The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-05-12

Yes, we had shower Sunday but
1t was mostly dust with tho wind.
S: turday nignr will be the time for
lie :. s'sar meeting Of the Aiacca-
bees.
liz will soon be decoration day and
now is ! good time to do some wyrk
|in our cemetery. Rabbits. probably,
ave trimmed large number Of tH-
smaller spireas so they will have no
b ,xuty this year and many OF the
larger ones will not be so pretty a.
they usually are, so something else
must take their place for ornament.
Fay Hoppough and Mrs. Lizzie
Hoppough of Bedding were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoppough.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks drove
over in Grattan Sunday Of last week
and visited with Charles Winkworth
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley, Howard
Insley, Miss Ruth Brown and Mrs.
A. Barry motored to Ionia Sunday
of last week and visited with s. M.
Downing and wife.
Mrs. Verne Leach went to Barry
ton Wednesday. She was called by
the seious illness of her brother,
Florentus Vanden Brooch.
Miss Aldena Harris was home
from Belding over Sunday.
George Mason, wife and daughter,
of Grattan visited with John Purdy
and wife Sunday Of last week.
Mrs. Emma Lee who was over in
Bartonville caring for her daughter
in-law. Mrs. Glenn Lee, returned to
the home of Mrs. Mary Tebbel Fri
day night. Mrs. Glenn Lee is re-
covering from her illness.
DIR. Penton and family are enter
tanning cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Farling, from Canada.
The Smyrna Friendship club had
a very enjoyable meeting at Macca-
bee hall Thursday. There was a good
bers being present. and they had a
as they usually do. In place of their
usual program thew enjoyed little
dancing and all the spare minutes
were filled with social chat and Wis
iting. The next meeting will be b
picnic, which will be held at Reeds
lake the first Thursday in August.
Elgin Condor made a business trip
to Grand Rapids Tuesday of last
week and another to Greenville on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks went
to Greenville on business Monday Of
last week and while there were
guests of DR.. Hansen and wife
Wesley Armstrong of Rockford
and lady friend were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert North
way Sunday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Insley called
on Mrs. Eta Leach in Belding Sat-
usday.
See Dick Duncan in "The Silent
Avenger" at the Empress, Monday
May II.
Lewis Steele and wife of Bedding
called on Charles Condor and FAM
ly Tuesday and Mrs. Condor went
to Belding with them.
Clyde Cotter of Grand Rapids Wis
tied over Sunday with his family at
the home of Emmett Gould and wife.
Mark Hull of Keene was a dinner
guest at the home of Albert North
way and wife Saturday and the sup
per guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Northway
were Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Stebbins
and two lady friends from Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. Hetite Davis, her daughter,
Emily and Matilda and son, Alvin, of
Grattan visited with John Purdy and
wife Tuesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of her
son, Alfred Davis and wife.
We are pleased to state that Mrs.
lone Winchell is able to be up and
about the house after being SER
iously i'll the past three weeks from
the after effects of the flu. The
husband A. r. Winchell, was out
from Detroit for a few days and had
over Sunday visit with his family
and Charles Condor and family.
Mrs. John Ashley and children
were Belding visitors Thursday. Miss
Mildred ALLEY remained in Bedding
until Saturday visiting with her
aunt. Mrs. Elva Tower. Mrs. Ashley
visited until Saturday with her sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Davis west of Smyrna.
Mrs. A. Barry went to Lansing
Friday to visit few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Nash
John Tebbel was taken quite sick
with pluerisy Saturday but is some
better at present.
Mrs. McFarlan called on Mrs
Diana Hull Thursday.
A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday, May 5, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Short, 1418 I'm
ion av., Grand Rapids, when their
youngest dauhghter, Viva Mae ives
united in marriage to George Wolfe,
also of Grand Rapids. Rev. Mr.. Will
liams of the Baptist church officiated
at the wedding which was solemnized
at 400 o'clock in the presence of only