Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-09
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J. d. Smith has begun the erection (
Of a house on the lot purchased OF
S. P. Thorpe.
# John Good was here from Cedar !
Rapids Wednesday. He is operating !
restaurant, with the assistance OF
his son Elliott. !
Miss Vivian Dunlap arrived home
from Chicago Friday evening after
visit with her sister, Jessie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Donahue, and
Mrs. Neil were in Fairbank last
week 10 attend the funeral Of y an
old friend.
Mrs. H. l.. Main and children were
Manchester visitors Saturday.
= Mrs. Lucy Wilson of Monticello and
Miss Lucy Appleby Of Portland, Ore
gon, visited in town Thursday.
The, High school students were en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. T. Wilson Wednesday even
ing
= The officers and teachers of the
Presbyterian Sabbath school held
conference at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Milroy Monday evening,
to spend the winter as they have al
work and also the celebrating Of the
approaching Christmas season.
picnic supper was enjoyed by those
present.
i Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Ferguson re-
turned Wednesday from their we'd
ding trip and are now Housekeeping
in their home recently purchased Of
the Strane estate.
A number OF neighbors Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Milroy took their supper
and went in to spend the evening,
I before Mrs. Philip, mother Of Mrs.
Milroy, should return to her home
in Great Falls, Montana
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Reeve left last
Wednesday for Lake Helen, Florida,
to spend the winter as they hH al
ready done for two winters.
@s> Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Madison have
returned from their wedding trip and
have opened a new restaurant 1.-The
College Inn,'' with everything up-to-
date.
Orlo Blanchard has sold his wood
saving outfit to Rhiney Blanchard.
NJ Ellison Tibbitts ARRIVED home on
Saturday evening. He has been in
Houston, Texas for some time.
Quite a number of boys from
here attended the boys conference at
Cedar Falls from Friday until Mon
day. They were accompanied by
: Prof. Peterson Of the High school
and Rev. w. H. Ensign.
The Northeast Division Of the
Women Workers of the Presbyteri-
an church will entertain the other di-
visions Wednesday Afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. w. P. Lord.
f., Last Sabbath morning Rev. Mr.. En-
sign gave a special talk on "Grat-
itude, Love and Sympathy, grouped
near the Cross" to the members of
the first Organized Adult class in
: the Sabbath school. The class has
fifty-two charter members, with Mrs.
Tourtellot as teacher
William Hale, whose death occur
red last week at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Hugh McGlade, was
i born in County Antrim, Ireland, o.
tober Is, 1857. He married Margaret
Elenn Of Bush Mills, Ireland, in
? dren, Isabel, who died December %,
+ 1904; Mary, Agnes and William. His
wife died March q, 1894. He came
to America in 1887, and his wife fol-
lowed soon after with the children.
He was a member OF the M. E.
church. Rev. Mr.. Bradford conducted
the funeral services.
The committee in charge of the
premium list for the short course in
January, are making additions Of val
ue. There will be three silver cups to
5 be competed for, also a corn dryer,
:, valued at $12, by Slauson Bros. OF
4 Cedar Rapids; 70 packages of corn
flakes and oats by the Quaker Oats
. Company Of Cedar Rapids and corn
shelter with fan, by the International
Harvester company.
Mrs. Barnes and daughter have re-
moved to the Fordham house.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Martin have TAX
en- poss ession Of the residence they
recently bought of J. Good. Before
coming to town they had a. pleasant
surprise from their neighbors who
came with their baskets of good
things to eat, and to wish them hap
piness in their home in town. <