Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-11

MIS-. Oenler OF DyerSvllle visited
last week at the home of her son.
The Jews who brought in lot of
clothing for sale did not meet with
the patronage they hoped for and re-
moved 70 greener fields.
Mrs. Latncr and sen of Dubuque
visited Mir. and Mrs. David Gearhart
last week.
Prof. Sloan Wallace is visiting rela-
t!ves in town and vicinity.
Miss Cora Ricketts, visited in Mon
ticello Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Earhart returned the first OF
the week from her trip to New Mex
leo.
Mr. John Chrystal and family ex-
pect to remove soon to this place
from Minneapolis. They were resi-
dents of town some years ago.
The H. H. Wheeless house has
been rented to Mrs. Hendee, the
new art teacher of Lenox. She
moved with her family last week
from Sumner.
The Methodist ladies gave a tea
Saturday ai,erncon i'll the opera
house.
Miss Olive Arnold visited last week
with friends in Crslow.
Mrs. Irish visited in Greeley last
Thursday. Mrs. Koontz and daugh
ter returned with her.
A number of young ladies came up
from Springville last Thursday and
enjoyed picnic on the campus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ellis, who have
been visiting their cousins, Henry
and E. S. Dufoe returned to Riverton,
Kansas last Thursday
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church will have refreshment stand
on the grounds Harvest Home day,
and will have for sale cakes, sand
wiches, peanuts, candies, ice cream
and sherbsrt.
George Prideg and Herman Miller
in Dyersville with e. NJ. Loop on the
new bank building.
| w. l.. Campbell has been doing the
plumbing in the new houses of Mr.
Lands and l. T. Wilson. He will 81
so put new furnaces in the Cove
nanter church and parsonage.
| Moonlight picnics are quite popular
here. The young people of Covenant
er church enjoyed one down by the
river last Tuesday evening.
Misses Jessie Ricketts,. Cornell;
Parkhill, Fran Laxon and Jessie Dun
lap will give an entertainment, con
sisting of music and readings in thu
Presbyterian church at Castle Groy,
next Tuesday evening, August 10th
We are sure it will be an enjoyabl,
evening.
Mrs. A. L. Barker and baby accom-
panied by Helen Robb went to Ceda
Rapids Friday night to meet her hus
band, who returned with them bu
left Saturday evening for anothe
long trip.
Miss Hilda Taylor visited Miss En-
ma Laxon at Earlville last week.
If the weather permits large gath
, ering is expected in town on Thurs
day, August 10, when the anual Har
vest Home picnic will take place
The various committees are doing al
they can to make day of enjoymen
to all who may attend. Presiden
Reed of LenoX college will give al
address, at III o'clock. AT 1880 Prof
Bliss of Ames will give lecture OF
stock judging with live medal. Thi
is especially for the farmers. A bal
game at $3.50 between the Manches
ter and Monticello teams. There ar,
also other sports usual to such
gathering at which prizes are offered
The bushes men .have also offere
a long list Of premiums for yegetat
les, fruit, grains, chickens, horse
and babies. A merry go round whic;
will increasingly go round to the dc
:, light of the children and annoyanc
of those who live near the plac
where it is operated. A good raj
a day before hand, would improve co
+, ditions as the dust is almost uniI
durable.
Rev. c. M. Robb left Friday for a VI
cation of several weeks, part c
which will be spent with his pal
ents in Ohio and part at the Bibl
conference at Winona Lake His pu
II pit will be supplied during his al
sence. Prof Evans of the Agricu
tural department of Lenox college
addressed the people last Sabbat
morning on "a Rational Education.
He would have an education gro
= broader as well as higher and il
clude those things which will inf,
ence the pupils to enjoy their home
ard farms instead of leaving thel
;. for city life. If he teaches as we
as he talks he will be valuable al
dition to the college faculty.
Miss Minnie Curtin of Chicago
r spending her vacation here at tn
home of Mrs. Sophia Johnson.
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