The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-09-17

Mrs. Harry Clark, of Miriam called
on her mother, Mrs. George Hanks
and also on Mrs. Sylvester Osborn,
Wednesday evening.
Chas. l. Mead, of Lansing and his
brother, Lee Mead, from Portland
Oregon, were in Smyrna, Wednesday
and Thursday visiting with Chas.
Ccndon and wife and Mrs. Ellen Bee
dy and calling on other old time
friends.
Miss Florence Richmond, of Bedding
visited over Sunday with her home
folks, Charles Richmond and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Douglas have
been visiting with the formers sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Allchin.
Major and Mrs. f. r. Chase re-
turned home Friday from Columbls,
Ohio. The Major is on the sick list.
Mrs. Frank Caswell, Of Six Lakes,
is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Northway, A. L. Hull and wife and
Herbert Mehney and family. Mrs.
Caswell and Mr.. and Mrs. Northway
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mehney. In the afternoon the
ladies took a motor ride to Belding
Henry Dibble where they made call
The Smyrna correspondent enjoyed
a ride with them as far as Belding.
Mrs. George Tebbel visited Mrs.
Clayton Baker one day last week and
helped her cook for silo filters.
Glenn Sayles has gone TO Muske-
gon where he will have employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johuscn, of Sui
Ivan, were guests of ElgiT Condor
and wife, Monday of last week.
Mrs. Fay Hoppough and children
Of Bedding visited with Ward Hop
POUCH and wife, Friday.
Mrs. George Hoppough, Miss Cora
Hoppough, Mrs. Van Harlengen and
Miss Edna Van Harlengen motored
ever in Keene Friday ami CALLED at
the home of A. Dollar and family,
where they were treated to some fine
fruit and enjoyed looking at the
beautiful flowers there. Later in the
day Mr.. Hoppough accompanied them
and they all called en- Jonn Rossman
and looked over his VINEYARD. They
enjoyed the grapes which were of the
finest.
Miss Flossie Gray visited over Sun
day with her grandmother, Mrs. Geo.
Hanks.
Mrs Charles Winkworth and Mrs.
Ellen BeeGy drove down in Keens oh
Thursday and called on Miss Nellie
Mann.
Mrs. .ay Tallman, of Washington
d. c., and Mrs. VIM. Wilson visited
with Mrs. Hattie Moe, Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Mehney and baby,
Jack, Mrs. Albert Northway, Mrs.
Frank Caswell and Mrs. A. l.. Hull
motored to Belding, Saturday. By
the way, Baby Jack was out riding
with his mother, his grandmother, his
great grandmother and his aunt.
Mrs. John Purdy received a letter
last week from Mrs. Rosetta Dumcn
of Evart and she stated in the letter
that they had plenty of rain up there
this summer and crops were fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson and
daughter, of Coopersville visited with
John Tebbel and wife, Sunday.
Elmer Lowden and wife, of Belding
were Sunday guests of Lester Beebe.
Frank Rowland, wife and children
Of Grattan visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Davis, Sunday.
Miss Cora Hoppough and Miss Ed
ma Van Harlengen motored to Grand
Rapids, Saturday. Carl Hoppough
and Clayton Hoppough returned with
them to the parental home here and
visited until Sunday afternoon when
George Hoppough took them hack TO
Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tebbel and
som Abbey and wife over in Orleans
Sunday.
After long illness, William Gard
ner passed away, Saturday evening,
September 13, 1919 at his home in
Smyrna.
VIM. Gardner was born in Canada
May ID, 1848 and came with his par
ents and brothers and sisters to this
section of the country when he was
a small boy. He was the youngest
of thirteen children and the last sur
vivor of his family. He was one of
the pioneers of Smyrna, having lived
here or within a radius of three miles
for the last seventy-seven years. Many
years ago Mr.. Gardner owned the
Smyrna Touring mill and later he
owned and resided on fine farm
about a mile south of Smyrna for
many years. Several years ago he
purchased a home in Smyrna and
came here to pass the remainder of
his days. In his young manhood,
William Gardner was united in mar
rage to Miss Ardelia Heath, who
died about twenty years ago. A few
years later he was united in mar
rage to Mrs. Cynthia Ring and she
also proceeded him to the better land.
Mr.. Gardner leaves no near relatives
except nephews and nieces, of these,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Tuttle and VIM.
Heath, Of Ionia and Miss Emily Say
les, of Lowell were with him the last
days of his life. He has been cared
for the past year by Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Cowles. A rather odd thing in
his life is the fact that he was the
thirteenth child of his fathers family
he was born on the Is day of May and
died the 18th day Of September. Mr..
Gardner who was "Uncle Bill" to
nearly everybody here will be greatly
missed by all. His age was eighty
one years, four months and one day.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuaodav affaruoou af two O'clock at