The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-08

Mrs. c. w. Joslin called on Mrs.
Eleanor Dicken Friday evening.
Mrs. Catherine Russell and Mrs.
Amos Russell were guests of Mrs.
Mary Tebbel and Miss Nella Tebbel
Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Mehney and Mrs.
Frank Caswell visited their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hull Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Bertha Coss was a Bedding
visitor Friday.
A number Of young people from
Bedding had q party at Maccabee hall
Friday evening.
We are not supposed to know any
thing about it, 80 you must not tell,
but young couple from Bedding ran
away with each other last Monday,
came to Smyrna and were united in
marriage by Justice z. w. Condor.
1t was . very quiet wedding.
The Misses Cora Hoppough and
Edna Van Harlengen left Monday
the former returning to her school
work at Olivet and the latter to Ri
pom, Wis.
Newton Douglas called on his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hanks Tuesday and left them some
good things to eat. Calls like that
are extremely enjoyable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Campbell of
Waterford, Oakland county, were the
guests Of their cousins, Warren Card
ner and wife, c. w. Joslin and family
and Clare Gardner and family Satur-
day.
Milo Dicken had an unpleasant Wis
| ~ nth he al h.
eral days last week.
Miss Ruth Whitmore, our teacher,
returned to Smyrna Saturday evening.
While away she was i'll with the flu
which made her vacation little long
er than was intended. Her mother,
Mrs. Whitmore, came with her for a
visit.
Mrs. Geo. Forman, formerly res
ident here, was brought here for bus
ial Thursday afternoon, Jan. 2.
Geo. Forman of Grand Rapids and
son, Rev. Leon Forman visited with
Henry Harris and family Friday and
Saturday.
Geo. Northway of Detroit was a
guest of Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Miss
Nella Tebbel over Sunday.
Geo. Hanks was over in the Brink
neighborhood Saturday visiting James
Kilborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Hull of Green
vile and Mrs. Maude Witham of Lin
coin Lake were dinner guests of Will
Cowles and wife Thursday. They
had good old-fashioned visit and a
fine time.
Mrs. John Tebbel visited Mrs. Her
bert Mehney Thursday afternoon.
Ed. Insley and wife enjoyed their
New Years dinner Sunday. Their
guests were their sons, Clifford and
and wife, Mrs. Marvin Nash and Mr..
and Mrs. Noble Peterson and daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Ella Beedy, Mrs. Grace Beedy
and daughter, Martha and Clayton
Baker, wife and daughter, were New
Years guests of Chas. Condor and
wife.
Geo. Hoppough and wife received a
letter Saturday from their sen, Clay
ton. 1t came from France in less
than three weeks. Clayton stated
he expected to start on his homeward
trip soon and wanted mother to save
up the chickens and pies and cakes
for his arrival.
Mrs. Allen Short of Grand Rapids
was a guest of Mrs. Ed. Insley Wed
nesday. She was called here to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Geo. Forman.
i VIM. Short came from Grand Rapids
Thursday morning and was guest of
! Henry Harris and family.
Mrs. Clyde Kaser of Belding visit
ed her home folks. Chas. Richmond
and family last week. Her brother,
Frank, accompanied her to Belding
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Albert Northway returned on
Sunday from the home of Joe Albert
where she was caring for Mrs. Theo-
dore Albert and baby.
John Tebbel was in Bedding Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Geo. Hanks called on Mrs.
Mary Gray Saturday morning.
Amos Russell is doing teaming for
the Tebbels. He went to Bedding
Saturday with load Of flour.
Saturday afternoon, while we were
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