Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-02-20
friends in town last week.

ing her household goods, having rent
ed the residence to Lester Hunt and
family, who will take possession on
March 1st.
Mrs. Opal Swindle has purchased
the residence property of Mrs. M. V.
Newcomb.
Lieut. John R. Wood of Camp Grant,
Rockford, Illinois, was a visitor at
home Saturday and Sunday. His in
FAINT son, John, is quite sick.
Sunday morning at the M. e. church
the service flag was unfurled. Spec
ial music had been arranged and Rev.
Mcintosh delivered a brief address to
large and attentive audience.
AT the Referees sale of the Robin
son farm held at the office of P. M.
Cloud, Saturday, February 8, Charles
W. Robinson was the purchaser, pay
ing $125 per acre for the 200-acre
farm.
Will Hunt and Leroy Hunt went to
Des Moines Saturday night to spend
Sunday with Sergeant Archie Hunt,
a son of the former. Archie recently
received this rank at Camp Dodge.
Miss Ella Burrell, teacher in the
public school, spent Sunday at her
home at Epworth.
Mrs. c.. S. Harvey, who lives west of
town, passed away Wednesday morn
ing. She had been in failing health
for some time and her death was not
unexpected. Elmira l.. Holdridge was
born in Herkimer county, New York,
about 80 years ago. She was united
in marriage to Chauncey S. Harvey in
1852 in New York state and came west
and settled on their present farm. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey were blessed with
seven children. Her husband and one
daughter preceded her in death and
the remaining ones are w. H., Dawson,
North Dakota; Burton c., Pasadena,
California; Floy H., Burnstadt, North
Dakota; Ella L., the wife of Alva
Snow, resides in California;; Mabel L.
the wife of Frank Zirtzman, of Kettle
Falls, Washington, and Roy c., who,
with his mother operated the home
farm since the death of her husband
in 1914. She was member of the
Baptist church and was instrumental
in it's formation and took a lively in
terest affecting the welfare of the
church and community. The funeral
was held from the home Sunday after
noon, and was very largely attended.
The interment was made in the family
lot in Evergreen cemetery at Della
ware. The sympathy of many friends
is extended the bereaved family.
On Washingtons birthday, Friday,
February 22d, at the M. E. church, the
ladies will serve "Pot Luck" supper
in the church basement, beginning at
six o'clock. Later in the evening a
fine program will be given. Every
body is invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harden of
South Dakota, have been guests of
friends in this vicinity the past week.
A lady demonstration will speak at
the Red Cross rooms next Friday af-
ternoon. Let everybody turn out and |
hear something that will prove bene-
fetal.
The Young Women's club, newly |
club, met with Mrs. P. L. |
Haas Monday afternoon.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
church will meet with
Mrs. Henry Trietge Wednesday after
loon.
The following obituary of J. T. Rich
in the Clear Lake Mirror
If February z: "Died at his home in
our city Wednesday morning, Feb. 6,
1t 6 o'clock, Mr.. J. T. Rich, aged 70
years, II months and days. In de-
'cribing Christian and Hopeful COM
ng to the gate of the Celestial City,
John Bunyon wrote Now l saw in my
lream that these two went in at the
gate and 10! as they entered they were
and they had raiment
)ut on that shone like gold Then I
heard in my dream that all the bells
n the City rang for joy, and it was
laid unto them, Enter We unto the JOY
If your Lord and after that they shut
Up the gates which l had seen. I
Wished myself among them. They go
rom strength to strength, from joy to
oy forever Just with the awaken
ng life of new day and before the
was kissed by the rising sun,
lespite all the care and love of an anx-
Gus household and medical assist
lnce, prayers and entreaties offered
o Him to spare the loved one, the
lat of Him who rules our incomings
md outgoings had been issued, and
he spirit of the stricken one took it's
light to that home the Christian be-
ieves is the fulfillment of the life
everlasting. Mr.. Rich had been in his
customary health and good spirit up
o the time he was stricken with the
land of death on Tuesday morning at
o'clock-no premonition that the
land Of death was over him and he
vas so soon to answer the final sum-
mons JJD to the hour that he was