Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-04-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

Mrs. NJ. D. Arnold is spending
few days with her brother, and siste
at Epworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Dutton drov
to- Cedar Rapids on Tuesday in thei
touring car
The New Idea Embroidery Clul
will meet with Mrs. ]. P. Sloan Thurs
day, April 7th.
Mrs. Sadie Fisk Of this city ha'
purchased a Ford Sedan Of J. M
Jones & Sons.
Norman Pierce of Mt. Vernon wa!
a visitor over Sunday with relatives
and friends in Manchester.
Mrs. M. H. Williston went tt
Waterloo Monday morning for visi
with her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Afford
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Miss Vira Collinge, Wednesday after.
noon, April 10. E.E4
The Women's Missionary Society
of the Congregational church will
, meet on Wednesday, April 18th, al
the home of Mrs. Fred Cary.
Secretary E. w. Williams is con-
fined to his home this week with an
attack of lumbago, which so far has
refused to yield to treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Shelley have
purchased the home in which they
have been living for some time, from
the heirs of the late Mr.. Robinson.
The pupils of the Consolidated
school at Oneida will put on a big
carnival on Friday evening of this
week. The public is cordially invited.
&C. G. Hamblin of Hanford, Cali
fornia, arrived in Manchester the first
of the week, called here on account
of the critical illness of his brother,
Ed. Hamblin.
Clarence Brown, who spent the
Easter vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Brown, returned TO
his school work in Chicago on Mon
day forenoon.
Miss Bette Mines, of Grinnel col
lege. spent several days last week
with her friend, Miss Elsie McKeag
and returned to her college work the
first of the week.
Miss Emma Hutchinson entertain
ed company Of ladies at a six-thirty
diner last Wednesday evening, in
honor of Miss Nine Carhart, who has
returned from Northwestern universe
ty. ass. .... -
"A dance will be given in the ar
mOry on Friday evening, April 18th,
with Maree Skeeps orchestra furnish
ing the music Tickets to dance $1.O0
plus the war tax, spectators Csc plus
the war tax.
Mrs. Hubert Carr and daughter.
Miss Virginia Carr, left Monday morn
ing for Chicago, where they spent the
day. Miss Carr left Tuesday for North
ampton to resume her studies in
Smith college.
Mrs. Jennie Jones, who spent the
winter in Des Moines, where her son,
Rees Jones, and daughter Mrs. Lettie
Andrews reside, has returned to her
home in Manchester to spend the
summer months. ~t e.
Marriage licenses were issued
during the week by Clerk 0. r. Dun
ham to the following persons: Earle
e. Hines and Olive H. Wood; Keeran
B. Keegan and Katharine M. Gotta;
w. D. Jones and Blanche Traver.
A free banquet will be given at
the Presbyterian church Friday eve
ming, April Sth, at 900 to all the men,
bers of the church and congregation.
The speaker Of the evening will be
Rev. S. l.. Hammond of the First
Presbyterian church Of Independence.
The all day meeting of the Ladies
Societies Of the M. E. church will be
held in the church parlors, Wednes-
day, April 18th. The w. F. NJ. s.
meets at 1920 followed by a picnic
luncheon at noon. The L. A. S. meet
at 1870 and the w H. M. s. at 2:30.
Thomas Tracey entertained during
the past week his sisters, Minnie
Tracey of Cedar Rapids and Laurie
Tracey of Battle Creek, Michigan. The
former is attending Coe College and
spent a few days of her Easter va
cation in Manchester, while the latter
stopped off for while on her way
home from California.
DIR. and Mrs. C.. r. Weir of Cedar
Rapids were in Manchester Monday
the work of loading their
goods and taking it to Cedar
Rapids, where they will make their |
home, and where DR.. Weir will follow |
his profession as dentist. DR.. and
Mrs. Weir have leased handsome
home in Vernon heights.
Charles Lundell spent Sunday at
where his wife is in the
hospital, having recently submitted to
a serious operation. A. C. Philip also
spent Sunday with his wife at Ana
mosa, and his daughter, Miss Vera
Philip, accompanied her father home
Sunday afternoon, after spending the
week with her mother at Anamosa.
Alfred G. Field premier of Ameri-
can Ministries, died at his home in
Columbus, Ohio, on April 3rd. Mr..
Field was 70 years Of age. In 1886
Mr.. Field engaged in the theatrical
business, organizing the minstrel show
which still bears his name. Cal Mar
tin of this city travelled with the
Field Minstrel organization for num-
Der of years.
The Boy Scouts of Manchester