Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-03
THE LOCAL NEWS OF .
DELAWARE COUNTY.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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John Clabby OF 1ndepend ence was !.
visitor in town last Wednesday.
Miss Ida Maroney Of Month is Wis
4 iting her sister, Mrs. T. o. Ryan. !
Miss Minnie Breitbach, an instruc
tor in the school at Bristow, is
spending her Easter vacation in he,
home here.
Hiss Frances Scheckelton Of Law
. Ter. Iowa, is visiting relatives in
Town. 4, rs ,s
55 Mrs. c. E. Gleason and two
daughters, Nellie and Cyrilla Of In.
!, dependence were guests OF relatives
y here W ednesday. III II v ";
Mr.. Duffy and sister Of Fairbank
were visiting in the home OF their
uncle, o. s. Duffy and family Sun.
day. Y
# Miss Katie Donnelly off Monti was
b a Sunday guest in the O,Hagan
y home. Il. q 81 II. \. III
Mrs. Or. Joyce and daughter Mar.
guerite, concluded a several weeks
visit in the homes OF relatives at
Superior, Wisconsin, and also at
n Minneapolis and returned home Last
week. n
Miss Lucy O'Hagan, who has been
acting as stenographer at Manchester
Il the pas. several months, severed her
connection and has accepted q
similar position at Waterloo. .f5
Last Thursday the roof Of Mr.:
.Moore's residence caught fire in
I some peculiar way, but by the
prompt aid Of the neighbors the
: Flames were soon extmguished before
any serious damage was done. ii
Miss Maggie Hogan and Mrs. John
Reidy. Of Winthrop and Mrs. J. ].
Goen Of Manchester attended the
funeral Of Mrs. O'Brien here on last
Tuesday. s5 .3... ID
john O.Brien and family were
made homeless Friday, their home
being completely destroyed by fire
which is supposed to have ignitedl
from defective chimney and was
we'll underway when discovered. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
Last Tuesday night at about 10: 80
o'clock on the /. C. r. r. occurred a
bad wreck consisting OF three damag-
ed engines and where three engine
crews very narrowly escaped death
IA flagman was sent back to flag the
train but did not give the proper
signal. However no one was serious
" injured. The engineer Of the
local freight sustained a few bruises
but not serious.
III Mrs. Ellen O'Brien, an old and
highly respected citizen passed quiet
" away at her. home on last Sunday
evening closing a brief Illness in
cidental to. the infirmities Of old
age. The white winged messenger
came Just as the day was fading into
might and so softly bore her spirit
heavenward. Mrs. O,Brien was
woman OF exceptional character al
ways considerate Of the feelings Of
others and had the happy faculty OF
making friends with all whom she
came in contact She was an earnest,
devout Christian woman Of the Cath
3olic church, whose faith grew more
and more beautiful as her physical
strength declined. We believe she
passed into that bright, beautiful be
iyond where there is no death and
where we shall meet her some sweet
day. Although she had lived more
than four score years, yet those
nearest and dearest hoped to keep
her just a little longer. Left to
mourn her untimely departure are.
five daughters and three sons to
whom the sympathy OF the commun-
ity is extended. The funeral was
held Tuesday from the family home
thence to the Catholic church. Rev
T.. J. Murtagh OF Cresco, her for
AA4CA UNA0SCA Pok5eVA, PASe@SAS@
touching and eloquent sermon IN
which he paid beautiful tribute to
the life of the deceased. At the con-
lclusion Of the services the funeral
cortege wendell its way to the cem-
etery where in a tenderly draped
grave the body of Mrs. O'Brien was
laid to- rest.
o softly wave the silver hair,
From off that aged brow,
That crown of glory worn so long,
A fitting crown is now.
She's safe within her Fathers house,
Where many mansions be,
0 pray that thus such rest may come
Dear heart to thee and me.