Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-27

DR.. Guthrie of Dubuque was called
acre to, consult with DR.. Donelly in
The illness of Marietta Smith.
| Mrs. Houston visited friends in Cog
gon this week.
Mrs. Woodard Of Coggon visited
It the Houston home Tuesday.
Fred Wendt was in Manchester on
| Friday.
Rev. Melchert and wife, also Lena,
| were in Manchester last Sunday
Mrs. Joe Heighberger was called to
Dakota recently by receiving the In
telligence Of the death of her broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Meice. Mr.. Meice was
1t one time a resident of Manches-
ter.
Father MaHoy was a business Wis
itor in Dubuque one day last week.
Mrs. James Donnelly, who is spend
ing few months at the Mcclure
| acme near Masonville, visited with
her sister, Mrs. O'Hagan- -.
DR.. Donovan was called here Friday
10 consult with DR.. Donnelly in re-
lard to the injuries of Mr.. Murray,
who was working on his new house,
and in some manner fell distance OF
several feet.
Miss Margaret Hynes visited in
Cedar Rapids Saturday, and from
there. will 60 to Walker. Miss Hynes
intends to teach near Walker for the
winter. IT
Perry Gregg and wife Of Cedar Rap
ids attended the funeral Of the Smith
child last Thursday.
Mrs. Frances Ehler Of Oelwein is
spending couple of week with her
husband, who is here working on the
Smith building and the Convent
school.
Grandma Curtis and Mrs. Collins
were visitors at the Morgan home IN
Manchester last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Cummings ana
son Edmund spent Thursday in Hop
kinton.
Mrs. E. Smith Of Dubuque and
Charles Duggan Of Dyersville attend
ed the funeral of little Marietta Smith
Thursday.
Mary O'Brien and brother Vincent
spent Sunday in Waterloo.
DR.. O'Brien visited home folks
aear Sand Springs Sunday.
Miss Cathryn Mccarthy, a profess
sion nurse from Dubuque, Is caring
for Julia Duggan, who is lying dan
,erously i'll at her home a few miles
northwest of town.
Frank Foley was Dubuque visit
or Wednesday.
Mrs. DR.. Donnelly was Manches'
ter visitor last week.
Margaret Ward, Miss Leona Towne
md Mrs. Tarrleton were Manchester
visitors Friday.
John Hynes jr. was DyersVllle WIS.,
10
Miss Cathryn O'Hagan attended the
funeral of Mrs. John Dobbins, which
was held at Monti last Friday.
R. NJ. Merriam and Charles Worley
we're at the county seat one day last
week transacting business.
John Flanagan and family, VINO
awe been living in the John preston
house, have moved to Hopklnton.
Mrs. Richard Houlahan and MRS
John Brayton were Manchester call
ers Saturday. w lille there Mrs. Bray
ton visited with her folks, Auditor
Davis and wife.
We are sorry to chronicle the sad
death Of little Marietta Smith, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith Of this place, which occurred
at their home at 10 O'Clock last Iues-
day night. The family, consisting OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and their httle
boy, William, are stricken with grle1'
Marietta was at school Friday, pay
ing and having a good time with the
rest of the school children. On re-
turning home in the evening she con-.
planned of not feeling we'll, but as sne
was not robust child, her motnel
was not alarmed at first, but laIei
in the evening they called a pnyslcf
an and her case from the first was
pronounced as serious. Lovely "nlte
flowers completely bedecked the casH
ct in which she so peacefully res.e st
Her life, though short, was the lAe
Of an Angel, always bright ana nap
by, and her kind and affectiontae wa!
viii be missed by her little friends
but more especially by her father
mother and brother. The school wa:
closed during the funeral and the lou
teachers and their pupils attended II
a body. The stores and bank "ere
i also closed. The beautiful funera
services were conducted at the Catn
olic church by Father Malloy, assist
ed by Father McElliott. The remain!
were laid away in the Catholic GENE
terry near Ryan; her little friends ,act
ing as pall-bearers were Arthur Helgl
berger, Raymond Sweizler, Geors'
Duggan and William Weller. Four o
her little girl friends: Geraldine King
!, IBernice Riley, Servia Sweizler am
j Mildred Foley, carried flowers.
tOnly passed out of the shadow
!; Into purer light
Just closed her eyes to sorrow
j To get clearer sight.
| Marietta was tired and weary.
y Ready to go to sleep;