Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-26
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Worrell of New
Hampton were calling on old friends
in town Friday. Mrs. Worrell attend
ed LenoX College some years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. French and baby
of Onslow visited few days with the
Brooks families.
Prof. and Mrs. HARPER, Lollar of
Manhatton, Kan, are here for the rest
of the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Lollar.
Mrs. George Vesey was brought
home last Saturday from Monticello.
! She stood the trip very we'll and is
! getting along as we'll as could be eX-
/ pected after her accident
Mrs. Ruth Smith of Rockford, ILL.,,
visited last week with her niece Mrs.
I j. E. Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williamson of
Cedar Rapids visited for a few days
1 last week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
| Lord and other friends. They left on
Monday for West Union.
Mrs. j. B. Hucker and little son are
visiting for couple Of weeks in Vir-
! ginia, Minnesota.
/ Mrs. Charity Thompson Of Manches-
ter visited her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. r. Winch last week.
w. S. Beels and NJ. w. Campbell at
tended the republican state convention
at Des Moines last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H: Reeve a:!yy Two
little daughters arrived Saturday from
Tacony, Pa, and will visit for couple
of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. c. Z.
Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Melrose were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Wallace
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Ensign and
Mrs. C. l. Campbell attended the Del
aware Co., w. C. T. U. convention at
Manchester last week.
Mrs. Jay Gemmel and little son OF
Independence are visiting relatives in
| town..
Mrs. Bessie Barr with her little
daughter from Kansas City is visiting
her sister Mrs. George Harper.
While unloading hay last Friday A.
/ D. LeCeleve was quite seriously in
jured by falling from the loft. AS he
cannot remember just what happened
it is supposed he was overcome by the
heat. No bones were broken but he was
badly shaken up. His brother H. A.
LeCeleve came down from Manchester
to see him.
Mrs. l.. j. Hawker and grand son,
John Summers, who have been at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Laughlin,
left Tuesday for st. Louis. Mrs.
Laughlin and Mrs. Finley accompanied
them as far as Cedar Rapids.
/ Miss Jeanette Blair visited her sis
ter, Mrs. E. H. Martin at Greeley, last
week.
Mrs. John Even spent few days
last week in Monticello, with her niece
Mrs. Lester Martin.
Mrs. S. w. Bowers and children,
visited last week with relatives in
Monticello and Scotch Grove.
Mrs. Jay Main and two children ar
rived Wednesday evening for a visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Main. They had been visiting in Il
linois where Mrs. Main lived formerly
and are on their way to Kalispel,
Montana, which is their home.
1 Mrs. Clarence Robinson of Fitch
vile Wisconsin. She will visit with her
sister, Mrs. J. I. Brownell for several
weeks.
Mrs. j. T. Patterson and Mrs. Chas.
Heath of Council Bluffs, visited Tues
day with Mrs. Lollar. Mrs. Patterson
VIII be remembered as Miss Ella Bart
and Mrs. Heath as Miss Clara Mather-
son, both having formerly resided here
Mrs. Foster and children, who have
been visiting friends here left Satur-
day morning for their home in Cedar
Rapids.
Rev. Paul Melrose will occupy the
Sabbath. Mr. Melrose was member
of the class of 1912 of Lenox College,
After a three year course at the theo-
logical seminary at Princeton. he spent
one year at Columbia university. He
expects to leave this fall with his wife
who was Miss Esther Agnew of the
class of 1910. They will go to Hainare,
where Mrs AIelrose, the mother of Rev
Paul Melrose has been a missionary
for many years and where he was
born to assist her in her work.
Miss Vivian Dunlap was an over Sun
day guest of her mother. Miss Dun
lap is teaching in the summer school
at Cedar Falls.
Rev. w. H. Ensign and wife leave
Monday to attend the Bible conference
held in Cedar Rapids this week.
On Friday afternoon occurred the
funeral Of Mrs. Duncan McAllister,
whose death took place Wednesday
evening. She had been in i'll health
for a long time, but had Of late been
feeling better so her sudden death
was a shock to her friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. McAllister came to this country
and vicinity in 1866 where they have
since resided. They were the parents
Of one son John d. McAllister Of Hop
kinton, who with her husband and one
sister survive her. She was about |
eighty years of age.
Charles Blanchard and family of
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