Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-02
GRATTAN.

George ID. Wood OF Brown county,
South d., is greeting old friends
here, and was for many years a resi-
dent of Grattan.
An automobile from .Greenville ran
over Elmer Brook bird dog at Graf
tan Centre Monday, killing it. Mr..
B. had been offered 800 for his dog
and it was the pet of the family.
Regular communication of Grattan
f. and A. M. lodge was held May %,
with work in the third degree. Venus
Chapter o. e. S. will hold regular
session June 4, evening.
| Miss Bessie Pond is in Belding to-
day taking her weekly music lesson
of Mr.. Fred Cornell; Mrs. Gertrude
Stevens of N. Dakota is visiting her
mother Mrs. HI, Green, also Mrs.
Wright Green of Grand Rapids with
her little grand daughter former resi-
dents here with a host of friends.
Five Grand Rapids gentlemen have
beeNboarding a few days with j. A.
Lessiter, who took them to the train
at Moseley Monday evening They
found great enjoyment fishing in
Wabasis Lake. The Belding friends
are making great improvements at
Wabasis resort, which we hope soon
to give an account of.
The next social of the Ashley l..
A. S. will be held in Jay Cooley S
new barn the evening of June 3. Ice
cream and cake will be served. All
invited.
Mrs. Sarah Lessiter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Dorman of Belding called
on your scribe May 80, taking din
ner with Mrs. Platt Rowland, then
met with many others at Ashley
cemetery to decorate the graves of
loved ones gone before, The pupils
of the Uuion school did finely in the
memorial services held at the NJ. r.
church with recitations, ETC., the
church being well filled, after which
all marched to the cemetery near by
to place flowers on the graves of the
noble brave sleeping there, all the
graves being alike remembered.
III some one asks US why their graves each
We garland thus,
We answer as we turn our heads away
They died TOR us. "
Mrs. Abbie S. Holmes and Mrs.
Lucy Stocking both reached the 63rd
anniversary of their birth May 20,
and although born miles and miles
apart are now known to a host of
friends as 1.-THE twins" in honor of
the happy event Mrs. Holmes invited
30 relatives and pioneers to meet the
Twins" at her palatial home May
25, % responding whose united ages
were I'LL years, the oldest Mrs. NJ.
A. Rodgers being 76, the youngest
Mrs. Mary Written, daughter of
Mrs. Stocking age &c. Four Belding
ladies were present, Mesdames Sarah
Lessiter, f. B. Dorman, Nellie Mil
lard and Anna Lamberton, Mrs. j. l..
Adams of Groton, S. Dakota was
also an honored guest, she with Mrs.
Geo. Ashley being 63 years of age,
sisters-in-law The other guests were
from this vicinity and Oakfield, the
dinner served was marvel of skillful
cookery and delicaies and among the
different kinds of delicious cake was
large birthday cake inscribed, Tho
Twins" in gilt letters with finish
ing of ice cream, strawberries, bana-
mas and oranges. At each plate was
card with the name of the guest to
occupy that place and on the reverse
side Of the card was comical picture
of the twins, May 20, 1904, also a
bouquet of white lilacs and carnations.
+, After 63 years of labor that our
Heavenly Father can bless, it is most
fitting that Mesdames Holmes and
Stocking should so rejoice together
with their friends, and that many
more such happy anniversaries may
be added to their useful lives is the
prayer of many friends. Your scribe
kept from the happy circle by sick
ness was abundantIy remembered
with basket of goodies, and flowers
but best of all comforting words OF
kindness,
That Throbbing Headache.
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