The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-09

| Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Compton mo-
tored to Big Rapids, Saturday and
Miss Mildred Bunker visited with
Mrs. Ward Hoppough, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Aubill, of Belding, was
Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester Osborn and Mrs. George Phil
lips and little daughter, Barbara
were callers.
Mrs. Ella Richmond called on Mrs.
Elgin Condor Saturday afternoon.
Miss Cora Hoppough and Major
and Mrs. +. X. Chase were Ionia
visitors Friday.
Guy Purdy and John Purdy and
wife visited Mrs. Hettie Davis and
family, in Grattan, Sunday.
Albert Northway has planted some
potatoes that came from the Ber-
muda islands. Now we are anxious
to have them grow and do wonders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hoppough, of
Ionia, called an c. w. Joslin and wife
and George Hoppough and wife Sum-
day.
The Lady Maccabee committee for
fine luncheon at the hall Saturday
night. Looked like good times come
back again.
Saturday was the. eighty-sixth
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Diana
Hull and Monday was the first
birthday anniversary of her great
grand son, little Jack Mehney, so
they celebrated together on Sunday
and Mrs. Hull's daughter and Mas
ter Jacks grandma, Mrs. Albert
Northway, cooked chicken and made
biscuits and with all the other good
things they had dinner too good
to talk about. Besides Jacks par
ents, grand parents and great grand
ma, those who helped to eat the
birthday dinner, were: Mr.. and Mrs.
M. ID. Hull, of Keene and Mrs. Eva
E. Bignell, of Belding. Mrs. Hull,
who was born in New York state,
came to Otisco township with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond In
gals, when she was ten years old.
She was united in marriage to Amasa
/ l.. Hull, Ga years ago last New
Years day. Two other couple were
also married at the same time and
place and strange to relate, all lived
to celebrate their 50th wedding an.
niversary. Now, so far as she knows,
Mrs. Hull is the last survivor of the
six who were welded Ga years ago.
She has lived in this locality the
greater part of her life and the
years when she and her husband re-
sided in Keene, Ionia, Oakfield and
Gowen, they were always within a
days drive from the old Otisco home.
Mrs. Hull can remember when only
one person was buried in the Smyr-
ma cemetery. She remembers the
hard times and good times of past
years, the strenuous years during
the war of '61-'65 and after the war
but she can not remember that there
was ever such a shortage of sugar
before or such a high price for po-
tatoes as now. Besides her children
and grand children, Mrs. Hull has a
number of great grand children and
Quite a number of relatives and
friends in Keene, Saranac and other
places sent Mrs. Hull birthday cards
as a little remembrance and she
wishes to thank them all for their
kindly remembrance of her. She re-
ceived other gifth from nearer rel
atives.
Mrs. Nellie Cowles and Mrs.
Maggie Odds visited Mrs. Susie Har-
rington, Saturday.
The Durand Creamery Co. will
have receiving and buying station
here at f. W. Condon's store, with
Mrs. George Hoppough as manager,
or director. 1t will be quite a con-
venience for the farmers of this To-
cality who wish to sell cream. This
company is praised as being the best
there is.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoppough visited at
Ward HoppDuGh'ss Tuesday hight
and Wednesday.
Mrs. Laura Purdy called on Mrs.
Mary Hoppough, "Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Anna Campbell called on
Mrs. Charles Richmond and Mrs.
Ada Hanks, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
in Belding, Saturday afternoon and
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sabin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Currie.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks visit
cd with Grin Hanks Saturday night
and took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Brink and supper with Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Choate Sunday.
Mr.. George Hanks in company with
others went to Port Huron, Tuesday
to the soldiers encampment this
week.
Preaching at the Sanitarium SUM-
day night by Rev. Luten, of Grand
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