Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-22
Smyrna

Backus Earle is visiting his sister
Fannie Earle.
Mrs Louise Compton visited her
sister, Mrs. William Cowles OF Smoky
Row, Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Purdy is staying with
her son at Bedding until her health
is better.
Guests at William Gardeners Sunday
were Ray Ring and wife and son Car
oil of Bedding, Clark Hoppough and
wife of Orleans, Jay Cooper and wife
of Coral and T.. O. Richardson of
CORTLAND.
Mrs. Chas Richmond went TO Low
ell on business Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lee and two sons
of Belding. spent Sunday at Hiram
Olds.
VIM. Dicken and daughter of Ann
Arbor. are visiting with Mrs. Elinor
Dicken and son Milo.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Russell spent
Tuesday evening with West Osborne
and wife.
Miss Nellie Tibbel spent Sunday at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Hull spent We'd
nesday in Belding, the guests OF Geo.
Abbey and family
Herb Mehney and wife and little
son Albert spent Sunday at Cooks
Corners, the guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Mehney.
Mrs Martha Skellenger came home
Wednesday, She is very poorly.
a. l.. Cole went to Grand Rapids
Friday on business.
Mrs. Joe Osborne went TO her new
home at Cedar Springs last Saturday.
The new miller for Tebbels arrived
here Friday evening. He and his wife
are boarding for awhile with Mrs.
Ellen Beedy. Their name is as good
as their trade. 1t is Miller.
Miss Bernice Richmond was in
Bedding Friday.
Fred LAGRANGE Of Stanton, is here
building a new porch for r.. F. Barry.
Mrs. Ella Wash spent Sunday with
her husband Marion. in Bedding.
Miss Marguerite Hoppough was in
Greenville, Friday.
Miss Lizzie Davis of Bartonville,
spent Friday night at Alfred Davis.
j. A. Cook and wife went to Ionia,
Sunday in their new auto, to visit her
people, Mr.. and Mrs Barbour.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Joslin were
4 down in Keene last week one night
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Elinor Dickens and son Milo
have been entertaining Mrs. Wood
man, Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Curtis of
Romeo, Mich, and Mrs. Switzer of
Ypsilantiand Mrs Giddings of South
Lyons.
Mrs. A. l.. Cole was called to Cedar
Springs by the serious illness Of her
husband, whowent there from Grand
Rapids lastSaturday.
The Ionia county Association will
be held in Smyrna, Thursday, May Il
1914. A csc dinner will be served. A
business meeting and program will
be given in the afternoon. This meet
ing is public and il is hoped good
crowd will be present. The program
will be announced later.
Geo. Purdy was born in st. Law
renee County, New York and departed
from this life April Is, 1914 being 10
years of age last August.
He came to Otisco when years OF
age with his parents, John ID. Purdy
and lived here the rest of his life. He
was married in 1860 to Elizabeth
Smith of Grattan. To this union were
born two children Agnes and Eva. His
daughter Eva having died about z
years ago and his wife the 2Sth of last
May.
He enlisted in Company Is. 25th
Michigan Infantry and served three
years. lie leaves beside his daughter
Agnes one sister, Mrs. Lillian Dumon,
and one brother John Purdy. Two
rand-daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Spencer
and Mrs. Pearl Cotter and one great
grandchild, Gerald Cotter
The funeral was held at the house
Monday at 2 o'clock. Rev. Ellis OF
Ashley oficiated and Mrs. Geo. Hop
POUCH, Mrs. Deck Hoppough and Ed.
Insley, furnished the music. Those
from away who attended the funeral
were Willis and Clyde Purdy and
wives OF Mosely, Osmer Andrews of
Mosley, Chas. Dumon of Evart, Harry
Osgood of Grand Rapids and Mrs.
Orin Purdy and ]. NJ. York of Orleans.
Fred Purdy and wife, Loren Purdy
and Winnie Trimble Of Belding.