Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13

j. Wesley Shippee returned from
Cadillac Friday, where he had been
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Ship,,ee. His grandmother, Mrs
Stella Balm, returned with him.
l.. l.. Hockey went to Ionia to visit
his son-in-law, Claude Brockway. He
expects to go to Petoskey this week
to arrange for moving one of his cot
tages there to another lot.
Mrs. Horace T. Barnaby Of Gaines
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Mary l.. Morey. Mrs, Barnaby has
resided in Gaines, Kent county, for
more than forty years, and her late
husband was one of the prominent
men of Grand Rapids and Kent coun-
ty in the early days.
Norman l.. Johnson has resigned
his place in Dubert's barber shop and
moved to Jackson, where he will work
at his trade. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
have lot of friends in the city, es-
pecially in the young peoples society
of the Church of Christ, who will
miss them very much.
Gilbert ID. Chase, the efficient night
clerk at Hotel Belding, is taking a
week off and spending his vacation
near Howard City with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brown on the farm. Henry"
as he is Familiarity known, has stuck
to his job for the past five years
without taking a vacation and he is
paying Mr.. Brown promised visit.
III. l.. Crowell of st. Johns was in
the city Monday establishing an
agency for the sale of sanitary
brushes. Mr.. Crowell was a resident
here about twelve years ago and
worked for the Porter Bros, in their
meat market; later he went to st.
Johns and opened business for him
self. He says Ed Porter is in Grand
Rapids and his brother, Tom Porter,
is running a restaurant in Muskegon.
Walter G. Meach was in the city
Saturday, stopping off few hours to
greet old friends while on his return
home to Muir. He has not been in
good health for the past year and a
few weeks ago went to st. Louis for
treatment at the sanitarium. His con-
dition did not seem to improve much
and he decided to return home. Mr..
and Mrs. Meach were longtime resi-
dents of this city and were counted
among our best citizens.
Lee Mason received word Wednes-
day of the death of his father, which
occurred at his home in Comstock
Park, Grand Rapids. He is also the
father of Mrs. Henry Upholt.
Levi Tuttle's horse got scared by
the train while hitched in the vicin-
ity of the station Tuesday and made
dash to get out of the way of expect
ed trouble. The animal ran up Pleas
ant and Washington streets into the
city park and was captured by w. II.
Kennedy. Very little damage was
DONE
Cornelius Friedly of Boyne City ar
rived Tuesday for visit with his
brothers, Henry and Benjamin Fried
ly.
Mrs. Frank Smith and children are
in st. Johns visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rowley and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bolenbaugh
and family motored to Bostwick Lake
DIR. Whinnery of Grand Rapids
counseled with DIR. G.. A. Stanton
Tuesday over the case, of Alvira
Bunce. who is seriously i'll.
c. II. Pierce of Ionia retgrpCd. home
Wednesday, after visiting a few days
with his sister, Mrs. E. E. Hudson.
Mrs. Eta M. Sprague returned home
Tuesday after a two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in and near Ionia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wells called
On friends in Grattan Sunday
Mrs. w. c. Whitney returned home
after ten days visit with
relatives in Sparta.
The entire receipts of the show at
he Star Theatre next Monday even
ng are to be given to the American
Red Cross. The management will not |
withhold expense money. Your at
tendance will add to the Red Cross
'und in Belding.-adv.,
Frank Donovan went to Big Rapids I
for a few days visit.
Art Strong Sylvester O'Connor and
Paul Havey spent Monday in Grand |
Rapids.
Miss Ruby Cameron of Grand Rap |
DIS visited her parents over Sunday. I
Mrs. Byron +. Brown and children,
Dorothy, James and Carroll, left Fri
lay for Charlotte to visit Mr..
Browns brothers, James and Carroll. I
Leigh Mason was called home Tues
lay night on account of the sudden
leath of his father at Comstock
Park, Grand Rapids.