Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-06

Very fine December weather.
Frank Macarthur has three good
n o,.oac ~ diGnosa nf


Several of our young people took
dinner Sunday with Cannonsburg
friends.
Mrs. Nj. A. Lessiter greatly enjoyed
her visit with Mrs. Harry Cornell and
sister Miss Bessie Saturday night.
Miss Blanche Fisher who has been
suffering from very severe attack OF
measles, is able TO sit up a short time
Miss Clara Duga visited at o. /.
Watkins and the Mason relatives last
week. VIII soon return to her home
at Ada.
Will Joyce of Cannonsburg visited
his friend Will Lesslter Sunday night
on his way TO the White Swan school
where he is teaching.
Mrs. G. H. Godfrey and Mrs. Nj. A.
Lessiter enjoyed Thanksgiving with
Grand Rapids relatives, the latter at
tending the Kenan Baptist church,
Rev G. ID. Harger preaching a fine
sermon.
Miss Mary Scott and Mr.. McNaugh-
ton, both of Grattan, joined hearts and
hands Nov. %, taking a trip to Detroit
after which they will be at home to
their friends in Grattan.
Robert Howard whose death has al
ready been announced was born in Nor
folk, England, came to Michigan in
1885 and later to Grattan, being one OF
our substantial pioneer workers, gain
inc a good home for himself and fam
ily of whom survive him two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Lucy Stocking and Mrs.
Wheeler Pond, also one son, Andrew
Howard The beloved wife and
mother passed on before few years
ago, both parents being tenderly cared
for by Mrs. Stocking, the mother help
less for years. Burial services were
held Nov. 2S at the Grattan M. e..
church, Rev. Krause officiating, the
sermon being one Of merit. Burial in
the cemetery close at hand beside his
companion and two children. His
earthly life had reached little over
80 vears-l month. But time is not
measured in Heaven where he so
longed to depart and be with Christ
and the loved ones, the reunion no
doubt, being happy beyond expression.
That he young may die came with
saddening reality when Lewis, oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Howard, died
OF spinal meningitis, after only two
DAYS sickness. Nov. ~ he was at
school apparently well, Thanksgiving
night cold 10 death. He would have
reached IL years in January OF the new
new year Bright, dutiful and relig-
ious far beyond his years, his memory
will be as one of those too good for
earth, taken from every evil to come,
transplanted in Heaven. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Grattan Cath
Ollie church Dec. 1,Nather Byrne speak
ing most comforting words. After
mass the Lowell hearse drawn by white
horses bore the white casket, but the
form within ready for burial seemed
more angelic than earthly, robed in
pure white. Weep not sorrowing ones
''Of such is the Kingdom Of Heaven"
The Stanton family Thanksgiving
reunion was held with MIR. and Mrs.
A. A. Norton nee Emma Stanton, they
having one daughter Ruth. The fol-
lowing families participated in this
most happy gathering: F. l.. Stan
ton, wife and daughter, Miss Maud, oil
Burlington, Pa; James Stanton, wife,
three sons, one daughter, and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Lee Stanton; Mrs
Lottie Stanton Reed and daughter
Miss Bonnie of Ionia; the James w
Smith family OF six members; and s.
w. Matice family of members.
After the inner man was satisfied with
feast OF roast turkey, chicken pie,
cake of all kinds, ditto pies, supplement
ted with salads, pickles, cheese, tea,
coffee candies and nuts, then came a
''feast of reason and flow OF soul" In
literary exercises that the good thing;
rendered the physical should not pre-.
dominate when mental gifts were plen-
teous. Among those taking part in
the ENJOYABLE exercises we're Mis-:
Maud Stanton, who recited, in her fine
rendering of Delsartean elocution
"McLane's Chief" and "How he saved
St. Michaes," The flowers were
geraniums and chry sauthemums. Gov
ers we're laid for q persons aud wher
seated at the table the doxology was
sung and before parting the closing
hymn sung and sung again under like
circumstances was ''God be with yoJ
till we meet again. One OF the mem
bers being an artist, family grour
was taken to memorze the happy dal
in which all will share.
Brave Men Fall
Victims TO stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, and all fee
the results ia loss of appetite, polson
ia the blood, backache, nervousness
headache and tired listless. un-dOWT