Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-14
LOCAL news
Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEI
Items Of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Clemans are
at Mt. Vernon this week.
M. E. Blair was business visi
tor in Waterloo, last Friday.
Mrs. r. A. Denton went to chi
cago Tuesday to spend few days
with her sister.
Clifford Garlick Of south Of Man
chester has purchased Of Jones &
Son a new Ford touring car.
Mrs. Blanche Austin and child
rem left Monday for Douglas Wyominl
where they will make their home.
-Wm. Jones, w. D. Hoyt and
Henry Welter.en and Thomas Sisson
were visitors in Dubuque last Satur'
day.
Mrs. H. G. Pierce and daugh'
ter Gertrude were in Waterloo ias'
Saturday, the guests Of relatives and
friends.
Rev. C. X. Hudson and son left
wednesday morning for Mt. vernon
Iowa, to attend the graduating exer
cises at Cornell College.
Mrs. c. X. Hudson was called to
Lake Park, Iowa, Monday night on
account Of the critical illness Of her
mother. Mrs. Kempthorn.
Mrs Henry Keiser, Mrs. Char
les Keiser. Misses Nell Armsstead
Maude Keiser and Blanche Otis were
visitors in Dubuque last Friday.
Mrs. E. T. Afford and children
of Waterloo are expected in Man.
chester today for a visit with Mrs.
Affords mother, Mrs. NJ. II. Will
iston.
Miss Gertrude Polderboer Of Par
kersburg, Iowa, spent several days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. F. 9.
Waples, returning home on Friday
morning.
Miss Beatrice Burke Of HayWar'
den, Iowa was guest OF her frlend'
Miss GLADYS Sabin, several days iast
week. She returned to her home FIJI
day orning.
The Woman's Missionary ocie.
.ty oflthe First congregational church
is meeting this afternoon at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom B. Arnold,
west of this city.
Mrs. David Leroy OF Streator,
Illinois, and Miss Alma Leroy OF
Chicago, will arrive in Manchester
this evening for visit in the nome
of Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy.
Mrs. L. B. Schneider and baoy
and her mother, Mrs. Stone, 'eIt
Thursday night for Quincy, Illinois,
where they will spend some time at
the home OF Mrs. Stone.
Mr.. c. A, Bonnewell of Grlnnell
was guest in the home OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. C. A. Pierce a few days the
first Of the week. He returned w
his home Tuesday morning.
DR.. w. S. Pitts Of BROOKLYN N.
v is visiting in Manchester, at the
home of his friend, w. H. Gre"s'
DR.. Pitts is on his way to Nashua
Iowa, where he formerly resided.
Mrs. Geo. Armistead leaves Thur'
day morning for Red Oak, iowa
where she will spend few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Belle fN-
zer and also make the acquaintance
of her granddaughter.
Hiram Arnold will go to Rocnes.
ter. Minnesota, Thursday morning '.
enter the Mayo hospital for uea,,
ment, His son, NJ. D. Arnold, VIII
accompany him to the hospital, anu
snend some time with him at tha'
place.
Nelson auckland of Boone, was
a guest of his daughter, Mrs. Will
lam Runyon, several days last weeh
Miss Anna Burkland, who has peel
assisting with the housework IN tht
Runyon home for several weeks, ac
companied her father to their hoine
Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Madden ane
daughter, Miss Elva Madden, "er*
in chicago last week to attend tne
graduation exercises Of the nurs
training department at Hahne nam
hospital. Miss Marguerite Maoae,
was a member Of the class whlcf
completed the course, and is no"
graduate nurse.
Mrs. NJ. R. Patty, Mrs. P. +
Triem, Miss Emma Paxton and MISS
Blanche NJ. Terril were at Iowa CltS
Sunday to hear Miss Ruth Paxon, re
turned missionary from China ae
liver an address in the Methoms'
Episcopal church. Miss Paxon II
spending several days among friends
at Iowa City and Des Moines. ano
will come to Manchester about the
first Of July to spend a part OF the
summer in her home here and amor
her many friends.
The Woman's Relief Corps ano
Grand Ar1ny Veterans will hold tie'l
riverside memorial next Sunday I'M
mediately after the closing OF the
afternoon Chautauqua session. lhe
services will be held at the foot OF
West Union street. Boats laden
with flowers and flags will be float
ed on the water. Short speeches ant
an appropriate program will be con-
ducte' by the w. r. c. Patrouc
Instructor, Mrs. Brady. All PATRIOT
ic people ought to help in this tribute
to the Sailor dead.