Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

Miss Jennie Roosevelt spent Sunday
with relatives in Greenville.
DR.. Ferguson has moved his office TO
his new residence on Main st.
Oscar f. Webster has been in De-
troit couple of days, this week.
M. A. Massie, the groceryman OF
Greenville, was in the city, Tuesday.
Miss Eva Peterson of Rockford was
guest of Mrs. Will Spicer, Tuesday
Will Cobb and wife were visiting at
M. j. Holcomb's in Orleans, last Sun
day.
Il. w. Gooding and daughter has
been visiting his brother in Gooding,
Kent county.
Miss Minnie Mcdonald entertained
her sister, Mrs. DeCou of Rockford,
over Sunday.
j. Il. Mills and wife, who have been
visiting at Will Sinclair's, returned to
Ionia, Wednesday.
Chas. Broas of Lansing and Just
Broas OF Bay City have been visiting at
their fathers, this week.
Mrs. Keith is moving out of the
Bradley Stone house into Mrs McEl-
roy's. Mr. Stone will again occupy it.
Miss Minnie Everett is spending va
cation week at Sparta, Miss Stone in
Carson City, and Miss Crippen in Ionia.
Mrs. NJ. Unger is in Detroit this week
purchasing millinery goods. She will
open store in the Unger block on her
return.
The ID. of r. Lodge will have a
warm sugar social in the |. O. o. F
hall, Friday evening, April 3rd. Adj
mission 20 cents.
Ed. Whitford went to Grand RAPIDS.
yesterday, to purchase wheels. He in
tends to 60 into the business of selling
them, this season.
The Royal Templers of Temperance
will hold an Easter Social at Mr.. Z. G.
Jameson's, Friday, March 9th, all
are cordially invited.
Mrs Viola Nealon has a beautiful
piece OF embroidery work made from
the Richardson wash silks on dis play
in Leonard's window
The Grattan sheep shearing associa-
oil af
Grattan Centre, Thursday, April 9th,
commencing at 10 o'clock A. M.
Special meeting of Belding Lodge.
No. 355, F. and A. NJ, this Thursday
evening for work in third degree.
Full attendance OF members desired
Silk City Lodge, /. o. o. f., will
hold special business meeting, March
3lst, at which all members are request
ed to be present. Supper will be served.
Miss Carrie Tallman and Miss Iva
Bushert were in Ionia, yesterday, Wis
iting the school. The former remained
to visit her friend, Miss Edna Water
bury.
At the Otsco republican caucus Sat
urday, Frank l.. Moon was nominated
for supervisor, w. l.. Reeves, Clerk,
Chas. Brink, Treasurer, and Geo. ).
Purdy, Highway Commissioner.
j. E. Doherty reports their opening
day, last Saturday, in the furniture
business, as being highly satisfactory.
The firm have received this week,
fine funeral car from Rochester, N. Y.
E. r. Spencer decides he has more
business on his hands than he is able
to do justice to, and is determined to
dispose of his grocery stock. He ad-
vertises closing cut sale to be inau-
gurated Saturday.
Dr. Harry Greiner, who has been
visiting at DR.. Stantons several weeks,
left yesterday for Munising, where he
intends to locate for practice. Mrs.
Greiner and her daughters will remain
until after Easter before returning to
Kingsville, Ont.
Fortuna Lodge, X. of +. enjoyed a
visit from Fred Cutler of Ionia, We'd
nesday night, who exemplified the work
in the first rank illustrating the lecture
with stereoptican views, it was much
appreciated by the candidates and the
large membership present.
The attention OF our readers is called
TO the advertisement of Kitselman
Bros. Ridgeville, Ind. They not only
make a beautiful ornamental fence,
but also make a machine with which
farmers are enabled TO make their own
fence at the actual cost of the wire.
An alarm of fire was turned in at
about twelve o'clock, last night, caused
by blaze in the house on Pleasant st.
opposite a. f.. Weter's, occupied by
Simpson Craig and j. Francisco. The
explosion of "a lamp in Mr.. Craig's was
the cause of it, the fire department
made a quick run and soon had It out
with slight damage TO the house which
is owned by Geo. Nichols OF Ionia.
The furniture was damaged with smoke