Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09

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Mrs. Maude Sheppard and sons,
Fenlon and Harold, of Delhi spent
part of the week with relatives here
returning home Thursday.
Misses Stella and Elsie Brock
meier have a young lady friend from
Dubuque visiting them.
There was an ice cream social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Al;
Dodge Saturday evening for the ben /
eft of the U. B. church.
j. w. Platte is breaking the ground
for his new furniture store. Work /
on the foundation will begin very
soon
The ground is also being broken
for the addition to VIII Bristol's
store building.
Mrs. Cyrus Craig and daughter,
Miss Martha, spent a couple of days
during the week with relatives in
Dubuque.
There was family reunion at the
home of Mrs. j. N. Gore Wednesday
afternoon and evening compliment
airy to the birthdays of two children
of the family-Fenlon Sheldon and
Opal Shellito-who were eleven and
nine years of age, respectively. Near,
ly forty were present, all told. Sup
per was served and a happy tire
spent together.
Mrs. Rachel Morley has son Wis
iting her from Pennsylvania
The !. O. o. F. and Rebekah
lodges served banquet Saturday ev-
ening after the work. Norman Eol.
singer was initiated into the mys-
teries of Odd Fellowship. A large
delegation from Greeley lodge was
present.
Miss Bertha Clifford came homa
Monday from Webster City, where
she has been for some time.
Owing to the fact that our rural
mail carriers did not make their trips
last Monday, our letter did not reach
the Democrat office in tine for put
lication last week. We will try rot
Zoo let it happen again.
Mr.. an. Mrs.C harles Welsh were
Dyersville visitors Saturday.
Miss Grsta Craig was quite sick
Saturday and Sunday with an attack
of tonsilitis.
w: II. Evans and Miss Clazie Knee
We're married at McGregor June 2,
leaving the same day for their fu-
ture home at Sioux Falls, South Da.
kota, where Mr.. Evans is employed
IN wholesale drug establishment.
colesburg friends extend hearty con.
gratulations to Mr.. andM RS. Eyans.
and wish them every happiness.
Rev. Wildermuth of the Latter Day
Saints has been holding meetings at
Skiplevel during the past week. On
Saturday evening pie social WIS
given for his benefit-the pies he.
ing sold to the highest bidder.
w. S. Page took his Sunday school
class of nine boys to Millville satur-
day on a fishing expedition. They
had fine time after the manner of
lspoys but the fish, all except one de-
iuded creature succeeded in getting
away. Carl Trowbridge was the sue
cessful angler and is justly proud of
mas prize. Mr.. Page treated the
boys to candy and fruit and made the
occasion pleasant one for all. For
which the following are truly CRATE.
full, viz: Carl Trowbridge, Spencer
Smith, Willie Moreland, Arthur
Platte, Edgar Dittmer, Fred HYDE
Damon Goldsmith and Carl and Fred
Mitzner.
Mrs. N. NJ. Bolsinger and Miss
Morga Craig will attend the CLAYTON
County Sunday school convention at
Strawberry Point June Sth and 9th.
The last meeting of theTwentteth
Century Review club for this year
will be held with Mrs. Margaret Cas-.
sidy June 22nd. The program is as
follows viz:-Roll call-Farewsll sen
timents; lesson review-first divi.
sion; music; Drama of Hiawatha-
Miss Mamie Potts; Retrospection-
Symposium-What has the year done
for the club?; What has the club
done for you individually?
Miss Florence Knee is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. E. b.
Sawyer, at Oak Grove.
ball game between jefferson and
Colesburg called out not few spec
tators Saturday afternoon. To Coles
burg belong the spoils by score of
10 to s..
Miss Lillian Dittmer attended COM
mepcement at Earlville last week.
Her cousin Miss Mary Dittmer, was
one of the graduates.
James Haven left Thursday for
Fonda for a visit with his Children
and friends.
Miss Lucille Lands was the guest
of friends at Elkport Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Craig went to Epworth
Thursday to visit friends and attend
commencement at the seminary.
Our community was shocked by
the sudden and unexpected death
ofM rs. Ben Vessel, which occrrred
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Sunday. Mrs. Vessel had not been
in rugged health for some time but
was able to be about and attend to
her household duties. She was in
town Saturday and in company with
her husband and children spent Sat
urday evening at the home of al
neighbor. On Sunday she was seiz-
ed with hemorrhage of the lungs
and died about ten minutes after the
arrival of the doctor. She was "a |
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sunderman,
both deceased. Three sisters, Mrs.
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