Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-02

Al VIC CITY tnis week.
Miss VIENNA Essex, of Stanton, is =
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Essex.
Mrs. Geo. French, OF Ionia, was q
visitor at her mothers Mrs. Hopkins,
Tuesday.
G. s. Clark and wife, of Ada, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Martin
Wednesday.
Mrs. j. b. Essex has returned from
Flint, where she had been visiting
her son Elmer.
Mrs. Frank Palethorpe and two sons
spent Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hubbard.
VIM. Deal has been thershing for the
past two weeks in west Otisco with his
fine new machine.
Frank Donielson and wife have re-
turned from their six weeks visit in st.
Johns and Maple Rapids.
Rev. J. +. Sanders was called to
Hastings Monday to officate at the fun
eral OF brother pastors son.
Mrs. Arson Pease and son Kyle Of
near Gobleville has been the guest of
her niece Miss Elsie French.
M. Lanaway has gone to Greenville
and will remain over the fair having a
part in the amusement department.
Thos. A. Wood and wife left for their
home in McKeiver, Mich, Tuesday
after short visit with their daughter.
+. f. Doty and family left Monday
for Battle Creek. A large majority of
Mrs. Doty's Sunday School class were
at the station to bid her adieu.
Mrs. j. l.. II. Kieney, of Grand Rap
ids was guest of Rev. o. w. Winters
Monday. She is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowels, of Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Foster entertained
their daughter Elsie, from Ionia, Fri
day and Saturday. Mrs. Foster is
much improved from her recent illness.
Mrs. Will Huntley and children
have returned from Ithaca and st.
Louis at the latter place they attended
Home Coming and beet sugar festive
ties.
Mrs. Elmer b. Hale and son Stanley
of Caledonia, left today after few
weeks visit with her parents at Long
Lake and other relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. Andrew Skellenger has returned
from Grand Rapids where she expects
to go to reside, her husband having Sc
cured fine position there and likes il
very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Case were in
Grand Ledge from Monday until
Saturday, of last week, called there
by the death and burial of sister OF
Mr.. Case
Mrs. McSween left Wednesday
for short visit in Grand Rapids and
Big Rapids She and her mother,
Mrs. Kingsley expect to leave next
week on trip to Portland, Ore.
| Geo. w. Moulton and wife arrived
home from their five weeks trip in the
west Tuesday having seen considerable
of the western country and visited re.
latives and former Michigan people.
Some very fine black bass are being
taken from the river by hook and line
these days. John w. Cooper had q
fine string of them Monday, one OF
them being five FOUNDER, other fine
catches have been made also.
Henry Skellenger is sixty-one years
old but is still able to go some when il
comes TO farming. He raised 800 bush
els of grain this season, put in six acres
of corn and as many potatoes besides
doing a lot of work outside in cutting
grain for the farmers, doing the work
mostly himself.
Miss Theo Cowan, of Bostwick, has
been guest of relatives in the city
this week. In company with DR.. and
Mrs. f. w. Little, Misses Iva Borner
and Nellie McKillop, Miss Cowan at
tended the old folks concert Tuesday
night at Ashley church, the doctor
taking the party in his automobile.
A Harvest Festival will be held Fri
day, Sept 10, and Sunday, Sept. II,
in Holy Trinity Mission. A committee
will be in the church house Thursday
evening and Friday previous to the
services, to receive gifts of fruits, veget-
ables and flowers suitable for decor
alton. Special offerings at all services
for church nurnoses