortage in stand Of
corn.
A. E. Anderson was in town
Thursday fer the purpose Of renting
a house. He was successful in
leasing the old Hardy home, now
occupied by w. A Hardy, and Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson and family will
remove here from Oelwein next
month. The school facilities is
what is attracting this family to
Hopkinton. Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son are both graduates OF Lenox
college, and their daughter Edith
will graduate next year They have
two sons who will begin the course
next fall. The people of Hopkinton,
many of whom are we'll acquainted
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, will
extend most cordial welcome upon
their becoming residents here.
Considerable interest is manifes-
ted in the cement block factory
which has been recently established
in the Farmers Supply Co. building
by A. L. Barker. s. Moulton and
U. Hudson have the work in charge
and they are rapidly turning cement
and sand into No. l building stone.
Mr.. Barker has the blocks made to
erect barn on his farm, and will
make 5000 to put in stock fol
the trade. He is not expecting t.
do much with the plant this season
until building or two has beer
erected to show the convenience o.
the material and its appearance i,
the walls. Since moving the plan
to town new bed Of sand has beer
opened up ON the S. p. Carter farm
near Wildcat rock, which is said b,
those experienced to be of the fines
quality. The bank lies above til.
river bed where it was deposited
years ago and is sharp and clean.
E. RI Place arrived Friday morn
ing from st. Louis and is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wheeles
and other relatives. 1t has bee,
about ten years since Mr.. Place lei
Hopkinton; and he looks so prosper
Gus physically and otherwise, tina
his old friends hardly recognized
him. He has had a responsible pc
sitlon with the Prudential Insur.
ance campany for a number of years
being transferred from Louisville te
the larger department headquarters
at St. Louis u couple of years ago
Miss BERTHE Brooks, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Brooks of Hop
kinton, and Charles Blanchard Of
Edgewood, were married at Ceda,
Rapids last Monday evening, Rev
Lockwood of St. Paul's Methodist
church performing the ceremony
Aside from the relatives of the con,
tracing parties this announcement
came as a surprise to the bride:
m my friends in Hopkinton, and thu
first intimation of the event cam'
from an item in the Cedar Rapid
Republican Tuesday morning. Ths
bride, who has been reared in Hop
kinton, is popular among larg'
cicle Of friends; is a graduate o
Lenox college, has for several year
been popular and progressive
teacher in our public schools, AMI
for several terms past has been en-
gagged in teaching at Edgewood
The groom is cashier Of the Edge
wood bank and bears good reput,
as business man and one Of tn
progressive citizens of his town
Notwithstanding the surprising
feature Of the wedding, the shove
Of congratulations from the bride
many friends in this section will b
earnest and felicitous. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Blanchard departed after til
wedding for Chicago and othe
points for brief trip and will the
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