Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-05-23
Mrs. F. E. Williamson and daughter

Nellie, attended the annual May must
cal festival at the Iowa State college
at Ames, and also visited their son
and brother, Ned. who is taking four
years course in animal husbandry, be-
ing in his second year.
DR.. Ramsey will give his last lee
ture on the Bible on Monday evening
in the Covanter church. 1t will be on
How to Understand the Bible"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Furman and
Mrs. F. B. Doolittle of Delhi. and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Milroy of Manchester,
attended the graduating exercises Of
the departments of Music and Express
sion Wednesday evening.
The Clio club closed its session for
the summer with their annual picnic
at the home of Mrs. Earhart, Tuesday
evening.
Word was received here last week
of the death of Mrs. Robert Hunter, Of
Sioux City. There are those here who
will remember her as Miss Olive Mer-
rill, student of Lenox college. She
married Robert Hunter of the class
of 10, also a student of the college.
She had been ill for the past six
months and died May 10, at the age
of fifty-eight. Mrs. Hunter is sur
vived by two daughters, Miss Cora
Hunter of Sioux City, and Mrs. M. L..
Sloan of Cleveland, Ohio, and her
husband. Hon. Robert Hunter, who
was formerly state senator from
Woodbury. county.
F. NJ Doan and DR.. w. c, Wilson
have arrived home from their trip to
Louisiana. Dr. Mason bought eighty
acres and Mr.. Doan may invest later.
r. A. Philip will assist J. Schust-
er in the barber shop for the pres
ent
New little boys are reported in the
homes of John Milroy and Walter
Haigh.
Mrs. Fred Hill has ben afflicted the
past week with severe attack of grip.
Perry Blanchard has been off duty
the past week on account of sciatic
rheumatism.
The Clayonian society will give their
annual play Friday evening, May 25th.
Mrs. Hoxie of Ottumwa came Fri
day to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Margaret Bollman.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Moul
ton was held Saturday afternoon at
the residence of her daughter. Mrs.
C. P. Joseph, with whom she has lived
since the death of her husband HUI
bert Moulton. Mrs. Moulton was born
in New York, December 80, 1928. She
came to Illinois with her parents and
on April 1st, 1S4S, was married. They
made their home near WorthingtOn for
many years, coming to Hopkinton in
1884, where they resided until their
deaths. She left three children-Chas.
of Grandview, Washington; Clarence
of Kalispel, Montana, and Mrs. Ella
Joseph of Hopkinton. The services
were conducted by Rev. l.. A. Brad
ford, pastor of the Methodist church
of which she had been member dur
ing all the years she lived here.
Dean Morgan arrived home Saturday
morning from Springfield, Massachu-
sets, where he had been in school the
past year. He starts out Friday to
take up his work for the summer with
the Chautauqua.
The lady teachers and girls OF the
high school enjoyed picnic at Elem
mings' mill last Saturday.
The lid was shut down on Sunday
selling in Hopkinton and Saturday
evening found everyone out getting
enough to last over Sunday.
Mrs. Midkiff of Manchester was an
over Sunday visitor with her son,
Carl. ..'
Children's day was observed on
Sunday at the Presbyterian church
and there was large attendance.
Rev. G. ]. Chalice preached in the
Methodist church Sunday, where he
was the former pastor. Rev. Bradford
occupied the pulpit at Buck Creek.
Hartzel Milroy was here from Month
cello over Sunday.
The w. C. T. U. will meet on Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. U M. Wallace.
Mrs. Helen Joseph is seriously i'll.
AS she is over eighty years Of age it
is feared that she cannot recover. F.
D. Joseph of Des Moines, and her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Johnson, and
her husband, also arrived from Den
yer, Colorado.
Memorial services will be held in
Finkbohner hall on next Sabbth at II
o'clock.
The baccalaeurate sermon before
the senior class of the high school will
be given on next Sabbath evening,
May 9th, by Rev. l.. A. Bradford, in
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