Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-21

Mrs. Is. N. Ialcott.
Mesdames ID. X. Jepson and J
Clyde Watt of Ionia spent Friday in
Saranac Mr.. and Mrs. Watt anc
DIR. Verne Watt of Grand Rapids re.
manned over Sunday with the fam,
lilies of S. A. Watt and Norman
Ogilvie.
Mrs. Levi Vaughan entertained
the seventeen members of the Needle.
craft club Friday afternoon.
Mel Blodgett of Ionia hired out To
T. s. Barber to work on his Mr.. Bar.
ber's farm in Berlin Saturday.
Earl Adgate opened up his fine
new meat market Saturday in the
Hunter block. The market is said to
be one of the finest in the country,
The window were beautifully decorat-
ed with palms and Towering plants,
Mr.. Adgate gave cigars to his men
customers and oranges to the ladies.
Miss Reeb of Ashley, Mich, is
spending a few days with Miss Sny-
der, the milliner
Miss Snyder gave her millinery
opening Saturday. She had very at
tractive windows and quite a large
stock of the newest style spring hats.
The pupils of the eighth grade gave
box social at Weber's hall Monday
night at which sixty-fve guests at
tended. Cards, dancing and games
were the order of the evening. Ten
dollars was cleared with which to
purchase a fine basket ball.
Fifteen of the friends of Mrs. Ray
Fineout gave her a farewell party
Wednesday night at the home of her
mother MRS. Charles Edison, prior to
her departure for her new home in
Grand Rapids. She took with her a
nice remembrance from the friends
assembled.
Mrs. John Benjamin entertained
the w. C. T. u. Friday afternoon. The
subject for the day was Neil Dow.
Mrs. Ernest Norwood was leader.
Mrs. Chas. Bretz Of Rudyard, up
per peninsula, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Chatterson.
Mrs. Harry Kettle and daughter of
Grand Rapids spent last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Henry.
Farrand Gesler of Chicago visited
his father, DR.. A. Z. Gesler, last
week.
r. B. VanNewkirk, who has lived
here since last fall, moved Saturday
to the farm of Marcellus Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown re-
ceived news this week of the death
of their month-old grandson at Sand
Point, Idaho.
Grant M. Morse talked to the pup
lis of the high school on bird conser-
walton Wednesday.
r. ]. Brown and f. A. Jepson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Har-
ris Tuesday at GAINESVILLE.
The st. Patrick's masquerade CIV
en- by the Oddfellows Friday night
was a great success. Fifty numbers
were sold--over hundred people
danced and the spectators almost
filled the chairs about the hall. Miss
Leila Hooper received first prize for
ladies with her Japanese costume
and Glenn Adgate the mems for his
dudes attire. The supper served at
the /. o. o. F. hall was fine and the
Rebekahs cleared a neat sum for
the good of the order"
Mr.. and Mrs. Borseth of Ionia at
tended the masquerade in Saranac
Friday night as did Mr.. and Mrs.
James Post of Grand Rapids.
Peter kits is visiting his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Dalton,
coaches for the girls and boys bas-
ket ball teams, banqueted the teams
at their home Friday evening in cele-
bration of the championship. Covers
were laid for eighteen. The table
was decorated to represent a basket
ball court. Beautiful large roses
and ferns were the favors for the
girls and fine carnations and ferns
for the boys. The teams were also
presented with a cut-out IS" for
their sweaters and the numerals III"
and the captains were given stripes
ror their sleeves. Toasts and ad-
dresses were the after-banquet or
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Covert went
10 Detroit Saturday to attend the
wedding of their son, Harry, to Miss
Vercha Hawley. Mr.. Covert works
Tor the Burroughs Adding Machine
company and will they make their
nome in Detroit. The couple have
he good wishes of all Saranac in the
big venture"
Mrs. Dan HUM went to Goble-
Vile Thursday to see her daughter,
Mrs. Blanche Travis.
Mrs. Clarence Johnston finished
Ter services in the II. N. Talcott |
home this week and went to the |
nome of her brother, Stephen Hale,
If Grand Rapids.
Morgan Race dropped dead in the
Chas. Race feed mill Monday morn
ny. Particulars will be given later.
Mrs. f. L. Bush of Lansing is
spending two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. G.. E. Ellis. i
Mrs. II. N. Talcott went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to visit her friend,
Mrs. K. T. White Of Lowell, who is
n the hospital, having undergone
serious operation.
Mrs. T. S. Barber spent Monday
md Tuesday in Grand Rapids shop