Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

Last Weeks letter.

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Last Weeks letter.
The closing exercises Of st Johns
school started on Thursday after
noon. June Sth. with the little folks
program. On Friday evening the en-
tertainment consisted Of recitations,
drills. and other interesting things.
The musical recital was given on Sun
day evening, at which some very
fine music was rendered, and on
Tuesday the regular graduation ex.
ercises We're held, at which Rev. T.
McElliott gave an address. Rev. j.
M. Molloy presented the class with
their diplomas. The programs We're
largely attended each evening.
DR.. and Mrs, Cummings and Mrs.
p. Smith, were callers at Robinson,
J. w. Tarlton was a business cali.
er at Manchester, Thursday.
Will Durham and family and Pat
Mcdonald. took dinner at the John
Rulley home. Sunday.
Miss Clara Thillen, from Greeley.
was an over Sunday visitor at the
Pat Divine home.
Mrs. Fred Houston attended the
Ciiau;auqua at Cogs on, Friday.
The Ryan base ball team pulled off
q good stunt last Sunday, when they
defeated the Walker team on their
own grounds by score Of 2 to I.
The Sisters Of st. Johns school
lett Monday morning to spend their
vacation at Dubuque, and take in the
summer school.
The Home Talent play, which was
put on at Smiths auditorium, Friday
evening, was big success and In
spite OF the weather large crowd
was In attendance. Mr.. Moore will
take the company to Coggon, to give
the play at the opera house there
Friday evening Of this week.
Rev. NJ. j. Molloy is spending the
week in Dubuque, at the retreat.
Rev. T. McElliott OF Coggon vis-
tied his mother the first Of the
week.
Mrs. u. j.. McEnany and children
Of Cedar Rapids. visited her mother,
Mrs. Turner, during the week.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. p. Smith entertain,
ed relatives from Delhi, Sunday.
The electric light company have
moved their wires one mile south, as
they confHcted with the telephone lin.
es running west.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Milroy spent
Sunday with his parents.
Charles Hawker had a new player
piano put in at his home last week.
Miss Edna King was Cedar Ra-
pids caller last week.
Mrs. Charley Swindell attended the
commencement exercises Of Cornell
college, Mt. Vernon, her neice Miss
Bla iche Swindell being one OF
the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.. McKeever's home
was quarantined for scarlet fever last
week.
Miss Maggie McCusker was a
Manchester shopper Tuesday.
r. G.. Vending and Chas. Probel
were Cedar Rapids business callers
Saturday.
Jim Haight was : Manchester call
er Saturday.
Mrs. Lille Wilson WAS shopping in
the Rapids, Saturday.
w. H. Ward was ! caller In Ce.
dar Rapids Sunday.
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er last Tuesday.
/ Howard Houlahan and Dave Nor
ressey returned home last week from
Dubuque where they were attending
st. Joseph's college.
Mr., and Mrs. Lester Gilchrist was
Cedar Rapids visitors, Friday.
Dennis Harrington was taken
quite sick last week, but is able to be
out again.
Mrs. Rose Summers was v1sltor
at Cedar Rapids. last Tuesadg.
Rev. Father Kelley was the guest
Of Rev. NJ. j. Molloy, last Sunday,
and while here took in the musical
recital given by the pupils Of -.
JOINS SCnOOl.
James Kugan, Of Coggon, was call
in~ on friends here, Saturday.
Miss Marietta Foley returned home
from Dubuque the first Of the week,
where she was attending school at
Visitation. Miss Foley intends to
return next week to attend summer
school.
Rev. John O'Donnell and his sis
ter, Miss Hannah O'Donnel and
Miss Kelley, from Monti. attended
the exercises at St. Johns school last
Sunday evening.
Mrs. B. Brayton was a visitor at,
the NJ. ]. McEnany home, in Cedar
Rapids, Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Sullivan and Miss Liz
zie Hennessey. are spending the week
at the Jim Hennessey home in the
country. t
Mrs. viii Duggan was on the sick
list last week.
ike Ryan, Of Monti, was business
caller in Ryan, last Monday.
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