Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-08
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Brevities.

Henry Shelter was home from Crane
Rapids over Sunday.
Mrs. Verne Foster left Tuesday for ,
two weeks visit at Morley.
Leland and Chas. Godfrey were
Grand Rapids Visitors, Monday.
Miss Hazel Bricker went TO Cadillac
Wednesday for visit with friends.
Mrs. Frank Fea of Riverdale was q
guest of Miss Jennie Riker from Friday
till Tuesday.
Miss Ila Retterstorf returned to Stan
ton, Tuesday, after short visit with
Bedding friends.
Mrs. Wilbur Wood went to Alma
Tuesday for few days visit with
friends at that place.
w. ID. Hall and w. l.. Hall and
their wives visited at James Churchill's
in Portland Wednesday.
Lewis Beaver, wife and son, Thomas
of Alma, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
j, b. Essex Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. V. Davis left Tues
day for weeks visit with Mrs. Davis
parents at Traverse City.
Mrs. j. III. Luce has returned from
Greenville, where she has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. f. A. Lamb.
Mrs. Alfred Locke of Ionia has been
spending few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Morse.
Attorney Fred l.. Warner is in Ionia
this week assisting in the Earl John
son case, which is on call for trial.
Mrs. Martha Joiner went to Petosky,
Tuerday as delegate TO the annual
state convention of the w. {. II. L.
Mrs. j. r.. Hudson returned TO her
home at Middleton, Tuesday, after a
short visit at the home of Joseph
Hudson.
Jacob King and daughter, Mrs. Grant
Steele, went TO Lakewiew Monday TO
attend the graduating exercises of
relative.
Miss Freda Sixbury, who has been
working here for some time past, re-
turned TO her home at Lake City,
Tuesday.
Mrs. r. $. Boyd returned to Grand
Rapids, Monday, after a weeks visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs M. Y.
Gephart.
Miss Lynda Kasner returned to her
home at Lakeview, Tuesday, after
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Ray
Mcconnell.
Rev. j. +. Halliday of Greenville has
received call TO the Binhampton, n.
Y. Congregational church at salary
of So, 500 year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conant and
children returned Monday from few
days visit with relatives and friends at
Cedar Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Hudson of
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada are
guests for two weeks at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hudson.
Mrs. John Singerland of Owosso,
who has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. +. A. Warne and daughter Mrs.
Charles Little returned home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur S. Beach and
two children, who have been spending
10 days at the homeof Mrs. A. III. Moore
returned To their home at Grand Rap
ids, Monday.
Joseph Curtis, a former old resident of
Cooks Corners, died at the home af his
daughter, Mrs. Wolff in Grand Rapids
Friday, aged So years. The remains
were brought here for burial. He leaves
a wife and several children.
Miss Louisa Parks, daughter of
James Parks, who for some time past
has held the position as billing clerk
with the Grand Trunk railroad at
Greenville, has been promoted, and on
Tuesday left for Owosso where she has
position as cashier in the @. Il. Office
in that city.
Mrs. +. l.. Essex and son Lial, ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. J. W..
Gore of Detroit, have been guests at J..
b. Essex this week, Mrs. Gore return
ed to Detroit Wednesday. Mrs. Essex
and son Will remain for a couple Of
weeks, when her husband will come to
accompany her home.
A farewell reception was rendered
Mrs. Clara Peck at the home of Mrs.
T.. A. Thorne, Wednesday afternoon.
The members OF the Ladies Aid society
of the NJ. +. church presented her with
a beautiful berry spoon as testimonial
of their love. The afternoon was made
merry with little pleasantries for the
guest of honor and dainty refreshments
completed the delightful occasion.