Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-09-20

HOPKINGTON


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Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Tourtellot re-
turned Friday from a visit Of several
weeks with their son and daughter.
Miss vina Brazleton Of Manchester
was guest Friday of Mrs. n. a. Gear
hart.
ID. II. Tate and wife of Cedar Rap
ids, Nebraska, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Morgan
A. w. Heynen and family of Cedar
Rapids visited Sunday and Monday
with their brother and sister, In Hop
kinton.
Mrs. F. e. Martin returned home
Tuesday from Anamosa, where she
has been in the hospital.
Rev. w. H. Ensign was in Iowa
City for couple Of days, attending
a meeting of synodical committee.
G. II. Good was in Cedar Rapids a
couple of days last week.
Miss Rose Tyler of Springfield. Mas
sachusetts, cousin Of DR.. Ensign, and
Mrs. C. F. Ensign of Marion, were
guests last week at the mansS.
A large number from town attend
ded the Buck Creek fair. Sunday was
homecoming service. The president
of Cornell college gave an address on
Sunday morning and President Mack
enzie of Lenox college, in the even
ing. T.
W. A. Place sold 700 spring lambs
to Mr.. Hurning from near Masonville.
Dean Morgan has arrived home
from his Chautauqua work. He leaves
Monday for Springfield, Massachu-
sets, where he will enter the Y. M.
G. A. training school for special work
in physical training and play ground
work.
DR.. Lewis Dunlap and family ar
rived Saturday from Syracuse, New
York for visit at the home Of his
mother, Mrs. c. M. Dunlap.
Mrs. Nellie Vinton of Coggon is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. R. J. Milroy.
A Hopkinton Commercial club has
been formed of twenty-three members:
President, J. D. Mac Allister; vice
president, c. R. Nelson; secretary, II.
L. Main; treasurer, N. L. Landers; w.
s. oJhnson, F. c. Reeve and w. S.
Beels as an advisory board
Two auto collisions were reported
last week: Clarence Smith backed in
to Arthur Wilfong and Mrs. Burns
and James Wilson coilided near the
corner, with no serious damage done.
Through the instrumentality of A.
G. Martin. fine concert was given
Friday evening in the new gymnasium,
which was enjoyed by 800 people, COM
fOrtably seated The concert was by
Miss Marie Kaiser, who sang the Sc
iections given at the same time on a
Victrola. Mr.. Harold Lyman also &C
companied his own selections on the
flute. The gymnasium will provide
an audience room capable Of holding
all who usually gather together. Ma
ny people from the country came in
to enjoy the concert, and automo-
biles were lined up on each side of the
drive from the gymnasium to the Main
building.
The many friends of Rev. s. J. Fos-
4 ter and wife will deeply sympathize
with them in the death Of their eld-
est son, Calvin. about six years Of
age, who died at their home in Cedar
Rapids on Friday evening of typhoid
fever. Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. McNeill,
Mr.. am Mrs. r. A. Wallace, Mrs. w.
F. Garvi- and two daughters and 9th
ers went III attend the funeral. Rev.
Foster and family resided here be-
fore their removal to Cedar Rapids.
F. E. Richardson and wife were
here from Riceville to visit relatives
and attend the Buck Creek fair. Mr..
Richardson was former Hopkinton
boy and is brother Of Mrs. r. ].
Milroy.
DR.. w. H. Ensign and wife and Mrs.
w. S. Johnson of the Presbyterian
church expect to attend the meeting
of Presbytery at Manchester Tuesday
Of this week. President Mackenzie Of
Lenox college will also be present and
deliver an address on Wednesday at
ternoon.
Lenox college opened Tuesday with
a fair increase over last year and
more are expected. President Mack
enzie gave the opening address, CIV
ing an outline 70 his plans for the flu
ture. Thursday morning, an ad-
dress was given by DR.. John Calvin
Magee a student Of many years ago
of Lenox, who gave many pleasing and
interesting "reminiscences of those long
passed days. Mr.. Holste. the athlet-
ic trainer arrived Friday morning.
The Christian associations give a
reception to the new students Mon