Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-09-12
HOPKINTON.

gan, Colorado, hoping to find employ
ment
P. R. Wheeless has gone to Canada
to look after his crops.
Mrs. James Ricketts, and baby Of
Chicago, are visiting Mrs. w. J. Kirk
wood
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Ferguson and
baby went to Dubuque Thursday to
attend the wedding of friend. Miss
Mildred Garvin accompanied them.
Rev. G. J. Chalice gave a lecture
Wednesday evening at Colesburg on
the work of the Red Cross.
F. r. Tesar and ]. J. Kirkwood went
to South Dakota last week to look af-
ter their land. Mr.. Tesar expects to
return by the way of Minnesota.
Hopkinton friends have received an
nouncements of the marriage of Miss
Esther Juanita Sager to Charles Albert
Spence on Saturday, September /, at
Carizozo, NJ M. Charlie, as he was
known here is the second son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Spence, who for
merly resided near Hopkinton. His
bride is a stranger to the friends
here but al Of them unite in best
wishes for their happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith visited
Tuesday and Wednesday in Monticello.
Rev. G. S. Coleman, wife and baby
returned last week from a months va
cation and an automobile trip to Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. o. E. Menizer and little son re-
turned Monday from their trip and on
Thursday. accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Crawford, went to Cresco
for visit with Mr. and Mrs. w. c.
Salisbury.
George Zeuch came up from AHA
mosa Tuesday to see the home folks
before he leaves for Camp Dodge as
he has received notice to be ready to
20 there about September 10Th.
Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Shoemaker left
last week for their home in Council
Bluffs after two weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Delosh.
A large number from Hopkinton at
tended the fair at Manchester.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cline of West
Union, were over-Sunday visitors of
relatives in town and vicinity.
Mrs c. S. Morton returned Friday
evening from Manila, where she was
called by the death of her father, Mr..
Offinger.
The public schools commenced Mon
day, Sept. 3. The same teachers are
employed as were last year except
Miss Nellie Cummings takes the place
of Miss Munson in the kindergarten
and primary grades. The teachers
are: High School; Charles McMul-
len, principal; Miss Mabel Kelsey, as
sistant principal; Edna Lane, history;
Vida M. Blanche, music and drawing;
Irma Cummings, 9Th and 18th grades;
Ruth F. Hill, 4th and 9Th grades; Nell
lie Cummings, kindergarten and pri-
mary.
Mrs. Julia Joostin and children were
guests of Mrs. Stoddard last week.
! Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Main returned
to Monticello Saturday after a vaca-
ton among friends here and in indie
pendence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Milroy and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Reed,
Mrs Hooking, and Mrs. R. S. Cum
mings, were over-Sunday visitors at
Iowa City with the Mcconnell and
Macintosh families. Mrs. Mackin-
tosh returned with them for visit
among her many friends here.
The wedding of George J. Hucker
and Miss Ethel Mckenzie took place
Tuesday evening in the Presbyterian
church. The ceremony was perform
ed by DR.. S. T. Foster, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian church of Cedar
Rapids, assisted by Rev. George Col
man, pastor of the Covenanter church
of Hopkinton. Roy Jeffries acted as
groomsman and Miss Franc Brokaw
and Grace Russell as bridesmaids.
Dean Morgan and Hartzell Milroy were
the ushers. Little Misses Hester Eos
ter and Arleigh Reed were the flower
girls and Masters Donald Hucker and
Raymond Wallace, the ring bearers.
R. A. Wallace gave the bride away.
There were many friends of both par
ties to witness the ceremony and to
bestow congratulations and we'll wish
es upon them. A reception was held
in the church parlors, after which Mr..
and Mrs Hucker departed for brief
wedding tour. They. will go soon to
Meadville, Pa. where Mr.. Hucker is
one of the faculty of Allegheny Col
lege. These young people are both
highly esteemed in the community.
The groom is a son of j. B. Hucker
and has grown to manhood in Hop
kinton, a graduate of Lenox College
and also of Columbia University, N. Y.
The bride has made her home with Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Wallace for several
years, is Lenox student and has been
teaching for several years. She has