Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-13
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town and Its People

A number of local Masons are plan
ming to attend the laying OF the cor
nerstone of the new Masonic Temple
in Grand Rapids, Thursday.
Il. NJ. Parney went TO Greenville on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. Clarence Hoyt and daughter
Norma, are visiting relatives in Big
Rapids
Miss Mabel Shores returned from
Grand Rapids Sunday where she had
been visiting her sister.
Miss Gladys Bush of Pentwater, who
was here about year ago, has re-
turned and is now working in the
Richardson mill.
Mrs. Loie Greenop spent Wednes-
day with friends in Orleans.
Leonard Wood is on the sick list.
Mrs. Stella Bowman of Lansing Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Addie Leroy
over Sunday.
Mrs Fay Doddington, formerly Miss
Fay Butcher, returned to Grand
Haven Wednesday.
George Russell of Vestaburg spent
Sunday with his brother, Charles
Russell and wife.
Mrs. +. NJ. Jones is visiting her son
L. ID. Jones and family of Rockford.
a guest at the NJ. Urch home Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Welch, who has been
seriously i'll the past two weeks at
the home of NJ. Urch, is much inn
proved.
Dennis Hollenbeck was i'm Grand
Rapids the first of the week attending
the poultry show.
NJ. w. Hicks is in Hastings this
week on business.
The Guards of Honor of the Bap-
fist Sunday school had a social even
ing at the church Wednesday, January
at which Rev. w. A. Bliss and Or
10 Morse spoke and a light banquet
was served.
The clerks from the F. G.. Lloyd
store and several of their friends
formed a sleighload party Tuesday
night and drove to the home OF Paul
Gondolff south Of the city where they
were entertained.
Mrs. Richard Ind of Sarnia, on
tario, Mrs. James Monroe of Blaine.
Michigan, and Mrs Ernest Dagg and
son Fred Dagg of Rocky River, Ohio,
who have been the guests OF their
sister Mrs. Mae Seely the past two
weeks, returned to their homes Tues
day.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George f.
Laws Friday. January s, a nine pound
daughter. who has been named Mar
garet Mae.
Mrs. F.red Cunningham and son
Fred of Hastings were guests OF Mrs.
NJ. f.. Osborne Monday.
Miss Sarah Magin of St. Mary's
Hospital Grand Rapids came Tues
day to visit her sister, Mrs. George
Engemann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Friedley en-
tertained Tuesday evening in honor
Of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson Of Lock-
port, New York, who are visiting here.
The other guests were Mrs. w. j.
Wilson, Miss May Wilson, and Miss
Florence Spicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Wheeler will
entertain the 500 Club at dinner Fri
day night.
The members of-the Esab Lab
Club and few of their girl friends,
numbering about twenty in all, form
ed a sleighload party to Greenville
Tuesday and spent the evening skat-
ing at the Roll-Away Rink.
Miss Hilda Noble returned Friday
from few days visit with Miss
Louise Ralph of Greenville.
Mi, ana MIS-. Earl french enter
tanned the Bridge Club at seven o'clock
dinner Tuesday evening at their home
on South Bridge street. Covers were
laid for twelve.
Mr.. and Mrs Mark II. Brown at
tended grange meetings at Keene and
South Boston oranges last Friday and
Saturday. Mr.. Brown was installing
officer. He will go TO Banner Grange,
in South Orleans and the Berlin
Grange, Friday and Saturday of this
week TO install officers.
John Campbell went TO Lowell Sat
urday TO visit his grandmother, Mrs.
John Clark of Lowell. who is very i'll.
A party of eighteen young people
from Belding went to Greenville last
Thursday for a sleighride and TO at
tend the dance given in the new h. OF
Il. Hall. They were royalty entertain
ed by the Greenville people and were
pleased with the new hall
Mrs. Jesse Mast and son Charles OF
Cowles avenue were guests of her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Spencer Cowles
Saturday.
VIM. Covert, ST., spent Tuesday
in Ionia with his brother, Il. r. Covert