Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-08
Mr.. Neal and family have moved

Mrs. A. w. Mcdonald the first OF
the week. Mrs. Overly is an aunt
Of Mrs. Mcdonald.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Presbyterian church held it's reg
.ular meeting March 1, at the home
Of Mrs. A. w. Mcdonald
The Hopkinton high school team
played basket ball at Edgewood and
was defeated IA to 6.
Mrs. Newberry of Strawberry Point
and Mrs. Frank Clark Of Golden were
here the last of the week to see their
old friend Miss Lord, who is very
low
Mrs. A. i. IsClcre wss at Anasoma
over Sunday with her daughter Mrs.
J. R. Kirkwood, who is in the hos
pital
Mr.. SHAKESPEARE gave an interest
ing address Sunday afternoon on
"White Slavery" that dreadful evil
which has intrenched itself in every
land.
Word was received here Thursday
of the death of Mrs. Harry Netcott
Of Independence, and from tho Bull
1etin Journal we take the following:
Mrs. Carrie Netcott was born IN
Hazel Green township, Delaware coun
tv. June 16, 1872. She was tie daugf-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. South'
who now resides in Dubuque. Her
girlhcod and school days were spent
in Hopkintcn where she attended the
pub';c school and later Lenox College.
Tn 1898 she was united in marriage
to Harry Netcott and have made thel1
home since then in independence. 10
this union were born four children,
Roland E., Helen R., Victor A., and
Marian G. Mrs. Netcott is also sur
vived by her parents, one brother
E. E. South of Dubuque, two sisters,
Mrs Emma Sill of Delaware coun-
ty and Mrs. Ida Brooks of De Pue,
Illinois. In her early girlhood Mrs.
Netcott became member of the
Methodist church of Hopkinton. At
ter coming to this city she became
affiliated with the Presbyterian
church. In w. R. C. circles She was
especially prominent, and in 1914 was
elected to the highest office in that
order in the state-department presi-
dent. She served for several years
as president and secretary of the lc-
cal w. r. C. and was also a past de-
partment patriotic instructor. At her
death she was leading member of
a committee whose work is that O.
having a soldiers monument erected
here. She was also a member of tie
Pythian sisters, the M. B. A. and
Rebekahs. The funeral services will
be held Sunday afternoon in the
Presbyterian church."
Mr.. Thomas Porter, who has heor
In ~ health for over year, passed
away at his home Mar. 3. The funer-
al was held in the Methodist church
Of which he was a member On Sal
bath morning. The services were coz
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Bradford,
preached from the text selected by
Mr. Porter several weeks before his
death: IT shall be satisfied WREN I
awake in thy likeness" Psalm II, IS.
Mr.. Porter was born i'm Rochester,
N. Y. in January, su1s46, and at an
early age came with his parents to
iowa. He was married in 1875 tc
Miss Josephine Sloan who with six
children survive him. They wer" en'
present at the funeral except Mrs.
Glow of Minnesota, who had been
with him several weeks during the
winter. The others are Mrs. Bessie
LeClere Of Hopkinton, Mrs. Ava Main
Monticello and three sons, Myron,
Abercombie, N. D. Harry and Leslie,
Manchester. There were also four
brothers present, Henry. Of Manches-
ter, E. A.. Deer Creek, Minnesota,
John, Albion, Nebraska, and william
Of Hopkinton. A sister, Mrs. Harry
Wetherhy Of Missouri, was not able
to come. Mr.. Porter was a man and
neighbor highly respected for his
honest, upright christian character
and kindness of heart, and like all
such are greatly missed when they
are taken away.