Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-03
LOCAL Items
About Our Town and Its People

ed TO their home at st. Johns Monday
after a few days visit with their son,
Ed. Annis.
Miss Mary Erickson was a Grand
Rapids visitor Sunday and Monday.
T. w. Kingsbury was in Grand Rap
ids. Monday, on business
Mrs. Viola Wiley, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs A. Foss. for
about three weeks returned TO her
home at Lansing, Monday.
w. C. Spicer and family. and Mrs.
Claude Spicer and two children, were
in Grand Rapids Monday to see Ring
ling Bros. s circus.
Miss Edith Hubbard spent Monday
in Smyrna with her grandmother.
Mrs. Susan Krupp and Mrs. jose
phine Shindorf were Grand Rapids Wis
itors Sunday.
Miss Abbie Curtis visited with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. +. Curtis
of Ionia from Friday until Monday.
Mrs Geo. Haysmer and daughter Of
Lowell, were over Sunday guests Of
Mrs. Haysmer's mother, Mrs. Trimble.
They returned home Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Barker of Green
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wess
Porter, last week.
Mrs. Stella Good returned to her
home at Saranac Monday after three
days visit with Mrs. A. G. Bailey.
l.. /. Smith and wife were among
the supper guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Brown last Thursday
evening.
Supt. and Mrs. +. c. James and
daughter Dorothy, Mrs. John Lunn.
Miss Edith Lunn and William Wyckoff
drove TO Palo last Friday evening TO
spend Decoration Day. They returned
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Spencer and
daughter Margaret were in Rockford
from Saturday until Monday the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Chapman.
The last meeting of the Ladies'
Literary Exchange club will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Ran
ney on the Ranney farm, Thursday,
June IL.
Miss Ruth Smith who has been
teaching at Fergus Falls, Minnesota,
the past year, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Wagner, before going TO her
home at Albion, New York.
Mr. and Mrs p. Patty of Rudyard,
L. r. are the guests of w. III. Shaw.
They are on their honeymoon trip and
will remain a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Markle of De-
troit returned home Sunday after
few days visit with Mr. Markle's un-
Gle, Chas. Williams.
Miss Agnes Rosek went to her home
at Sand Lake, Wednesday morning, to
attend the Sand Lake High school
alumni banquet. She will return
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Williams entertained
twenty-five of the Rebekah Sisters
with Thimble Party at her home on
Harrison Ave, Thursday afternoon
The ladies will remember for long
time, the pleasant afternoon they spent
and also, the delicious luncheon Mrs.
Williams srved.
sMrs Marion Case was in Ionia Tues
day on business.
Mrs. Maude Ostrander, who has been
visiting her brother, Roy Lypps, for
two weeks, returned to her home at
Chicago, Tuesday.
Mrs Fannie Binkley of Holt, Mich,
returned to her home Tuesday, after
a few days visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs James Cramer.
Mrs Chas. Ashby spent Tuesday in
Ionia with Mrs. Lyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl French and
daughters, Caroline and Jeanette,
spent Decoration Day in Lakeview
with Mr.. French's father.
Mrs Fred Warner and daughter,
Victoria, returned Monday from a few
days visit with her parents, at Stan
wood She visited Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Stout there.
Miss Florence Hammond was
Grand Rapids visitor from Saturday
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cornell spent
Sunday in Portland with DR.. Dellan-
baugh and family.
John Mcguire, representing the
Arboriculture Co, of Flint,
was i'm the city Tuesday. This com
pany will have several of their en-
ployes here next week, trimming the
shade trees surrounding several local
residences. This will be the first real
tree surgery ever done in Belding, and
will be watched with much interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Mcconnell went
to Grand Rapids Tuesday to attend the
funeral of a relative.
John Cusser Of orleans was a guest
Of his brother, Albert Cusser, the first
Of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dawes and 1
Hazel and Pearl, motored 4
to Howell Friday, and came home /
Sunday. They were guests OF Mr.. and I
Mrs. +. A. Bush there.
Miss Emma Williams of Grand Rap /
IDS spent Saturday and Sunday with 1
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. VIII {