Manchester Democrat., 1918-03-06
l0CAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK

Thomas Mckeag was business
visitor in Cedar Rapids last Thursday.
Clair Thorpe, of Camp Dodge, was
home the first of the week on tlVe-
day furlough.
State Treasurer e. H, Hoyt, of Des
Moines, was visitor in Manchester
last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Maurice Hennessey,
of near Oneida are the parents OF a
daughter, born February 9th
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church will meet
with Mrs. Orcutt Wednesday, at 2:30.
The Misses Agnes Wilson and Helen
Pierce, students at Mt. Vernon, spent
Sunday with their parents, in Man
chester.
. Mrs. M. II. Willst0n returned Tues
day from several days visit with
her daughter, Mrs. q. T.. Afford, and
family, at Waterloo.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congrega tional church will meet
next Wednesday, afternoon. March 10,
with Mrs. A. w. Stearns-
CIarence<Ecnn0 left Monday eve
ning for Galveston, Texas, where he
will look over land propositions IN
the big state on the gulf.
The Baptist Ladies Aid and Mission
ary Society will hold an all day meet
ing at the home of Mrs. A a Nc
Intosh on Wednesday March Is.
Mrs Hanna Barr left for Garrison
Iowa. on Tuesday morning. to reopen
her millinery shop after spending sew
eral weeks with her sister, %lra. y.
L. Beardslee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Garrett and DR..
and Mrs. John Pooley of Cedar Ra-
ids. were in Manchester last Friday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. c. B.
Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maurer, Of Min
nesota, have been spending several
DAYS with the formers parents, MI
and Mrs A. W. Maurer, on East Main
street
The annual meeting Of the ladies
Missionary Society Of the Methodist
church will be held at the home OF
Mrs Hugh Clemens, on Wednesday
afternoon. February 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. It. Smith and child
ren left Tuesday for Roundup, Mont,
where they will make their future
home. Their household goods left
last week and has probably reached
its destination.
Mrs. Carl Griffin of Wiste, Alberta
Canada. has been the guest OF friends
and relatives in Manchester and Ma
sonville for several days. Mrs. Grif-
fin is better remembered here as Miss
in is better remembered here as Miss
Elsie Jones, the daughtre of Mrs. Jen-
ME Jones
Friends of Rev. A. J. Naly will be
Interested to learn that he has ma
terially recovered from long illness,
and that he has been offered the pas
torate of a church in western Okla
homa. He has also a call from a
church in Michigan, but as yet has not
definitely decided which one he Will
accept
DR.. B. H. Byers has invested in a
classy Dodge car. which he has pur-
chased from w. J. Smith the local
. agent Mr.: Smith was at Dubuque
Monday and drove the car out, over
4 lldI WtIo III lOi i1blS Soii
dition. When Mr.. Smith reached Man
chester the Dodge car looked rather
unsightly
Arthur West and Lester Parkhurst
of this city. and Lyman Smith of Hop
.kinton, enlisted in the infantry the
first of the week, and left Tuesday
night for Camp Green, Charlotte, N.
c., for training. These young men
took advantage of the offer made by
the government in allowing regis
trants to enlist in whatever branch
of the service they choose The local
exemption board made out the nee
essary paper and made the necessary
physical examinations, the same as
though a regular recruiting officer
from the army did the work.