The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-03
SMYRNA
Cooler weather Sunday, but still


tie regular Maccabee meeting.
The wise man will not walk up the
railroad track to Belding these DAYS
unless he enjoys walking on loose
cinders, or is a good monorail pedes-
trian.
One of the Sunday freight trains
set fire to the dry weeds lying along
the right of way where they were
left after the men moved them down.
Ben Hoffman, of Moseley and two
children called on Sylvester Osborn
and wife, Sunday.
Robert Earle is taking few days
vacation. Frank Richmond is his
substitute on the rural route.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Loomis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder motored over
from Eagle, Tuesday, to attend the
Yinger concert at the M. +. church
in Belding. Mrs. Amos Russell, who
had been visiting with them several
days, came home with them.
Will Wacha, of Elwell, was here
calling on old friends, Sunday.
G.. w. Joslin has field of ripe corn
but he says thee rows have also found
it out Ripe corn in July is a rare
thing. 1t is quite good corn for this
season. He has another patch of corn
that stands about ten feet high, that
will soon be ripe enough to cut. 1t
is good corn and well cared
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark visited
in Greenville, Sunday with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Julia Kennedy.
Mr.. Conklin and John Rinker, of
Brink and George Hanks went to
Round lake on fishing trip, Monday
afternoon.
Miss Avona Sherman returned
home Sunday afternoon after two
weeks visit with Mrs. Louis Comp
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren and other
friends from Grand Rapids, were the
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Compton.
Mrs. Emma Lee, of Belding, was a
Sunday guest of Hiram IOlds and
wife.
Harold Gardner is having the well
on his farm dug deeper. Mr.. Web
ber is doing the work.
Mark Hull and grandson, Albert
Hopkins, of Keene, called on Albert
Northway and wife, Saturday.
Mrs. Verne Leach from near Nose
ley, was called to Barryton last week
by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Sherman. Mrs. Sherman passed away
Friday night, and on Saturday was
taken to her home in Belding for fu-
neral services and burial.
Lester Beebe, of Belding, visited
with Sylvester Osborn and wife, on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Il w Esta brook wifa and son
Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dumon, and
Mrs. Orinda Dumon, also Harry Es-
tabrook and wife, of Belding, motor
ed to Grand Rapids, Sunday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. @. ID. White. Mr.. Es-
tabrook and Mrs. White are brother
and sister.
Chas. Condor and family took a
motor ride to Lansing, Sunday and
enjoyed the day with relatives there.
Bert Norton took care of the ice
cream parlor while Charles was away
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
in Belding visiting with friends on
Thursday.
John and Guy Purdy, Lynn Mason
and George Green were in Lowell, on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Earle and
daughters, Helen Mary and Inez Eth
elyn, left here Saturday morning for
Eaton Rapids where they will join
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Loomis and at
tend camp meeting. They will occu-
py the Borough cottage.
Edwin Dorr, of Haymarsh, arrived
here Friday for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos H. Russell.
Ben Hoffman and two children. of
Moseley, called on Sylvester Osborn
and wife, Sunday.
George Green and two sons, of To-
ledo, Ohio, have been visiting here
several days with Henry Harris and
family and other relatives near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Olds, Mrs.
Mary Gray and Wendell Coss, and
Mrs. Maggie Beebe were in Belding
Saturday evening.
c. w. Joslin has not paid any war
time prices for shoes, for he is wear
ing the same shoes he bought before
the World war. He does quite bit
of walking too, and has kept these
same shoes ina lmost daily service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Gardner left
here last week on pleasure trip to
Flint, Detroit and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Gotting, of Bel
ding, visited Mrs. Ida Shaw, Sun
day.
Say, wouldn't it have been a good
idea for Belding folks to have hired
the Chautauqua advance agent to
string up those little banners across
the streets about four weeks ago? II
began to rain as soon as they were
floating in the breeze.
Mrs. Will Cowles called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn, Saturday.
Miss Alta Branyan, of Muir, was
a week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Winter, of
Greenville, were guests of Bert Nor
ton and wife, Sunday of last week.
Our new school teacher and family
have arrived in Smyrna and are at
home in Maurice Reeds cottage. That
is, Mrs. Miller and children are hero
and Mr.. Miller will be here in a few
days.
Mrs. Ida Shaw called on Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hanks, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Olds, Mrs.
Mary Gray and grand son. Wendell