Belding banner., 1914-04-15
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town and Its People


for Freeport-Tuesday, called there by
the death OF the latter's uncle.
Merle and verle Hoppough were
Saturday guests Of their par
ents, MIR. and Mrs Mark Hoppough in
Otisco.
Mrs Hattie Farrell and daughter
Ethel visited over Sunday with her
parents, at Ithaca.
| Mrs. Alice Brown spent last Satur-
family, of Mosley
Ralph Johnson OF Otisco visited his
cousin Leon Forman, Sunday.
Miss Mamie De Youngs resumed her
occupation Tuesday morning at the
fabric mill. after having spent several
days including Easter with relatives
and friends in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Letha Cavanaugh returned to
her home in Paris, Michigan, Saturday.
/ She has spent the past winter here
with her mother, Mrs. Matte Hamil-
! ton.
Mrs. n. w. Chase spent Tuesday
with her aunt, Mrs. Chester Stebbins
at I.akeview.
Clifford Knapp spent Sunday in Big
Rapids, the guest Of his brother Clay
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. -. Porter of Grand
Rapids spent Monday with Mrs. l.. e.
I Clemons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harris of Smyr-
ma visited their parents, Sunday
Miss Fern Hudnutt visited in fonia
last Saturday returning home in the
evening on the 6:10 train.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Blett was an over Easter
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Goolthrite.
Mrs. Jennie Hack and son Richard
spent Saturday in Greenville with
Mrs. Fred Hammond. Mrs. Hammond
returned with her and spent Easter
here.
Geo. n. Foster left Saturday for
Grand Rapids where he will visit his
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Larabee, for ten
days
Miss Beatrice stanton returned to
Ann Arbor Monday morning.
Those spending Easter with Mr..
and Mrs. T.. A. Thorne and family
were Mrs. ]. C. Farnsworth of Howell.
Clarence Thorne of Big Rapids, and
his friend Hampton Moore Of Grand
Rapids
Mr.. and Mrs. =. w. Belding have
moved from the Shaeffer property on
Merrick avenue into the Wick's house
on Lewis street.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Reeves spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abb
bott, at Saranac.
Miss Irma Kidd returned to her
school work in Ypsilanti Monday af-
ter two weeks visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kidd.
A beautiful Easter lily was presented
TO the president of the w. +. NJ. s.,
Mrs. +. A. Thorne, after their meeting
last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Roy Collins of Frankfort. was
the over Sunday guest Of her uncle, +.
b. Lapham.
d. II. Moore OF Greenville, Manager
of the Moore Plow and Implement
Co, was in Belding Friday looking
for man to work in his factory. Read
his advertisement in the want column.
Miss Nellie Joiner returned TO her
school duties at the State Normal in
Ypsilanti, Friday.
Pewemo, spent the week with Miss
Lizzie Martin.
Mrs. II. c. Mason and son returned
Saturday from two weeks visit with
relatives in Evanston, Illinois.
Raymond Thorne attended the Y.
NJ. c. A. convention, in Ionia-
Mrs. d. A. Corkins. well known
here, died at Arvilla, n. ID. March "a.
She was II years old.
Floyd Dennis and family have
moved here from Lowell and will have
charge OF the pool room on Pleasant
street.
The Ladies Social Circle Of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
home OF Mrs. Clyde Knapp Wednesday
April 22 with a Bohemian lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hookham of Sas-
katchewan, Canada, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. w. A. Bliss on their way to
England.
Mr. and Mrs. w. d. Hall visited the
latter's parents in Kent county Sunday.
Mrs. l. T.. Davis left Monday even
ing for Howard City to visit her par
ents before Joining her husband in
their new home in Galesburg, Ill. Mr..
Davis left Tuesday for Galesburg to
prepare the home.
Mrs. Chas. Hammond who has been
i'll for over years is so much i'm
proved that she was able to walk for a
distance Of FIVE blocks, Sunday.
Miss Mary Lockhoff made short
visit in Grand Rapids last week.
Perl jerks and wife went to Adrian
Tuesday night to visit his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crosby have
traded their house and lot on Peck's
Hill for farm near Stanton and eX-
/ pect to move there soon.
4 Miss Anslis Carpenter visited her
parents in Pierson, Sunday.
Clarence Kennedy spent Sunday in
Grand Rapids.
Charles Chadwick and wife are
moving into the Brown property on
Kenwood avenue this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Phillips visited