Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-01-27
SMYRNA.

lTleuuS mere ldSI week.
Guy Purdy and mother visited al
Lemuel Davis Sunday.
Pearl Hubble of Chancey has been
visiting relatives here.
Miss Cora Curtis returned TO her
home in Lansing last week.
Andrew Skellenger is now working
for G. w. Joslin OF Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodman OF Romeo
are visiting relatives at this place.
Mrs. NJ b. Deyine of Lakeview Wis
tied at George Devine's Saturday.
Will Switzer and wife from Macomb
county is visiting at A. j. Dickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freemy Sparks OF Coral
spent part of last week in this vicinity.
The band boys party was very
pleasant affair; 81 numbers were sold.
Walter Beebe and Nellie Tebble Wis
tied the latter's sister in Easton Sun
day.
Miss Ada Philips of Muir has been
visiting at A. H. Norton's the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin White of Lowell
we're guests at Charles Cowles' part Of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Houghton
spent part of last week at r. A. Ellis
on Smoky Row.
Wilbur Kennedy OF Six Lakes was
shaking hands with old friends in
Smyrna last week.
Everyone in reach or hearing of
Smyrna attended the wood bee for
Messrs. Mann and Woodland Saturday.
Last week Wednesday, Mrs. John
Purdy was called TO see her mother,
Mrs. Alvin Davis, who is seriously
sick.
Misses Audrey and Pearl Witt and
Glenn Blackmer OF Bedding visited
thir grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
b. Cowles, Sunday.
Miss Florence Bowen and her sister,
Lora, of South Keene are spending a
few days visiting at John Heeter's, c.
S. and II. b. Cowles', and at Leroy
Wits In Belding.
Mr.. Howard and wife OF Grattan and
Mr.. Gals and wife visited at II. Skel-
lenger's last Wednesday. The fact is
they came to the social and just got
mixed little about the time. A very
pleasant visit was enjoyed just the
same.
A party was given at A. II. Nortons
Monday evening in honor Of. Miss
Philips, a lady friend of Muir. After
program OF games and music was well
rendered. everyone departed rejoicing
at having a good time, even TO the
"chickens."
Last Sunday Cyrus Ring and wife
resolved to go to church. When he
backed the carriage out of the barn
one of the burs came off and when on
their way to church the wheel came off
throwing them to the ground, hurting
them both quite badly.
Mrs. Woodland is seriously sick. Her
daughter, Mrs. Cutler, of Ronald is
caring for her. Last Saturday the
good people of this vicinity made
wood bee and cut and drew a number
of loads to Mr. Woodland also a num-
Der OF loads to Mr. Mann. Mark Hop
POUCH donated the timber.
Following is the program for school
exercises:
RECITATION ...........' ........,. Mamie Joslln
Reading ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Loren Gardner
Reading Rosa Bignell
Essay .............,........M Marion McCabe
Recitation. ............... Edna Tebbel
Vocal Duett ............ ,Nette and Ella Bgnell
Recitation ............D Della Kennedy
Recitation ......................... Maud Miller
Essay ... 49,. ...,.........Leo Tower
Debate, Resolved that the United States
should not admit Hawaii" Affirmative
Chester Gardner, Allen Short, Mia Rich.
mond. Negative Marion McCabe, William
Jerers, Guy Purdy.
The G.. A. II. Post and w. II. G. met
last Tuesday at the home of Henry
Skellenger for their first social this
season. The weather was out on a
visit and called in this vicinity and it
rained, showed, hailed and so forth in
great shape and therefore the brayest
soldiers and their wives were the only
ones that were present, numbering 10.
The house was decorated with plants
and evergreens and everything done
TO make it as pleasant inside as posi-
BILE. After partaking of a dinner that
would please even Delmonico, we gath
cred in the parlor and listened to some
fine music from Joel Cook OF Smyrna,
who was specially invited. The flag
was at half mast for the Bedding peo-
pie that they we're not here to enjoy
the same. Our next social is appointed
at II. Abbeys, two miles north and
west OF Cooks Corners, Thursday
February 3, and will consist of New
England dinner. All soldiers and
families invited.
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