Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-16

Miss Elsie Sharp entertained the
Christian Endeavor at her home last
Tuesday evening.
HoPkINToN.
Cecil Ricketts, spent last week
with friends in Edgewood.
J. A. Dalrymple and c. N. Hull
attended the funeral of Mr.. Phillip
in Delhi last week.
The Hopkinton high school went
to Edgewood Friday night for a bas-
ket ball game which they Won 25
to 81.
Joseph Plat was here last week
from FIT. Scott, Kansas, on business
connected with her fathers estate.
I. T. Wilson was in Delhi Monday
Homer Brooks was in Des MONIES
last week to attend a special sale OF
Herefords.
Miss Myra Harvey, who had been
for several weeks with her sister Mrs
James Littlefield left Tuesday for
her home in Dubuque county,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith from Can
ada visited for a couple Of days at
the home Of A. D. LeClere, who is
an uncle Of Mr.. Smith.
Rev. George Tourtellot of Hudson,
Wis, visited Tuesday night with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Tourtel-
lot.
A new baby is reported at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cook of
North Fork and another at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Marolf last
week.
/ Editor w. S. ;Beels and wife left
Wednesday evening to attend the
Editorial Convention at Des Moines.
| A. G.. Arnold lost most of his ice
tools during the last thaw. The work
men had left them on the ice on
LAUGHING pond and the thaw came
and d roped them in the pond.
At the home of Mrs. James Milroy
last Wednesday occurred the marrl
age of her daughter Nettie Eliza
beth to Fred N. Ratcliff. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G. j.
Chalice of the Buck Creek Metho.
dist church in the presence of
large number of relatives and friends.
The couple stood under a beautiful
arch of carnations and evergreens.
They were accompanied by Nelson
Ratcliff as groom's man and Miss FL
la Milroy as bridesmaid. They ex-
pect to make their home north of
Hopkinton.
On Wednesday, February 9, at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Gienapp, occur
red the marriage Of her daught r
Minnie to Ernest w. Hugh. AS the
wedding march was being played by
the brides sister, Miss Clare Gienapp,
the bridal party took their places and
the ceremony was performed by Rev.
II. Naether, pastor of the Lutheran
church. The bride wore a gown Of
white crepe du chem with veiy and
orange blossoms and carried a bou-
quet of brides roses. The brides
gown CT blue crepe du chem. The
groom's man was Arthur Hugh. The
bridal couple left on the evening
train for Nebraska and will later be
at home to their friends on a farm
near Delhi.
The funeral of Stephen McGlade,
whose death occurred last Saturday
night was held Tuesday afternoon at
the family home east of town. The
services were conducted by Rev. S.
M. Morrow. Mr.. McGlade had an at
tack of grip from which he was sup
posed to have recovered and was
again starting his usual work about
the farm when pneumonia set in and
he was soon taken away. He was
born at the same home where he died
February 3, 1873. He had been a
student of Lenox College and was
a member of the Covenanter church.
He and his brother William carried
on the farm. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Maxwell McGlade, two
sisters, Miss Mary McGlade and Mrs.
John Mcneil, and two brothers, Will
liam and Hugh McGlade.
The funeral of Alexander Nelly
took place Wednesday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont, where he
had resided for some time and at
whose home he died, he being an un-
service was conducted by Rev. w.
H. Ensign, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church. Alexander Nelly was
born in County Antrim, Ireland, near
the town of Ballymea, At the age
Of q he emigrated to Canada, where
he resided three years. T. is not
known just when he came to this
part of the country but supposed to
have been at least fifty years ago.
He was married to Agnes Ewart in
1880. Her death occurred In 1900.
Mrs. r. J. Milroy and little
daughter returned last week from
where they have been for