Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

Showers rather too frequent for GA

Showers rather too frequent for oat
harvest.
Miss Maggie McCauley visited at
Harvey Wellers oyer Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. McCauley called on
their old friends Emanuel Nugent and
wife, lately.
Mrs. Dell Smith of Brown Co., South
Dakota, is visiting relatives here, and
Is staying few days with Mrs. Emory
Storey.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mooney Aug.
2, fine baby girl. Mrs. VIM. Byrne
one OF Grattan's efficient nurses Is car
ing for Mrs. Mooney.
Mrs. Rosa Armstrong OF Grand Rap
ids, with her sister, Miss Eva Weekes
OF Seymour, Ind, are visiting the old
home relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ladner with
several others ate a fine fish dinner
with the Wabasis clubhouse friends,
and In fact its like picnic there every
day in the week.
Miss Blanch Fisher, armed with a
pitchfork had deadly set to with a
skunk and came off victorious, round
Ing him up In a manger without even
the gift OF his notorious perfumery.
He had robbed five setting hens and
was after another when dispatched.
After the electrical storm OF Aug. 3,
p. M, DR.. Armstrong of Bedding
phoned out to learn if all was we'll at
the clubhouse, where his wife and
child are. Also gave the sad news
that Jay Cooley's barn was burned
from lightning, Although over the
line of Grattans they have host OF
friends here, attending church at
Ashley and being associated with its
missionary and social work, and have
the sympathy of ali in their loss.
Your scribe has received word from
Mrs. A. S. Holmes now enjoying the
European Trip, that all we're we'll, also
they sailed down the Rhine July II.
She sending lovely view OF church
at Koln on the Rhine. A pictorial
letter card was sent from Stratford on
Avon with Shakesperian scenes and
the Lod Cover monument.
Some So ladies went in and shook
hands with Mrs. G. II. Godfrey July 81
witout even sending her word OF their
coming and the surprise was complete
Everything was lively extra chairs
we're sent for, the ladies sewed carpet
rags, while an lmpromptu carpenter
erected tables for the picnic supper 10
the yard bordercd with lovely flowers
Mrs. Godfrey will soon remove Il
IGreenville, so this visit had twofolC
phrase as a rag bee, and goodbye in
the old home where she will be missed
also by very large circle of friends
The fine supper showed that all haC
put forth their skill in the culinary ar
and we had better not say how many
pounds OF rags were sewed or tn,
ladies might be to proud.
| MTS' mtlNluh IlOWe tnenLlOneu las
week departed this life July 2S 1908, a
the home Of her brother-in-law Nehe
miah Smith. Her age being "A years
her former home Covington N. Y
She was the last one of family O
twelve children and has kept house TO
Mr.. Smith most OF the time since tn,
death of his wife and her sister nearl,
26 years ago. She was member O
the Grattan Silver Grays organized
J few years ago. Burial services weI
held at the Ashley church July 30
where she has so long attended, Rev. J
Il. Platt officiating, giving most III
teresting discourse from Revelation
2lst chapter which was read In full
Burial in Ashley cemetery in charg
OF Mr.. Wilson OF Belding. Blessed ar
they who fall asleep in Jesus.