Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25

Miss Gestel and Miss Bancroft OF
Earlville went through to their homes
at Sand Spring and Anamosa Friday.
Mrs. Byron Clark Of Delhi visited
her daughter Mrs. B. Davis Monday
Ed Vanter and family were Sunday
guests at the Aug. Voelschow home.
Ernest Mussehl has bought out For
est Meader's interest in the Meader
and Mussehl garage.
Ed Vanter had the misfortune TO
loose 81 of his young pigs from poison
which some person had stopped so
low as to give to them, Thursday
| night. When Mr.. Vanter went to the
barn in the morning there were 10
dead and by the time DR.. Sloan got
there, there were Is gone, the Dr.
made an examination and found they
had been given strycnine. The man
aged to save four.
Mrs. Chas. H. Binning who has been
making her home with her daughter,
Mrs. w. E. Bond az miles southeast
of this place for the past year and a
half, passed away suddenly though
not unexpectedly, early THURSDAY
morning, May IL, 1921, at the age OF
50 years. She was one OF the pioneer
residents of Delaware Co., and more
than a half century she lived in the
vicinity of Dyersville, and Earlvllie..
Mary Ann Carver was born in Cluer
Slmmersetshire, England, November
10, 1889, and here grew to woman
hood and spent the first 2 years OF
her married life. On March 3lst 1864
she was married to Chas. II. Blnnlng
in the Chedder Baptist church IN
Cluer They resided years on farm
near Cluer and in 1866 Mrs. Binnlng
with her husband (who has preceded
her in death some 6 years. came 70
America and direct to Dyersyille ana
settled on a farm in Delaware Coun-
w. where they resided continuously
until 1901, when they retired to Overs
Vile where they were living at the
time of Mr.. Binning's death, ana
where Mrs. Binning continued to i've
until advanced age and failing health
made it best to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Bond. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Binning were blessed with three
children. Harriet A. afterwards Mrs.
Fred Evens, deceased, April 8, 1850
Fred ]. of Dyersville and Nellle NJ
now Mrs, Bond of Delhi. Also surviy-
ing are four grandchildren, Clyde
Eyens of Dubuque, lila, Blanch ana
Chas Binning of Dyersville, and 8
great grand children. Mrs. Binnlng
leaves in life two brothers, John Gar
yer of Oneida and George Carver OF
Dyersville and one sister, Mrs. James
satterthwaite of Bay City, Mich. the
deceased was confined to her bed
weeks and all that loving hands ana
careful nursing could do was done 10
restore her to her former strength
but the mark of advanced years win
some complications could not be over
come and she slipped quietly and
peacefully away early, THURSDAY morn
ing at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Binning in
early life revealed her faith and trust
in her heavenly father by uniting with
the Baptist church, but soon a1ter
coming to Dyersville she became d
member of the M. E. church at which
communion she remained worthy
and loyal member at the time OF her
demise. She loved the house OF God
and often expressed an earnest wish
that she might be closer in where
she could avail herself of the oppor-
tunity of attending worship, during
the past year and half. Her apprecia-
ton of visit and prayer on the part
of the minister during the closing
weeks of her life were very marked.
She was unusually patient and cheer
full during the last weeks OF her
confinement and in the reply to the
questions, How are you?" she would
always reply, Il am feeling a little
better while the family knew that
she endured great suffering at times,
That good woman, a devoted mother,
loving wife and kind neighbor and
friend has gone to her eternal rest,
shall ever continue to abide in the
mlnQS Oh Her uedr oueS anu q ioi 81
circle of friends Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon, May
IA. A brief prayer was offered at her
late home at 1880 and public services
were held in the NJ. e. church at
Dyersville at $3.50, conducted by Rev.
L. D. Stubs pastor of EarlVille NJ
E. Church and the Rev. Adelbert F.
Watson, pastor of the Dyersville M
E. church
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Binning, Fred
Binning and family and Geo. Carver,
and Mr.. and Mrs John Carver spent
Sunday at the W. E. Bond home. Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Binning departed this
week for their home at HARTLEY.