Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-07

fireman on the Milwaukee road.
This change of residence will make
it more convenient for Mr.. Durfey, |
whose headquarters are in the above
town. We regret to lose them, but
| wish them we'll
Louis Rhines sold team to Louie
Menge last week. Consideration
$425.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawley have re-
turned from their trip to Texas.
While there they were so well inn
pressed with the country that they
purchased 800 acres of land before
returning home Consideration S4S00.
Again we are called upon to chron-
| icle the death CT another venerable
citizen, Alexander Hammond. He
has been in i'll health for sometime,
but was confined to his home for
only week. He was born in Penn
sylvania in 1S47. In early life he
came with his parents to Iowa. In
1870 he moved to Clayton county,
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or in Edgewood. He was married in
1871 to Mrs. Amanda Reed-Adams,
who survives him. Besides this af
flcted and lonely woman he leaves;
to mourn his loss an aged mother
| three brothers and two sisters. He
was one of the oldest active business
men in town, having conducted a
shoe shop. He was called to his re-
ward on Saturday, March 20. The
funeral services took place from the
NJ. E. church in this city last Tues
day afternoon at one o'clock and
were conducted by Rev. c. H. True,
, assisted by Rev. Frizzell and Rev.
Hubbell. Interment took place in
Green Hill cemetery north of town.
Mr.. Peters was visiting at the
homes of his daughters, Mrs. Fred
Schultz and Mrs. Sackett last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Lawrence Funk will work for Andy
Peters the coming season.
Z Arrived: A little boarder at the
home of DeForest Alcorn and wife.
The newcomer is thoroughly welcom-
: ed and will be given royal entertain
ment for sometime to come, before
being asked to assist in attending to
the household duties. She is the firs1
2 applicant at that home and conse
quently we congratulate the happy
parents.
w. H. Alcorn has purchased the
It Hammond shoe shop and tools an6
|. is conducting the new business al
j. the old stand.
A Mrs. A. D. Hammond had an auc
ton sale Friday to dispose of hal
S household belongings. She left here
Saturday morning with her brother
e B., c. Reed for Waterloo, where she
a will make her future home
Mrs. Jos. Funk and her sons Fran
u els and Lawrence were at Greela.
u Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin of Greele.
II called on their son-in-law and daugh
. ter Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Todd, las
= Tuesday.
. Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. James ar,
IS among their Edgewood friends agail
for an extended visit.
y John Schacherer was in Creole,
l. Thursday.
y Mrs. John Matusch. daughter o
= Mrs. Adam Miller of Manchester, i:
. reported very low at this writing.
y Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Durfey were a
Strawberry Point one day last week
,. The Edgewood high school CLOSED
y for weeks vacation last Friday be
fore the opening of the spring term
,s The school board of Honey Greek
\. township has closed the York schoo
A. and District No. 1. The pupils o
these schools will from now on b.
y. compelled to attend our town school
;s This action is looked upon with dis
favor from some families and justl.
SC too do they somplain, as the dis
+, tance for some will be increased an,
n. tie economy gained thereby will b.
n. insignificant as to dollars and cents
On last Sunday night the citizen
t. of cur city were aroused from thei
m slumbers by the startling cry O
Or Fire" Upon investigation it we
a. found that Hotel Richards for tn
second time in three weeks wa
i'll started in flames. Timely assistanc
D. again prevented the "fire-fiend" fror
a. accomplishing his 'ow-lifed intention
Or a brisk gale blew from the soutf
s. east and had the fire gained contrC
lr the northern portion of the city
n, business block would no doubt hav
I'd been enveloped in a mass of ruins
X Postmaster, S. T. Richards, the orig
nal. owner of the building, whic
3n his name and of which he
he at present a boarder, was the frs
IN ty grow suspicious, owing to sme
of smoke. He arose, went dow
" stairs and investigated. He foryn
i'll the woodwork next to the outsid