Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-04
HOPKINTON.

ILL.,, few days last week with his
brother, W. E. Doan.
NJ. H. Nal Arthur, wife and daugh-
ter came up from Davenport, Thurs
day evening and remained over Sun
day.
Mrs. Ida Craft Of Mt. Vernon is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. l. G.. Wilson.
Rev. George Coleman was in To-
peka. Kansas, last week, visiting at a
communion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Royden were uI
from Scotch Grove Sunday.
Miss Mary Guthrie has returned at
ter an absence OF several months.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Wheeless Sunday
morning at Anamosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Spence spent
Memorial Day at Scotch Grove.
Stanley Howard, a. former Lenox
college student was in town Monday.
He was in the Canadian service with
the artillery.
Mrs. Ellsworth Bentley and daughter
and mother OF Rhodes, were here for
visit last week.
The graduating exercises Of the
Hopkinton High School took place
Thursday evening in the college gym
nasium. The march was played by
Miss Flo Clifford. Miss Laura Smith
sang two solos and Miss Mary Carter
played the spinning song. An address
was given by Prof. E. E. Lewis, OF
Iowa State University. His subject
was 1.-THE First American" and one
never tires of hearing Of abraham
Lincoln. B. w. Ferguson, president
cs the school board, presented the di-
plomas to the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Cramer and Mrs.
F. W. Wheeler went to Independence
Wednesday, to attend the convention
of the I. o. o. F. and Rebekah lodges
The Clio Club gave six o'clock
dinner at the home of Mrs. Livings-
ton Monday evening in honor of Mrs.
]. w. Parkhill who was member
of the club during her residence in
town.
[ a little son has arrived at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs Milan Moston at Gar
ner. Mrs, C. s. Morton of Hopkinton
has been there the past week looking
after the welfare of her little grand
son.
AS the public schools have closed
the teachers have returned to their
homes. Miss Hersey to Monticello.
Miss Lane to Des Moines, Miss Hall
to Greco. and she was accompanied
by Miss Erma Cummings who will
spend the vacation with her
Mrs. Charles Spence Of White Oaks,
New Mexico, and her sister came here
for Memorial Day. Mrs. Spence
brought some beautiful New Mexico,
flowers to place on the graves in the
Spence lot.
Memorial Day Services were held
in the gymnasium Friday afternoon
The public school pupils gave very
interesting exercises with short ad-
dress by Rev. w. G. Rowley after
which the children and others form
ed procession which proceeded to
the cemetery to place wreaths on the
soldiers graves.
Rev. George Greer stopped off for
a few days enroute from California,
to the east. where he will attend the
Synod of the Covenanter church.
]. w. Milroy reports that sack
Of -four was taken from his auto
while in town Saturday evening. Some
small boys were seen investigating the
inside of several autos on the campus
one evening last week. while the own
ers were attending an interesting en-
in the gymnasium.
Elliott Good and w. H. Milroy are
the soldiers boys who returned from
France the past week.
Rev. Howard Irwin and family were |
over from Castle Grove on Memorial
Day.
Mrs. s. Smith went to Minnesota,
Monday, called by the death Of her
brother, Frank Samuels.
Jay Griffith has sold his home just |
northeast of town to John Tibbftts
or $4,000.
Mrs. Grier, died Friday night at the
lone of her daughter, Mrs. Coolidge,
It Edgewood. Mrs. William Porter of
Iopkinton is also daughter. She
We buried at Buck Creek Monday.
Mrs. j. Haas and two children of
anton, South Dakota, visited several
lays at the home of Mrs. Garvin. Her
rother, Harlan Everhart, accompanied
Ter and will remain at the Garvin
ZONE for the summer.
Milton Higgs came up from Moline,
or an over Sunday visit with his
mother and sister.
Word has been received of the ar
ival at Camp Mills, from overseas
f George Marolf and John William
on.
Dean Morgan arrived home last week
rom Springfield, Mass. having con-
luded his school work there. He will
tart at once to go out with the Vawter
'hautauQua, system as superinten-
ent of one OF their Chautauquas.
Miss Wyliss Gearhart is at home
rom Garrison. after a years work
eaching. |;
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