Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Mesdames John Devendorf and Lib
bic King went TO breckenridge, We'd
nesday, for two weeks visit.
NJ. A. Chapman and wife were in
GAINESVILLE over Sunday TO visit their
son, Clayton Chapman, who is in the
drug business there and doing well.
Miss Myrtle Webber of Grand Rap.
ids arrived here "Wednesday for an ex-
tended visit with her aunt, Mrs. Frank
Winans.
Willis Shipman went TO Morgan's
Mills last week on a fishing tnip and
he wants it understood that he made
the trip alone so that he could have all
OF the honors.
A lumber of the neighbors and
friends of VIM. w. Gibson and wife
gave them call Saturday evening and
a very enjoyable time was had, these
neighborhood gatherings have been
quite frequent in that locality the past
winter and have served 10 make life
worth living.
On Friday afternoon last Mrs. VIM.
Hutchinson was surprised by twelve of
her lady friends arriving at her home
with well filled picnic baskets. Mrs.
Hutchinson quickly recovered herself
and gave the guests hearty welcome
and most social afternoon enjoyed and
a bountiful supper served.
The boys of the factory where Fred
Dorman worked, gathered up a fat
purse Of money and presented it 10 him
the other day. Fred's hand which was
seriously injured in a buzz planer is
slowly getting better but he will be
laid up for some time yet. The act was
a generous one on the part of his fellow
workmen and he and Mrs. Dorman
appreciate the favor very much.
Mrs. Chas. Foster, assisted by AIRS.
Ray Edwards and Mrs. NJ. +. Ritter
entertained a company of young people
at her home last Friday evening. The
rooms were charmingly decorated with
tulips and the refreshments served were
dainty. Six tables were utilized in the
game five hundred and Miss Rowena
Fargo captured the first favor, table
fern, while Mrs. Flossie Benson was
awarded q bunch of tulips. 1t was a
delightful party.
There is joy in the home Of Bruce
F'ales, on the old Fales homestead in
Orleans, all because of the advent of a
daughter on Wednesday. The little
bundle of humanity weighed IL pounds,
the first heir that has graced the house
hold, and its grandfather, grandmother,
uncles and aunts are as tickled over its
arrival as Bruce and his wife are. The
girl is already named after both its
grandmothers, Martha Eliza.
Last Mondays mail brought copy
Of the Christmas number Of the Auck-
land Weekly News Of Auckland, New
Zealand to John Donovan. It was
sent by his brother Richard, who Is q
dairyman in that country. John sends
the Banner to him and while il Is an
up-to-date newspaper, the news is a
trifie stale when it reaches its destina-
ton as 1t requires from four to five
weeks for the paper TO reach Mr.. Dono-
van. The Christmas number is COM
posed Of about twenty pages in maya
zine form and is filled it many beauti-
full cuts illustrative Of that far away
country.
Mrs. Clara Stanton the popular and
successful matron at the Richardson
Co.'S boarding house for the past seven
years was presented one dozen beauti-
liful sterling silver teaspoons by the
girls Of the house on Tuesday evening
as token of their love and esteem.
Mrs. Stanton has resigned her position
in the house and is to go to the farm
home on account Of the iii health Of her
mother Mrs. Slayton. Miss Elsie
French is to be her successor and while
much regret is expressed at Mrs. Stan
tons leaving 1t is thought q better
choice could not have been made fol
her successor.