The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-25

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The storm Thursday did not do any
particular damage here. Down neal
Moseley, Martin Davis, nephew Of
Mrs. John Purdy, was shocked while
he was putting down window during
the storm.
Lester Beebe went to Belding, SUM-
day. to visit with relatives.
Chester Gardner, of Belding, was
a Sunday visitor at the home Of his
parents, Warner Gardner and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hull left here
at an early hour Saturday morning,
on a visiting trip. We don't know
where they went or when they will
return, but hope to see them home
soon.
Mrs. Frank Caswell, who was here
caring for her sister, Mrs. Herbert
Mehney, and baby, went home to Lin
coin Lake, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Purdy and Leo
Tower and wife attended the Belding
High school play Saturday night, -
did also Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Baker
Mrs. Ellen Beedy, Miss Martha Beedy
and Mrs. Chas. Condan and little SON,
Carol.
A band Of Gypsies passed through
Smyrna Sunday. They were in auto
mobiles. Some different from their
old-time outfit.
Eugene Kirsheman. of Grand Rap
ids. and friend called on Ed. .Insley
and family, Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Shaw returned home from
Detroit, Monday, of last week. Mrs.
Shaw has visited in Detroit and Tole-
do ever since last fall and Smyrna
folks are glad she has returned to
her own home.
Mrs. Ada Hanks attended the High
school exercises in Belding, Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Bert Ward and Mrs. Ward
Hoppough were in Aoseley, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ella Hathorn, Of Grand Rap
ids, visited with James Joslin and
wife, from Thursday until Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Davis was in Belding.
Wednesday and Friday helping her
brother, Russell Gals, pick strawber-
ries.
H. j. Lott, Of Elmdale, was in
Smyrna on business, Thursday and
while here was guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Condor.
Harry Clark was a dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Osborn.
Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Moe is visiting with
relatives in Greenville.
A work train with a steam shovel
and a gang Of men has been running
up and down the railroad track be-
tween Smyrna and Belding, scooping
up the dirt in the high spots and
Jumping it on the low spots until the
right OF way begins to look quite
passable. Now if they would only
build sidewalk we would be quite
content.
Mrs. Ida Morse and her mother. of
Whites Bridge, visited with Mrs. Ell
len Beedy and Mrs. Chas. Condan.
Wednesday evening.
Frank Davis, wife and son, ROYAL.
and Mrs. c. w. Joslin visited with
Lewis Seeley and wife, Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Ada Hanks visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Chris. Choate, Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Amos Russell and Mrs. Ida
Shaw were callers at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Osborn, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Marvin Nash, CT Lansing, Wis
tied with Ed. Insley and family, from
Tuesday until Saturday.
Mrs. Pearl Kingdom, of Belding.
was an over Sunday guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor.
Will Cowles called on Leo Cowles.
Saturday evening. Wen bet a dime
Will went over there on purpose to see
that new baby.
son, Arlo motored over in Bushnell.
Sunday, for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Mills. Fred McNitt and wife, of
Belding, went with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy, of Bel
ding, visited with their mother, Mrs.
Helen Purdy, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perkins and
daughter, Marian, Of Ovid, called on
Smyrna friends Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins were residents of Smyr-
ma few years ago and kept store
here.
Mrs. Ward Hoppough and daughter
Norma, were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fay Hoppough, in Belding,
Friday.
Guy Purdy, Louis Compton, Earl
Goodrich and Fred Kohn enjoyed
camp life at one of the lakes in
Grattan over Sunday.
Mrs. Ola Purdy and Mrs. Hanna
Condor called on Mrs. Stella Osborn
Friday.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Mrs. Amos
Russell drove over in Orleans, Friday
and visited with the latter's daughter
Mrs. Frank LOOMS. Mrs. Tebbel was
greatly interested in the large number
Of hares there and the method of car
ing for them.
Miss Bessie Peterson, of Belding,
called on Miss Fannie Earle, Satur-
day..
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis and
daughter, Lizzie, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis were visitors at the home of
Alfred Davis and wife, Tuesday.
Howard Insley and the Misses Ruth
Brown and Aldena Harris went to
Grand Rapids, Thursday to attend
the reception in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanton Wilcox at the home of
Allen Short.