Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-28

all of her children coming home. Her
sons, Frank and Homer and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Chas. Blanchard of Edge
wood and Mrs. J. G. French of Ons-
low and their families, and Miss
Carrie, at home, were all present.
They brought bountiful dinner and
the day was greatly enjoyed by all.
A gift was left with the mother as
reminder of the event.
j. D. MacAllister and e. l.. Gift
ford made a trip to Dubuque Satur-
day.
Saturday, August II was the 4Oth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G. Blanchard, and a number
of old friends, relatives and acquaint-
ances brought their dinner and spent
the day with them, and all enjoyed
the day exceedingly.
A large number from town attend
ed the fair at Monticello Thursday
and quite number were detained
over night by the hard rain which
came down just at evening.
Sodie Casteel and Miss Anna
Starks were married last Wednesday
at Manchester.
Word has been received from Or
vile Higgs that he has arrived safe
ly in France. ....
The members of the Covenanter
congregation gathered at the church
parsonage on Wednesday evening to
celebrate the paying off of all OBJ
legations on the parsonage and the
burning of the mortgage, the amount
of indebtedness being $4,000.
Prof. W. B. Guthrie arrived in
town Saturday for short visit with
his father and sister. Mrs. Guthrie
and children will come later.
The Scottish Highlanders band,
which played at the Monticello fair,
came through Hopkinton Tuesday
and stopped on the street and gave
some fine music as an advertisement
for the Jones County fair.
The relatives here Of Mrs. Thomas
Reeve received word last week of
her death at Basking Ridge, N. j.
Mrs. Reeve formerly resided here for
a number of years, coming from
England. She had many friends here
and neighbors who missed her when
she went away. Her husband died
some years ago. She leaves two
children, Miss Katherine Reeve of
Basking Ridge and DR.. Thomas Reeve
of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Williamson
were over Sunday visitors in Fay
cite.
Miss Belle Deshaw will teach in
Strawberry Point the coming year
and her position in the schools at
Delhi will be taken by Mrs. G. D..
Hucker of Hopkinton.
! Miss Florence Hill will go soon to
Britt where she expects to teach the
coming year.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Slemmons
and two children of Winthrop at
tended the Presbyterian church here
last Sunday, coming over in their
car. Mr.. Slemmons was an old Len
OK student. His parents also attend
ed many years ago. .
The Aid society of the Presbyter-
ian church will have social after
noon on the campus next Wednes-
day afternoon. If the weather is I'M
pleasant they will go into Clarke
hall
The funeral of Mrs. John Dalrym-
pie, whose death occurred on Sab
place Tuesday afternoon at the Meth
bath morning, August 18th, took
odist church. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. W. G. Rowley. Mrs.
Dalrymples maiden name was Sarah
Jane Hull. She was born April IS,
1916 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. In
1850 she came with her parents to |
Delaware county and settled on a |
farm four miles northwest Of Hop
kinton. On May 3. 1868, she was |
to John A. Dalrymple. They |
made their home for some years on
a farm, coming to Hopkinton to re-
side about Is years ago. Three chill
dren were born to them, all Of whom !
are living. They are Mrs. Ellen !
Bradke, Mrs. Rosetta Nerdman and
Rev. Henry Dalrymple OF Clinton,
and two brothers, Charles Hull OF
Hopkinton and James Hull of Valen-
tina NehraSka