Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-04
Short Items of Interest Re-
tafins to the Toqvn and It's
PEOPLE, told In a Single
Paragraph.

r. ID. Rowland transacted business
in Grand Ledge, Wednesday.
Miss Anna Hurd returned Monday
from a short visit with friends at Elsie
Harry Tuttle was home from Green.
vile to spend Sunday with his parents.
A. b. Carter and daughter, Carrie,
were Greenville visitors, Wednesday
ID. Z. Crawford has been a guest at
his son, GeoGe Crawford's, this week.
Mr.. Adam Wagner has been in
Grand Rapids several days this week.
Mrs. George w. Ellis of Philadelphia
is visiting Bedding and Greenville
friends.
George Hauck and wife of Greenville
| have been visiting i'm the city, this
week, at Peter Haucks.
Miss Allie Mcintyre has gone to De-
troit, having accepted position with
business house as typewriter.
The warm weather of Saturday and
Sunday caught cold Monday and gave
US several disagreeable days.
The many friends of Rev. ID. +. Hills
will be sorry To learn that he is seri-
ously i'll at his home in Greenville.
Willis l.. Shipman went to Grand
Rapids Monday to visit his aunt, who
is in the U. b. A. Hospital for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lagoo mourn the
loss of their little baby boy, which
passed away on Thursday of last week.
w. III. Locke of Ionia was in the city
Tuesday TO attend meeting of the
board of directors of the Peoples Saw
ings bank.
The passenger depot at the station is
in the hands of the carpenters and
painters and they are doing fine job
in the interior.
George Warner, who has been spend
ing the winter with his son, Eugene,
left Monday for weeks visit with
friends at Lansing.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
congregational Church enjoyed very
pleasant social afternoon with Mrs.
Henry Smith on Tuesday.
Someone took Mrs Addie Whitford's
umbrella, by mistake, at the church
supper Saturday night. Will the one
having il please return to owner.
Mrs. Eva Divine went TO Saranac
Wednesday to attend the County Asso-
citation OF Women's Clubs aud will re-
main for several days visiting friends.
Mrs. +. G.. Ford was called to Rock
ford Tuesday by the serious illness OF
her cousin, James Gunnoug, who suf-
fered stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. X. lngersoll of Grand Rapids,
who has been guest of her sister, Mrs.
Henry Friedley, was called to Otter
Lake Wednesday because of the death
of her father.
Dan King has traded his home on
East Ellis avenue TO j. Donavan for the
candy and fruit store next to the Bal
ley house in Ionia. Mr.. King took
possession this morning.
Mrs. f. A. Bush and Mrs. George
Rhodes attended the annual meeting
of the Women's Auxiliary of the West
Michigan Diocese of the Episcopal
Church at Allegan this week.
Mrs. j. +. Weaver went to Ionia on
Wednesday, being called there by DR..
j. +. Pinkham as nurse for Dwight
G. Sheldon, whose condition does not
improve as was hoped for. 1t is stated
that he will take trip to California in
hopes that the climate may be more
favorable for his recovery.
The r. S. S. class of the Congrega-
tional Sunday School held another of
their delightful afternoon parties on
Monday at the home of Mrs. AL. Wells,
Miss Alfredo Wells and Louise Lam
bertson being the hostesses of the after
noon. The time was spent with games
and social chat, fine refreshments were
served and at six o'cl ock the young
people left for their homes thanking
Mrs. Wells and their little hostesses for
very pleasant afternoon. This bunch
of girls are having fine times and 1T is
proposed that their next meeting take
the form of thimble party.
The annual catalog of Hillsdale
Mich college draws attention TO the
following evidences of prosperity: En-
larged college classes with the largest
total in the history of the institution;
fuller course and larger patronage in
cooking, sewing and other subjects OF
home making, and additional subjects
in other courses; better organization
of physical culture and athletics; new
quarters for the Christian associations,
mathematics and physics; rest and
study room for the women and added
attractions for their dormitory; campus
further beautified by shrubbery and ex-