Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

shower Tuesday evening. Invitations
are out for the marriage of Miss
Besst next Thursday to Mr.. r. E.
Macomber Of Cascade.
Mrs. John Gorious Of Worthineton
Visited her aunt, Mrs w. L. Camp
bell, last Saturday.
Mrs. Egen Of Monticello and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Slauson, were in town Sat
urday. ss ys.s
Mrs. Greiss Of Edgewood is spend
ing a few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Will Porter.
Mrs. Wheelock has gone to house,
keeping in rooms in the Anderson
home.
Dave Gearhart sold the house he re
Gently bought to the Littlefield broth
ers,. who sold It to Mr.. Coates, who
has moved into 1t. W. H.
The movings still continue. Wal
ter Place has moved to the McAllis-
ter farm. Tom Saunders to- a house
on the McGlade farm. Mr.. Bartlett
has also moved into the country.
Milan Morton was up to Arlington
Saturday. IA
! Mrs. jenkins entertained COM
pany of ladies' Friday afternoon.
The annual praise meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church was held at the
home Of Mrs. H. Livington Wednes-.
day afternoon. The subject was
Medical Work in China. Mrs. 8. T.
Foster, leader. The meeting opened
with the Doxology; prayer by DR..
S. g. Foster; duet, Miss Miller and
Mrs. W.. R. Reeve; devotional exer-
cises, Mrs. Clara Campbell; Early
Work OF Medical Missionaries, Mrs.
Bollman; Work of the Presbyterian
Church in China Today, tMrs.; r. A.
Wallace; address. Miss Catherine Ny
ers: praise offering; election Of Of
ucers for the coming year-Presiden
Mrs. e. E. Reed: LIST vice president,
Mrs. c. L. Campbell; I'd vice presi-
dent, Mrs. r. A.. Wallace; secretary, 4
Mrs. F. K. Barnes; treasurer, Mrs.
]. D. MacAllister; secretary Of liter
allure, Mrs. LeClere.
Mrs. Irene Lewis and family NOV
ed Friday to their home near Delhi.
Rev. Chalice commenced a series |
Of services on Sabbath, to bel
held every evening during the
week, except on Tuesday evening, |
when there will be an entertainment
by Miss Margaret Paul, reader and
:mpersonater.
4AA oOWSu ACNClVCO 4oSIY
week from the Register Life Insur-
which Mr.. Bowen held in the COM
pany.
Miss F'lossie Trevarthan and Mrs.
Holbrook and little daughter Of Wa
terloo were over Sunday visitors at
the home Of Mrs. Trevarthan.
w. G.. Petrie Of Marion was in
town Tuesday. S1.,
s Perry Wheeless has n, moved into
the corner building and is now settled
ready for business.
: Mrs. Landers visited in Cedar Rap
ids a few days last week.
Mrs. Rosaua Cummings is in Perl
~, Iowa, visiting A. S. Trevarthan
and family.
Rev. e. Bronson, secretary Of the
Anti-saloon league, addressed a full
house on Sabbath evening in the
Presbyterian church We are glad
to know the work is prospecting in
putting down this curse OF both body
and soul. The time was when the
prohibition side was decidedly unpop
ular. Ministers, editors or senators
hardly dared be found in its ranks,
but we thank God that time is past
and it is the side of the saloon that
is the losing side now.
A number of the friends of Thorn
as Carson and family took their din
ners to their home last Thursday to
give them farewell before theyl
move to- town..
Water. has been running every
where for few days. One could
hardly have imagined there had been
snow enough to make all that has
been running down the streets to the
river. There was nearly an overflow
Gown by the corner Of the Hopkinton
State bank. In working to clean out
the gutter it is said beer key was
found stopping up the passage. The
only suitable place for beer key
is the place where its results a are
often found-in the gutter. This is
typical Of the beer key and contents
wherever found. stopping up the way
to progress and causing destruction
Of better things.