Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-11

/ w. II. Sheldon, travelling represen-
tative Of the Capital Building and Loan
Association, has been in the city this
week.
II. B. Cooling of Gooding station,
Muskegon Co., made his brothers, u.
w. and III. II. few days visit, return
ing home Monday.
Some of the boys commenced cele-
brating pretty early and as result,
three of them landed in the "coop" the
evening of the 3rd.
Miss Iva Bushert and friend, Miss
Hattie Brooks, who spent the fourth
with the formers mother, returned
Monday to Big Rapids.
Mr.. Fred Terry was called to Port
land the latter part of last week on &C
count of the sudden death of his mother,
Mrs. VIM. Usher, from heart disease.
M. A. Severance is entertaing Mrs.
Severance's brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. McDougal, formerly of Spring
Lake. They are coming here to reside.
A business meeting of the Women's
Literary Club will be held at u. w.
Gooding's Tuesday, July 10Th. All
members are requested to be present.
The refrigerator casket, basket, and
Hall Bros. factories all started up
Monday morning. The two silk mills
will resume operations the first of next
week.
Rev. w. l.. Munger, pastor of the
Baptist church is taking his annual
four weeks vacation and left Tuesday
for Paw Paw to look after his property
there.
August 18th is the date that has been
decided upon for the band convention.
Belding calculates to do herself proud
and make it gala day long to be re-
membered.
Chas. Wise, G. M. Highly and VIM
Clark brought home a fine string of
fish from Pine Island lake the first of
the week, among them being three
pickerel weighing PA pounds.
John Donovan didn't let go of dy-
Mantle fire cracker as soon as he ought
to on the night of the third and it ex-
ploded in his right hand, decorating his
fore finger and burning him quite
severely.
President G.. A. WEIGH of the Welch
Casket Co. returned Tuesday from a
four weeks trip, taking in the COM
pany's branch house at st. Joseph,
Mo-, also Chicago, Milwaukee, and
other points.
The band stand is well along towards
completion with the exception of the
painting. 1t will be handsome and
creditable ornament to our city and
is another monument to the hustling
abilities of Mayor Bricker.
Chas. Garstone and wife expect to
leave next Sunday for Lowell where
Mrs. Garstone will remain with rela-
tives while Charles takes several
weeks trip to England. He expects to
sail from Philadelphia on the 18th.
Mr.. Robt McCue and Miss Jennie
MINER were united in marriage by the
Rev. ID. f. Barnes at Ionia, July 4th.
Two of Belongs well known and pop
ular young people. The BANNER joins
with many others in congratulations
Mr.. E. b. Lapham of the BANNER
left Monday for Benton Harbor, to at
tend the meeting of the state press as
ISOLATION, and expects to join in the ex
cursion trip to Chicago, Minneapolis,
Duluth, ETC., as outlined in previous
issue.
James Smith aud wife Of Chicago
were guests of f. l.. Wright and family
last week Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. Smith is passenger conductor on
the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Ry.
and this was the first time he had miss
ed a run in five years.
Greenville had a blaze Tuesday af-
ternoon, the machine shop building of
Wright's pillow works being destroyed.
Every possible care should be exercised
during this dry spell to guard against
an outbreak of fire, as it would be
very hard thing to control once start
ed.
The Spencer Electric Light and
Power Co. have been placing a COVER
nor at their power plant at Smyrna by
which they expect to improve their SER
vice, rendering 1t more steady. They
are also expecting to receive inside Of
thirty days, another water wheel of l25
horse power which will double their
present capacity, making $50 horse
power. The BANNER is pleased to note
that the steady increase in their bust
ness makes these improvements neces-
sary.