Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-06
EARLvILLE.

Miss Edith Volt spent Saturday and
Sunday in Dubuque.
Mrs. A. L. Prentice is visiting att
the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Lindsay, in Manchester.
The many friends of Samuel Eide
We're grieved to learn of his death
which occurred Saturday morning at
Dubuque. Mr.. EIDE was born in Can
ada and at the time of his death was
years of age. He was a
resident of Earlville for 35 years but
after the death of his wife about two
years ago he made his home in Du-
buqne. His death was very sudden,
appoplexy being given as the cause.
He is survived by one son, Ernest
T.. and one daughter, Mrs. Curtis
Hockaday of Manchester and one
brother David of Dubuque. The fun
eral was held from the Congregation.
al church Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, Rev. w. A. Alcorn officiating.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the Masonic Lodge of whic
he was.a member. The sympathy of
a host of friends is extended to the.
bereaved son and daughter.
Word was received here last Sat
urday of the death of Rev. / H. Mall,
former pastor of the Lutheran church
of this place. His death was the re-
suit of an operation performed at "a
hospital in st. Louis. "ae remains
were brought to the home of his son
Hugo in Dubuque and the funeral was
held from st. Johns Lutheran church
of that place Monday. Mr.. Mall made
many friends during his pastorate
here, who are grieved to hear of his
demise and who extend their heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved. family.
A happy wedding party assembled
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cent? on New Years eve to witness
tie marriage of their daughter Emma
10 Mr.. John w. Slater. The bride
is well known here but the groom is
a comparative stranger to Earlville
people. He is to be congratulated on
his choice of a helpmate and their
many friends unite in wishing them
all prosperity and happiness in their
new relations.
Wedding bells will ring again in
the near future.
AT the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church on Wednesday
evening, December 30, the following
officers were elected: trustee, w. T.
Wood; deacon, G. H. Heyer; clerk,
Mrs. Mary Binning; treasurer Arthur
Johnson; chorister, Mrs. Mary Wood;
organist, Miss Ora Laxson; assistant
organist, Miss Hazel Watt; Collector,
George Heyer; ushers, Arthur John
son and Darl Hunt. AT the close of
the meeting Rev. Alco,n rendered
his resignation as pastor. The chu.cl.
voted to accept the same and i'm
mediately extended him call to re-
Usdlu lHuellullely.
The students of the various colleges
returned to their studies Monday af-
ter the Christmas vacation. To Fay
cite, Misses Minnie and Margaret
Laxson, Gerald staehle. Clyde Murley
and Miss Clara Hamilton. To Lenox
college at Hopkinton Miss Grace Lax
son. To the Hahnaman Medical col
lege at Chicago, Samuel Dittmer and
Roy Klaus.
Mrs. Frank Gibbs is reported as
very i'll at Finley hospital at Du-
buque, having undergone an opera
ton Saturday for appendicitis. I,
The gentlemen of the E. w. C..
were the hosts to the ladies of that
club at watch party on New Years
eve at the Commercial hotel. mas
much as there were several other at
factions billed for that night the
hosts had told their better-halves tina
the affair had been postponed and
most of the ladies present had start
e. out to go to other places but
strange to say the gentlemen all
seemed to have business at the hotel,
the surprised looked on the faces of
the ladies as they entered broke the
ice and the evning waspleasantly
spent in games and contests of var
ious kinds. A bountiful o'clock din
ner was served by Mr.. and Mrs. Bic
merit. proprietors of the hotel and at
midnight ice cream and cake were
served aid the New Year came all