Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04


Mark Osworth is on the sick list.
Mr.. Hafer and son, Rynold of Ben
ton Harbor were called here Friday
by the serious illness of Mr.. Hafer's
daughter, Mrs. Mary Carnathan.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Debree OF
Greenville spent Sunday at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Skellenger.
Mr.. and Mrs: Ross Skellenger spent
Sunday with his parents on the farm
Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Pease are in
Petoskey for a week visiting with
relatives. The Sunday morning SER
vice at the Church of Christ will be-
gin at eleven o'clock next Sunday on
this account.
The Congregational c. E. society
held their monthly business meeting
in the church dining room Monday
evening, July 2. A supper was en-
joyed by all, after which the business
meeting was called by President
Leigh Mason. Because of the abs
sence for the summer of the chairman
of the lookout committee and prayer
meeting committee, Eunice Streeter
and Helen Lapham were elected to fill
the respective vacancies. 1t was
voted to hold picnic up the river at
some early date. The meeting adj
journed and everyone pitched in to as
sist in doing up the dishes;
Mrs. John Hamblin of Charlotte is
a guest for few days at Mrs. Emma
Lambs.
Misses Ruth Edwards, Marian Ed
wards, Marvel Klock, Margaret Will
bur and Helen Lapham are spending
the Fourth at the Edwards cottage at
Long Lake.
Hazel Eargood left Saturday to
spend her vacation at her home in
Alma.
Miss Gertrude Marsh of Grand
Rapids is a house guest at Miss Flor
ence Washburn's home
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Lunn called at
the home of their cousin, Miss Edith
Lunn, Sunday evening. They were
driving through from Chicago to visit
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. p. Lunn, of Greenville.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve supper next Wednesday, July
IL, from 5 to 7.-adv.
Grace Wilson left Monday for her
home in Alma, where she will spend
her vacation
Neva, Darling made a trip to Du-
rand Saturday.
D6SSlc lUOtfldS WtfJ 10 1IdIQ nap
ids Monday on her vacation. She
plans to go from there to Grand
Haven.
Jessie Werner went to Big Rapids
last week Thursday. She will attend
the Ferris Institute.
Rose Osborn of Blanchard visited
Miss Verona Jensen last Friday and
Saturday.
Olive Helm is spending the week in
Detroit
Lelah Russell returned to her home
in Kent City Thursday, after sew
eral months stay in this city.
George Crawford and l. L. Hubbell
returned home Friday from Peacock,
where they had been for a few days
trout fishing.
George Menkee is home from Lans-
ing.
Miss Gladys Dean of Barryton is
here visiting her cousins, Verona and
Thelma Jensen.
Hazel Famous left Friday for few
days visit in Lyons and Muir.
Misses Lena and Inez Sandy left
Monday for Breckenridge and other
places on their vacation.
Edward Kline of Ionia was the
guest of friends in the city over Sun
day.
Mrs. Eli Lowden returned last week
from Canton, South Dakota, where she
went seven weeks ago to assist in the
care of her mother, Mrs. Freeman
Moulton. Mrs. Moulton was one of
the pioneers of that country and with
her husband accumulated quite a
large property. Mr.. Moulton died
several years ago. In her will dis
posing of a $4,000 estate which she
drew up herself and which attorneys
say was the most businesslike of any
they had ever read, Mrs. Lowden will
share to the amount of about $4,000.
DIR. j. E. Ferguson, specialists of
diseases of the eye, ear, nose and
day and Saturday.-adv.
George w. Moulton was in the city
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. C.. B. Heath and Mrs. A. A.
Stevens Of Greenville visited relatives
and friends here last week.
Misses Anna and Lena Paris left
for Lakeview Tuesday. They had
been guests of Mrs. Bernie Oberlin.
Mrs. Leon Gleason and Mrs. Stahlin
Shannon went to Pierson for few
days visit Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Runnell of Wyandotte
is here for a few weeks visit. She
went to Sand Lake Monday to visit
relatives there also. =
J. w. Rickle spent Sunday at the
home of Morris Urch.