Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-24

LOCAL Happenings
Of The PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
| the City.
| The Thursday Afternoon Club will
meet with Mrs. Gildner on Thursday
afternoon February 1st.
The Friday Afternoon Club will
meet with Mrs. F.C. Hall on Friday of
next week.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
with Mrs. w. W. Ford on Friday even
ing, February End.
Claude l. Gray left Sunday after
noon for Rochester, New York, where
eh will spend some time with rela-
tives.
Mrs. John Cooking and daughter,
Susie were called to Wilton Junction
last Saturday by the serious illness
of Mrs. Cocking's aunt.
The Manchester High school bas-
ket ball team defeated similar team
from the Fayette High school at the
local gymnasium last Friday evening,
the score being % to 10.
Mrs. Hannah Barr and Mrs. Jos.
Thurn entertained the Rosary So
ciety Of st. Mary's church on Tues
day evening, at the home of Mrs.
Thurn, on Liberty street.
The Delaware County State Bank
has change of advertisement this
week in which it submits suggestions
of value to depositors. Our readers
will always find this banks advertise
|ments of interest.
The Winthrop high school basket
ball team played against the local
high school team in the Manchester
gymnasium Monday evening. the
home team winning the game by a
score Of SO to II.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Sand Creek church will hold an all
day: social meeting on February list,
at the home Of Mrs. Arthur Ludley.
Each member lis requested to bring a
friend and something for dinner
a Housewives should not overlook
4 W. II. Lafrerty's advertisement In this
weeks issue Of The Democrat. Mr..
Iafferty offers valuable suggestions in
ordering fruit for the household. Be
sure to read his advertisement on
Ianother page. Srsss}
IS. X. Myers last week sold hand
some Edison Dimond Disc phonograph
to Company H. This is one of the
fbest instruments made by the Edison
company, and will furnish no small
amount of pleasure to the boys as
they gather for their social evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barr spent
several days last week in Chicago, at
tending grand opera, and having 4
good time in general While in TIE
lcity, they were Joined for a few davs
by their daughter, Miss Etna Barr
who is a student in the University al
Iowa City.
! The Manchester High School
baset ball team went to Colesburg
last Saturday, and there defeated the
Colesburg team to the tune Of 1S te
s. The Colesburg team took the de.
feat in manly fashion, and after the
game treated the Manchester boys tc
a real old-hshioned oyster supper
& On Thursday evening of last week
a basket ball team composed of AL.
bert Sill, Leslie Slack, Theron Jones
Lloyd Halferty, Robert Hutchinson
and Henry Munson, went to Masonvillt
to play against a team from thai
place. The boys put up good game
but were defeated by score of q
to %.
The following is extracted from 9
Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper
Misses A. and E. Boggs entertained
a party of friends from Manchester
Ia, at the Ocean View on Sunday
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
A. HI. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barr, Miss Louise Barr and Mr.. Gle1
Barr
The Manchester Auto and Supply
Company unloaded car load of hand.
some Bucks and car load of Chevro.
lets. They feel fortunate in being
able to secure these shipments at this
time, and those who are contemplat.
ling the purchase of car had better
see them at once, as they will be on
their floor only a short time These