Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-08-13
HoPKINTON.

Miss Ella Allison Of Des Moines was
calling on friends Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Reed visited in
Cedar Rapids for couple of days last
week.
A little daughter was born to Rev.
and Mrs. Odell of Buck Creek last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Littlefield left
Monday evening for their new home
in Virginia. They are among our old
est settlers.
j. C. Edgar and two boys left We'd
nesday for Apache, Oklahoma, where
Mrs. Edgar has been for several
weeks.
Misses Edna Ortman and Flo Gift
ford visited last week in Littleport.
Mrs, Lester Gearhart entertained q
number of young ladies Wednesday
afternoon complimentary to her sis
ter, Miss Stirton OF Monticello and
Miss Altman OF Anamosa.
Miss Lena Gee Of Monmouth, was q
guest Of Miss Jesse Eager last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williamson were
in town last week to visit friends and
relatives.
A number OF town people went to
Delhi Wednesday to take in Dairy
Day and more would have gone in the
afternoon but for the rain.
Dr.. j. r. Wood who has located In
Hopkinton has opened an office in
the rooms above Wallace and Fergus
on's grocery store. He and his fam
lily are at home in the Merrill resi-
dence.
Rev. w. H. Ensign and wife left
Wednesday for a months vacation.
They expect first to visit Mr.. En-
signs sister near Farley. Rev. Ensign
also attended the funeral Of Prof.
Paul Knuth at Dubuque Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. D. MacAllister was Cedar
Rapids visitor Friday.
Rev. S. J. Johnson and family Of
Clarinda are visiting Mrs. Sophia
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Morton arrived
home Thursday morning from their
vacation. They were coming by auto
route but the storm struck them at
Maquoketa where they were obliged
to leave their car and take to the
railroads to reach home. They were
accompanied by two nieces who came
for visit.
Mrs. Mary Doolittle and son, Lau-
rance, are visiting friends in Hopkin-
ton and Delhi. Laufance was In
the engineer corps in the service and
spent several months in France.
Miss Jessie Harmon of Indepen-
dence, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Nellie Campbell, this week.
Mrs. w. G. Mason received letter
giving an account of a fire recently
at Miami, Florida, in which Miss
Margaret Mearns who was some
years ago one OF Ale faculty of
Lenox college, suffered the loss of
many valuable manuscripts. The
Conservatory OF Music and Art was
entirely destroyed by fire consuming
many thousands of dollars worth OF
paintings and works of art. Miss
Mearns made many friends in Hop
kinton who will be sorry to learn of
her loss.
Mrs. Ellen Lux has returned from
her trip to Yellow Stone park. She
is at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Helms, in the country.
Mrs. Gould of Ansmosa who was to
speak on Home Missions in the Meth
odist church last Sabbath was unable
to be here.
Mr.. Boots has sold his residence,
known as the old Harris home, to Sol.
Bowers of South Hopkinton, who ex-
poets to take possession soon.
Every one was tired out with the
heat and attendance at chautanqua
last week and consequently nothing
of Importance has been doing this
week except resting and enjoying
cooler weather.
j. D. MacAilister and family went
to Onslow Sunday.