Belding banner., 1914-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town and Its People

/ The following people composed an
auto party To the Grand Rapids Fair
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
+ Naughton, Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Alchin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crandall and
Lloyd Emmons o ( Ashley Mr.. and
Mrs. James Donovan. Don Donovan
and Don Rowland of Grattan and Miss
Anna Shurte of this city.
Miss Susie Laux returned to her
home i'm Detroit. Monday, after a visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. T..
LauX at Miriam.
John McCue of Iona visited his
brother, Fred McCue, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Covert and
family of Ionia, were the guests of
Mr.. Covert's brother, w. l.. Covert
and family Sunday
Miss Emma Williams of Grand Rap
ids came Saturday to spend week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Williams.
Mrs. O. j. Barker spent Wednesday
with her sisters in Iona.
Mrs. NJ. f. Peck was the guest of
her uncle. Major Il. c. Stevenson of
Ionia, Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Tefft of Greenville
visited Mrs. Emma Brown and Mrs.
j. Ward Wells. Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A. Friedman spent Tuesday in
Grand Rapids.
Miss Mary Erickson was in Grand
Rapids, Tuesday, on business.
Gilbert Bradley of Brighton was the
guest Saturday Of Mr. and Mrs. j.
Ward Wells.
I Dr. w a. Dutt and daughter, Miss
Hazel. were passengers to Grand Rap
ids. this morning.
The funeral of George w. Gravelle
OF Greenville will be held at the resi-
dence tomorrow, Thursday, at 1890
"a. m,
Fred A. Bush of Howell visited with
friends here Labor Day. He reports
business good and everything pros
porous in Livingston county.
The body of Mary Gray, almost 80
years of age, was taken from the Spin
ney sanitarium at Smyrna, Monday
by Chas $. Foster, undertaken and
expressed to Ithaca. Mich, Tuesday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Hilborn who have
been visiting at the home of their
daughter. Mrs T. -. Harrison return
ed TO their home at Melvin, Michigan,
this Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.H Hill
born has been taking treatments of
DR.. Harrison since coming here in the
spring. She was brought here on
cot but returned in a wheel chair
much improved.
Beginning next Sunday evening the
regular evening services in the
churches will be held at 1880 o'clock.
Leander Berry left this Wednesday
morning 10 visit with relatives in Six
Lakes and Cadillac. He will be gone
about three weeks.
Miss ola Little entertained Tuesday
evening at her home for Miss Eva
Sharrow OF Grand Rapids. Only
small party Of Miss Litle's intimate
friends were present Miss Sharrow
is student in Olivet with Miss Little.
Harold Patterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Patterson, who has been
abroad during the summer has return
ed to this country He will be located
in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wells motored
to Courtland, Friday, called there by
the death of Mrs. Wells brother,
Frank Richardson. Mr.. Richardson
was a resident of Lake City, but was
taken to the old home at Courtland
for burial
NJ Urch was on the sick list last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Johnston were
in Smyrna, Sunday
Mrs. Emma Wright returned Sat
urday from Grattan, where she has
been visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. +. NJ. Jones and Mrs. Emma
Wright-were Sunday guests at. the La
Grange home.
Smyrna on the dam.
A. Webber had business i'm Crystal,
Tuesday
A. c. Hall and wife were Sunday
guests at the Urch home.
e NJ. f. meeting was held Tuesday.
September 1, with good attendance.
After the business session was over
the friends went to the ice cream
parlor and partook of Sparks de-
i licious cream which was very much
| enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. w. S Brown and daughter,
Goldie, Mrs. Lutte Fullington and
daughter, Mildred. Mrs. Coy Thomp-
son of Cedar Springs spent the week
with their sister, Mrs. f. weaver.
Wise & Goodman have sold Ford
runabout to Frank O'Bryon.
Miss Eva Portner of Grand Rapids
was the guest of Mrs. Forrest Fish