Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-26
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MIRA nd Mrs. o. w. Smith and Mr..
4 Central City last Monday. ,s y
Rev. Elliott PArkhill gave very
fine lecture on Egypt last Wednes-
day evening. !, It was Illustrated by
many beautiful views, part Of which
were taken by the speaker, who had
been IN that country. ~ "
VI Mr.. and Mrs. "a. L. Barker, Rev.
and Miss Mae Dunlap were In Man
chester, Monday !. s.t 5s, .jr%A r T.
G. IA. Kendall OF Earlville has been
here the past week assisting in tax
ing AN invoice !sof the stock in the
drug store OF DR.. Livingston, which
is reported has been exchanged for
land near Lamont. ,lsG M
F. C. Reeve and daughter. Zada,
and F. b. Tibbitts made trip last
Monday to Mt. Vernon and were
accompanied home by Mrs. John
Davis, Of Washington =
Miss Ruth Pride, Of Manchester,
was the guest OF her aunt, Mira.
Bowen for a few days last week.
Rev. w. H, Ensign, Rev. J. W.
ParkhIll ana Rev. Elliott Parkhill, at
tended a special meeting Of Presby-
terry in Dubuque last week.
An anti-c1Earette and anti-tobacco
meeting will be held in the Cove
nanter church next Tuesday evening,
Rev. w. II. Ensign will preside, and
the following addresses will be CIV
en-: e. & 81 ,5s-t -
4 Effect Of Cigarettes on School
! Work-Prof. Peterson. t5% s..
Effect Of Tobacco on Health-Rev.
G. s. Coleman. Il. q.
The Ton ID MoneyRev. J. W.
Parkhill III s,.-:
The Influence on Others Rev. e..
L. Mcknight. ~ a$'t1 KS So
Effects il Moral Things Rev H.
Chauncey q. Bowen. Of Orchard,
Nebraska. and Mrs. Jessie Bowen ,of
opkinton, were married last tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen will 60 to
Nebraska TO make their home 4.
Misses Helen and Esther Mcintosh,
OF Shenandoah; Iowa. arrived Sat
urday morning to spend the summer I
with their grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. y. s, Nee Council. Miss Helen
was one OF the graduates OF the
SHENANDOAH high school last week.
\ Isaac Littlefleld has been quite
sick the past week. s53: y5:s js 4 II,
Y Memorial day services were held
on Sunday in the Presbyterian
church. The sermon was preached
by the pastor, Rev. w. H. Ensign.
The number of the old veterans IS
growing smaller, four having fallen
from the ranks in the last two years.
Moses Wheeler, A.. B. Wheeless, Il.
B. Dunlap and Jacob Platt.
V The w. CT. U. will hold moth
ers' meeting Friday afternoon In
the church parlor Of the Presbyterian
church to which all mthers are invit-;
ed. "A picnic supper will be served.
20. w. Smith was hurt last week
while in the timber which he nag
recently bought. He did not get
out from under, soon enough and
q falling tree struck him. He has
been laid up, but Is not thought to
be seriously injured.
Mrs. Margaret Campbell and daugh-
ter, Mrs, F. X. Barnes, went to-
Kansas City last week, where Mrs.
Campbell expects to remain for some
weeks visiting sister.
Rev. Elliott Parkhill leaves this
week to take charge OF a church at
Curvensville, Pennsylvania.
The baccalaureate sermon will be,
preached before the high school
graduating class next Sunday even
Ing I'm the Presbyterian church, by
Rev.,sL. A. Bradford, pastor Of the
Methodist church. ;7.t:s S3S Y
4 The Clio Club held their annual
picnic Tuesday afternoon at the:
home ofFMr. and Mrs. 1T. Wilson.
This meeting closed their work for
the summer. Officers for the com
ing year are: President, Mrs. e. e.
Reed; Vice President, Mrs. W.. r.
Reeve; Secretary, Mrs. /. T. Nelson;
Treasurer, Mrs. r. A. Wallace. II
The Brotherhood of the; Methodist
church was in charge of the services
Sunday evening, May 16. The pro-.
lEram was furnished by the following
persons from Independence:5 Prof. J.
4. Cheney, r. b. Barnes, u. B.. Truax,
Mrs. F. A. Barker, Mrs. Warren Luz
Their and Miss Frances Comfort, &C
The audience was great
u pleased with the entertainmentsof
these friends from Independence. @
A The, delegation who visited Ran
dalia In the interest Of consolidated
schools were very favorably Impress
ed with what they saw ahd heard.
They expect to make another trip
this week to Anamosa this week to-
look over the high school there.