Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
HOPKINTON.

4. Mrs. M. J. Bollman left Thursday for
a weeks visit with her son in Chicago
| Mrs. Lewis of Titusville, Pa, was a
| guest last week of her cousin, Mrs. B
M. Ferguson.
Mrs. David Smith went to Wyoming
Saturday to attend the funeral OF hel
aunt, Mrs. Bender.
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Smith of Cen.
trail City, visited last week at the home
of o. w. Smith and John Heaton.
N. A Gearhart made a business trip
to Manchester Thursday.
Another little daughter has arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Vesey.
J. D. MacAllister was in Dubuque on
business Thursday.
Albert Donahue and daughter were
in Waterloo last Saturday
Mrs. M. j. Connolly visited her sis
ter in Delhi last week
Mrs. w. v. Keith visited Friday with
her daughter in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Duckett of La
mont, visited Sunday with their son
D. D. Duckett and wife.
| Dr. Floyd Smith, wife and two chill
dren, who left some weeks ago to do
missionary work in the Philippine is
lands, are now in Rope, Japan, enrote
for the islands.
Miss Grace Russell left Thursday
morning for her home in Forman. s.
D., where she expects to have posi-
ton in the public schools of that place.
| Mrs. Milton Morton visited a few
days last week at the home OF c. s.
Morton.
| Mrs. Thing has received work from
her son Charles, who recently enlisted
i'm the coast artillery that he had ar
rived in Maine and was we'll pleased
with his work
| Heaton & Smith have put in a new
front in their garage which improves
1.-THE building both outside and inside.
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Beels and Mr..
and Mrs. S. P. Carter made trip to
Manchester Saturday.
Mrs. Lulu Higgs, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is reported as improving.
w. w. Kerr has been visiting at the
A. X. Cramer home for a couple Of
days. He was employed on the Lead
here he enlisted in Co. H and has been
in service a year While he was in a
hospital for several months his COM
rades were sent across.
| l. T. Wilson, P. r. Wheeless and j..
C. Kirkwood left Saturday for Can
ada. They have been delayed by being
unable to get a car. George Harper
also was of the number. He will
work for Mr.. Wilson.
| Ross Dunlap visited at the home of
his grandmother Thursday. He has
been called to the service and left on
Tuesday for Camp Funston.
| The Covenanter church held it's
spring communion on Sabbath Other
services were held on Friday, Satur-
day and Monday. Rev. F. E. Allen of
Superior, Nebraska, preached at all of
these services.
Mrs Ava Sheppard visited Friday
and Saturday with relatives in Man
chester
Mrs. o. w. Smith and son Howard
visited several days in Delhi. This
is the first time Mrs. Smith has been
able to 60 away from home since her
serious accident last October.
Quite a number are already plow-
ing their gardens and getting ready
for planting time, though it seems
still early except for those things
which even freeze will not hurt.
The annual declamatory contest of
the pupils of the public schools will be
held in the gymnasium on Tuesday
evening, April 2. There are eight con-
testants and prizes of SO, 2 and 81 will
be awarded The first and second win
ners will also represent the school in
the county contest at Delhi April IL.
Ethel Good, "Janthrop Lathrops cow"
Adelma Reed, "The Advocates First
Plea" Lucille Lux, "The Story Of a
Short Life" Thelma Tibbitts, "The