The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
SMYRNA

Sunday was an IDEAL summer uay.
Rel 'gious services conducted by
Rev. Henry Powell. of Ionia, were
held here. Sunday forenoon in Ly-
ceum hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pearsall have
moved into the house owned by Geo.
Hoppough an Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Sayles have moved into the house
just vacated by Mr.. and Mrs Pear
sail.
Mrs. Ida Shaw was in Belding last
week visiting with Mrs. Ralph Van
Every and other friends.
Mrs. Maggie Olds visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchell, of Ionia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Van Ors-
dale and daughter, Edith, of Lansing
were over Sunday guests of Chas.
Condor and family.
Bessie Barker, 35 years of age,
wife of Byron Summers, passed away
at the hospital at Alma, Sunday
morning after having been in the
rospital about 10 days. Besides her
husband, six daughters survive, a
mother, sister and one brother and
many friends. Funeral was held at
her late hime, at Sumner, Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in the
cemetery at Sumner. She was a
members of the Royal Neighbors and
they attended in body and conduct
ed services at the at the grave. They
lived on the Del. Purdy farm here for
a number of years. Those from here
who attended the funeral were: Max
Summers, Mrs. George Barnes, Mrs.
Jessie Conrad, Mrs. Del. Durdy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley.
Rev. Henry Powell, of Ionia, call
ed on number Of Smyrna people,
Saturday and was the Satur ay night
guest of N. C. Douglas and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Downing, of
Sunfield. visited over Sunday with
their relatives, Ed. Insley and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wolkow, Of
Greenville, and Mrs. Hattie Moe call
ed on Miss Fannie Earle, Sunday
of last week
Mrs. Emma Lee, of Belding, was
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Olds
Saturday night.
Mrs. Meacham. of Lowell, was
dinner guest Of Mrs. Sylvester Os-
born, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Williams and
Mrs. Mary Tebbel motored to Low
ell, Sunday and visited with George
Northway and wife.
Mrs. Robert Earle called on Mrs.
Day Richmond, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ida
Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor were
in Grand Rapids, Tuesday. visiting
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisk. of
Cooks Corners, were guests at the
home Of A. j. Gardner and wife, on
Sunday Of last week.
Mrs. Ed. Tower, of Belding visit
ed her home folks. c. w. Joslin and
wife. Saturday night.
CT ford and Howard Inslev were
home from Grand Rapids. Saturday
night and Sunday. Austin Howard,
Of Grand Rapids, came with them
and was a guest at the Insley hore.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Gardrer we're
in Ionia. Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs George Hanks and
Mrs. RUBY Moon and little laughter
WIZ kutNbS vi ~. ". DOuRldS anu
family Thursday.
Mrs. Louis Compton visited with
Mrs Henry Harris. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Norton, Clare
Norton and wife and Earl Norton
and wife motored over in Ronald
township. Sunday. and enjoyed the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner How
ard. The day was the birthday an
pivarsarv of Earl Norton II sooaS
without saying that thev had a very
enjoyable time and a most excellent
dinner.
Miss Aldena Harris visited with
friends in Greenville over Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe called on Miss
Fannie Earle, Thursday.
Mrs. Marv GRAY and grandson,
Wendell Coss visited Mrs. Hugo
CASPER. Wednesday.
Walter Chase and A. L. Holcomb
of Grand Rapids were ouests of Mr.