Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-02
HOPKINTON.

HOPKINTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkins very pleasant
" entertained company OF gentlemen
last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. w. H. Hopkins Of Cedar Rap
ids, visited friends here, last week.
Mrs. Hands and son, Of Davenport,
and sister, Miss Fern Vaughn, visited
their sisters, Messsrs H. Philip ana
INV. r. Reeve, last week.
6. s. Martin and wife left Tuesday IN
their car, for Garner, to visit Tor 9
couple Of weeks with their son, Milan,
and family.
Friday evening the seniors and Jun
Tors enjoyed a very pleasant party az
the home Of Miss Frances Clark, at
Golden.
Saturday Mrs. Hinkhouse enter
tanned the seniors and their motners
and the faculty ladies at an afternoon
tea.
Misses Florence Jurgens, Wayne
Citing, and Edith Gestel were among
the eighth grade pupils who will at
tend the picnic at Manchester next
Friday.
j. ". Russell Of Fon-du-Lac, MIMI
visited last week with his cousin, MRS.
IA. D. Lellore, and family. he was
an old Lenox student Of '76. He visited
the college and gave talk to the stu
dents, which was greatly appreciated.
The High school commencement was
was held on Thursday evening, IN the
gymnasium. Rev. Grant Of Buck
Creek, delivered the address. Inc
music was given by Misses Mary Car
ter and Huberta Livingston, instru-
mental and vocal by Mrs. Il. M. Reeve
Miss Nellie Cummings left Saturday
morning for Waterloo. and Miss hutn
Hall for Lime Springs. They were
very much appreciated as teachers IN
the public school. They do not ex-
pect TO return.
AS Friday proved to be pleasant
4 day. q large number attended the
state Park Dedication The Boy
Scout boys band went also, and gave
Freely Of their music, which is certain
" fine for boys who have been IN
training for so short time.
Mrs. Swanson and sister, Miss MaDie
wescott, OF Council Bluffs. are here
Tor visit with their mother, MIS-.
Cynthia Wescott.
Miss Currier of Chicago, was q
guest OF friends for few days.
Mrs. M. H. Nc Arthur and daugn-
ter. Dorothy, came up from Davenport
on Sunday for Memorial Day.
r. j. Milroy and Miss Belle Knox
were married Wednesday. at CEDAR
Rapids, and departed for a wedding
trip to the east.
The old friends of DR.. John G. Mer-
ram, will be interested to learn that
he has been elected to the head OF the
Carnegie Institute at Washington, D.
q. DR. Merriam was formerly from
Hopkinton and graduate OF Lenox'
He has, for a number OF years, oc-
cupied the chair Of Paleonology IN
the State University Of California.
Rev. George w. Coleman Is attend
ing Domestic Missionary Conference
and synod Of the Covenanter church,
at Greeley, Colorado, this week. p
M. Ferguson left on Tuesday as dele
gate to the same convention.
George w. Bencke and Miss Mildred
Robertson were married at Manches-
ter wednesday, and left for wedding
trip to Pittsburg, Wisconsin, the Ior-
ner home Of the bride. Their home
will be on the Bernhard farm
A little boy arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Stoddard, last week.
Lorraine and Paul Joseph, OF Des
Moines, are visiting here with rel
atives.
Mrs. Shores Of Waterloo. visited over
sunday with Marshall Shores OF Len
OK college.
w. r. Williamson and Mr.. and MRS.
\ Row Williamson of Cedar Rapids, were
here for Memorial Day.
Mrs. H. M. Reeve with her children
left Friday for visit with relatives
in Eureka, Kansas.
MISS M1lQr6Q MARVIN 10 81 AOAAAS $500
her work as teacher at Mills.
Pearl Fear spent the week end with
her mother.
The complete program of the Len
OK college commencement exercises
will be found on the front page OF this
L c. BACON.
Pioneer Of Union Township Passes on
Monday.
The death of I. G. Bacon, one OF the
pioneers and best known residents OF
Union Township, occurred Manday ey-
ening at Z o'clock, following an Illness
extending over not quite 2 years. His
passing marks the going out OF one OF
the very few remaining pioneer set
tiers OF the West Prairie community,
MIR. Bacon was born at Martha, Ohio,
December 2, 1S41. With his parents
he came west in 1853 and lived for a