Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-02-24

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business trip to this city, Tuesday.
Sidney Washburn of Flint was home
for few days the first of the week.
Miss Bertha Lunn of Greenville was
aguest at Mrs. j. w. Lunn's the first
of the week.
Mrs. Edith Smith returned To her
home at Fremont, Monday, after two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mr.. A. III. Lewis.
Rev. Isaac $. Bussing was in Grand
Rapids Monday in attendance at a
missionary rally of the Church of Christ,
he having part in the program.
Mrs. Frank Winans went To Grand
Rapids, Monday, for short visit She
accompanied her neice, Miss Myrtle
Weber, who had been her guest for a
few days.
Miss Orpha Wood, who has been in
the employ of the Banner for the past
six months, has accepted IA similar po-
sition in Eaton Rapids and left for there
Tuesday.
Mesdames Edward Sells and Frank
Decker returned TO their home, at Mil
waukee, Wis, Monday, after a short
visit with their brother, Alex Kelley
and family.
Mrs. Bessie Face Leonard is spending
few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arba Face. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard expect TO make Greenville their
home for the present.
Roy Whitesell has been given run
on the Pere Marquette railroad as ex-
press messenger, running between Ionia
and Grand Ledge. Roy Pond has ac-
cepted the position made vacant by his
advancement.
Guett Harroun, one of the oldest resi-
dents OF Bedding, says that fifty-three
years ago last Tuesday there were four
feet of snow on the ground where the
Hotel Belding now stands.
Alvin Showers has been wearing his
eye in sling of late as the result of an
accident. While working at inter
saw, small piece of board was caught
by the saw and hurled full force right
into his eye. The injury was painful
but fortunately the sight was not des-
troyed.
Fred Helmer and wife were called TO
Lakeview last week To attend the fu-
neral of his mother, Elvira Helmer,
aged 80 years, IL months, days, who
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Betsy Stryker. The remains were Ia
ken To the old home i'm Pike, n. V,
for burial.
Already there are number of peo-
pie from the country both old and youny
who are talking of making up sleigh
loads OF their neighbors, friends and
sweethearts and taking a sleigh ride TO
Belding, to attend the play of Kittie
OConnor on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, March LIST, and End. Grattan,
Orleans, Smyrna and Greenville are
talking about ii.
John McCue one of our old residents
and a former shoe maker, good one,
is a pretty spry man for one who is
So years old he gets around lively and
enjoys life, this winter he has cut up
lot OF stumps into wood from the Travis
place, which Mr.. Travis has been clean
ing out OF his farm. Mr. McCue can
WELD an axe as well as he could shoe
hammer few years ago and the result
is, he has put up several cords of wood
i'm the past few weeks and feels as risky
as young colt.
When j. Allie Knee came home from
work Thursday noon, he found about
% friends and relatives from Grand
Rapids, Lowell, Saranac, Keene and
Coral, waiting TO remind him that il
was his thirtieth birthday. After par
taking of the bountiful dinner prepared
for the occasion and presenting Allie
with some beautiful presents, the guests
returned to their different homes feeling
they had enjoyed pleasant afternoon.
Ii was big surprise on him and was
worked up by his wife and father Mr..
Knee. Those present were Stewart
Knee and wife and two sons Grand
Rapids, Mr.. Raymer and wife and Mr..
Hugh Dodds Saranac, Robert Brock
and daughter, Jessie Knee, Walter Hig-
gins, A. w. Knee, j. w. Knee and their
wives Of Keene and Mrs Minnie Bell of
Harbor Springs.