Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08

Mesdames Gilman, Hessand and
BLY, all of Jackson county are visiting
their cousin Mrs. John Randel. These
sisters were called here by the death
of their uncle, Abram Smith.
Tunis Storey of New York state,
called here by the death of A. Smith,
his sisters husband, will visit his
brother B. Storey and others.
Jason Scott has rented Hotel Graf
tan of Smith and is moving in today
he will now make the Hotel his home
having passed his S8th birthday and
| is too old to stay alone at his farm
homestead.
| AS we write an interesting mar
rage ceremony is being performed at
the Grattan Catholic church by Rev.
FIR. Byrne Oct. 6, when two brothers
Kent and Lee Jakeway are Joined In
holy matrimony with two sisters,
Misses Ollie and Lena Roach. This
lis the first double wedding in the his
tory of this church in Grattan. The
parties are all of our town. Congra-
tulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison, nee
Cora Newton are making their uncle
liz. f. Brooks and daughter Clara
farewell visit as they are moving to
Seattle, Washington. Cora was the
: daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Issae New
. ton formerly Grattan pioneers.
Six new telephone lines are being
placed in private houses, Frank Nc
Arthur, Platt Rowland and w. Pond
with central at f. E. Lessiter S store
Grattan Centre.
Several apple dryers have been
running in town.
Our genial Grattan boy. Lewie
Fuller who has been at Jennings some
! time has returned to clerk for Il. H.
Lessiter and is being welcomed by
his many friends,
Mrs. NJ. A. Lessiter has returned
from a very pleasant visit in Granu
Rapids relatives last week, the only
cloud being the sickness OF her broth
! err, A. A. Weeks whom she found sui
4 fering from prostration caused oy
over work which he took up too soon
/ after being kicked by horse. nc
was struck in the left side near the
/ heart, and will not soon recover IRON
the severe blow.
= ]. A. Lessiter has sold twenty-on'
= lambs to Will Ward at "a. 90 each.
Passed to sleep as child sweetly
falls asleep, Oct. 2, 1903 at o ococi
a. IN. Mr.. Abram Smith aged nearl.
"a years. No unusual symptoms
his going preceded death, the glor'
lied soul escaped from its worn on
:. tenement, and with the breaking OF
m beautiful earthly day, came the glor
Va Gus never ending Heavenly JOY 10
IN him. Funeral services were held 10
It. this aged and much beloved pioneo
h of Grattan, Oct. 8, at the home
nd Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dewey, n
ms daughter and husband, Rev. }.
ii. Platt officiating The text chose
,m were these words, BE still and kno
'is' that | am God, from which WI
given a most eloquent and impressr
- discourse. Undertaken Wilson te
. derly placed the casket in its bed
lovely flowers in Ashley cemeter
. watered as it were by tears OF 10
from the aged wife, children ar
many sympathizing friends. We a
pend the following obituary WRITE
by the youngest son, Fred b. Smll
!, tribute of love to worthy fath'
\ Abram Smith youngest son OF Abrf
= Smith. ST., and Rachel Smith W
~ born July 81, 1920 near Waterl'
Seneca county, N. Y. Sept. 10, le
he married Betsy M. Storey. Nea
two years before their marriage
came to Michigan and bought Or
government 100 acres of land in
township of Grattan, Kent Co., y
10, 1916 the newly welded cou
started for their new home in Mic
gan where they lived thirty two we
till it became the dear old homeste
as they reared six children the
three sons and three daughters,
having reached manhood and won
hood. In 1876 he moved his fan
to Greenville having sold the h'
stead to the two Oldest sons. III
years later he moved to South
kota where they resided until
spring of 1900, when this aged TAI
and mother returned again to Inv
Grattan. The children are