Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
HOPKINTON

/. Mrs. F. c. Reeve visited Saturday
. and Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. De-
Puy at Floyd and with their daughter
at Charles City. Rev. DePuy was a
former pastor of the Methodist church
in Hopkinton.
The third number of the lecture
course was given Friday evening by
| Miss Clarissa Harold, reader. She
gave the play Friend Hannah" a
story Of the time Of King George the
3rd.
After the entertainment Friday eve-
ming the Lenox College boys played
the Wartburg college boys from Clin-
ton and won the game The high
schools boys also won at Wyoming.
DR.. 3. e. Merriam of Chicago and
Mrs. G. w. Gearhart Of Springville,
attended the meeting OF the State Bank
directors last week. #
The friends of Mrs. Flude a form
er resident here will regret to learn
of her serious illness at the home Of
her daughter Mrs. Louis Howe at Oak
ley, California.
c. F. and ]. w. Green went to Delhi
last week to attend the 10th wedding
anniversary Of their brother e. Green
and wife.
Mrs. A. D. LeClere has purchased
the former Getaway residence Of A. H
Reed. She will hold sale Of farm
machinery and other articles next Fri
day as she has rented her farm.
Francis Martin has returned home
from Anamosa hospital.
The High school girls from Month
cello and Hopkinton will have bas-
ket ball game Wednesday in the gym
Another birthday gathering was en-,
joyed Saturday afternoon at the home
of Miss Mullen.
About thirty ladies were present to
celebrate the anniversaries Of Mrs. ].
Stanger. Mrs. B. A. Moore, Mrs. Will
Bradke and the hostess Mrs. Mullen.
A fine supper was part Of the pro-
gram.
Monday evening the high school ball.
team played the town team and won
out. The girls team played the Mid
gets and won. The door receipts were
$50, which was given to the foreign
relief fund.
Word has been received Of the death
of Mrs. Jubal Rutter at her home in
Kensington, Kansas. She had resided
in this community from childhood, and
was married to ]. "A. Rutter, January
/, 1867. Her husband and five chill
dren survive her.
We were misinformed as to the fire
last Sunday evening. 1t was small
house of "A. x. Blanchard west Of
town, but the direction of the light
some supposed it was the residence
If S. B. loves farther on. Mr.. Blan-
.hard has no idea as to the origin Of
he fire. A barrel of oil added to
he flames. A number Of tools and
'ther things were destroyed.
DR.. Hinkhouse preached in the Meth
dist church last Sunday evening. 4,
Miss Addia Deshaw of Hopkinton is
O speak at the Farmers Institute in
this week on the Homo
library.
There have been quite a number of
lex persons in town and country the
asst week or two. Nothing serious so /
ar.
DR.. E. W. Brown of Mechanicsvillel ,
as been conducting meetings at the
ollege the past week. He also spoke
thursday evening at prayer meeting I,
nd preached both morning and eve-i
ling in the Presbyterian church. Dr..
Brown was here also last year and
hose who heard him last year We're
Had to hear him again.
Rev. w. H. Ensign was in Farley ,
where he preached both morning and
vening. +,
Mrs. w. E. LeClere of Lenox College
las the sincere sympathy of the facul-
y and students in the death of her
ather G.. F. Blake of Mediapolis. +,