Manchester Democrat., 1921-01-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
FIRE THREATENING CLOUD GAR
AGE FRIDAY NIGHT, SOON
EXTINGUISHED.
LOCAL MEN IN HOTEL BUSINESS

Annual Meeting of Congregational
Church VIII Be Held Tomorrow
Night.
The general alarm turned in at
six o'clock last Wednesday evening
called out all the fire fighting
apparatus at Station No. l. to extin-
guish ther blaze that had started in
the roof at the north end Of the Cloud
Garage, north of the Court House.
The department responded to the call
quickly and soon had astream of water
plaing os the blaze, putting the build
ing out Of danger. Owing to many
people being on the street just at that
hour the fire was discovered before
gaining much headway, but had it
occurred In the night we might have
now been writing story of one OF
the bad fires of the city, as there was
material enough on hand, together with
the building, to have caused bad
conflagration. The fire is supposed to
have started from the chimney.
Glen D. Chapman and c. H. Durey
have gone to Strawberry Point and
leased the Hotel Franklin for a period
of three years, beginning April lst.
In speaking of the deal the local paper
at that place says: Both men are
well and favorably known as business
men and highly qualified to give the
town good hotel and up to the stand
ard set by those who have had charge
Of it during the past years. The man
agement feels that they have been for
tunate in securing such able men for
the management Of their hotel"
The annual meeting Of the Con-
greational church will be held in the
parlors of the church on Thursday
night of this week at which time the
annual election of officers of both the
church and Sunday school will take
place. Reports and other matters OF
business OF more or less importance
will also be taken care OF and IT Is
hoped that a full attendance of the
membership will be the result, Come
out and have voice in the proceed
tngs.
The seating capacity in the large
auditorium of the local high school
was taxed to accommodate the a.dlen-
ce that greeted the Copley Quintette
that appeared last Friday night as
the third number of the High school
Lyceum course. The musical numbers
sketches and stunts were well rend-
cred and seemed to please the people.
Iowa folks viii spend around 3d.
600 900 for fruit this winter which
might lust as we'll have been grown
in the Hawkeye State, according to
estimates sent out from the Agricul-
tural College at Ames. Every farmer IN
the state owes it to himself and his
neighbor to prune and spray his or
chard.
W r. Lock, ]. w. Wright and
b. w. Hawkes. started out Monday
morning as salemen for the National
Manufacturing Co., of this place, In
covering the adjoining states their
work will necessarily give much ad-
yertising to one of the industries OF
the Dairy City.
Rev. and Mrs. S. r. Beatty VIII
have the pleasure OF entertaining the
latter's brother, Hon. j. 9. Locklln,
and wife of Des Moines the last OF
the week. The Locklins are attending
the legislature at Des Moines, he hay
ing been sent as a representative from
Cherokee county.
The grain exchange at Calgary
estimates that approximately three
hundred thousand bushels OF last
years Canadian wheat crop will be
shipped to Europe from Vancouver,
by way of the Panama Canal. Ocean
freight is now quoted at $40 ton as
compared with $45 while back.
DIR. Kehoe, the Ryan dentist who
was so seriously injured in the auto
mobile accident which resulted in the
death of one of the occupants, Maur-
ice Doyle, five or six weeks ago has
recovered sufficiently from his injur-
les to be able to return to his practice.
John Postel, says the Winthrop
News, enjoyed few days visit the
first of the week from Floyd Payne,
of Manchester, an old buddy of the
late war. who was wounded and car
ries silver plate in one of his legs
as reminder of the conflict.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the u B. Church will meet
with Mrs. Robert Perciyal next Satur-
day afternoon, January 18th, at 200.
After the missionary program social
hour will be observed A cordial in
yitation is extended to all.
Mrs. VIM Rudy will entertain the
Ladies Union Cemetery Society on
Thursday afternoon, January goth.
Luncheon will be served at 800 o.
clock. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.