Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-13


Greenville r. +. d., were in the city
Sunday, guests of Mrs. j. w. Lunn
and Mrs. Flora Thompson.
Elmer Essex came home from
Grand Rapids Saturday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Essex on
his thirty-frst birthday.
Mrs. Earl Schlegel, who has been
visiting and assisting Mrs. Fred
Schlegel in caring for her mother for
several weeks, has gone to Clare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Patterson and
Miss 10 Aselin motored to Pewamo
Sunday, where they visited the Misses
Martha Carr and Hazel Cohen.
Mrs. Vera Loucks and friend, Chas.
| Hamilton of Lowell returned to their
home after few days visit with the
formers sister, Mrs. Earl Richardson.
Mrs. Mae Shots returned to her
home in Marseilles, Ill.,, Thursday. She
has been visiting Mrs. Thos. Bracken,
ST., and Mrs. B. l.. Friedly for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Green, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Cook
this summer, will return to their
home in Seattle, Washington, Thurs
| day.
Jerome Lavery was in the city
Monday investigating a case in con-
nection with his Office as county
agent for the board of correction and
charity.
The Spiritualst Ladies' Aid Soc
iety will hold a social at 300 a. m,
Thursday, October 21st, with Mrs.
Elizabeth Shaw on East Congress
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caster return
ed to their home in Grand Rapids
Monday. They have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Alice Hicok for
a few days.
Mrs. John Finan left here for her
homein Hamilton, Ohio, Thursday,
making the trip via Grand Rapids, De
troit and Toledo, and spending day
in each place.
Mrs. j. T. Patterson of Kalamazoo
visited friends here from Saturday
until Tuesday. From here Mrs. Pat
terson went to Carson City where she
will visit before returning home.
David Wellbrook and wife of Rock
ford were the guests of Mrs. Gather
inc Gals Sunday. They came here in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. IN
! derhill, who are guests of Mrs. I'm
derhill's son, Leland Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson of AL
bion were here Sunday to attend the
funeral of Fred F. Ireland. Mr.. john
son was an employee of Mr.. Ireland in
the store for number of years.
Representative Chas. R. Foote and
wife of Alto were in the city over
Sunday guests of his sister, Mrs. H.
p. McElroy. They came to attend
the funeral of Fred F. Ireland.
Leopold Krupp left Monday for
Kenneth in the upper peninsula on his
annual hunting trip. He will make
remain until the hunting season is
| closed
Mrs. j. L. Loney, who has resided
! at 10 Morton avenue for several
years moved to Flint this week. Her
neighbors and many friends regret
very much to have her leave the city.
Mrs. Jacob Patterson and daughter
Mabel Patterson of Kalamazoo have
! bee guests of friends in the city. Miss
Patterson is teaching school in Car
son City and her mother visited there
also.
Several pictures have been hung in
the board of commerce room at the
city hall. A new rug is soon to be
placed and Mr. Gunsolus says he is
going to have the best looking room
in the building.
Fred Gals and sons Harold and Ell
ton and Miss Mabel Collier, who were
here to attend the Gals family re-
union, have returned to Detroit. Mr..
Gals is in charge of the tonsorial par
lors in the Pontchartrain hotel.
Samuel H. Metcalf and family of
Grand Rapids and sister, Mrs. Clara
Barlow of Holly, Washington, were
in the city Sunday. Mr.. Metcalf is
the proprietor of the Metcalf under
taking parlors in Grand Rapids.
Geo. E. Wagner was in Kalamazoo
last week attending the state conven-
ton of Building and Loan associa-
tons. He reports a large attendance
with representatives from nearly all
the associations in the state present.
The picking of wild blackberries
from the bushes in October is an un-
usual stunt, but William Wean, living
near Ravell's Mill went out last FRI
day and gathered two quarts for home
consumption, which he says were very
fine.
Mrs. Alice Brown and little grand
son, Robert Godfrey Weeks of Rich
mond visited friends here last week.
From here they went to Grand Rapids
where they spent the weekend Wis
iting friends before returning to
Richmond the first of this week.
Little Ruth Engemann, the nine
month-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Engemann, was badly scalded
Thursday when basin Of hot tea
was in some manner overturned onto
her left arm and side The burn is
doing as well as can expected at pres
ent, however.
Mrs. John Kinsman living at 528 |
Crooks avenue reports the largest SUM-
flower of the season, which grew in
her garden. The stalk was twelve !
feet high with sixty blossoms. Mrs.
kinsman has also been serving up I
rasnberries to her boarders picked |