Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-26
THE BELDING BANNER

A letter from Hugh Martin of Belle
vue, Seattle, Washington, inclosing
hiss subscription to the Banner, says
his father, DIR. G. M. Martin, is still
active and in good health at N years
of age. The doctor was former resi-
dent here and one of Gods noblemen,
friend to everybody and everybody's
friend.
John Grimm, who had been visiting
his son here, went to Grand Rapids,
Saturday.
Miss Cora Kingsbury was home
from Grand Rapids to spend Sunday
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
w. Kingsbury. She was accompanied
here by Mrs. Frank Van Horn and
daughter.
Eugene Stilwell went to Grand Rap
ids Monday. He is nursing a strain
in the right foot and knee, resulting
from mistep, while working down.
stairs in one of the factories here last
week. The injury will lay him up for
q week or two.
Mrs. David Youder of Morley is
visiting a few days with her .daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred l.. Warner. She stop
ped off on her way home from a visit
with relatives in Indiana.
Mrs. Chas. Lohr of Greenville, Ed
gar Myers of Saranac, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bart Myers of Ionia, Geo. Dean and
family of Fenwick, Sylvan Dean and
family of Barryton, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Perry of Palo and Miss Alice Dean
of Fenwick were in the city Monday
to attend the funeral of Jas. Avery.
Miss Alice Dean will live here with
her aunt, Mrs. Avery, and help her
care for the ginseng bed.
Miss Nell Sturgis OF Grand Rapids
spent the latter part of last week here
with her sister, Hazel.
Mrs. Frank Klock was called to
Grand Rapids by the serious illness of
her father. Mr.. Rivette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Havey Smith of Kala-
mazoo, Mrs. Mary Ellis and Welland
Knapp and mother of Grand Rapids
were guests at the home of Chas.
Knapp the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith return
ed Monday from Grand Rapids, where
they were called because of the illness
of Mr.. Smiths brother.
Mrs. Leo Elsby and Miss Flossie
Spicer spent Monday in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Chas. West of Lowell is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Anil Fer
rick.
Miss Mary Rolfe spent Easter with
her parents at Barryton.
Fred Meade spent Monday with his
mother in Ionia.
Miss Hazel Davis was the guest of
Ionia friends Monday.
Miss Lydia McCracken spent the
week end at her home in Maple Rap
ids.
Don't miss the Cantata, "The
Home-M Made Choir" at the Congre-
gational church, Friday. evening at 8
o'clock Tickets, 25 cents. Seats re-
served for 10 cents extra at Hotel
Belding adv.
The Equitable Fraternal Union will
meet with Mrs. Geo. Barlow, 908 S.
Broas street, Tuesday evening, May
2. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Grace S. Moore of Grand Rap
ids was in Bedding for a weekend
visit with her sister, Mrs. Mordant f.
Peck.
Mrs. f. A. Cook and daughter,
Minnie returned from near Orleans,
Monday, where they had been during
the illness and death of Mrs. Cooks
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hoxie; also, her
granddaughter, Florence, aged three
years. The double funeral took place
at the Easton church Sunday.
Mrs. Lester Kimberly. of Cooks
Corners was the guest at the home of
Mrs. E. A. Cook Monday.
Mrs. w. K. Little was a visitor in
Ionia last Thursday.
w. l.. Hoover and wife of Green
vile were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
NJ II. Brown last Friday.
Mrs. f. F. Hawkins, who was the
guest of her father, w. j. Altenburg,
returned to Lansing Thursday and his
son, George Altenburg, returned to
Detroit.
Stephen Baty and wife, who were
the guests this week Of his parents,
returned home to Grand Rapids Tues