Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-02-10
LOCAL Items
About Our Town and Its People


the first OF the week.
Mrs. T.. Trail who fell on the icy
walk recently and fractured the bone
OF her right arm between the wrist and
elbow is improving nicely now.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Don Caverley,
Saturday. February 6, daughter
Mrs. George Loney went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to visit her daughter
Mrs. Dell who is in Butterworth hos
pital.
Miss Bertha Mcdonald who has
been working here returned To her
home at Remus. Monday on account
of illness.
Mrs. Fred Kemper spent Monday
and Tuesday in Grand Rapids.
Miss Edna Johnston visited her par
ents here Tuesday Miss Johnston
teaches at Pierson and went from here
to Stanton to attend the teachers in
stitute.
i. l.. Hubbell, f.. G. Lloyd, w. S.
Lambertson and Il. J. Knapp left Sat
urday for Joplin, Missouri TO inspect
a mining proposition there.
The Cemetery association held
Of Mr. and Mrs. ELI Hanks. Tuesday
Almost 100 were present at the all
day session. A splendid dinner was
served at noon, the proceeds of which
netted the association about $40.
The Misses Helen and Emma Bow
man returned Saturday from a weeks
visit with their parents at Remus.
Miss Belle Lockwood spent the
weekend with friends at Sunfield.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Brown is very i'll with pneumonia.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Pace Sun
day morning February Z, a boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young return
erd Monday from a visit with Mrs
Young's parents a Perry, Michigan.
Among those who went TO Ionia
Tuesday to attend the Democratic
County convention were w. +. Brick
er, Charles Lambertson, Fred McCue.
Frank Harlan. George Thomas, Ed. ID.
Engemann, and Mark Brown.
II. A. Lamb went to Grand Rapids
Monday to meet his brothers, John
Lamb Of Ypsilanti. and Charles Lamb
Of Charlotte, who came home with
Mrs. Alfred Moore and children
Esther and Robert, came Tuesday to
visit Mrs. q. j. Brown. Alfred Moore
and family are moving from Green
vile to the farm near Smyrna, owned
by Mr.. Moore's father, Charles Moore.
Walter Smith OF Ionia spent Tues
day here on business.
Mrs. Robert Abbott went to Saranac
Tuesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Abbott.
Mrs. VIM. Snyder of Ionia spent
Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Cath
crime Honson, who is i'll.
H. A. Smith writes from Jackson
vile, Florida, that during his stay
there bank was robbed of $4,000.
Mr.. Smith is not suspected.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Church of Christ meets this afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. NJ. +. Wood.
Valentines at COMMERCIALLY.
Born this Wednesday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Swartzloff. living
near Greenville, boy.
Charles Cowles is working for his
brother-in-la Glenn Tower OF Or
leans this week.
The ladies OF the Social Circle of
the Congregational church are meet
ing to-day at the Wells Brothers farm.
west Of town.
The open day OF the Ladies' Literary
Exchange Club held at the home OF
Mrs. Fred Ireland last Thursday was
very enjoyable affair. An interest
ina civ al cd
out and refreshments were served.
Born Tuesday, February 9 to Mr..
and Mrs. Burt Sanford, a girl.
A scrutiny of the 1915 calendar
shows that there is no full moon in
February this year.
Mrs. Wess Porter and Mrs. Fred
Council entertained about 80 members
OF the Baptist Ladies' Aid Society at
Mrs. Porter's home, Tuesday after
noon. The afternoon was much en-
joyed by all. Refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
Miss Lora Eddy of Grand Rapids
spent SUNDAY with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Eddy.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Friedman will en-
terrain the Whist Club at their home
on Hanover street, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson and children
Theodore and Marie. who have been
visiting Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs.
Burriss, returned to their home at
Lyons Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Warner are
spending to-day and tomorrow with
relatives in Lowell.
The l.. l.. r. G. will meet at the
home OF Mrs. T.. b. Lapham. Thursday,
February IS.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern G. Divine and
daughters, Maurine and Betty Belle,
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
w. f. Bricker and family returned 10
their home in Chicago to-day.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Osterhout entertained the
Thimble Club at her home Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Fred +. Ireland spent Wednes-
day in Grand Rapids.
+. w. Holmes, Miss Carrie Holmes,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Chapple and Mr. and
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