Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-28
Mrs, F.. s. Griffin of Masonyillc
was in town Saturday.

| Mrs. j. D. Kennedy visited witt
friends at Nashua last week.
Mrs. o. G. Clark was l., Straw
Jerry Point Friday, visiting friends
Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson and Mrs.
$. II. Bradley were at independence
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. u W. Greins are
e Fredericksburg this week, visiting
With relatives.
The Outing club was entertained
Saturday at the home of Mrs. William
Bah at Delaware.
Mrs. L. Matthews, Mrs. A. B.
Hetherington and Mrs. /. A. Moreland
were in Dubuque today.
R. s. Johnston returned to tbi,
city Saturday from trip through
Wisconsin, and Illinois.
AIRS. Andrew Bracket and daugb.
ter, Miss Mable Dubois, went to Des.
MONIES last week, where they will rel
eide.
Mrs. George w. Durham is at
home from Vermillion, South Dakots
where she visited with MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Barrett for several weeks.
e. s. Cowles of Lamont, who was
in town part CT last week, visit
ing at the homes of his sons, returned
to Lamont Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Ballard went to
Charles City this morning to enter
an old ladies' home, in which institu-
ton she expects to remain Indefinite
1y.
AT the First Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning the minister
will speak on 1.-THE Voice Of the
Past In the evening the usual SER
vices will be held.
E. W. Hoag left this morning
for Quasqueton il his Ford car, TO
attend the funeral of Mrs. A. T..
Cooper, who, for the past twenty-five
years, has been landlady Of the well
known hotel at Quasqueton.
The Andrew Swanson residence,
Fayette street has been remodeled
being fitted with modern
heating and lighting systems and
plumbing. The exterior has also
been improved.
Mrs. G. H. Taylor and Mrs. AL
tcA Durham went to Independence
his morning to spend several days
at the home OF the Rev. 7. e. Tay-
Tor, pastor OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church in that city.
Vim. B. Smith OF this city and
airs. j. d. WEIGH of volga left this
Forming for Boise City, Idaho. They
will spend several weeks at that
place as guests of Mr.. Smiths daugh.,
ter. Mrs. L. A. Bush, Mrs. WEIGH in
tending to return to her home in Vol
ga in November, while Mr.. Smith
will go to California, where he will
spend the winter.
-Messrs. A. S. Lawrence, William
Auchey and r. S. Badger of Marion
were i'll tl.c Monday These gen.
tlerten arc representatives CT. the
Milwaukee. and were inspecting the
Manchester G Oneida railway engine,
which was sent TO S,arlon last week
for repairs. The Milwaukee failed to
make the necessary improvements in
tile locomotive. End II will be sent
baclss his week. to hase the 7findl
-The Butler street concrete culyert
Is nearing completion. Other i'm
proyements have been made near and
adjacent to this bridge. II. n. Arnold
has reinforced his stone wall embank-
ment on the east side Of his property
with cement. and curbing has been
laid in front of his residences, and
the M. x. Brown property has been
improved Cement walks
will be constructed on both sides CT
the; street.
changes made.
The three car loads OF Ben Davis
apples, which were received by the
grocerymen in town. have been good
moIJ 5uIAlIIe slUsmdIus Qua 'sI9lIas
Savannah. Missouri. vi1 the Manches-
ter & Oneida and illinois Central.
The constant and increasing demand
for this fruit compelled the dealers
to make large purchases, several hun
bred bushels being handled by each
merchant.
Mrs. John Malyin left. Monday
night for st. Paul, Minnesota, to at
tend the flleral OF her brother, w.
II. McCray, who died October goth,
tl0Gs. Mr.. McCray lived at Greeley
for many years,>a was well known
throughout the county. He moved to
st. Paul about six years ago. Mr..
McCray was 6S years of age at the
time Of his death. He is survived
by six children, three brothers and
two sisters.
P. r. Madden was at Alma, Iowa,
last week. called to that place ,on
account of the death of his brother,
y. f. Madden. The funeral was held
Friday afternoon.
Company d. was well represented
by the crack rifle team which at
tended the state shoot at Des Moines
last week Capt. H. G. Utley, Pri-
Yates Oscar Smith and D. A.Prsiss-
ner stood high and will participate in
the regimental contest to be held
later.
IL. v. Dittemore of New York City
and Jas. a. Neal Of Boston We're in
1.-The city Saturday and Sunday. fol