Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-31
GRATTAN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Milton M. Engle of
Grand Rapids, nee Kittie Matice of
Grattan, son. Aug. %. Her mother
Mrs 5. Matice is with Mrs. Engle.
A delegation of Grattan Masonic
brothers attended the Rockford lodge
Aug. "a, and Tuesday the following
represent Grattan lodge attending
the burial services held for their
brother, Jackson Coon at Rockford;
j. A w. J. and +. f. Lessiter, Lewis
Macarthur and A. A. Norton.
The delayed Sunday school picnic
of the Ashley church will be held
Saturday, Sept 2, at Baldwin Lake.
The young peoples meeting will be
resumed Sept. 3, at this church at I
o'clock p IN. The pastor Rev.
Weaver will present the topic for the
Iopening service. A good attendance
is especially desired.
Mrs Esther Smith one of our aged
widows walked i've miles to visit her
grandson Burr Smith who has sore
foot having injured it few weeks
ago at Pine Island lake.
Mrs Nj. A. Lessiter was greatly sur
prised by visit from James McDon-
aid, her pupil OF the winters of 1851
and 1858 in little log school house of
those early pioneer days, uow of Har-
ris Creek. Bovine township, recalling
many olden memories.
At the Grattan ball play Aug 70,
Prof. NICHOLSON was given S25 for his
balloon ascension. Who wouldn't rise
to mere speck in the sky and land
in a swamp near by, for that price,
Mr. LOOMS Sparta's much honored
postmaster was fishing on Bostwick
lake here, when suddenly be fell back
wards in the lake, but was rescued by
his son who was with him and was not
drowned as reported although life was
extinct, it being an undoubted case
IF instant heart failure, his tragic
death taking place early Aug. 18th
Great sympathy is felt for his family
Baptismal services will take place
for five Young ladies who wish to be-
come Gods serving members of the
Ashley Baptist church, TO be held at
Pou's lake Sunday Sept. }, taking the
place of the usual morning service,
the Rev. Weaver will administer
baptism, also give an address IL the
weather permits at the lake followed
by Sunday school at the church.
Some three weeks ago Frank Dewey
had a pitchfork tine run in his hand
while threshing which has developed
A serious case Of blood poisoning, he is
now in Greenville for treatment and
reported gaining.
Visitors: The young lady's name
visiting Mrs. Beardslee should read.
Miss Tessa Ederkiu, in last weeks
Banner: Mrs. +. h. Lessiter two days
with Rockford friends; Geo. Macarthur
Of Cuyabogga Falls, O., at Z. McCau-
leys: Mrs. L. n. Carl, Parnell scribe OF
Lowell Journal took dinner with your
scribe Aug. %, then called on other
friends Mrs +. j. Osmer of Cannon
with her son and family j. Osmer; Mr.
and Mrs. Platt Rowland Mr.. and Mrs
J A. Lessiter at Grand Rapids Aug
a: Willis Little and family Of Beld'ne
1t p. Rowland's Aug. 70 and p; Miss
Edna, Weller and }. Johnson visited
sheffield relatives Aug p.
The Ashley parsonage was the scene
of a most happy gathering Aug. %,
when 100 friends met for genuine
"house warming" extended TO the
avn under the oaks, where the long
tables were spread with choice eat
ables from the ladies baskets, and the
gentlemen took charge of fine pro-
gram and Prof. Cornell had charge OF
the musical part assisted by Miss
Ethel Longstreet. Speeches by f. i
| Chapple, Milan Demorest, Roman
Robinson of Belding, Frank Wood OF
/, Eureka, Mr. Brown of Oakfield also T.
Keller. Prayer and talk by Rev
Weaver, welcoming all, the social
part being immense and the delicious
supper was finished with ice cream
lust as evening shades were falling"
Public Aroused.
The public is aroused to a knowl-
dye of curative merits of that great
, medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters,
for sick stomach, liver and kidneys
= Mary II. Walters, of 546 st. Clair ave.