Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08


Miss Lillian Childs was guest OF
her parents at Ionia, over Sunday.
Claude Spicer and family left We'd
nesday for a few days visit at Kalama-
zoo.
John Ames has moved into the
rooms vacated by Homer Unger over
the bakery.
Miss Lena Cook of Greenville was q
guest of Bedding friends from Saturday
till Tuesday.
Postmaster and Mrs. George w.
Moulton were Grand Rapids visitors,
w ednesday.
Mrs. Eugene Hollenbeck went to
Lakeview, Tuesday, for short visit
with friends.
Mrs. l. +. Speaker of Traverse City
was guest of Mrs. +. Wooden of this
city, Monday.
Bert Tillotson and wife have been
the guests of Mrs. Piatt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas Hammond.
Chas. Wise and Guy Weter and son,
Elwood were Sunday guests at Pine
Island Lake, Hazelett Park.
Mrs. Frank Kelner of Kalamazoo,
returned last week after visit with
her mother, Mrs. l.. &. Fales.
The Misses Florence Fisher and
Florence Spicer were Sunday guests of
the formers aunt at Fowlerville.
Mrs. Lille Ward, daughter Jennie
and granddaughter Lena returned
Tuesday from ten days visit at Mus
kegOn.
Miss Florence Ingersoll of Grand
Rapids spent Sunday and Monday
with her aunt, Mrs. I'll. Friedly, and
other friends.
David G. Crawford and wife of lonia,
were guests of there son, George, Mon
day, they came up to meet Earl and
wife of South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Freddy returned
last week from Mayville, bringing with
them the latter's invalid mother, whom
they are now caring for.
Miss Winnifred Wasnick, who HIS
been spending the past six weeks with
her sister, Mrs. +. J. Fitzmorris, re-
turned to her home at Portland, Mon
day.
The official board Of the Ionia county
farmers institute decided last week on
holding institutes in Orleans, Belding,
Keene, Hubbardston and Palo next
winter.
Miss Orpha Wood, formerly of the
Banner Staff, but now with the Mid
dleville Sun, was an over Sunday guest
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. T.. j..
Fitzmorris.
Ray Watson has moved into Chas
Maddens house on South BrOas street
and George w. Thomas has moved
from his residence in the Bedding addi-
ton to the fiat vacated by Mr.. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Seeley are in
deep sorrow over the loss of their eight
months old daughter, Marjorie. Brief
services were held Tuesday at the sad
dened home by Rev. G. w. Maxwell.
The death of Sifran Norton, aged 20
years, occurred at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ella Chapman, Wednes-
day, brief service was held at the
home Thursday morning, Rev. Max
well officiating and the remains were
taken TO Caro- for interment.
+. V. Alexander, the agent at the p.
M. depot informs us that he is now
able to furnish anyone DESTROYS of ia
king trip to Europe through tickets
from this city TO any point in that coun-
try over any line of steamers. This is
quite an accommodation as no one will
have TO bother TO purchase tickets at
other points after leaving this city.
The Airdome entertainment and gar
den party announced to be given Fri
day and Saturday evening of this week
has been postponed until Friday and
Saturday evening of next week and it
will be held in the church instead on
account of the uncertainty of favorable
weather for out door exercises. A
pleasing and amusing parlor drama of
college life will be given entitled 1.-TWO
Ghosts in White" interspersed with
musical numbers.
Benjamine Hall of Long Lake, was
i'm the city Wednesday morning on his
return to his fruit farm in Barry county,
he had been home to vote, coming from
the farm, which is located seven miles
west of Freeport on purpose to cast his
ballot Mr.. Hall brought some fine
peaches of the Globe variety from the
farm, which are on exhibition in the
window of the Tuinstra Hardware Co.
The farm is fine one both for fruit
and agricultural purposes. He has a