Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-20
THE CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

4 Rev. b. V. Child, pastor Of the Cor
gregational church and Rev. A. NJ
!, Hyde of Greenville will exchange pul
pits, next Sunday. In the evening
i. Rev. Mr.. Hyde will address unio
meeting of the young people.
: The annual meeting of the w. c. T
: IT,, for the election of officers, will b,
! held at Mrs. z. w. Gooding at $50 p
M, Friday, February II.
The revival meetings at the Baptis
, and Methodist churches are still il
progress and with quite good success.
q. g. Terwilliger's mother, who ha,
been here helping to care for hei
daughter-in-law during her sickness
returned to her home in Lansing,
Monday, "a little grandson accompany
ing her.
The BANNER acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the 23rd annual report OF the
state commissioner of railroads,
Billings. 1t is very complete and con-
tains much valuable information and
statistics.
The Belding Hall Mfg Co. are re
ceiving large orders daily for refriger-
ators, which is pleasing alike TO
the managers and the men employed
there, as it means steady hustling to
ill them.
b. f. Miller has bills up advertising
an auction sale, Tuesday, March Sd,
commencing at 8 a. m, of all his livery
stock at the old Franklin House barn.
consisting OF ten horses, hack, car
riages, etc.
Messrs. +. G. Young and 5. j. Whit.
Hook, of Chicago, and w. s. Belding,
OF Baltimore have been stopping at
Hotel Bedding a few days this week.
This is Mr.. Belongs first visit here in
about three years.
4. Frank Ireland reports very
pleasant and successful gathering of
the hardware men at the Saginaw
meeting, last week. He is on the com
mlttee to prepare the program for the
annual meeting at Detroit in July.
The state fish commission distribut-
ing car was in the city, Saturday, and
left five cans, containing some $4,000 or
$4,000 young brook trout which were
taken in charge by III. j. Leonard and
G. o. Bignell Of Smyrna, and planted,
one can in Stocking creek and four in
Seeley creek.
The Washington Club will celebrate
its thirtieth anniversary at Hotel
Phelps, Greenville tomorrow friday
The program is an unusually interest
ing one and very pleasant time is
anticipated. Among those who are to
give responses to toasts are f. G. Wat
kins +. A. Washburn and Mrs. j. A.
Divine, of this city.
a box social will be held at the
Masonic hall Tuesday evening, Feb
18th, by the Order Eastern Star Every
member is requested to be present and
bring your friends. Each lady will
furnish box with refreshments for two
also two caps, just like, one in each
box, the other worn by the lady. This
invitation is extended to the entire
Masonic fraternity of Bedding. Price
of box 20cts.
Mr.. II. 5. Campbell has engaged |
with the extensive wholesale hardware |
firm of Morley Bros. Of Saginaw in the
capacity Of travelling salesman. Mr..
Campbell is no novice in that line,
having been on the road sometime for
the Ballou Basket Co. OF this city, but
lately with II. l.. Page, the hardware
man. The family will continue to re-
side here. The BANNER wishes him
the success it is confident he will at
tain.
III. III. Emmett highly entertained a
good sized audience at the Opera
House, Tuesday with his lecture upon
the Indian Question. 1t was quite diff
Ierent from all previous lectures deliv-
cred here, but nevertheless he won the
hearts OF his hearers and was greeted
with frequent bursts of hearty applause.
All or nearly all were free to confess
that they had never looked upon the
Indian question from that standpoint
before and it gave them new ideas
Sarcasm, wit, and the deeply pathetic
we're all mixed in, and there were none
present but what were glad to have
heard him.
Give me a liver regulator and can
'egulatc the world" said a genius.
The druppist handed him "a hottie NJ