Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-02


Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mehney motored
through from Detroit last week and
spent several days with Mr.. Mehney's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Meh-
ney, of Cooks Corners.
Miss Eta Harnig went to Green
vile for a few days visit Thursday.
Mrs. G. M. Brown has been visiting
friends in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fricke of
Bedding have been visiting at the j.
III. Booth home since Monday. They
were residents of Reed City Is years
ago.-Reed City Clarion.
Mrs. Mary Robinson left Thursday
for Harbor Springs to remain during
the remainder of the resort season.
She has accepted employment in the
Harbor Point summer hotel.
Mrs. Mamie Mullins, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. +.
Pinkham for some time, left for
South Haven Monday to visit for a
few days before returning home to
Macon, Ga.
The Misses Edna and Genevieve
Bliss have returned from their trip
and outing to Niagara Falls, Lewis
ton, Toronto and other points on their
visit.
Edgar Gilman and family have
moved back to Grand Rapids, where
he has accepted the old position he
left when coming here about six
months ago.
Mrs. w. II. Kennedy went to Grand
Rapids Saturday. Her grandsons &C
companied her and will remain for
some time with their mother, Mrs.
Edith Watson.
Mrs. Allen j. Blair returned from
Erie Beach, Ont, Saturday. Mr.. Blair
and daughter, Ellen, and Miss Helen
week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stackus left
for Manton Saturday. They will Wis
! it there for several days and also at
tend the Free Methodist camp meet
ing and conference.
Mrs. f. Green was called to Muske-
gon Monday by a message that her
/ daughter, Mrs. Olsen, was much
\ worse. Mrs. Green returned from
there only few days ago.
Mrs. Susan Wright and mother, Mrs.
( Cabs were called to st. Joseph Mon
day by the death of William Williams,
Mrs. Cabs brother, aged 80 years.
Her daughter, Bernice and son, Lyle,
accompanied them.
Earl Johnson of Mecosta was the
guest Monday of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
/ Forman. He says some parts of the
country there are suffering terribly
by the hot weather and drought.
Bert Gregg and Ambrose Spencer
got up very early last Friday morn
ing and went out to Shelley lake in
the Gregg car. They cast for bass
and got fourteen fine big ones and
came home for breakfast.
Clyde Price, who had been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Price for a week, returned to Detroit
Saturday He is in the employ of
the Michigan Construction Company.
George Newington, who has lately
returned here from Detroit, is asso-
ciated with Hal Burris in the sign
writing, country poster and show
card service with office rooms in the
Clarke block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Essex returned
home to Grand Rapids Monday. They
had been spending their vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. B.
Essex and also at Barryton on the
farm.
Joe Fiske, former well-known,
Bedding. boy, now employed by the
Detroit fire department, is home for
two weeks vacation. He is spend
the week at Long Lake with a party
of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McNitt of Sagi-
nav were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Luscombe Sunday. They drove
through from Saginaw with his team
and Visited relatives here and at
other places. Mrs. McNitt returned
Monday by train.
A party Of Belding musicians com
posed of Tison Hale. Ward Gould
Claude Stout and Wilfred Bricker
were in Edmore Saturday night To
furnish music for the opening of a
new moving picture theatre at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Post left
Saturday for Yale. He has been in
the employee Of the railroad company
in Ionia for several months, but
leaves there to take an advanced posi-
ton in the office of the company in
that city.
Lester Knee was bitten by a dog
in the calf of his leg and on Monday
he went to Lowell TO consult Doctor
Mcdaniel and receive treatment
The injury is only slight one and
the doctor thinks that no serious
complications will ensue.
w. K. Knox was relieved by w. s.
Wright of the Redpath Chautauqua
Monday evening. Mr.. Wright was to
have been the eight-day man here but
was called to Saginaw by the board
of trade. Mr.. Wright will remain un-
til Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler and
granddaughter, Marion Wheeler, and
Mrs. Lizzie Effner of jackson, have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. III
Weeks. They came in their auto and
while here took Mrs. Weeks and went
to Ludington for a visit with friends
and relatives there.
Chas. S. Foster went to Lake City
Monday TO take charge of the re-
mains of Mrs. Hattie Knight for bur-
ial. She died in the county home
there. Mrs. Knight was the mother
of Roy Knight, who is in the en-
ploy of f. f. Fales. The burial took
place at Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Van Houten
and three children of Detroit have