Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-06
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Stanley Trevarthan, who is teach
ing in Waterloo, was in town several
days last week.
Harry Reeve visited in Edgewood
last week.
Miss Cora Ricketts, was an over
Sunday visitor at Greeley.
Miss Mona Tesar was visitor at
Coggon at Christmas time.
w. R. Williamson of West Union
was in town Wednesday.
The basket ball game between Du
brque and Hopliinton was won by
the home boys, so to 10.
Mrs. Samuel Calvin of Iowa City,
and Mrs. Henry Salisbury of Cresco
are visiting their sister, Nlrs.R. G..
Crawford.
DIR ]. G. Merriam of the university
of California was visiting his mother
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baker are visit
ing in Strawberry Point.
Miss Mae Dunlap went to Greeley
last Thursday.
Rev. d. G. Macintosh of Audubon
was in town Thursday andF riday.
His many friends were glad to see
him.
Miss Mabel Wheelock was Mon
ticello visitor last week.
The members of the Presbyterian
church and congregation held their
New Years dinner in the church base
ment last Friday. A most excellent
dinner and social time was had.
These annual gatherings are very
much enjoyed and help to unite the
members in Christian fellowship. AZ
ter the dinner the annual business
meeting was held. Reports were Civ
en- of the church work and various
societies. Mr. S. P. Carter was
elected elder in the place of A. j.
Kirkwood, deceased, and A. E. Ander-
son, Gilbert Deshaw and Robert Wal
lace as directors.
Quite a number of young ladies
took advantage of the last night of
1908 and held a leap year party at
the residnece of F. E. Williamson on
Thursday night and of course they
watched "the old year out and the
new year in"
Miss Bertha Leclere spent several
days at home last week.
Mrs. Myra Gillespie, with the little
daughter of F. L. Mexican, came to
the home Of her father. Thomas Dun
lap, last week from Nebraska
Last Thursday, Mrs. c. E. Reeve,
Mrs. Norman Landers and Mrs. w
r. Reeve entertained a Kensingto
party of about sixty ladies' from 2:St
to 6 p. m. at the G. e. Reeve resi-
dence. After spending very pleas
ant afternoon delicious luncheon
was served and all were united in pre-
norncing it very enjoyable affair.
Mr.. Newcomb of Chicago was a
New Years visitor at the Ricketts,
home.
Rev. Howard Irvine and family OF
Jesup were in town New Years day
Rev. John Johnson and family o.
Blanchard and Mrs. George Hutto1
Of Lincoln, Nebraska, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Sophia Johnson.
Prof. e. F. Bean is visiting few
days on his way to Wisconsin univer
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gearhart have
been enjoying visit from two O.
their sons and their wives from
Washta, Iowa.
The members of the Covenantel
church held their annual New YeaH'
dinner and society meeting on Friday
Word has been received of tn
death of the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Blanchard of Edge
wood. Mrs. Brooks and daughter
Carrie had been with them for /;
week helping to care for the little
one and Frank and Cora went w
Friday morning to attend the funeral
1t was sad New Years day for the
afflicted family.
VIM Bradke moved into town last
week. He purchased the Crame1
property in the west part of town.
He has remodeled and built an ad.
dition and has fine and new con.
venient home.
N. s. Petrman of Garwin, son-in
law of Jacob Platt was in town Sat
urday.
Mrs. Sarah Dunlap is very sick and
is not expected to recover.
Guy Bishop ofManchester was a
Sunday visitor in town.
Pav Bindenberger and wife former
pastor of the NJ. E. church but now
Of Fayette, We're in town several
days.
Rev. Roy Porter preached in the
NJ H. church Sunday morning and
Rev Eindenberger in the evening.