Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-05

Niles Louise N.eman 10 spend
/ ing a few days at her home in Earl
vile.
-Chas. Atattox has purchased
the VIM. Meyers residence on the
west side.
Miss Eva Appleby Of Monti-
cello spent Friday here with Mrs.
I'll. ]. Wilson.
"A. B. Terrif left Monday for
Detroit, Mich, where he will spend
some time with relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Rakow was guest
here of Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Tubbs.
The two ladies are sisters.
n. A. Granger has been in
Greeley the past week assisting
Thos. Cole in the work there.
Mrs. David Waugh has been
co"fned to her home with an attack
of La Grippe the past several days.
Mrs. NJ. Kelly had the misfor-
tune to run needle in her hand
last Saturday causing very pain
full injury.
Miss Ethel Lawrence of Dundee
visited here Monday on her way to
spend several days with friends in
Dubuque.
-.Pickings from Puck played at
the City Opera House Monday even
ing tc fair sized and appreciative
audience.
Mrs. VIM. Hockaday spent last
week with her daughter Mrs. Will
lard Farmer who resides near Straw
berry Point.
Mrs. w. A. Abbott and two
children of Lamont have been visit
ing here with the formers mother,
Mrs. Klonus.
-Messrs j. Mcconnell, +. c..
Reeve and Frank Irish of Hopkinton
were business visitors in Manches.
ter the first If the week.
Marriages licences were issued
to VIM. E. Reiser and Mary Cath
arine Flanagan; Austin III. Reidy
and Francis May Shottmiller.
Mics Blanch Terril went to
Westgate the first of the week and
will spend several days there at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cole
man.
Our short course is said to be
better for a farming community
than two Chautauquas, and there is
nothing the matter with Chautau-
quas.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Noble en-
[tertained MR B. A. Baker Of Idaho,
Mr.. Timothy Noble of Greeley and
Mrs. r. D. Graham of this city last
Friday.
"A fire started in the rear of A.
Born's meat market last Saturday
afternoon and an alarm was sounded
Fortunately it had made small head
way and was quickly extinguished.
| Gal Martin was host Tuesday
evening at an elaborate seven course
dinner. The table was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and ferns
and the guests had a very enjoy
able evening.
The ground hog certainly saw
his shadow Sunday, February End,
so there's more cold weather in
store for us. 1t will probably be
some more Of this concentrated cold
to make up for the many mild days
we have had.
An obituary of the late DIR. G.
H. Fuller appears in the Delhi cor
respondence in this issue. DR..
Fuller was a good man in every res
]pect, and by his death this county
has lost one of its best and most
respected citizens
/. Mrs. Margaret Cheney died
last week at her home on East
Union street after an extended ILL
ness and was buried from the Cath
ole church here Saturday morning.
Deceased was " years of age and is
survived by three children, who re-
side here, Maryland Fred Helmridge
and Mrs. Les. Atkinson.
The young ladies of the Congre.
gational church will serve supper
in the church parlors on Friday
evening beginning at $50. The
following ladies compose the serv-
ling committee: -Mesdames A. 9.
Philip, W. g. Blake, E N. Vol.
colt, W. 81 Hutchinson, Jay Lewis
Fl. G.. Pierce, Geo. Y. Keiser, s
Harris and the Misses Nina Carhart
and Harriet Anderson,
Henry Brayton met with very
painful accident last Saturday eve
ming. He had q bottle of medicine
on shelf which he used for his eye
and in reaching for it got hold Of ,
bottle of carbolic acid instead ane
. put drop into one Of his eyes be
: fore discovering his mistake. Thu
member swelled up rapidly and 70
: a time it was thought the sigh
r would be affected, but it is doinl
; we'll at present.-Ryan Reporter.
"A good german customer of
!. bank in one Of the adjoining cour
= ties occasionally overdrew his az
. count which the bank officials al
: lowed, as his account during til
: greater part of the year shows
= healthy balance. One time this ia
: when he had allowed his overdrat
to go for some time, the banker hal
a pened to meet him on the street an
@ said, "Mr.-Your account is Owe
d draft $3l3, would you mind comm