The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

We saw a snake last Sunday. Lid
we kill it? No, it was already as
dead as it could be.
Cowslips are in bloom. If you go
in the Russell swamp after them, we
advise you to wear rubber boots.
Next Sunday will be Easter Sum
day. Have you good supply OF
eggs en- hand? If not you'd better
begin saving them.
Robert Earle motored out from De-
troit Thursday for a visit with reia-
tives here. His wife returned with
him Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited Mrs.
George Hanks Tuesday.
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn sent box OF
flowers to Miss Fannie Earle last
week and Saturday she received a
letter frcm Miss Earle, who is doing
as well as could be expected and is
now longing to be home.
Mrs. A. l.. Hull is on the sick list
with a severe cold.
Last Monday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hanks entertained Edgar
Kilbourn and wife, Mrs. Eva Kilborn
and baby Roland and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Benton and son, Arthur.
Miss Florence Richmond has begun
work in the Richardson silk mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Purdy have NOV
ed to Smyrna and are now at home
to their many friends in Clare Gard
ner's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davis visited
Frank Davis and family Sunday.
Mrs. C.. w. Joslin was in Bedding
Wednesday and Thursday visiting her
children, Frank Jcslin and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Tower. She went
to the picture show Wednesday night.
Chas. Middleton and family of
Greenville were Sunday guests of
Bert Norton and wife.
Mr.. Oberlin and family have moved
onto a farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor, Mrs.
Al. Barry, Mrs. Chas. Winkwc~th,
Mrs. Geo. Tebbel and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Baker attended the funeral
of Mrs. Grace Beedy in Belding on
Thursday.
Guy Beebe is taking the tobacco
cure. Anyway he has laid his be-
loved pipe on the shelf for keeps. But
the problem of keeping his mouth
busy on nothing is strenuous to say
the least.
Milo Dicken aAd Will Dicken and
wife motored to Bedding and called on
relatives Sunday.
The Misses Elsie Spicer and Ber-
nice Wood of Greenville were Friday
night guests at the home of Elgin
| Condor and wife. They attended
the dance here.
Gee. Hanks and wife visited Mr..
and Mrs. Emmett Gould Sunday even
ing.
Grandma Campbell walked to the
store with a pail Of eggs one day last
week, made her purchases and walked
home again. We hope we may be as
capable when we reach her age
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lowden and
Robert Beebe of Bedding visited Les
ter Beebe Sunday.
| Mrs. Hattie Moe was over in the
Brink neighborhood last week visit
ing VIM. Wilson and wife.
| Geo. Tebbel, DIR. and Mrs. A. b.
Penton, Mrs. MacFarlane and Mrs.
Ed. Insley were in Grand Rapids on
Wednesday.
Albert Russell has been here from
Detroit a few days visiting his moth
er, Mrs. Catherine Russell and other
relatives and old time friends. He
called on Mrs. Tebbel Saturday.
Robert Earle and wife were in Or
leans Friday visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Loomis. The little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis has been
very i'll with pneumonia but is some
better.
Vivian, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Joslin is quite i'll
with catarrhal fever and teething.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hoppough and
Miss Ruth Whitmore were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Alice Petersen.
Mrs. Dell Purdy and Mrs. Ben
Buffum were dinner guests of Geo.
Hanks and wife Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Skellenger of Sunny
side called on Mrs. Will Cowles Mon
dav.
Ed. Forman and family of Rockford
motored ever here Sunday for a visit
with Henry Harris and family.
Fred Purdv of Belding and mother.
Mrs. Helen Purdy, were in Smyrna
Saturday
Mrs. Amos Russell and Mrs. Ro-
bert Earle called on Mrs. Sylvester
Osborn Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hanks called on
Geo. Hanks and wife Saturday.
Geo. Tebbel and son, Arlo, Miss
Nella Tebbel and Mrs. John Tebbel
attended the Empress in Belding last
Wednesday evening.
Ye correspondent received a pres
ent of some beautiful lace knit by
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis and we are
proud of it you better believe.
G. B. Johnston of Smoky Row was
a Sunday caller at the home of Syl-
vester Osborn and wife.
Will Cowles has been out after cow
slip greens. He promised us he
wouldn't pick the blossoms, he would
leave those for US but we couldn't
find them and if Will forgot his prom
Use and did pick those blossoms, oh
Bert Norton is planning on build
ing new kitchen and woodshed.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. /. Hull of Green
vile visited their parents, A. l.. Hull
and wife Thursday and Friday fore
noon. Frank Ingalls, was a dinner
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hull Thurs
day. 1t was his birthday. Frank