Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-19

father, DR.. William Flude, was dlrec-
tor Of the musical department and
financial manager of the college for
many years. Alfred Flude was en-
gagged in the newspaper business for
number Of years, taste which he
acquired as founder and editor of the
Nutshell" while attending college.
He is at present connected with a
lecture bureau and editor of the
Platform a publication devoted to
| that field.
Mrs. Schlick and Mrs. Gorious of
Worthington, visited Wednesday with
their aunt, Mrs. w. L. Campbell.
J.. D. MacAllister was called to
Marshalltown last week by the death
of relative.
Hopkinton was largely represented
| last week at Manchester, many being
called as witness in the Bette divorce
case.
Miss Clarissa Morrow arrived home
Saturday from Beatrice, Nebraska,
for the holiday vacation. She is teach
ing at that place.
Mrs. Margaret Belknap visited in
Manchester on Thursday and Friday
at the home of her brother, Ralph Mil
roy.
Mrs. W. S. Davis and daughter, Mrs.
A. II. Reed, were called to Anoka
Mimi, last week by the sudden death
of Mrs. Charles Fay, daughter of Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. Fay had been in her
usual health and was feeling we'll on
the day and evening previous to her
DEATH She was stricken with heart
disease during the night and expired at
$3.50 Saturday morning before the ar
rival of the doctor who had been sum-
moned. She was As years of age. She
will be remembered by many in this
vicinity as she lived near here in hel
younger years. She was married tC
Charles Fay thirty years ago. They
were the parents of four children, who
with the husband, survive her. Tit
children are Mrs George Ord and Mrs
Austin Daniels of Anoka, Mrs. Lewis
McGrath of Minneapolis, and Mis-
Carrie Fay of Fairbault. Her mother
Mrs. w. S. Davis, and sister, Mrs. A
H. Reed of Hopknton, and two broth
ers, Jay Marshall, OF Battle Greek
Michigan, and Charles, of Denver
Colorado.
Wheeless Bros. have bought tn
Collar milk wagon. AS it is covere,
} it is no doubt much more comfortabl
delivering groceries this kind o
weather than the open one would be
) Prof. McMullen accompanied tn
high school basket ball team to Cog
gon Friday evening and they won tn
game over the Coggon boys.
The ladies of the Methodist churcl
cleared $3S from their bazaar he'll
last Saturday.
Miss frankie Brokaw is at HON
from Wisconsin,. where she has bee
continuing her course in domesti
} science.
On Wednesday, December IL nea
midnight, occurred the death of Spen
; Ger j. Tourtellot at his home in Hop
kinton, Iowa. He had been in poo
health for a number of years and fail
ed rapidly. Mr.. Tourtellot was borl
in Dundee, Illinois, and moved to Wy
oming, Iowa, when eighteen years o
age, and engaged in the mercantil
business with his father. Later h
entered the insurance business, con
tinuing in it for a period of over fit
years. Hopkinton has been his HON
since January, 1873. He was studen
) at Lenox College before his marriage
, From early manhood he was believe
in Christ and united with the Pres
) byterian church at HOpkintOn. o.
coming to Hopkinton he united b,
letter with this church and in late
years was chosen to the office Of dea
con and trustee, which position h
occupied until his death. Mr. Tour
tellot's parents were Stephen Tourtel
lot and Eleanor Mcclure. On the par
entail side he was descended from tn,
French Hugonots and on the matern
al side the family was closely identi
fed with Revolutionary persons ant
events. General George Washington
was a frequent visitor at the old home
stead on the Hudson river He wa:
one of a family of four brothers ant
four sisters. Miss Jennie Tourtello
of Wyoming, is the only one left. Mr.
Tourtellot was united in marriage t.
Miss Ruth A Loomis at Wyoming
Iowa, on February 1 1865. Their gold
en- wedding anniversary was pleas
antly celebrated in 1915. They wer,
the parents of seven children. Rev
George M. of Hudson, Wisconsin, Rev
j. c. of Rowley, Iowa, Edward B
Bismark, n. D., Mrs. Lucy Greer
Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Jennie Austin
Austinville, Mrs. Mildred Calhoun
Worcester. Mass, and Mrs. Eleano
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