Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

HOPKINTON,


a Mis- Florence Woodward,S who has
81 been mere for the past year, left ON
III Saturday for Dayton, Ohio, to visit
her brother. W.
~ Mrs. H. NJ. Reeve and baby, and
n Mrs. C.. N. Hull, who have been in
n Kansas for a month, returned Satur-
day morning. ~. a. .~
Miss Jessamine Harmon Of Indepen
W dence Is visiting her cousin, Miss
Nellie Campbell .. " I'll
DR.. Jeffries returned Thursday from
a business trip to Kansas. ; ns
Mrs. Fred Hill was in Coggon last
week to care tor her sister. who was
III. (
i Mrs. Angeline Wheeler and Mrs.
F.M. Wheeler were visitors in La.
mont last week. Na
Rev. g. j.. Chalice attended the
M. ~. conference at Cedar Rapids last
week. =. Sri ~
Mrs. w. E. Reed entertained the
Embroidery club LAST Thursday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Main OF Month
cello, were over Sunday visitors with
their parents
Those who attended the dedication
cermcnies Of the new soldiers monu.
ment at Edgewood last Wednesday
were G.. K. Nash, ]. A. Dalrymple, w.
p. Lord, R. G. Crawford, j. D.. Nor
agn, James Kehoe, NJ. L.. Corkendal,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.. Morgan, Mrs. A.
j. King anG Mrs Mary Williamson.
Mrs. Hutchinson vas here from Ar
lington last Wednesday. Her husband
has charge Of the depot during the
absence of c.. S. Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Delosh went
Y ~ NCo~ro~ I oct .tu,onlr : 20 otfpn1 tho
marriage Of their granddaughter. Miss
Edith Stevenson. to Thomas Crow
ley, which took place Wednesday at
$3.50 a. m. at Coggon in st. Johns
church. The bride is the eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ste
venson, who formerly resided here.
Mrs. Margaret Campbell and daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. X. Barnes, visited in.
Arlington last week. L
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Reed anG Mrs.
VS.. Davis left Thursday for a visit
fat Anoka. Minnesota.
Lester Martin has moved his fam
'ly to Monticello, where he has en-
plOyment at carpentering.
Rev. w. H.. %McCuskey of Month
cello, was in town a couple OF days
last week. = psi S. "
The teachers of the public schools
attended the teachers meeting at
Manchester Thursday and Friday.
Miss Mabel Westcott, of Manley,
Iowa, has been visiting her parents
the past week. 3s a
The 65th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs D. c.. Gearhart occurred last
Sunday, September goth, at which
time there were four generations pres
ent. Those present were F. T. Gear
hart and wife of Campton, Col. /. K.
Gearhart. Of Washta. Iowa, S. B.. Latt
ner and family Of Dubuque, Everett
Holenbeck and family Of Waterloo,
DR.. G. w. Gearhart and family OF
Springville, Mrs. E.. Fergeson of
Lemars. D. c. Gearhart, Jr., and A.
N. Gearhart and family OF Hopkinton.
Mr.. Gearhart was born December q,
1927, and Mrs. Gearhart on December
%. 1892. They lei married at Mil
ton, Pennsylvania, September goth,
1849. They came to Cascade. In Du-
buque county, in 1852, and lived near
there upon a farm until 1889. when
they came to Hopkinton, where they
are very active considering their
age, and we hope to see them with
us many years yet.
The e~vangelistic meetings are still
being held and much interest is mani
tested. Rev. Forsythe has something
which is worth giving to his listeners
and they come from all ,neighbortng
tuwns@ u near nm. Il BOUsteTs and
the Campfire Girls had a picnic sat;
urday. The Campfire Girls also care
for the. little ones during the SER
vices. Saturday afternoon was
Mothers Day, when special services
were held in honor Of mothers, and
the tent was crowded, with many sit;
ting around the outside. The old
town certainly needed a good rousing
and Rev. Forsythe Is certainly doing
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