Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-06-12

daughter, Mrs. j. C. Edgar, both O
whom live in town. Another daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Klein
Knecht, of Washington, D. c., are ex
pected this week.
| o. w. Smith and N. l.. Landers wen
to Chicago last week. Mr.. Smith
came home with new Ford sedan ant
roadster
Mrs. W. A. Milroy and daughter
Vera, left Wednesday evening for a
visit with Mrs. Milroy's parents al
Great Falls, Montana. Mr. Milroy &C.
companied them as far as st. Paul.
Joseph Guthrie of Belgrade, Neb.
has been visiting at the home of his
brother-in-law, e. F. Main.
Mrs. Parsons and daughter, mother
and sister of Mrs. Rowley, with whom
they have been for several months
left Monday for their home in Mount
Vernon.
Mrs. T. B. Cummings and daughters
Erma and Nellie have gone to Coggon
Adlai Wheeless of Delaware, who is
in training at the Great Lakes naval
station, spent Monday and Tuesday
with relatives here.
Mrs. Resale Cummings has return
ed from visit of several weeks with
her daughter at Perry.
A letter from George Marolf states
that he is now in Paris and rapidly
recovering from 'an attack of pneu-
monia. He hopes soon to be back tC
his work on motors at one of the larg-
est aviation camps in France.
Ralph Wallace, wife and little son
arrived Saturday from Chicago to re-
main during commencement week.
The district Sunday school conven-
ton, which was to have been held
last Tuesday at Buck Creek was held
in the Methodist church at Hopkinton.
The state worker, Mr.. Walter Hutton,
and about twenty-five delegates from
other Sunday schools were here. A.
C. Martin, district president, presided
over the convention. The evening adj
dress was by Mr.. Hutton.
John Mullen fortunately escaped
serious injury Friday afternoon when
the horse he was driving had one of
it's periodical spells Of running away.
Mr. Mullen was thrown out and the
wagon was turned over and pinned the
horse underneath it. Mr.. Mullen was
Hryhn MI L Ia
taken to the doctors office. No bones
were broken He was out again Sat
urday but felt rather badly shaken
up.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Elizabeth Fern Bort and
Claude A. Fleetwood, the ceremony
taking place at Minneapolis, April II.
The groom is travelling service me-
chanic for a large Minneapolis con-
Germ, his home being at Ames. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Bort and has been
teaching at Buffalo, MINI. She finish
ed her years work a short time ago
and is now at the home of her par
ents in Hopkinton. Mr.. Fleetwood is
in the draft and is expecting to be
called into service.
Mr.. and Mrs. n L. Landers left Sat
urday night for an over Sunday visit
with their son, Lieut. Landers, at
Camp Dodge.
Mrs. James Whitaker of Kansas is
here, called by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Helen Joseph, who is
very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Knox and son of
Oneida were guests at the Hill home
Sunday
Mrs. A. S. Trevarthan and two sons
of Perry are here to visit friends and
relatives. ....
Gilmer Bollman of Chicago was the
guest of his mother and sister over
Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. Templeton of Ottumwa,
are visiting Mr.. Foote and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aitcheson and son,
Fletcher, and wife and children Of
Cascade attended the baccalaureate
services Sunday. They are all old
Lenox students and never miss these
important occasions.
Miss Dodds of Iowa City, who is a
teacher in the high school of Bedford,
was a guest for several days of Mrs.
w. G. Rowley.
John A Street, eldest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Street of Union
township, has enlisted in the signal
corps department and gone to Jeffer-
son Barracks.
Andy Loop found one animal killed
and two injured in his pasture last
week after thunder storm.
The commencement week exercises
opened Sunday with very fine ser
mon. by DR.. j. F. Clokey, pastor of
Westminster church of Dubuque, also
a beautiful solo 1.-The Mercy Seat by
Miss Emily Trevarthan of Waterloo.
In the evening an interesting address
was given before the Christian asso-
citation by Dr. Joseph Morgan of Ma
Quoketa, with a cello solo by G. G.
Bollman OF Chicago. The rest of the
week till Thursday is filled with inter
esting entertainme nts, Thursday being
the day of the graduating exercises
which occur at 10 a. m. and p. m.
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