Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-26
HOPKINTON,

Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year!
Misses Thelma Tibbitts and Adelma
Reed were over-Sunday visitors in
Springville with Miss Margaret Gear
hart.
Mrs. w. e. Reed visited Monday in
Manchester.
Miss Frances LaXon of LenoX Col
lege visited in Anamosa Wednesday.
Mrs. w. j. Kirkwood left Tuesday
for Dubuque and will accompany her
mother, Mrs. Ricketts,, to Logansport
Indiana, where they will spend the
holidays with Mrs. Will Emsler.
A. Loop made business trip to
Chicago last week.
Mrs Harma Barnes, who has been
at Marcus with her sons for several
months, has returned to spend the
winter in Hopkinton with her mother
Mrs. John Smith.
Mrs. Mary Doolittle has been here
for several days and left for Des
Moines Saturday to spend the holidays
with her son. DR.. Russell Doolittle
and wife. She expects to spend a few
DAYS here again before her return
to Milwaukee.
DR.. Floyd Smith and family were
guests at the r. A. Wallace home last
week. They expect soon to leave Tor
the Philippines where DR.. Smith Will
be in the hospital on one of the is
lands.
Mrs. N. l.. Landers visited several
DAYS last week in Des Moines with
| her son and wife.
George Lewis of Avon, Ohio, has
( been visiting at the home of his cous
, in, Mrs. Charles Holmes.
J Prof. E. V. Laughlin spent Tuesday
in Manchester.
J Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith have re
| ceived word that their son, Fred, who
has been in Montana for several years
has enlisted in the navy. He is now
at San Francisco.
Thomas Mather and sister, Mrs
John McCollum and daughter, have re
| turned to their home in Nebraska afte1
= spending several weeks with thei1
r sister, Mrs. w. l.. Campbell.
Miss Vivian Dunlap arrived home
. Wednesday evening from Cedar Fall:
, and Miss Jessie Dunlap Saturday even
), ing from Aurora, ILL.,, to spend the holi
= days with their mother.
J. |. Brownell and wife have moved
into the James Littlefeld cottage.
Mrs. Grace Russell has been enjoy
| ing visit from her mother of Fore
| man, N D., the past week.
Miss Wyllis Gearhart arrived home
Saturday morning for the holidays
with home folks.
Prof. and Mrs. McMullen spent Sat
urday in Monticello.
The lecture Wednesday evening by
Mr.. Flude was very interesting one
in which he gave glimpses of life OF
a chautauqua manager and incidents
connected with prominent speakers OF
the chautauqua platform whom it had
been his privilege to interview.
A reception was given Alfred Flude
and Eugene Joseph Wednesday after
noon by the Domestic Science ladies
in their rooms at Lenox College. They
were both graduates of the college.
Thre was lively and interesting
basket ball game Friday evening in
the gymnasium, when the Manches-
ter high school girls won the game
with the Hopkinton girls, and Mon
ticello won the boys game. There
was large crowd and the proceeds
go to the Red Cross.
The. death of James Mclaughlin of
Russellville, Kentucky, takes one of
the first years students of the college
He was the first white child born in
Jones county.
Dean Morgan came home from
Camp Dodge Friday to spend Christ
mas with his parents. 1t is evident
that camp life agrees with him.
Lewis Stoddard, wife and baby of
Monticello, were in town over Sum-
day.
Misses Pearl and Ruth Dunlap visit
ed their brother Gordon, at the hos
pital in Anamosa Friday. 1t is ex-
pected Gordon will be able to come
home for Christmas.
Mrs. Ermina Dunlap and family will
spend Christmas in Manchester at the
home of A. E. Dunlap.
w. E. Reed and wife expect to leave
this week for Florida in company with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Mcconnell and all
expect to spend the winter there.
There was a reception given Tues
day evening to Lieut.. Eugene Joseph
at which 1875 men were in attendance.
There was a variety of entertainment,
card games, cigars, conversation and
refreshments Part of the time was
devoted to hearing the experiences
of George Roberts, who formerly liv-