Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-28

E. l.. Brooks and several others
have gone north hunting.
Prof. and Mrs Charles Bear were
in WesrCarlisle last Friday cele brat
ing h aients' golden wedding.
The receipts of the socia held with
Mrs. w Pond were So l5
The Rev. Ellis will commence his
ministerial labors with the Ashley
Baptist church Dec His mot her
will settle with HIM i'm the Ashley
parsonage.
Miss Bessie Pond has been in Grand
Rapids several days visiting relatives
There has been great exodus of our
people for the Valley City the past
week.
Mrs. + l.. Brooks was delegate
from Venus Chapter O. f 5. TO the
Kent county association of the O. +.
) held at Lowell last week. She
greatly enjoyed the meeting and its
many benefits.
Donald, son of Mr.. and Mrs Platt
Rowland, is now at Greenville attend
ing the business college.
There will be the usual Thanksgiv-
ing family reunions Nov. %, among
them the Cowan family, which viii
meet at Bedding this year. Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Elkins of Grand Rapids
will be present and we are informed
that Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Macarthur,
now of Grand Rapids, will be the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Little of Beld-
ing Nov %.
The regular communication of
Venus Chapter o Il. s., Grattan, was
held Nov. % with large attendance
and lovely evening, calling out
many from a distance also. to witness
the incoming of Mr. and Mrs Marion
Green of Harvard to assume the du-
ties of membership, VIII ch were taken
in very pleasing manner TO those
present and we hope our new sister
and brother will greatly enjoy the
same Refreshments were served be-
fore parting,
Lemuel Brooks was somewhat SUR
prised Sunday, when his twin brother
and wife, MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Brooks
Of Ensley, drove TO his door, accom-
panied by another brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs Phineas Brooks Of Ex-
cesior Springs, Mo, who ha not
been to their native towns, here and
Otisco, for quarter of a century
Phineas and Mrs. Brooks will remain
several months with their brother
Lemuel, who has for long time kept
house alone.
Seldom or never before has a small
country town seen such a pleasing
array of talent in an entertainmeo 1T
as given by young pupils of the union
school, mostly pupils of Miss Nina
Weeks, who must be very skillful
trainer in teaching the young idea
how to shoot, for certainly the two
hundred people present were hit by
the delightful surprise. Program n
part: Singing by the school uuder
the Nag You're Grand Old Flag, II
after which the primary boys came
out in a ',Grasshoppers' Croquet,
bringing terrific applause. Ten girls
NV anpaar,d n GOLD Nf;t,.ha.' DriIlSt
with Miss Bernice Lessitcr leader ana
all the others younger having brooms,
baskets and most comical apparel
which was such a take OFF, that
someone offered 81 90 TO have the
drill repeated then and there. Good
bye Eliza Jane darkey chorus by
seven boys brought out deafening APP
plause. IL Can't Do the sum, babes
in toyland, by teacher and pupils
Mrs. George Written at the piano,
caus, another burst Of applause, and
supper was next announced, which
finished the grand exhibition or school
social, bringing in over So at 10 and
Is cents admission
Mr. and Mrs. + o. Hildebrande of
Belding drove out to w. J. Lessiter's
farm Tuesday and we are in hopes
they will come again and stay longer
Henry Joshman of Oakland county
visited at J A. Lessiter's and other
friends from Friday until Sunday,
when he was joined by joe jacobson,
returning to Greenville with his friend.