Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

has arrived and held his first services
on Sunday, October Z. y
Communion services were held ON
Sunday at the Covenenter church. The
pastor was assisted by Rev. #. c. Nc
knight of Chicago.
Miss Maude Earhart went to Iowa
City Saturday.
Duane and Paul Wilson arrived
home Saturday from Canada where
they have been with their father since
last spring raising crop Of grain
and are looking as If the northland
agreed with them.
, Miss Mary Wilson is spending the
week with Mrs. Miller at Castle
Grove
Ross and Dean Dunlap visited few
days with their grandmother, Mrs.
c. M. Dunlap. They are both soldier
boys Dean Is in the aviation corps
and left Saturday morning for Day
ton, Ohio. Ross will 60 to Dakota.
Mrs Dunlap has five grandsons in
the army, 49,
Frank Doan and family are to move
soon to Marshalitown, where Mr.. Doan
has position as a druggist.
The trustees of Lenox College held
a meeting Friday, and with their
wives were served dinner by the do
nestle science class.
The pupils of the public schools
enjoyed vacation Thursday and Fri
day while the teachers were in atten-
dance at the institute held at Man
chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hill received a
telegram Tuesday announcing the ar
rival of boy at the home of their
son Clarence, in Fort Morgan, Colo
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Mrs w. T. Reynolds, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Con-
molly for a couple of weeks, left last
Wednesday for her home in Judsonia,
Arkansas, and was accompanied by her
daughter as far as Cedar Rapids.
Rev. G. S. Coleman returned Tues
day from Garland, where he had been
assisting the pastor at the communion
service. His pulpit was filled during
his absence by Rev. w O. Ferguson,
of Oakdale H., who, with his wife
have been spending their vacation
with Mr.. Fergusors mother.
Stephen Deshaw, jr., has been oblig
ed to return to the hospital at Ana
mosa for another operation, which
was performed Thursday morning.
Mrs. Grace Lamberton of Enid, Ok
lahoma, visited few days with Mr..
and Mrs S. J. Tourtellot.
Mrs. R. J. Hooking, Mrs. Rosalia
Cumming and Mrs. Ricketts, have re-
turned from Mitchell where they Wis
tied for week with Mrs. o. M. Vans
wearengan.
Mrs. Hawker, who has been spend
ing the summer with other members
of her family, arrived Saturday and
will make her home for several
months with her daughter, Mrs. e. ".
Laughlin.
Alex Delosh of Arnold, Nebraska,
has been visiting his brother, j. De-
Josh and sister Mrs. J. w. Green and
Mrs. Frank Dewald He has returned
to his home after couple OF weeks
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Rev. Baker of Mechanicsville, where
he has been pastor of the M. E. church
has been assigned to Buck Creek.
Rev. Baker is brother of Mrs l.. A.
Bradford.
Miss Edna Alger, missionary who,
has been in China for seven years,
gave an interesting account of her
life in that country at the Presby-
terrain church last Sabbath. Her
home is in Edgewood. Before going
to China she was a student at Lenox
college and has many friends here.
Rev. w. H. Ensign leaves Monday
for Ames to attend the annual meet
ing of the Synod to be held in the
collegiate church.
W. H. Littlefield received word
from his son-in-law, Ed. SlaussOn, of
near Williamsburg, Virginia, that he
had met with loss of about $4,000
in the burning of his barns.
Mrs. E. c. Reeve and daughter
spent a couple of days at the home Of
C. E. Reeve and wife on the way to
Clearfield from Storm Lake where
they attended the wedding of her sis
ter.
H. A. Philip and wife left last
Thursday to spend the winter in St.
Petersburg, Florida. Mr.. Phillip left
by the auto route and his wife start
ed by train They leased the hotel to
Mrs. Harriet Bells and sister, for
merly of Alta Vista, the change TAX
ing place October /. The new pro-
prietors were engaged in similar work
in Alta Vista and their reputation is