Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-29

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here.
| Rev. FIR. Byrne visited Patrick Keat
ing Monday, aged over 9e years and toe
feeble to attend church.
Miss Marguerite McCauley over six
week ut Butterworth hospital, is ex'
pected home today, Dec 90, much inn
proved in health.
Rev. j. +. Plat was able tn deliver
his usual Sunday sermon at Ashley,
but not able to ride to the White Swan
church in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Randel ate their
Christmas dinner with her parents at
Cedar Springs, then came to Rockford
for Christmas supper with his parents.
Among the Grattan people at Grand
Rapids last week were Mr.. and Mrs. e.
L. Lessiter and brother. c. Spicer, Mrs
s. A. Lessiter, Mrs. F. McCauley, Clin-
ton Green, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Miller, w.
Hall and family who spent Christmas
with his brother Lewis Hall.
Both the Cooley school, MISS Lynn
Andrews teacher and the Ashley school
Miss Alta Warner teacher, had Christ
mas trees Friday with fine exercises
and many presents. not only for pupils
but teacher and parents us well.
Among the Christmas family reunions
we're the Howard family with Mrs.
Lucy Stocking. a verylarge company
Dec. pa Mr.. and Mrs +, V. Storey en-
tertained 25 relatives, among them be-
ing his brother Elmer Storey and fami-
from Spencer; Mr. and Mrs Plat
Rowland entertained Mr. Weller, wife
and daughter Ellie of Cannon, Mrs. :.
Lessiter Of Bclding and others. Mr.. II.
md family and Mrs Lessiter visited
Grandma Clos at Ed, Weller's Dec. '27;
Mrs j. l. Weekes is expecting her hus-
band home from the south, her daugh-
Ter Miss Nina, and Mrs. Ed Barris from
Elkhart, Ind, her daughter and hus-
band Mr.. and Mrs. Arm >trong of Grand
Rapids and lher son and family of ST.
Joseph, during the holidays.
The regular session of Venus Chapter
o. f. s, Kate Lessiter w. NJ. was held
Dec. "a, the usual order of business be-
ing transacted, followed by fine sup
per. Mrs. Effie Elkins Macarthur of
Grand Rapids was present as far
rway member. Initiation at the next
meeting and literary work.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Norton entertained
company of the old friends in honor
Of Mrs. f. Norton their mother, here
from Detroit, S. Dakota, called back
after an absence of IL years by the
death of her son, Guy Norton OF Lowell
The dinner was a marvel of skillful
cookery that would do honor to an old
er hostess, and those kept away by
sickness and otherwise missed a great
treat in this feast, that of continuing
the old time social ties together once
more being not the least enjoyable.
The many friends of Mrs. Nettie
Ramsdell Brown will regret to learn of
her serious sickness and does not inn
prove very fast Her daughter Gladys
is with relatives here for few days.
The Ashley church social held with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall the evening
of Dec. 90 was a great success in attend
ance and Christmas exercises, so much
IT the work falling on our hostess as
the president Mrs. w. Pen was unable
to be present on account of the sudden
sickness of her husband. After fine
program Mesdames Will Hall and Mark
Brown with select reading and childr n
with appropriate recitations, the ring
ing of bells was heard and Santa Claus
was ushered in bearing big Christmas
pie. and from depending strings every
child present pulled pretty gift and
bag of popcorn, also enjoying hand
shake with Santa. Refreshments of
fried cakes and coffee were served and
the receipts were S5.75.
Mrs Clinton Green has been at But
terworth hospital two weeks and I'M
derwent the second operation Friday
Is as comfortable as can be expected.
She will have to remain a month or so,
but her many friends feel encouraged.