Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
Grattan

Frank Donovan was among those in
Bedding Monday.
A new insect for this vicinity is re-
ported in the bean and wheat fields.
Hay crop fairly good and fine wealth
er for securing it.
Seymour Lyon has lost his health
and is at present living in tent at the
Center.
Mrs. Z. v. Storey and Miss Bessie
Richmond have returned from ten
days visit with friends at Big Rapids.
James Doran and family of Muske-
gon airs visiting among old friends of
this vicinity.
Mrs. Abbie Holmes and grand child
rem were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. q.
Willard at Long Lake last week.
Miss Edna Mooney and a lady friend
of Big Rapids are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Josie Vose of Grand Rapids is
| NlSlIlDR MIS. Lev SlhC Il dy III.
The social held with Mrs. Mark
Brown was vel! attended for the busy
season and very pleasant time was
had. Receips S5.25.
Mrs. Hanson who has been keeping
house for Mr.. Anderson, had the mis-
fortune to fall and receive quite seri-
Gus injury. We understand that her
daughter has been sent for. Frances
Fay is caring for her.
Mrs. G.. j. Watkins went to Portland
Monday to spend short time with a
niece, Mrs. Ferguson.
| p. McCauley has received word that
his brother, Patrick, was dangerously
i'll at st. Mary's hospital Grand Rapids
but is some better. For some years he
was on his brothers. farm here and has
many friends who hope for a speedy
recovery.
At the regular meeting of Venus
Chapter, o. f.. s., the Rev. and Mrs.
f. j Feather of Berlin Center were
present and he gave rousing talk on
the experience of several years absence
from this vicinity and the multiform
duties of fraternal, religious and social
life.
The death of Erotus Hubbell, fol
wears a resident of Chauncy, Mich,
recalls pioneer memories when he re-
sided i'm Grattan before 1855, in which
year Miss Louise Mason became his
happy bride and To whom were borr
: nine children. An only daughter, si>
, sons and the devoted wife being left u
: mourn his premature death caused b,
a fall last winter. Mrs. Hubbell is tn
last remaining member of her father
{ family, Grattan pioneer of 1916 o
= or thereabouts, Martin Mason and wifi
!. with ten or more children.
Mrs. Clayton Ladner who was s.
, badly injured in the runaway recently
is up and doing well. Mrs. Cass Mad
ison is poorly and sent for her daughte
/ LYDIA at the Kalamazoo summer schoo
, who arrived home Saturday. Mrs. M
\ A. Lessiter is winning out with shay
or some other fever but not the caus
of last weeks silence. Her brother, A
A. Weeks and wife of Grand Rapid
4 surprised her the evening of July an
Tuesday family gathering caused he
to forget to write for once. Other viz
: itors at her home the 9Th were Mrs
Edith Smith of Grand Rapids and MI
ID. Childs of Rockford.
d Tuesday noon Lars Nelson, the ca
t. penter working on +. V. Story's bar
d went to descend the ladder for Dime
y when it fell carrying him with it an
he was found lying on the ground wit
broken arm, also leg badly hurt
not broken. f. V. Story took him
Elmer Story's where he would be nea
: er the doctor, and DR.. Spencer WI
= summoned. 1t will be remembert
y that at the first raising for this barn
,f Mooney had bone in his leg broke
Il Later-Mr. Nelson has not only br
" ken arm, but broken ankle also al
> his hips are badly injured.