Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19
GRATTAN.

Il. V. Storey and w, j. Lessiter were
in Rockford on business Monday,
This lovely day, Jan. II, makes us
sing when the charms of Spring
awaken" and the nights are beautiful
with silvery moonshine.
A. A. Weekes jr,, and I. Hebron are
The former was scalding lumber for "A
saw mill.
The next social of the Ashley churuh
L. A. S. is held with Mr., and Mrs. j. A.
Lessiter, Jan. 90, 9his notice is late, but
pleass fill the house friends give them
rousing turnout.
Mrs. M, A, Lessiter under Dr. Spen-
GERS treatment is making a gallant
fight with those insidions attacks of
leng trouble, to which she is subject to
winters, it looked Jan. ii and Is, as If
the battle was lost, but she rallied and
is able to sit up in bed and write.
CMiss Marguerite McCauley doing so
well for time after returning from
Grand Rapids Butterworth hospital,
has been sick in bed a number of days,
taking cold is one of the causes, they
telephoned TO her physician at the
hospital Jan. 16 for advise in her case.
1t will be remembered Mrs. j. Doran
nee Erma Byrne of Grattan died one
year ago of consumption in the west,
leaving six children, the oldest only 12,
Mr., ID, business manager of the Grand
Bapids Post has broken up housekeep-
ing putting his daughters in a Paro-
chial seminary at Grand Rapids and the
three sons have come to stay with their
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Byrne of 5.
Grattan.
While j. l. Weekes was home on his
holiday vacation, the family sprung
genuine surprise on him the euening
of Jan. s. his fiftieth birthday, even
after the house was partly filed with
friends, he thought it only happen
stauce" as he soon TO leave for "0ld
Kentucky where his work for the I'm
ion Lumber Co. will be this winter.
Before light refreshments were served
his nephew, j. A, Lessiter presented
the astonished host with fine Morris
char, the gift of his family. The only
shadow on the evenings JOY was that
his oldest son j. i. Weekes of st. JOS
eph was kept at home by sickness in
the family, his three sisters Mrs. p. Nc
Cauley by sickness in her family, Mrs.
NJ. A. Lessiter with lung trouble, and
Mrs. Mary Byrne from her many home
duties and mo- one to drive in the even
ing. The rest of the family were pres
ent, Mrs. Myrtle Barris and Miss Nina
Weekes of Elkhart, Ind, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Armstrong of Grand Rap
ids, the other members are not yet at
home.
At the annual roll call and business
meeting of the Ashley church. Jan. c,
the Rev. J. f. Plat pastor, rendered
his resignation to take effect in three
months or less, which was accepted to
the great sorrow of part OF his parish
oners. Letters were read from Rev. c.
c. Miller, former paster here, now of
Cadillac, also j. Keller Who is now at
Ashtabula, Ohio. Rev. Plat has been
most faithful pastor, interchangeable
in his labors, ever visiting the sick and
afflicted and we feel that the Lord
ciate and bless these ernest labors for
the good cause.
Last Friday evening DR.. Spencer
was called to Alton to visit Perry Pur-
dy, former resident of Grattan whose
death seemed at hand for time from
an acute attack of stomach and other
troubles also from taking an overdose
of oil of wintergreen in his terrible
sufferings. He was better Sunday.
Some two weeks ago Cass Madison
accidently hit his little fluger of the
right hand on his horses tooth, making
a small abrasion Of the skin. A week
ago DIR. Spencer was called as alarming
symptoms had developed. The doctor
advised uhis removal to Butterworth
hospital which was done and he has
been under the treatment of DIR. Reed
a report Monday is that he is worse
and the case serious one.
Messrs. f, +. Lessiter and Silas Ward
went to Grand Rapids Jan. 1G, the for
mer is going north to buy stock. w.
f. Weekes Of Grand Rapids returned
with l.. Walter who is an expert violin
list has positionIat Kalamazoo to dis
pense soft music at the skating rink.
Coughs and Colds.