Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-24


tertained her mother. Mrs. Elmo
Dickens. Thursday.
Miss Cora Hoppough arrived hom'
for her summer vacation, Tuesda,
evening, from Ripon, Wis, where sh,
has been teaching music.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Barry anC
grandsons. Clifford and Howard In
sley, and Ed. Cowles were in Crane
Rapids, Saturday, on business.
j. A. Cook, Chas. Mead and Milo
Dickens We're in Belding, Wednesday
to witness the ball game OF Beidinl
VS.. Hastings.
Miss Marguerite Hoppoueh went Il
lonia, Thursday, 10 spend few days
with her aunt. Mrs. Bert Whippie and
family and also TO see her cousin
Clyde, graduate.
Last Tuesday being Mrs. Ed. In
sley's birthday. II was decided TO have
picnic supper, and once again the
lawn at the Insley home was made
scene of people, fun and eating.
Those present besides Mr.. and Mrs.
Insley and sons Clifford and Howard
Were: T.. w. Condor and wife, j. L.
Insley and wife, Geo. Tebbel and wife
and son, Arlo, Herbert Mehney. wife
and son Albert; Geo. Frost and wife
and Jessie Frost; Chas. Mead, wife
and two children and sister, Amber;
r. f. Barry and wife and guests, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. WATSON of Indiana ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Milan Richmond and
Axel Nelson. Mrs. Insley received a
number of nice gifts from those pres
ent.
Chas. Peabody, former teacher
here five years ago, of Ohio, visited
Mrs. Elinor Dickens, last Thursday
r. F. Barry, wife and cousins, Mr..
and Mrs VIM. WATSON and j. f. In
sley went to Long Lake fishing,
wife went to Long Lake fishing,
Thursday. All report a fine time and
a fine catch of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Sayles and
daughter Iva and husband and son
and Mrs. Nellie Sayles of Grand Rap
ids, were the over Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Condor.
Claude Burnett and sister May, of
Big Rapids have been the guests of
Louis Compton and wife for a week.
Mr.. Burnett is a rural carrier out of
Big Rapids.
G. O. Bignell of Bedding was the
Sunday guest Of his mother, Mrs.
Elinor Dickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. WATSON of Union
City, Ind, who have been visiting r.
F. Barry's family, returned home
Thursday.
Mrs. Lottie Compton and cousins,
Claude and May Burnett, were in
Ionia visiting, Friday.
Miss Nellie Tebbel is spending her
vacation at home.
DR.. and Mrs. Penton and daughter,
Gayla, were in Belding, Friday even
ing, and attended the recital given by
Miss Eva Engel. Miss Gayla took
part in the recital.
Ray Barbour of Ionia visited his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Cook, recently.
Mr. Hubbel of Grand Rapids visited
the latter part of last week with his
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cotter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Insley and Mr..
and Mrs. Noble Peterson attended
'Pinafore" i'm Belding, Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ed. Insley and Howard Insley,
sic and Ed. Estabrook spent Sunday
with Frank Davis and family in Bar
tonville. They had musical day
practicing for the Fourth of July, as
they play for the dance at Keech's
hall, Moseley. Friday evening, July
3.
Bertha Gray spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Gray.
Last Friday night, some one
thought they were hungry enough 10
break into the depot here. They broke
the glass in the office and went
into the freight house and got
a couple of boxes of crackers and
some cookies and other things. but
later on the agent, AXel Nelson,
found all but what they had eaten
over by Frost's warehouse.
1t seems mighty good TO know that
we have Sunday trains once more.
Axel Nelson has gone TO Moseley
to have charge of the depot there and
the agent there, Will Wacha, will
come to Smyrna. At present another
young man, whose name we have not
is acting as agent here.
Miss Edith Percival of Stanton was
in town visiting old friends, Monday
and Tuesday.
Loren Purdy of Bedding spent a
part Of Sunday with his grandmother,
Mrs. Helen Purdy.
The ladies of the Modern Macca-
bees of Smyrna Hive voted TO dispense
with their next regular meeting as it
falls upon the 4th of July.
The Bedding Merchants arrived all
right Sunday to play ball and so did
the rain, consequently there wasn't |
any game, but the same teams will |
play here Sunday, June %. Every ,
body turn out and see the game.
r.. ID. Stocking Of Lowell was in the /
town last week, tuning pianos.
r. f. Barry was a Grand Rapids |
visitor, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lee and two |
of Bedding visited Saturday /
and Sunday with Hiram Olds and /