Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-26

in the army. the mother decided TO
break up housekeeping in Detroit and
make the change. The brother is at
the Paris Island camp in South Car
DINA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Fales of Green
Vile were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merton Smith Tuesday.
William Willoughby and two chill
l,dren Rasil and Wilma of Ithaca are
visiting at the home of their son, and
brother. M. l.. Willoughby.
Miss Lila Mosher spent Tuesday in
Orleans.
Harold Caldwell left Wednesday for
a short visit with friends near Gale
donna.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Moulton
and sons. Bruce and Gilman, of Ionia,
were over Christmas guests at Mrs.
Emma Lambs. Howard Moulton Is
in Texas serving Uncle Sam.
Sergeant Ernest Menkee of Battle
Greek arrived this Wednesday morn
ing to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Menkee, for few days.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Baty left Satur-
day for Grand Rapids to visit their
sons, Charles and Stephen, who re-
side there.
Miss Eva Throop of st. Johns has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Converse, for few days.
Miss Minnie Bunce is spending the
holidays with relatives in Chicago.
Henry Scott, who lives with his
daughter, Mrs. Mary Sears, is very
seriously ill. VIM. Scott, his son, Of
Stanwood, and Mrs. Ira Potruff, his
daughter, of Lowell, are helping to
care for him.
Lewis Stone is home from Camp
Dix, New Jersey, on an eight-day fur
Tough. He enlisted in Jackson and y
in the division of engineers. Lew
is looking well and feeling happy.
Mrs. Clara Scott left for Clarks-
vile Monday for a few days visit
with her relatives there.
Miss Lena Thompson is home from
Harbor Springs for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laws and chill
dren left Monday for Allegan to visit
his people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Saunders are
spending the holidays in Pontiac and
Howell.
Mrs. Nettie Childs is visiting for a
week in Shiloh.
Mrs. Thomas Dawes went to Grand
Rapids Monday to visit relatives.
.. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Smith left
Monday for Grand Rapids to make
ten days visit with their relatives.
RAYMOND Wells of Grand Rapids
was the guest Of his uncle, Orlando
Wells, at Harry Browns, Friday ard
Saturday. He is in the marine SET
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Angel and son,
Robert, of Omaha, Nebraska, are
spending a couple of weeks with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Angel
, Mrs. Ada Abbott was an over Sun
dav guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Brown, returning home Monday to
Grand Rapids.
; Hewitt Fowler of Grand Rapids
came Saturday night to visit for a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Fowler
Of this city. :,
The Southwest Eureka L. A. S. will
, meet with Mrs. Will Bigley Thurs
day. January 3. Ladies Be sure
and bring your thimbles and scissors
for there is special sewing to do. Re-
meber this is an all-day meeting.
Mr.. and Msr. Burt Curtis Were In
the city over Christmas from Lars
ing visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Z.
; Curtis.
Leonard Howe was up from Grand
Rapids Tuesday to spend the day with
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Hopwood.
Earl Vincent and son of st. Johns
|, were with his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Vincent for Christmas.
Rev. John H. Klich left "Wednesday
! for a business trip to Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin and
Virginia Hartin of Detroit returned
, home Wednesday, after short visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Martin.
! Forrest Beemer returned to Detroit
Wednesday.
: Miss Doris Mulholland of Trufant
is the guest Of Miss Helen Lapham.
She came to attend the 1917 senior
? class party at Smyrna.
Miss Norma Loewe returned to her
duties in Lansing Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Doxsee of
|, Grand Rapids are the guests of Mr..
: and Mrs. |. l.. Hubbell.
Miss Ruth Mann of Duluth is home
for the holiday vacation.
n John Rossman left Wednesday for
. Ionia and will also visit his brother,
Will Rossman, in Harbor Beach be-
: fore returning home.
Joshua Fuller of Oakley was in the
g city Tuesday to meet his son, who
$ came to attend the funeral of William
' Fuller. Josh is in business in Oakley,
q but on account of the statewide pro-
o hibition law he will close it up and
e move to the farm in Easton on May l..
0 Elton Gals is here from Niagara
e Falls, New York, to attend the fun
: eral of his mother, Mrs. Fred Gals.
d Miss Sylvia Eaton of Ann Arbor
r. is the guest of Mrs. NJ. A. Reed