The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-09-24

| Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Christensen Wis
| tied their SON, Leroy Christensen and
wife, Of Grand Rapids, Wednesday
and Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Snow and Glen
| Spencer, Of Bedding and Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Olmstead. of Eureka, were Wis
itors at Nj. and Mrs. Herb Regan's,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Chickering
visited his parents Friday.
Miss Ruth Christensen is visiting
in Grand Rapids for few days.
Chansen Larsen, of Fairplain, is
visiting Ralph and Raymond Chris
Jensen for few days.
Mrs Ernest Anderson and son, Roy
visited home folks Monday.
Mrs. M. l.. Howe wishes to thank
Henry Johnson for the nice water
melons and little Annie Johnson for
the nice flowers.
Mrs. Clarence Snow visited Mrs.
Harris Bolster and family Sunday
afternoon; also called on Mrs. Forest
Chadwick that evening.
Mrs. Gilbert Yates, of Troy, N. Y.
is visiting her friend, Mrs. William
Wilson for several days.
Mr.. Anthony Kohn's birthday an
niversary was Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Kohn gave him birthday din
ner. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kohn and Miss FAIRY Mount Of Belding
were the dinner guests there and his
sister, Mrs. Frank Kemp and husband
were. coming but the rain prevented
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Chickering and
son, Alton, returned home Monday
from Cleveland, o., to the Chickering
reunion. They were gone two weeks
and all report good time on their
first vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Collier, of Bel
ding visited Mr.. and Mrs. George
Phillips Sunday.
MISS Myrtle Souls returned to
Gaylord Saturday after visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Souls
for three weeks.
Miss Margaret Shattuck was home
at Mrs. George Phillips over Sunday.
She stays with Mrs. Scott's and goes
to school. George Phillips was home
over Sunday also.
George Phillips and Ora Collier
done some carpenter work for James
killburn Tuesday and Mrs. George
Phillips came to Mrs. Eli Hanks and
was the supper guest there.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. HI. Christensen
received news from their daughter,
Mrs. C. II. Darcy, of Garrett, Ind,
that their little girl. years old had
been run down by an auto and dragg-
ed some distance. Her ear was torn
badly but was cut of danger when
they heard last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hotchkiss and Mr.
and Mrs. George Chickering visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Town, Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Town and son
Herbert visited Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Town, Sunday.
This night 40 years ago the % of
September, 1870 we scribe was mar
ried the first time to DR.. J. w. Rey-
nolds, a dentist, of Sherman, Texas.
The day was an ideal one but that
night there was an electrical storm
and oh such rain. As / was the
Oldest girl to get married, my father
was a well-to-do southern planter.
The bridesmaids were Miss Nina
Gatewood and Miss Sallie Allen. The
groomsman was DR.. King, partner
Of DR.. Reynolds and Mr.. Chirt An
drews, a merchant, all of Sherman
They gave me big wedding, 800
people were present. We wer mar
ried by an NJ f. minister. Rev Petty
The brass band boys and also the
string band was invited out and of
course they came. They danced all
night to fine music and the supper
was excellent. All the meat was
cooked by the baker fine turkeys and
fat hog and they were cooked by
expert cooks. There was lots who
stayed all night rs dancing was free.
Next morning after breakfast my
father had . colored man take the
band boys back to town. They went
OF playing "Dixie" AZ jolly as could
be. All reported as having had a
good time. To this union was born
two children, son, who died at one
year Of age and Mrs. Leila Strain.
Then in April 20, 1877 the DIR. was
killed in Denison, Texas by the train,
which ended my first married life, tho
I've been wonderfully blessed with
my scond marriage.
Mrs. VIM. Holt and son, Leroy, Of
Monroe, visited with Miss Edna Num-
mer for week. They all attended the
Grand Rapids fair Thursday. Mrs.
Holt was one Of Miss Edna's patients
in the hospital in Grand Rapids while
the latter was in training there.
Miss Edna hummer left for Pontiac
Monday morning to care for Mrs. M.
F. Benedict. Mrs. Benedict fell off a
ladder while picking pears and broke !
her leg instead of falling down a
stairs as we stated last week.
Ernest Andersen was the supper
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Howe