Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-30
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wife attended the funeral Of Alonzc
AndrAwe at COggon, recently.
Harvey Irmscher was Dubuque
visitor recently.
Mrs. ]. w Rimmer and son Maurice
returned Tuesday from visiting friends
at Dubuque and Maquoketa.
Silver Spring creamery will pay Csc
per pound for May butterfat.
John Meister and Miss Moreland
were married at st. Joseph's church
on Wednesday morning June %. They
will make their home In Delhi. Con.
gratulations.
Scion Benson Of Pierson, Iowa, Wis
tied relatives here, last week.
Mrs. e. G. Adams and Mrs. M. Con
molly we're Dubuque visitors, Tuesday
Mrs. Clark, Of western Iowa, ha,
been visiting her relatives. the Geo
and Chas. Angel families, the past
week or two
r. J. Saveraid visited his family al
Iowa City, over Sunday.
Billie Deisch has sold his dray line
to Guy Corbin.
Chas. vesey has purchased the Reed
property In the south part of town.
Ray Mccormick and son Of Detroit
Michigan, are visiting in Delhi.
Dorothy Sheppard is visiting hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cur
rie, at Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Connolly ant
family were recent guests in the F. J
Getsel home In Sand Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steward and
daughter. Eva, Of Stanley, Iowa spen,
Sunday at the Will Haas home here
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sweeney are the
parents OF son, born June 22nd.
Harold Currie, of Manchester is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Ara Sheppard
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Swinburne and
Harry Swinburne, spent Sunday at the
O. NJ Smith home in Hopkinton.
Harold Morgan, of Waterloo, Is Wis
iting relatives in tbs place.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Porter arrived
home, Saturday evening, from their
western trip.
Mr.. Charles Holmes and son, Guy,
Of Hopkinton, were in Delhi, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Agnes Brown Of Wisconsin,
Charles Wilson of Red Lodge. Mon
tana, Mrs. Jennie Prentice, OF Sac City,
Iowa, Frank Wilson and family of Dell
aware, Mrs. b. Smith Of Manches-
ter, Rob Goldsworthy and family Of
Oneida. were here to attend the fun
eral OF Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson.
Elizabeth Dobie was born In Rock
buryshire, Scotland, July IS, 1920, and
died at her home in Delhi, Thursday,
June "a, at the age Of 80 years, II
months and II days. She was married
to Francis Wilson, May %, 1915, and
on April 20, 1855, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson,
with their four children, sailed from
Scotland, and arrived in the United
States on June 6. From New York
they came to Cleveland. Ohio thence to
Galena, ILL.,, which was at that time
the end of the railroad. From Galena
they came by stage to Dubuque, and
thence to Delhi, where they settled on
a farm southeast Of town, and lived for
many years. Mr.. Wilson died in 1854
leaving Mrs. Wilson with the care Of
six children, in new and strange
country, where money was scarce, and
comforts few. But Mrs. Wilson faced
the situation bravely and in short
time had the incumbrance on her farm
paid. She has done well her part,
and after long life Of usefulness,
has gone to her reward. She is sur
yived by three sons; Charles, Of Red
Lodge, Montana; James of Minnesota
and Frank of Delaware. Also two
daughters, Mrs. ]. B. Smith of Man.
chester, and Mrs. Agnes Brown Of
Wisconsin, and number Of grand
children and great-grandchildren and
gr at, great-grand cchildren. The
funsra services were held at the home
on Saturday morning, conducted by
Rev. L. D. Stubs.
Mrs. r. G.. Furman and daughter,
Fern have gone on pleasure trip to
Denver, Colorado, and other points in
the west.
Mrs. Roy Eberhart OF Montana, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Corbin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Furman Of Han
over, Illinois, were at the G, r. Fur
man home, last week.