The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-21
SMYRNA

Say, you wouldn'a believe it, would
you Most everybody in Smyrna is
sick or near sick. Colds, the after
effects of flu, seems TO be the main
trouble.
Spring is coming sure. lust take
a look around r. w. Condon's ma
chine shop and store. Farm nipple
ments painted up in all colors of The
rainbow, scattered around promis-
cuously.
Frank Richmond has new car.
New cars are another bright and
shining sign of spring.
Thev say that since frogs first be-
gan to chirp this spring, they have
been frozen about twenty times. In
the good old days of memory three
times was the requirement.
VIII Hull, IF Lowell called on Mrs.
Diana Hull and Albert Northway and
wife Thursday.
Thursday wasn't a very pleasant
day but three auto loads Of Lady
Maccabees grove to Greenvlllc and
enloyed fne meeting with Tie Mont
calm County Maccabee Association,
which the Smyrna Ladies had been
invited to attend. Those who went
were: Mrs. Olive Insley, Mrs. A. Bar
ry, Mrs. Carrie Harris, Miss Gayla
Penton, Mrs. Margaret Olds, Mrs.
Lottie Compton, Mrs. Nellie Cowles,
Mrs. Mary Gray, Mrs. Bessie Reeves
Mrs. Ada Hanks, Mrs Ola Purdy and
Mrs. Hannah Condor.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS Insley are both
sick with colds and nearly everybody
at the home of Mrs. Ellen Purdy and
Go 10
sick with colds. George Hoppough is
on the sick list and so are John Purdy
and wife, Mrs. George Tebbel was so
sick last week that it was feared her
sickness would develop into pneumo>
MIA but she is some better now. Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn is very sick with a
cold or distemper and so is Mrs. Mary
Tebbel. The youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earle has been
very sick.
Mary Pickford, in "The Hoodlum"
at the Empress, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 2s and 29.
Miss Helen Pearson visited with
Mrs. Will Cowles, Friday.
Mrs. Hattie Moe has returned home
from Ionia where she spent the win
ter with Mark Hoppough and family.
We are informed that our friend
Mrs. Melissa Cobb, of Saranac, has
been very sick with pneumonia and is
still quite sick at the home of rel
alive in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Albert Northway and her
mother, Mrs. Diana Hull, were Bel
ding visitors Saturday, April 10.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited with
Mrs. Max ISomers Wednesday and
visited Mrs. Emmett Gould, Thursday !.
Mrs. Ida Martin, of Flint is visiting
with her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mr.. George Hoppough
Mrs. Lottie Compton visited with
Mrs. Hugo Casper, Sunday of last
week
Little Miss Arlene Hoppough, of
Bedding, visited with Miss Norma
Hoppough Saturday.
Grandma Campbell has been quite
sick but is better again Mrs Ada
Hanks called on her Sunday. Grand
ma" Campbell is getting along toward
the Goth milestone on life's journey
and still does her own house work.
George Forman, of Grand Rapids
was a visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Harris. Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Barry and Mrs. Will Cow
les called on Mrs. Sylvester Osborn
Tuesday.
Sunday, April IL Mr.. and Mrs. Del
Purdy celebrated their wedding an
niversary by serving dinner. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley
and son, Howard, Miss Ruth Brown
Mrs. A. Barry and George Barnes
and family.
Art Werner of Grattan visited with
Alfred Davis and wife, Monday Of
last week.
Clyde Cooper was a caller at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks
Tuesday.
Glenn Lee and family, of Barton
vile visited with Mrs. Susie Harrine-
ton, Wednesday.