Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-01-25
The LOCAL NEWS OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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e II. Greer attended the insh-
tute last week
Frank Turner has moved to the
Greiss farm.
Mrs. Tucker, of Oneida. was here
to attend the Nash anniversary.
Mrs. Henry yesey, of Delhi. was
relatives
Mrs. Whipple and daughter visited
at Edgewood, Friday and Saturday.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
! home of Mrs. Clara Dunlap. Friday.
Elmer Deshaw. of Sioux City, is Wis
iting relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Mary Hambiin. of Manchester,
visited last week with Mrs. A. L.
Martin.
+. S. Keith is now fireman on the
passenger between Cedar Rapids and
Calmar.
The wicked and the righteous alike
walk in, slippery places" these days.
r. G. Brooks and wife were Edge.
wood visitors Friday and Saturday.
Miss Bertha LeClare spent the past
week with friends in Dubuque.
Mr.. Stane and daughter, Miss Grace
We're Cedar Rapids visitors last Sat
urday.
The dairy train will visit Hopkin-
ton. Special exhibits and lectures
VII be given to instruct farmers in
dairying.
Rev. NJ. ]. p. Thing was absent
from college duties a couple of days
last week on account of Illness.
Mrs. A. b. Wheeless is suffering
with a sprained wrist, caused by slip
ping and falling on the ice.
The long looked for car of lumber
for the new hotel arrived last week
and the work of building is again re-
sumed.
DR.. Cummings is having building
erected adjoining his present office
On the east. The new building is to
be occupied by him as an office build
ing.
Miss Clark, trained nurse from Du-
buque, who has been assisting in the
nursing of DIR. Reed, has returned to
that city. DR.. Reeds condition hav
ing improved enough that but one
nurse is now in attendance.
A car of household goods arrived
Friday for w w. LOOMS. The Loom
is family will become permanent resi-
dents of Hopkinton, and for the pres
ent will occupy the j. H. Griffith res
idence.
The Merriam restaurant will be NOV
ed to the Cummings building on Main
street as soon as the new building
for the doctors office is completed
Dean Bros. will occupy the building
now used as the restaurant with their
stock of drugs and jewelry.
L. NJ. Mellinger will occupy the E.
Nj. Loop farm near town this year,
and NJ. o. Smith is moving to the
Barker farm vacated by Mellinser.
Mrs. S. Hogan and Mrs. d. E. Ke-
hoe attended the funeral of a niece
at Greeley last Wednesday, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Cau!ey.
Mrs. o. w. Smith attended the
Farmers Institute at Manchester last
week. She is secretary of the ladies'
department of the institute.
Hopkinton business men having de
cided on permanent organization o,
boosters entitled the Commercial Club
met Friday night and elected officers
for the year. This is worthy project
and should be weln supported by our
citizens.
meeting of the pastors and execr-
tive officers of the Methodist Epis-
copal, Presbyterian and Reformed Pres
byterian churches was held for the
purpose OF considering union evangel-
istic meetings soon. The sentiment
was unanimous that the meetings
should be undertaken, and it is hoped
they may be held during the early
part of ebruary
A bursted water pipe at the Merriam
residence was the cause of consider
able worry to the town officials. /
was apparent there was vast leakgt
somewhere and for two weeks coult
not be located. The residence ha.
been closed since Mrs. Merriam'
death and the service pipe not hav
ing been cut off at the corporation
line, the frost burst the pipe grea
quantity of water had filled the Gel
lar.
The forty-fifth wedding anniversar
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. K Nash occurre
on the eighteenth at which time
surprise was perpetrated on ther
by their neighbors and friends, III
wards of eighty people participate
in the delightful occasion which wa
held in the social parlors of the
Presbyterian church, pieces Of han,
painted china were presented as tol
ems. Mr.. and Mrs. Nash are anon
our oldest and best citizens an
their friends wish for them many r
turns of this occasion.
EDGEWooD.
Tho misty stormy yyaatbe, ctilI m