Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-14
Delhi last Thursday to attend the fu-
neral of James Williamson.

chester over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry jackson left Tuesday
evening for Yankton, S. d. to attend
the funeral of her sister-in.law, Mrs.
Il. G. Smith.
Mrs. Fred Barker and son left Mon
day for Taos, N. NJ where she will
visit for some time with her husband.
Miss Coy of Dubuque who is mis-
!, sionary teacher in Cuba, and Mrs
Kelsey of Monticello visited the fam
lilies of A. D. LeClere and Rev. Nc
Cuskey last Thursday.
| Miss Nettie LeClere who Is nurse
in the Presbyterian hospital at Wat
erloo visited relatives here Thursday
and Friday.
Mss Viola Lux went to Coggon Fri
day night for visit.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip of Hotel Hop
kinton went TO Chicago Friday for an
over Sunday visit.
1 Miss Nora Greiss came down from
Edgewcod Friday night.
Editor Beels attended the Wood
mans licnic at Manchester Friday.
A. Miss Ferguson of Monticello visit
ed Mrs. c. P. Joseph last week.
| Mrs. F. Doan went to Marion Fri
day night to visit her sister Mrs. Will
liams.
Mrs. Loveioy left Wednesday even
ing for her home in Detroit Mich.
after months visit with Mrs. C. Fl.
Ricketts,. Miss Cora Ricketts, and
Miss Myrtle Irish accompanied her
as far as Chicago.
Rev. j. E. Rogers has been visiting
friends in town the past week. He
is located at Ontario, Oregon.
Misses Maud and Franc Earhart
and Carrie Brooks are attending the
national Christian Endeavor Conven
ton at ST. Paul.
Miss Nell Earhar returned Monda,
evening from a few days visit in Lir
6 Springs.
Miss Laura Shelter of Rockford, Ill
l. visited her cousin, Mrs. F. M
II Wheeler last week.
e. Browder of Albion, Nebraska, an
ID two sisters, Mrs. Sandwich of AL
' bion and Mrs. Daniels of Council
Bluffs have been visiting their uncle
o A. B. Wheeless. Their home wa
w for. number of years near the oil
q Centenary church north east of HoI
llinton.
r Mr.. and Mrs. George vesey lef
ID Wednesday for visit with relative
N at Fort Dodge and Spencer.
About forty people ejoyed a picni
n Monday in spite of the rain. The
81 went to the Masonic hall and SUI
ply of provisions was sufficient 70
is both dinner and supper.
Will and Belden Dennison came u
"a from Onslow for Monday.
I A son was born to Rev. Foster an
wife Saturday.
Messrs. Carr and Cloud were dow
~ from Manchester Thursday on leg;
D business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lux spent Fir
day and Saturday in Manchester.
Howard Miller and wife stoppe
short time in town Saturday o
their way from Monmouth to MAJ
y chester. They were driving one c
:. the prettiest autos that ever came I
~ town
G. r. Patterson and wife went t
y Grinnell Saturday for an over SUI
= day visit.
Little Ruth Brown, niece of Mr.
= David Gearhart, had quite seriou
: accident She with two other littl
. girls We're playig in the back yard {
- Harry Mains. One of them opene
the door which goes in to the eleva
- or and she not knowing where it lie
to fell in and but for pile of past
~ board boxes in the bottom the resu
might have been much more serious
but was bad enough as she splintere
y the bone of her leg and cut a dee
cash which will lay her UP for
" while.
4" Rev. Robb was not able to fill hi
: pulpit last Sabbath on account of il
ness.
= The many friends of Mrs. e.
- Smith of Yankton, South Dakota, wi
be sorry to learn of her death whic
IS occurred in hospital in Chicag:
where she had gone for an operation
~ Mrs. Smith was well known in Ho1
kinton, having spent her life here III
til she was married. She was love
by all who knew her. She attende
: LenoX college and was teacher i
~ the public school here before her ma
riage. She leaves beside her husban
three children, one daughter and tw
sons and two sisters, Miss Hele
Kirkwood of Tyndall, South Dakot;
= and Mrs. Margaret Merriam of HoI
kinton, who have the deepest syn
pathy of the community.
Word was received Monday by I
%. Williamson of the sudden death c
" his father, James T. Williamson a
Faulkton, South Dakota. The bod
was brought here Thursday mornin
for burial and the funeral was hel
in the afternoon in the Presbyteria
church. The services were conducte
), by the pastor, Rev. Robb assisted b
President Reed. The death of MI
Williamson took place in church o
Sunday evening. One hymn had bee
1, sung and one verse of the secon
: which was Lead Kindly Light
when his book fell from his hant
. His spirit had returned to God VIII
gave IT Mr. Williamson wac h,ru 1,