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who resides near that city.
John Emmons and family left Sat-
urday for Homer, where they will
work on farm. They have been re-
siding here for some time.
Ella Johnson, who has been having
considerable trouble with her eyes,
went to Greenville Saturday to con-
suit specialist in that city.
Mrs. f. Quackenbush and daughter,
Lora, who had been the guests of
Fred Reed and Mrs. +. +. jerks, re-
turned home to Grand Rapids Monday.
Miss Allie Sabine and Mrs. Edgar
Stanton spent last week in Buffalo,
Cleveland and Detroit purchasing
spring and summer millinery goods.
Miss Lydia Clark has finished her
work at the city hospital and will go
to the Hackley Training school in
Muskegon for course in nursing
soon.
E. A. Stokes of Greenville was in
the city over Sunday, the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Harrington. He had
been to Grand Rapids few days last
week.
Mrs. Frank ]. Luck was called to
Cleveland last Wednesday, on a BUSH
ness trip. Her daughter, Mrs.
Clark, is there settling up some bust
ness matters.
The Spiritualist Aid society will
meet with Mrs. RIB. Cowles, corner
of South Bridge and East Division
streets on Thursday, March /, at
two o'clock p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Essex of Grand
Rapids spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Essex. The returned home
Sunday evening.
Miss Olive Wilson, who has been
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. w. p.
Hetherington for the past two weeks,
left on her return home to Rochester,
New York Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. E. Fales and Joel
Palmer went to Greenville Saturday,
called there to attend the funeral of
their aunt, Mrs. Susan M. Palmer.
aged eighty-seven years.
Harvey Darling went to Grand
Rapids Saturday to have his eyes
treated by a specialist. For several
weeks since the trouble began he has
been making frequent trips to that
city.
Mrs. VIM. Coulter, who has been
confined to the house for several
weeks by sickness, had the misfortune
to fall Sunday evening, tearing and
bruising the muscles of her left arm
severely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hudson were
in attendance at the state convention
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week, returning Friday. They look
ed in at the big auto display in Grand
Rapids also.
Mrs. Bert Danford of Lansing was
in Bedding the latter part of the week
visiting with old friends. She form
erly lived here for many years and
her many friends were greatly pleas
ed to meet her again.
Mrs. Arthur Fitzjohn, who has
been in the hospital a couple of weeks
for treatment, was released Monday
and Mr.. Fitzjohn was home from St
Johns to look after the home while
she was in the hospital.
Vern Divine and family Of Chicago
are visitors in the city. Mr.. Divine
left Tuesday on his way to New York
Mrs. Divine will remain here several
weeks before joining her husband in
that city where they will make their
home.
DR.. George F. Smith and Johr
Donovan returned from Grand Rapids
Saturday. They with other members
of the Shrine from here had beer
there to attend a meeting of that Ma
sonic body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gooding were
the guests of his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. G.. w. Gooding, over Sunday. He
has sold out his garage business IL
Middleville and will locate at Alto
where he will operate garage.
August Brakeman was in Crane
Rapids Saturday on business connect
ed with his basket making. He says
he is getting orders from Sears, Roe.
buck & company, and expects to put
in machine or two more in his plant
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Essex of De-
troit were guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Essex
and his son, Lyle, the first of last
week. They returned home Tuesday
forenoon by the way of South Bend
Indiana.
Mr.. Regain, father Of the Regar
boys, John and Herbert, who has beer
in the city hospital for the past five
weeks, is so much improved that ht
is out of the hospital and on the roaC
to recovery. He underwent an opera
ton for double hernia.
Mrs. Earl Vincent and son, Glenn
returned home to st. Johns Saturday
They had been visiting at J. B. Vim
cents and with her people here fol
a few days. She says they like thu
farm and location where they nov
live much better than the former.
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