The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-04
SMYRNA

SMYRNA
Ninety in the shade, Saturday and
hotter on Sunday.
Herb. Mehney says he thinks the
weather is quite chilly yet.
! Cut worms are numerous this sea-
son and art scandalous. so folks say.
John Purdy says cut worms don't
bother him any in his garden. He
plcws early in the spring and then
They do a good job of dragging as
well, so when he is ready to plant
his garden all he has to do is to mark
the ground in rows and plant the
seed. John always was lucky.
Farmers in this locality say clover
is suffering for the want Of rain.
Other vegetation also needs more
moisture.
The Grand Rapids Press promised
US a thunder shower for Sunday, but
/ it failed to materialize. The only
moisture noticeable was perspiration.
Saturday night will be the time for
| the regular Maccabee meeting.
The hot sunshine the latter part of
of last week opened the buds of spi-
beautiful on Decoration Day, and a
goodly number of people were there
to lay flowers on the graves Of loved
ones and listen to the old Grand
Army's Decoration Day services. The
Belding city band came with them
and rendered beautiful music and the
little pupils of Smyrna school, under
the leadership of their most efficient
teacher, Miss Ruth Whitmore, march
ed with the G.. A. r. and their aux
Hilary corps and Sons and Daughters
to the cemetery and gave very good
program. In fact it was extra good.
The Ladies of the Maccabees served
dinner at the hall and dinner was the
first thing on the program CT course
as it was after the noon hour when
the old soldiers arrived in Smyrna.
A large number of Smyrna people
attended the funeral of Mrs. Cora
Douglas jerks, Thursday afternoon.
Her death, although expected, was a
great shock to her many friends here.
To knew her was to love her and
nearly ali here had known her all
her life time. The bereaved relatives
have the sympathy of everybody here.
Mrs. M. j. Osborn, of Belding, was
guest of Sylvester Osborn and
wife, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel, Miss Tebbel and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebbel went to
Lansing Friday to visit few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Williams
and F. E. Williams and wife.
We are pleased to see Frank Davis
is able to get out again He has had
a serious time fer several weeks with
pneumonia and the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cook, who re-
Gently returned from Florida. were
the guests of George Tebbel and wife
Wednesday night.
Miss Ola Higbee, of Lowell, was
the supper guest of Miss Sadie Hime-
baugh, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Sussex and
daughter, Iris, of Detroit, visited with
Clayton Baker and wife, Saturday.
j. E. Insley and wife and Noble
Peterson and wife and daughter, Ruth
visited with relatives in Olivet, Fri
day.
Hales Orchestra, of Belding will
give their final Dancing Party of the
season in the Maccabee hall, Smyrna
on Tuesday evening, June 10, to which
all are invited. The entire orchestra
will be en- hand as well as the best of
floor managers and callers, and you
are assured good time. Supper will
be served at 1900 to those who desire
it. Remember this is the last dance
of the season and you want to atte~
Robert Beebe and Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Lowden of Belding, were Sunday
guests of Lester Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Joslin return
ed home, Wednesday from their visit
with John Ashley and family, of Cor
al They came on the morning train
and visited with Frank Joslin and
wife until afternoon.
Harry Clarke says he has lost forty
pounds of flesh this spring, but then
he can afford it. Harry is still some
size. He has sheared sixteen hundred
sheep with shears this season and has
not finished yet He went to Green
vile, Sunday evening, for little
visit with his mother.
Mrs. G. 0. Bignell, of Belding,
made brief visit to Smyrna, Friday.
II Mrs. Mary Gray visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lloyd Maxwell, in Belding,
Thursday. Her granddaughter, Ma
bel Maxwell, came home with her and
visited until Friday night.