Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-07

Regular meeting Of Doric Chapter o. E
S. next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Zahm are PROUD
over the arrival Of baby boy Sunday
Jan. 8.
At Victor Armour's fine girl baby
came as an after new years gift We'd
nesday.
Miss May Harvey has returned from
her vacation of several weeks in Cedar
Springs.
The many friends OF Mrs. j. @. Wilbur
will be glad to learn that she is slowly
improving.
Miss Ethel Ryan returned Monday
evening from two weeks visit with heI
sister in Detroit.
Mrs. F. C. Antcliff returned home from
Greenvills last week, where she had been
visiting her sister.
Mrs. Clarence Bird and children OF
Greenville were guests at Mrs. A. T.
Demorest's Monday.
Miss Minnie Antcliff and Mr.. Fred Free
man were married in Greenville Dec. %
by Rev. D E. Hills.
Mrs. Frank Cole returned to Fenwick
Monday after a short visit at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Lo Garfield
DR.. and Mrs Palmer Coville returned
Saturday evening from a ten days visit
with friends in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Fred Bush and daughter Lima May
returned Monday from a New Years
visit with her people at Brighton.
Mrs. Nettie Angel is preparing to 60
east to reside with her son very soon and
is DESTROYS of renting her fine house on
Bridge street.
Mrs. Sarah Lessiter was a guest Of
Mrs M. A. Lessiter Christmas and was
also one of the guests at M. A Reeds to
New Years dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Yost and Master
Edward Yost of st Louis and Chester
Yost and family of this city we're New
Years guests at w B. Reeds.
Harry j Holbrook, for a number Of
years county clerk, has opened an office
in the Morse Babcock building, lonia. and
will act as local agent for several western
land companies
Miss Jennie Hughes returned Monday
evening from short visit with her friend,
Mrs. Matte Young Fewless of Lansing
She reports a most delightful time
Ionia city has revived its curfew ordi-
nance which has been dead for several
years, and now the curfew whistle blows
again at nine o'clock. Our boys and girls
are obliged to get home at eight o'clock.
A company of young people we're en-
on the evening Of Dec 81, watch
the old year out and the new year in. at
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Wash
burn, in honor Of Miss Adelaide Moys of
Boulder, Colo.
Miss Mabel s picer, who has been spend
ng her vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Spicer, left Monday on her
return to Cincinnati, where she is study
ng music in the conservatory of that city.
Miss Edith Spicer also left on return to
Detroit.
Mrs. Leon Eddy. who has been making
IN extended visit with relatives and
friend in this vicinity left Tuesday morn
ng for visit with her parents at Trav-
arse City, after which she will join Leon
n Chicago where they will reside for the
present.
Chester M. Divine, the popular young
andlord at Hotel Divine. Portland, was
united in marriage to Miss Lulu Probart
# that village, Dec. 81, 1908. Mr.. Di-
,ine is cousin OF Vern C. Divine of this
,ity and is probably the youngest hotel
,eeper in the state, being but % years
II age.
New Years day was very happily spent
It the home Of Andrew Little by thirty
wo of the Demorest relatives. This was
me OF their annual reunions, as that was
Grandfather Demorest's birthday. The |
elatives were from Kentucky, Chicago, |
Big Rapids, Grand Rapids, Holland, Oke-
nos, Greenville and Grattan.