Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
THE LOCAL NEWS OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM Dub REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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Miss Martha Lewis went to Delhi
Thursday.
Miss Odell came down from Gree
ley Tuesday to. attend the Claytonia1
play.
Miss Lena Brundage of Monticel
10 visited Saturday with Mrs. Steen
Mrs. Preston of Manchester ha.
been visiting at the home of her son
q. w. Preston, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcconnell and Mr.
and Mrs. Ricketts, attended the clos.
ing meetings at Monticello last week
Mrs. Acheson- was here from Cas-.
cade Tuesda to visitsher children at
Lenox and attend the play.
Mr.. Harry Wilson of independence
was in town Friday.
Mrs. E. F. Main was Manchester
visitor last Monday.
John Green and granddaughter
Went to independence Friday.
Mrs. R. Winch visited her sister
in Delaware last week.
Mrs. Mccullough and daughter
Robie returned Friday from Poko-
moke City, Md, where they went
last fall to reamin during the winter
with Rev. William Mccullough, who
is preaching in that city.
Mrs. Joe Bennett and Mrs. Ed.
Gleason of Delhi were guests at the
home of G. w. Preston on Tuesday.
Rev. s. T. Foster went to, Man
chester Tuesday to attend the coun-
ty ministerial association.
Mrs. Goldsmith and Mrs. Frank
lin DeShaw were called to Earlville
last week by the death OF their moth
er, Mrs. Holden, of that place.
Mrs. Lake of Anamosa came Fri
day to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. collar.
Mrs. Given Bentz of Delhi was in
town Tuesday evening to attend the
play.
Mrs. Eunice Mccullough of Ne
braska visited last week at the home
Of Mrs. Greer, southeast of town.
Mr.. Egger was business caller
in Delaware last Friday.
Mrs. Winnie Bucher of Farley Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. A. w. McDon..
old, the last of the week.
Mrs. Brooks of Volga has beer
spending the week with Mrs.. Cope.
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mears and son o.
Portland, Oregon, have been visiting
in Hopkinton and vicinity with rel
atives. They are on their way home
from the east, where they spent the
winter. Mrs. Mears is a half-sistel
OF Rev. Jerry McGlade. who was
graduate of Lenox college.
4 ]. D. McAllister, wife and child
rem, were over Sunday visitors at
Onslow.
The Juniors of the high school
entertained the Senior class APPLY
9th at the home of Jamie Ricketts,
and lively time was enjoyed, not
withstanding the fact that times
had been somewhat troublesome be-
tween the classes.
The senior class of the Manches-
ter High school came down Tuesday
evening to attend the Claytonian
play, "The Rivals" As they are
planning to give the same play, 1t
was a good opportunity to enjoy 1t
themselves before presenting it to
the public. They acknowledged
themselves well pleased with the en-
tertainment.
Uncle Toms Cabin chow did not
amount to very much. but was prob
ably about as good as such tent
shows usually are.
Mrs. Nellie Mexican. Davis, who
has been for some timein Monticel.
10, has been visiting her parents the
past week.
Miss Grace Strane died at her
home in ,Hopkinton Monday, May 1.
She had been i'll for several months,
and her death was not unexpected.
nevertheless, the loss and grief Of
her loved ones left behind was not
lessened. Miss strane was born in
Cass Center, Cass county, December
81, 1873. When a year old her
parents moved to Dubuque county,
which was her home until she came
to Hopkinton three years ago. She
was a graduate of Epworth semi
nary and also took a course in book
keeping in Bayles college, Dubuque.
Early in life she joined the United
Presbyterian church near Zwinghe
and after coming here, united with
the Presbyterian church. She was a
faithful teacher in Sabbath School
and worker in the Christian En-
deavor. She had for several years
filled the place of the mother, who
had gone on before. The sympathy
Of the whole communicates out
to those who are left to live with
out her. A brief service was held
at the home and she was taken to
Zwingle and there laid to rest be-
side her mother.