Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-07-06
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! Mrs. Hubert Carr and daughter,
Miss Helen Carr, are visiting rela-
tives in Waterloo.
-Williston Afford of Waterloo spent
the Fourth with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. H. Williston.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Heninger had
as their guests over the Fourth Misses
Alga Cisco and Mabel Parker Of Wat
erloo.
Miss A. E. Williams and Miss Jen-
net Morris of Philadelphia, are guests
of their cousins, Mrs. Eliza Russell and
Mr.. ]. S. Jones this week.
The Misses Hazel and Lois Helbig
returned to their home in Lafayette
Wednesday morning, having spent sew
eral days in the F. A. Peet home.
Mrs. H. L. Goughnour and son,
Lynn. left this "wednesday morning
for Johnstown, Pa, where they will
remain until Rev. Mr.. Goughnour takes
up his work as pastor of the Myers
dale church in September.
Joseph r. Hermann celebrated his
ninth birthday last Saturday. A num-
ber of his young friends spent the eve
ming with him. He treated his boy
friends to ice cream and cake, and
wound up the evenings fun with fire.
works.
Mrs. O. M. Richer and baby daugh-
ter spent several days last week with
friends at Oelwein. She returnd to
Manchester Sunday, and on Monday
went to Cedar Rapids to spend the
Fourth with her sister, Mrs V. j.
Hudson, and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Fl. ]. New and chill
dren arrived home Friday noon from a
delightful trip into northern Mime
sofa. Mr.. New tells us that they pass
ed through certain sections where the
crops were suffering because Of lack
of rain, while in most sections crops
looked fine.
Miss Mary Gale of Grinnell and
D.
Merengo, Iowa, were guests several
days last week in the Joseph Hutch
inson home. On the Fourth the young
people were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hutchinson at Strawberry
Point.
Miss Ruth Paxson, of Shanghai,
China, spent several days the first of
the week with relatives and friends in
Manchester. She left Tuesday eve
ming on a business trip to the east,
expecting to return to Manchester in
September for more extended visit
with her many friends.
Roy Hilton, of Lincoln, Nebraska
| joined his wife and baby here for a
visit over the Fourth. Mr.. Hilton has
fine position on one of the leading
newspapers of Lincoln. They expect
to leave for their home the last of the
week.
On page four of this issue of the
Democrat appears the page advertise
ment of Gildner Brothers, announcing
mighty attractive prices on mems and
boys suits and furnishings. Our read
ers should give this announcement
careful consideration. Real savings
are possible by purchasing merchan-
disc at their store during this sale.
An all day meeting of the Ladies
Societies of the M. E. Church will be
held in the church parlor on Wednes-
day, July 13. The Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society will meet at 10:SO, fol-
lowed by a picnic luncheon at noon.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at
80, and the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society will meet at 2:3O.
MIR. and Mrs. Grant Clark of Os-
trander, Mimi, are the parents of a
daughter, born at the home Of Mrs.
Clark's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Pride, Friday, July 1st, 1921. Sheriff
Pride is about the proudest Grand
Dad in this part of the country, and
c. C. Pride, the proud Great Grand
Dad, has quickened his step and is
telling all of his friends about the lit
tie lady of the fourth generator.
Mrs. Cora Lillibridge, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Thos.
Given, for several weeks, received
word yesterday that cyclone had
wrecked the farm buildings on
her place at Columbia, South Dakota.
The storm visited that section on the
evening Of July 4th. A large barn
which her father erected a few years
| ago, is a total wreck, while other
buildings were badly twisted and dam
aged This means distinct loss to
Mrs. Lillibridge.
About fifty-five neighbors and
| friends of the Albert Todd family
gathered at the home on Tuesday eve
ming July 5th, to perpetrate neat
surprise on Miss Ella Todd, who cele-
braed her birthday on hat date. Mr..
Todd and his daughter were shout to
start for Manchester to attend the cell
brated her birthday on that date Mr.
leading to their house blocked with
cars. The affair was a complete sur
prise to the young lady Refreshments
were served during the evening, and
the self-invited guests presented Miss
Todd was handsome gold wrist
watch.
"A line from Superintendent j. R.
Inman of Red Oak, received this
morning, states that Mrs. Inman was
summoned to her home in Spencer,
Ohio, because of the critical illness of
her father Mr.. Oakley, a man eighty
years of age. Mr.. Oakley suffered a
stroke of paralysis, and is in criti-
noJ condition of thic time Some