Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
GltATTAN.



pulling.
School in the Lessiter district com
menced Monday, with Miss Winnie
Atkins, lately of Kansas, teacher.
Brose A. Weeks was here from
Chicago over Sunday and attended a
farewell party given his cousin, Bruce
Weeks, who has gone 10 Louisiana to
Join his father, Il. A. Weeks.
Fred Matice aud family of Grand
Rapids are visiting the parents OF
each, as Fred had the misfortune 10
dislocate his left shoulder, laying him
up, but the good fortune to have an
accident Insurance policy to fall back
upon.
Miss Mollie Doyle. south OF the
Grsttan line, was suddenly taken 90
i'll at the dinner table Sunday that
she fell unconscious, being unable to
speak for some time. Two physicians
we're hastily summoned and Or. Kelly
of Grand Rapids expected Monday.
Rev. Fr Troy, now in charge of the
Catholic church, was also called.
Miss Doyle was slightly better at the
last accounts and has host Of anxious
friends hoping for the best.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green of
Grand Rapids visited with Clinton
Green and family over Sunday
Miss Kittie Lessitsr visited several
days last week with her uncle, Chas
Eddy, and family.
Mrs r.. T.. Havley, former teacher
here, now of Ann Arbor, and sister
Miss Clare Tucker of Grand Rapids
are with Mrs. George Whitten. Prof
Hawley is going north.
Mrs Cla a Stanton OF Bedding 4.
with her mother, Mrs. @. NJ. Slayton;
both attended the Ashley church Sun
day.
The passing of one month since the
death of the Rev. FIR Byrne will be
observed at the Catholic church Sept
10 by the coming of score OF priests
holding memorial services called
months time" A picnic dinner will
be served them At the parsonage.
now occupied by Father Troy.
The Rev. II. Ellis gave a most
forcible sermon Sept. from st, John
s: last clause of 18th verse and the
18th, after which some were surprised
and grieved when our beloved pastor
rendered his resignation to take eff
feet next November, that he may
take three years course of further
study in the ministry Mr.. and Mrs
Wheeler Pond, now of Bclding, were
in attendance.
Funeral services we're held IN the
Catholic church Sept. for Grandma
Boiler, the very aged mother of Mrs
VIM. Donovan and other children,
who passed away from the effects Of
stroke Of paralysis received nearly
two months ago. Fr. Troy officiated
giving very fine but short discourse
after mass. Six Erandsons tenderly
bore the casket to the cemetery for
burial. Grandma Boiler has been orc
of our most faithful pioneer mother
and was greatly beloved by an exten
siye circle of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Morris, nee
Jennie Mclean, former resident
here, came from California last week
TO visit their grandmother by adop-
ton, Mrs. M. A. Rogers, at whose
residence a surprise was rendered the
young couple Sept. T. with SO rela-
tives and friends present, spending {
most delightful day. The picnic din.
ner was another Grattan achieymen
in the art of cooking, begun will
chicken pie and finished with large
delicious brides cake-Mrs. NJ va
a bride two years ago-prescntcd b,
Mrs A. S. Holmes, who has becom,
famous in making and trimming we'd
ding cakes. Mr. and Mrs. John Cowal
of Disco we're among the happ.
guests, also the following: Mrs. J. s
Dougall, nee Helen Mclean, now o
Washington, ID G Mrs. l.. p Mclean
Vergennes; Mrs. Havley Ann Arbor
the Misses c. Tucker, May Cornell
and Henrietta Msllsrd. and Mrs T
NJ. Mallard, all of Grand Rapids, an
tiny sweet girl stranger, Mario
Morris, brought from California b
this young couple. All wished ther
long life with many returns TO Graf
tan.