Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-12-01
4 DELHI.

DELHI.
Mrs. e. e. Ryan of Manchester
spent several days Of last week witt
her daughter, Mrs. H. w. Swinburne
Ara Sheppard. Harry Swinburne
Harvey Irmscher and A. Wilfong at.
tended Mason Lodge at Hopkinton
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Porter and Mr.
and Mrs. L. M Barnes spent Thanks
giving with friends at Strawberry
Point.
Miss Zetta Mcclure Of Marion visi-
ted Delhi friends recently.
Mrs. Fred Norrisfi Nellie and Leon
and spent several days last week at
the Will White home at Thorpe
Mr., and Mrs. e. E. Ryan and daugh-
ter Maud of Manchester, Mr.. and Mrs.
. o. w. Smith and son Howard of Hop
kinton and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Swim
burne ate Thanksgiving dinner with
M and Mrs. Harry swinburne.
H, 4. HtoIss , ass purchased iva ,8fs
ot Miss Ollie Phelps t .t.at join his pro-
perty on the east,
Our citizens were awakened ABOUT
one o'clock Friday morning by the
ringing Of the fire bell, and We're soon
at the Harris house occupied by Fred
Norris and family. The fire had gam
ed such Roadway that nothing could
be done to save the building and moth
ing was saved from the upstairs. The
house had been recently purchased by
George GesteI Of near Hopkinton who
expected to move there in the near
future. The house was built by the
late A. P, Harris, remaining in the
family until purchased by Mr.. Gestel.
Mr., and Mrs. Stickford and children
of Monticello spent Thanksgiving az
Floyd Lan's
G. HI. Doolittle Of Iowa City spent
Thanksgiving with home folks
Will Sweeney has been home from
Oakdale for few days
Mrs John Fear and children OF Hop
kinton were Thanksgiving day visi-
tors with Mrs. Fear'e parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Meister.
Mrs. Charles Stone spent last week
in Center Juction helping care for her
sister, Mrs. Frank Himebaugh who IS
very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernert Ryan and
daughter Maude and Miss Ida Sheldon
of Manchester spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Swinburne.
Fred Harder of Chicago visited at
the William Harder home last week.
Mrs. John U. Smith is very i'll with
pneumonia. A trained nurse from
Dyersville is caring for her.
William Anthony of Minneapolis
is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Mary
Bondwraut and Mr.. and Mrs. e. H.
Fleming.
Lester Smith was home from Cedar
Rapids for two days last-week-
Mr.. and Mrs. Willim Harder and
daughter Florence spent Wednesday
evening at the Will Gienapp home
north of Delaware, large gathering
of friends were there and completely
surprised the Gienapp family and Mrs.
Harder. The ladies being twin sisters,
and the occasion being their birth
day. The ladies were each presented
purse of money by the company.
Mrs. Gertrude Reed and two chill
dren and Miss Hope Holdridge were
in Greeley Thursday to spend the day
with friends.
The Foreign Missionary Society will
meet Thursday afternoon, December 2,
with Mrs. w. w. Soule.
The Shipping Association received a
car of salt Saturday.
The I. o. o. F. Lodge will have a
homecoming and roll on Saturday eve
ming, December II. All members are
requested to be present. Supper will
be served
Glen JAMESON is very ill with pneu-
monia.
Tom Grapes went to Fountain Spring
Mill Saturday with load of buck
wheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Johnson are par
ents of boy born Saturday, No
vember 81.
Miss Emma Brayton was Man
chester visitor last Tuesday. ~