Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04


Board meeting Monday evening AT
7:45. A full attendance Is requesteo'
The continued drouth is becoming
positively alarming in this vicinity anu
unless rain comes this way very soon,
crons will be in deplorable state.
Rut drv weather is not general; advices
from different parts OF the state ana
nation tell of good rains and line grow
ing crops so that no one need i've III
fear of a famine. Railroads and quick
transportation facilities prevent such
calamity in this country.
Sixteen ladies of the Stratford cluD
took Fales' bus for Baldwin lake, Sat
urday, for days outing; there was
not a man in the crowd. Shakespeare
never wrote play leaving out OF us
characters the ladies': Juliet had her
Romeo: Ophelia, Desdamonia; and all
the rest were provided for and one
would naturally suppose that their eN-
cursion would be like the play OF Ham
let with Hamlet left out but they claim
Il WASH t so and say the days enjoyment
was one continual round OF pleasure
Under the new law teachers exam
ination will take place before the
school board and superintendent OF the
school. J. G. VanWinkle, August 3lst
It will be necessary for all teachers
: who are engaged for the city schools Z
pass examination and receive their Ger
tificates before entering upon thei'
I, work Old teachers who have been II
the harness for dozen years or more
9 are not exempt and although they ar
. perfectly qualified to teach, it is posi-
HE for them to fail in the examination
p The place for holding the annua
i meeting of the Michigan Press Asso
O citation has been changed from Hudso
: to Benton Harbor The date is IKE
&c for July 9 and 10. The excursion tri
o has also been changed, the MISSISSIPPI
p. river ride being abandoned. 81. Eau
n will be reached by rail over the {. N
,s & st. p. railroad from Chicago after
o. boat ride across lake Michigan frol
BENTON Harbor. From st. Paul tn
party goes to Duluth, then by boa
nc along the north shore OF Lake Supe
:, Tor to the $500" and break ranks
in Pert Huron.
a. TWAS presidents day at the Women
Sc Club, Tuesday, and Mrs. Coville su
v prised the m9mbers with unique pr
e. gram cards. The topics "ere, Mus
Sc and Art Sic made the cards in for
m ! Of "a artists palette and bar of mus
1t the lettering in gold and tied with u
al flower and color of the club, pansi
,e- and lilac ribbon. Several essays
Id those subjects were read and discussi
rv followed. Music was furnished
IN Mesdames Lamb and Gardner ]
IN. rooms were decorated with pain
mo- ferns and the club flower, each room
Oh different flower Dainty refreshmei
al were served at small tables on
nd lawn.
I'D A neighboring printer advertises
business in the following unique sly
The stationery printed at this shop
of giving the best of satisfaction.
as printed statements for one OF our b
on mess men short time ago and he
S already collected small fortu
nv Two months ago young man bou!
are some paper and envelopes to write
the his sweetheart now he is marrl
the Another man forged the name oil
MIA friend on note printed here, now
Mr.. is in the penitentiary. BY using
'om stationery one can collect old accou'
xth tell fortunes, make rain, change
ted color of the hair have their teeth
lier tracted without pain, find out the nj
ers; of your future husband or wife, be
lor- cessfu in business, triumph over u
enemies and be elected to office
early and avoid the rush.