Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Thursday, Nov. Is, 1891.


numerous family reunions thruout the
city. The annual Thanksgiving SER
vice was held at the Baptist church,
the sermon being preached by Rev. b.
w. Bowers, Of the Christian church.
The collection taken for the poor
amounted to $3.50. At the soldiers
home Chaplain Percival conducted
services at 10: &c.
Three of the leading butchers sold
about 700 turkeys for Thanksgiving.
When to this is added those sold by
others, some idea of the quantity con-
sumed may be estimated-not to say
anything about chickens and other
fowls. The birds were in fine condi-
ton and at the feast table there was a
Good deal of gobble, gobble, gobble!
The average citizen is not looking a
turkey squarely in the eyes today.
THE home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Meeker was made full Of Thanksgiv-
ms good cheer by the presence OF their
sons Leroy and Guy and the genial
professors Slaughter, Simmons and
Calkins, of Iowa College"
There was family reunion at the
home of II. V. Speers. S. r. McLeran
ard family T, I. WATSON and family,
Charles Broadhead and family, Mrs.
Bowen. Messrs. Walker and Fry. Miss
Martha Broadhead."
AT the home of Mr. and Mrs. a. F.,
Ralch jolly company assembled to
pcrtake of an excellent dinner They
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Fort, Mr. and
Mrs. p. S. Balch, Mrs. Judge Abbott, of
barnet. VT Miss Carrie Fairbanks. OF
7 pal1
Fannie johnson and ]. w. Balch.
THANKSGIVING evening at Mr.. j. l..
Carney's was made enjoyable by a
literary and musical program pre-
pared and managed entirely by Master
Leonard. who opened the exercises
with an essay, written by himself, up
on the history of the day. Each mem
Der of the household had it's part TO
perform. from Grandma Tillotson down
to the twins. who each recited short
scripture passages"
Mrs. John w. Wells, 1o6 North
Third street, assisted by Mrs. BarroWs
and Mrs. Manville, set her Thanksgiv-
ing table for eighteen invited guests
besides her own household OF eight
persons For once the tables did not
fairly groan' under their burden;
neither did the guests srumble on ac-
count of scantiness of fare. Those
present were DIR. and Mrs. w. b.
Waters. Mrs. Nellie Waters, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. W Robbins and daughters
Alice and Mary. Mrs. Isabella Wells,
MIR. and Mrs. l.. F. Musson and son
FEED, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Barrows,
Mrs Manville, Miss NJ. E. Tomlinson
Miss Laura Wright. Miss Amanda
Wells. and Kersey Battin."
At st. Joseph. Mo, Miss Libbie
Bcggie formerly of this city. was
united in marriage with Floyd u.
Sprague, foreman of the Daily News.
Friday, Nov. 81, 1891.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Fidelity Savings Bank. 1t will soon be
enclosed. The workmen made rapid
Roadway yesterday. completing the
upper part OF the front which is Of
stone
The coolest night Of the fall re-
suited when the mercury registered
below zero. At Marietta the mercury
is said to have registered 1sfbelow.
Saturday, Nov. %, 1891.
A sensational mtrder and suicide
occurred at the John Hockridge home.
7o1 Woodbury. street at 2So'ciock In
the morning, when Mr.. Hockridge was
snot and instantly killed, by D. c.
Thomas. an employe in the Britain d
Co. packing house, and boarder at
the Hockridge home Thomas Thomp-
son. who also roomed at the Hook
ridge home was awakened by noise
in Thomas room. Thompson heard
the man say, God have mercy on me,
aud presuming that Thomas was ILL.,
called Mr.. Hockridge. He went up
stairs entered Thomas room, and was
met by fusilade Of five shots from
revolver. Two Of them struck Mr..
Hockridge. one penetrating the heart.
Thomas then loaded his revolver and
put bullet thru his own forehead.
Mr. Hockridge was 50 years old. and
had been an employe of Britain &
Co. for nine years. coming from
Canada when the firm established it's
packing business here. He was sur
vived by his widow, two sons and
daughter Thomas was So years old
and had lived here for about year
He had recently been divorced from
his wife. and this was presumed to
have been responsible for temporary
insanity.
Sunday, Nov. 20, 1891.
4 large audience gathered at the
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