Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-21


rents in Richland.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Coon,
Wednesday, seven pound girl.
Geo. w. French has the fire alarm
system now in fine working order.
Mrs. Esther Kingsley has gone TO
Detroit TO reside with her daughter.
The Danny Mann company played to
fairly good audience Monday night.
Mrs. w. H. Morton of Greenville
was guest at c. A. Thompson's, over
Sunday.
Harlow Glass Of Greenville was in
the city over Sunday, a guest OF Miss
G.. Graham.
Prof j. G. VanWinkle was in Ionia,
Saturday, attending the Ionia County
Teachers Association.
Mrs. +. Norrine Law, the temperance
lecturer, was the guest of Mrs. A. ID.
jerks while in the city.
Attention is called to the great cut
in the price of meats at the Model
Market, as shown by their adv. in
another column.
Remember the grand Thanksgiving
masquerade at Cooks Corners. Thurs
day evening, November %, 1895. Free
bus from Belding.
The Foresters have arranged 10 give
series OF six parties during the win
ter. The first one occurred last night
and was very successful.
N. Wallace has leased the store in
his block adjoining the bank to Messrs.
Croarkins & James Of Dexter, who will
open clothing store. January lst.
A snow storm set in Monday night
and continued Tuesday. 1t is es-
timated that over foot of snow fell
but has settled down to about six inches
Will Carr and Miss Tina Everette OF
Sparta, who were guests of her sister,
Miss Minnie Everette at j. G.. Van
Wrinkles last week, returned Monday.
w. H. Ricaby has engaged Ernest
Ludlow, an expert jeweler of Benton
Harbor, to work for him, the increase
in his business making another hand
necessary.
Miss Lena Leonard has been home
from Olivet this week, being her first
visit since beginning college life which
she is enjoying very much. She re-
turned Monday.
Owen Cooley, who has been in Chi
cago for over two months, returned to
Bedding last week. He was accompan-
led by Frank Abbey, who recently
went TO that city in search of posi-
ton.
On account of the severe storm,
Tuesday night, there was but small
audience out at the Baptist church to
hear Rev. +. b. Aliens lecture, but it
was first class. Mr. Allen was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hum
phrey.
w. +. Bricker advertises big
closing out sale in all departments this
week. With number of other
making special sales there
has never been such an opportunity in
Bedding for customers to secure bar
gains as at present. Read what our
have TO say.
Electric lights have been placed on
each of the bridges in the city, an i'm
provement and convenience much APP
preciated A light has also been
placed at the corner Of Washington and
Bridge streets, maintained by number
OF the citizens in that vicini ty which
spirit Of enterprise worthy OF
commendation and emulation.
The opening entertainment of the
high school lecture course given by the
Boston Rivals was great success, the
being very pleasing one to
the large audience. Especially good
was the violin playing by Mr. Winter
nitz and the readings by Miss Burpee.
Those who have the lecture course in
charge are to be congratulated that
their first attraction gave such good
The case of Dennis Skellenger
against Stephen Warren for work in
digging well was tried in Justice
Lapham's court Monday, and Judge
ment in favor OF the plaintiff was
rendered for $40. 80 and costs. Locke,
Murphy & Locke by Alfred and Chas
Locke appeared for Skellenge and Geo.
5. Roosevelt for Mr. Warren. A stay
of execution was fled after judgement
for four months.
One of those famous dinners which
are feature of the table on every hol-
iday at Hotel Bedding will be served
Thanksgiving and Mr.. Thos. Bracken.
the genial and obliging clerk, who has
acted IN that capacity ever since the
house was opened, desire all the gen.
tlemen who intend to take dinner at