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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
Drinks.

A refreshing shower again last Sat
urday.
Ed. Carpenter has commenced laying
down raspberries for next springs trade.
Corn and potatoes promises a large
crop since the refreshing rains of last
week.
j. Ii. Hanks and wife returned home
last Saturday afternoon from few
days visit at Shiloh.
Miss Maggie Cisco Of Bedding made
her sister, Mrs. William Farthing a
pleasant visit last Sunday.
Squirrels have never been seen so
thick for number of years as at the
present time in this vicinity.
James Kilburn is improving the
looks OF his farm by having the grubs
and brush cut along the road fence.
James Reed who left the employ OF
James Mckinley while back return
ed from the north last week and offer
ed to work for Mr.. Mckinley again.
Some farmers say they were never
pestered by potato bugs so in their
lives as this year, and judging from
the bugs on our own patch and those
seen on others, we guess that they are
about right.
Scott Howe went back TO modern
times the other day by taking his
cradle and cutting down his oats. The
biggest share of farmers will be forced
back to the dark ages if times don't get
better pretty soon.
Mr.. Bert Snow and Geo. Phillips
with their best girls, Misses Vesta
Haney and Nellie Foreman came near
getting good soaking the last Sunday
Of July, and but for an accommodating
house along the highway they would
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
ORLEANs-OTIsOO.

Matt Kohn and family visited al
Otisco Friday.
+. Kilborn Is visiting his son In
Mecosta county.
Miss Plot left for her home near
Sheridan Sunday.
w. Washburn and wife passed.
through town Sunday.
+. A. Washburn and wife OF Belding
passed through town Sunday.
Beldin Rich attended the Republican
convention at Ionia Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Moon OF Disco
called at Matt Kohn's Sunday.
Mr. Byron is taking his family rid
ing in new canopy top buggy.
Mr. and Mrs. f. M. Tillitson sun
dayed at T. b. Curtis of Otisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Witt Of Keene
visited their son William Sunday.
II. d. Newcomb has rented John
'Wandell's farm and has moved here.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. =. Werner of Graf
tan visited relatives in town Sunday.
Ernest Howe is in very poor health
at this writing. DR.. Bell is treating
him.
Charles Seeley has been engaged as
teacher in the Marble district OF
Keene.
Mrs. A. Hawley and daughter, Lottie,
of Lake Odessa are visiting at Byron
Rocks
Gordon Tower of Bartonville has
been engaged as teacher in the Seeley
district
Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Benton left
Saturday for visit with relatives al
Sunfeld.
Miss Maggie Sisco of Bedding Sun
dayed with her sister, Mrs. Will
Farthing.
Pearl and Elite Woodbeck of Oak
field spent Sunday with their cousins
Bert and Clara Snow.
Mrs. III. Forman was called to the
bedside of her daughter, Mary, IN
Mason county, who Is very Ill.
l.. A. Benedict has leased his farm
to his son, Nj. F., and the latter will
move his family here shortly.
Floyd Emery returned last week
from Barry county and says wheat tina
was cut July 4th is still in the field
ruined by the rain.
u. Choate and wife of Rockford, whC
have been visiting their sister, Mrs. ]
Maginley, and brother, G. Choate, re-
turned home Thursday.
The Orleans school of finance and
political economy was organized at the
school house in district No. / of Or.
leans. The following officers were
elected:
President-C. G. Lambertson.
Vice Pres.-E. s Wodredge, T.. III. Towne.
Secretary-C. G.. Holland
The next meeting will be held Satur'
day evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
SHILOH.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Brown were at
lonia Monday.
A small party went north from here
blackberrying Monday morning.
Miss Minnie Fuller has been spend
ing few days with friends at Ionia.
Mrs. Susie Ives is visiting with her
brother at Grand Rapids for a few
days.
Mrs. Myron Heth is very sick at the
present writing and is not expected to
recover.
Theo Leach has just hulled fine lot
OF clover seed with good yield for
this season.
VIM. Evans, John Dutton, Harry
Clifford and +. +. Harrington were at
Ionia on business Wednesday evening.
Henry Ludlow and son Charles have
been drawing furniture from this city
to the boarding house on the camp
ground.
Frank Cummings of Ionia and grand
son of Saginaw have been spending a
few days with l.. p. Guptill and fishing
at the lake.
w. Mason announces a dance at his
hotel, corner Main and Second street
on Friday evening, August 7th. All
cordially invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
FENWIOK.

Mrs. A. w. Terry spent Sunday with
her sister at Orleans.
Mrs. Bill Slocum of Amsden spent
Monday with Mrs. l.. Il. Slocum.
Mrs. Austin Human is visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Wilks Church.
Dell jerks and wife and John Brad
ley and wife spent Sunday at l.. j.
jerks.
Cora Slocum spent last week with
her grandmother at Mr.. Walkers in
Bushnell.
Mrs. Thyre OF Orleans spent Tues
day evening with her sister Mrs. A.
w. Terry.
There will not be Sunday school al
the Union school for two weeks on ac-
count of campmeeting.
Quite good many from around here
have been north blackberrying. They
report very slim picking.
sgd Gamblers mother, who has been
visiting him and his brother, DR.. Gam
bers of Stanton, returned home to Ohio
last week Thursday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
ORLEANS.

Mr.. Arnold of Saranac was in town
Tuesday.
o. Purdy and wife spent "Wednesday
in Ionia.
A. Williams of Bedding was in town
Wednesday,
Com. L. b. Hale and family moved
to Ionia last week.
The rain of the past week has been
appreciated by all.
Mrs. j. Sherwood was visitor in
Grand Rapids last week.
Lottie Purdy is spending Wednesday
and Thursday in Bedding.
l.. l.. Holmes and wife OF Bedding
Sundayed at Royal Hawkins.
Ben Hall is delegate to the Repub-
lican convention at Grand Rapids.
Lottie Sherwood entertained a gen
tleman friend from Easton Sunday.
Chas. Leach and son went blackber-
rying near Howard City last week.
Mrs. j. Gifin and Miss Florence OF
Grattan were visitors in town Friday.
Mrs. J. Clements and friend of Beld-
ing were guests of Mrs. White, Friday.
The M. f. Sabbath school has been
postponed until Sunday, August BIRD,
on account of campmeeting at Long
lake.
Masters Clyde and Floyd Beach left
Friday for Grand Rapids where they
will spend few days visiting their
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs G. b
Dewey.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
GRATTAN.

J.P. Weekes jr is suffering from
catarrhal fever.
How is this for an August spring
and new crop of hay?
The daily huckleberry procession
was augmented by several Beldingites
Monday.
Al. Smith lost "a good work horse
from being kicked by another horse in
the stall.
Mr.. Higbee and family with other
families from Belding are camping on
j. A. Lessiter's farm at Wabasis lake.
Mrs. Il. r.. Spencer and daughter,
Maud, OF Bedding visited two days last
week with Mrs. Nj. A. Lessiter and
other friends here.
Henry Green is quite feeble. His
daughter Ada and husband, Frank
Bowman, of Oakneld were among the
guests with him Sunday.
Mrs. Colburn of Bedding and her
guest, Miss Bertha Martin, OF Grand
Rapids were visitors at Mrs. +. Nc
Cauley's, Friday. The latter came out
Tuesday.
The next social of the Ashley L. A.
S. will be held with Mr.. and Mrs. O..
II. Godfrey near the church, Friday,
August 7, IN the afternoon. All cor
daily invited.
j. A. Lessiter passed his 35th birth
day with his sister, Mrs. George Whit
ten and husband. Other near relatives
enjoyed the anniversary, glad to see
him out even on crutches.
Grandpa II. ID. Pond is very low,
growing weaker daily. His children
are all with him except his son Warren
in Pueblo, Col, and a daughter in
California. His nephew, Ed. Pond,
and wife are there from Greenville.
John Byrne is now failing very fast.
The cavity where the tumor was taken
out is charging and is rounding full
of the eancerous growth, formed in less
than three weeks. 1t has also eaten
out another cavity nearer his body
Another operation is forbidden by DR..
Kelley, who visited him Friday from
Grand Rapids.
Mrs. M. A. Lessiter is entertaining
her cousin, Mrs Susie Allyn, who has
been in the west all summer, coming
from Denver, Col, on her way home
to Chelsea, Mich. Mrs. Allyn ate ice
cream with the following cousins at
Mrs. Lessiter's Sunday: j. A. Lessi-
ter and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Written; w. j. Lessiter, Misses Rose
and Myrtle Weekes, A. A. Weekes jr.
OF Grand Rapids, Misses Mary and
Maggie McCauley; also Mrs. w. S.
Fuller-only surviving aunt of Mrs.
Allyn, past Il years of age-and Miss
Evah Carl Of Parnell, n friend. Mrs.
Allyn says Colorado was suffering
greatly for rain, having none all
through July. Crops were nearly
ruined in some parts. No place like
our beloved Michigan at present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
KNOXVILLE.

Con Murray and his best girl rusti-
Gated at Long Lake, Sunday.
Mr.. Hatfield OF st. Louis was the
guest OF j. NJ. Kidd last week.
Miss Jennie Raby returned from a
two weeks visit at Ionia, Monday.
Mrs. l.. B. Hall Of Bedding was in
town Friday on her way TO Long Lake.
Mrs. Will Richardson and Master
Earl returned from Sun6eld, Monday.
Miss Mable Johnson OF Bedding was
the guest OF her cousin, Sylvia johnson,
Saturday and Sunday.
Oats ripened little too slow for the
rain this season and the result is that
many fields are in damaged condition.
Mrs. B. G. Kinds took in the excur-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06

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lew well selected words presented
them with fine center table in behalf
Of those assembled. At late hour all
went home feeling they had enjoyed a
pleasant evening.
Miss Bessie McKinnon who has
spent the past winter and summer
with her aunt, Mrs. f. Dewey has re-
turned to her home in Dakota. She
formed many friends during her stay
here who was sorry to part with her
Miss May Ingraham accompanied her.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06

his aunt. Mrs. John Edwards. Ills
little cousins and school mates VIII
miss him very much.
Married, at Grand Rapids, Friday
July 3lst, Miss Mary Riser to Mr.. Al
fred Tommit. The wedding was heiu
at the brides home in Grattan, sun
day, August End. A large crown
assembled TO wish the couple much
JOY. We all wish them great success
i'm life
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
CHADWICK.

Mrs. Sarah Howe visited friends in
Ronald last week.
Homer Hammond is visiting his
sisters In Lansing.
Clay Tallman returned from Niagara
Falls last Wednesday.
Mrs. Dewey Hammond returned
from Ludington Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Holmes and daugh-
ter, Carrie e, visited in Fairplains Sun
day.
Mrs. T. Cannon and daughter, Miss
Clara Hogle, OF Bedding called at +.
ID. Hammond's Sunday.
Mrs. Harris Bolster of Easton visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander
Berry, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Leander Berry has sister
visiting her from New York City, who
she has not seen for forty years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
ROUND ABOUT US.
NeUsy Items Gathered In by the Banners Staff
of Special Correspondents.

sion to Detroit, Sunday and took oc-
casion To call on her brother whom she
had not seen for twelve years. 1t is
needless to say that her visit though
brief was very enjoyable one.
). }. Smith has been wishing for a
son ever since his daughter was born
nearly ninteen years ago and now sue
cess has crowned his efforts. He ar
rived in good condition July 18th, and
lifts the beam at 81 pounds and the
neighbors say he's a dandy. Stow is
congratulating himself on the fact that
he is better man than Grover Cleve-
land yet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
SMYRNA.

Charles Ellis has a new wheel.
j. w. Rickert OF Keene is on the
sick list.
w. j. Rickert of Keene is on the
sick list.
Wilma Witt is working at Brackley
Rickert's.
Born 10 Mr., and Mrs. Tom Davis,
August lst son.
Miss Wilma Witt is at work for
Brackley Rickert.
Mrs. Colburn of Bedding was guest
at Robert Ellis last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin White of Lowell
visited at Cyrus Rings last week.
Professor Clay Tallman was a guest
of friends in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. w. II. Tebbel was guest of
Miss Helen Earl in Lansing last week.
Carroll Chase with party of friends
from Iona are camping at Crystal lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cowles visited
at Calvin Whites near Lowell over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Cowles and
daughter Georgia of Trufant are visit
ing relatives here.
Will Cowles has traded his property
to James Insley for a residence in
Bedding on Broas street.
ID. G.. Shear has bought a residence
in Lowell and will soon move there.
His son will work the farm.
Miss Nettie Wagner has been ems gag
ed to teach the Hoppough school and
Pearl Roosevelt to teach the Button
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Cowles and
daughter, Mrs. Leroy Witt of Bedding,
went on the excursion to Grand Ledge,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoppough
spent Sunday at Long lake, where
Cora and Clayton Hoppough are camp
ing with others.
Do not forget the pioneer picnic
Saturday. Dinner at one o'clock.
Every one bring dishes for themselves
and company to use.
A Farmers Institute is to be held at
Saranac. August the 18th, and we
hope the farmers will all attend. The
one held at Ionia last winter was very
interesting and instructive.
Mrs. Latitia Currie is visiting in
Dakota when she returns she will
bring her brother Elias two children
with her and make home for them.
Their mother died recently.
During the storm Tuesday morning,
lightning struck w. Il. Tebbel's mill,
entering at the chimney, setting the
upper story on fire. 1t then passed
down on the electric light wire which
it followed to the dynamo, melting
things in its route. People in the mill
were not shocked but Mr.. Tebbel
smelled sulphur. Running up stairs
he discovered fire. Some think the
time he made, getting his chemical
fire extinguisbers on the spot was two
minute gait. With those he extin-
guished the fire and the mill escaped
with slight damage.
Your scribe visited Grand Ledge
Sunday, and it is truly pleasant place
TO spend day. A short walk from
the depot brings you to the river,
which is dotted with seven islands. A
foot bridge crosses from one island to
another spanning the river. On the
largest island is hotel that will ac-
commodate one hundred guests 1t is
also fitted up very nicely to accommo-
date picnic parties which are numerous.
The Spritualists are holding camp
meeting there and next Sunday excur-
sion trains will run there from Detroit,
Grand Rapids, and Greenyille.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06
CAMP MEETING EXCURSIONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th.

On above date the ID. l.. & N. will
run excursion trains to Grand Rapids
and Grand 1edge, and will also sell
tickets at low rates to Lake Odessa,
where a colored folks camp meeting
will be in progress. Aside from the
camp meeting, Lake Odessa possesses
many attractions for the seeker of
Sunday pleasure, and will well repay
a visit. Everybody invited to the
camp meeting, the services at which
will be particularly interesting. Train
will leave Bedding at $50 a. m, for
Grand Rapids. Rate S1.O0 Bicycles
carried free.
9 GEO. DEHAvEN, G.. PA.
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Eli Hill, Lumber City, Pa, writes,
~ have been suffering from Piles for
twenty-five years and thought my case
incurable. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve was recommended to me as a
pile cure, so | bought box and 1t per-
formed permanent cure" This is
only one of thousands OF similar cases.
Eczema sores and skin diseases yield
quickly when 10 IL used. w. |. Bene-
dict Druggist
The times., 1896-02-07
From Far Brazil.

The custom of sending valentines is
confined to no one country, but obtains in
some shape nearly tho world over. Deep
in the heart of Brazil, where one would
think the day had no fame at ALL is large
convent. 1t stands in land of cloudless
skies, gorgeous birds and beautiful flow
ors. The feathers of the birds and the
leaves of the flowers are SO mingled by tho
deft fingers of the nuns who inhabit the
convent that they are in great demand for
valentines In England and other countries.
They find their way, with valentines made
from the delicate moss from the bottom of
the Mediterranean sea, to the fashionable
bookshops of London, where on the 18th
of February, they pass to the parlors of the
beauties of the season.
More than one young girl has opened on
the auspicious day a box covered with
postage stamps to find therein real South
American humming bird, holding in its
tiny beak billet inscribed with the senti-
ments of the day. These unique valen-
tines arc costly and of surprising beauty,
and the nuns of tho Brazilian convent put
many penny into the urn of charity by
their delicate ingenuity.
The times., 1896-02-07
THE scoRcHER-poUNpT TO BE POPULAR.

THE sCoRCHER-BoUND TO BE POPULAR
eous faces of the "comics," F" but he is an
adept in painting pink Cupids, red hearts
always arrow pierced-and dainty forget
menots, lilies of the valley and other flo-
raj decorations.
Artist Edgars is q man of about 30, but
for IA years he has been doing this sort of
work. Consequently he has attained won
derful dexterity with the brush. Ho can
take plain piece of cardboard or cellu-
loid, and with a few dahs of his brush
make it blossom like a d ry garden. He
takes dainty satin coyyrcd card, spreads
the colors around on it recllessly for a
minute, and, bohold ho has produced
something to delight the heart of some
pretty maiden.
In some respects Mr.. Edgars is to be en-
We'd. He has more facilities for "getting
even" than any other man on earth. When
the average man is insulted by an inso-
lent street car conductor, snubbed by q
saucy dry goods clerk or imposed upon by
butcher, baker or candlestick maker, he
can only address little heeting eyanes-
cent profanity at the individual offender
Not so Mr.. Edgars. He just keeps quiet,
smiles in % bland, self satisfied way, goes
to his den and draws a picture of the man
or woman, and has few hundred thou
sand of them struck off. Thus does he
wreak his vengeance not on one person
alone, but on all of that kidney. If he Is
angry, he can, by few strokes of his
brush, insult about 500,0 900 total stran-
gers. What czar or sultan could do morep
And Mr.. Rigney helps him out. He
takes tho nightmare sketches and writes
verses for them-verses which tip the ar
row with gall and wormwood, which
make the victim rant and tear and say
things.
But there is compensating side to all
this. There are 20, 600, 600 souls of us In
Uncle Sans domain, and we probably all
know at least half dozen persons on
whom we would like to inflict comic
The times., 1896-02-07
A PAIR OF RASCALS.
TWO MEN WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOTS OF WOE.

The Artist Who Draws the Pictures on ths
Comic Valentines and the Harvard Grad
uate Who Writes the Poetry-Millions
of Penny vilifiers.
Two men arc responsible for the entire
crop of comic valentines which spread Bit
terness and woo throughout our fair land
once year at just about this time. One
of them is Harvard graduate. He perpe-
trates the verse. The other is an artist
who learned to wi6ld his brush with a far
nobler aim in view.
1t is well that there are two of them,
for they divide the awful responsibility.
The poets name is Edward Rigney The
artist is one Edgars. They both live in
Brooklyn. A New York man might think
that was punishment enough for them.
Let us hope that the recording angel will
think so, too, for they have a lot to answer
for.
Let us just do little figuring on the
subject. There are 20, 000 900 "comics"
printed and circulated every year. Sup
pose only 10, 900, 900 of these are purchased
and sent. If only two thirds of the victims
relieved their lacerated feelings by the use
of profanity-we will say that the other
O,OUO,OOO hTo WOiltu anu pTOltssluB SHrlS-
tians-that would leave 10000, 900 who
would fracture the second commandment.
Each man would we will say, use on an
average Of five bad words, some beginning
with a big u and others best represented
by dashes, thus -. That would
give total of 80, 00O 900 profane words.
Now these two men have been at this
business for about 15 years, and If tho
wrath of the people or the hand Of Provi-
dence does not strike them down they may
continue in their evil doing for 10 years
more, total of 20 years. Thus in 25 years
they will have been the indirect producers
Of 1880, 900, 600 profane words, or enough
to make 10, 200 good sized volumes.
What an awful responsibility to contem-
plate!
But these men don't look at it in that
way. They seem to think that the enjoy
ment of good salaries in this life is of far
more Importance than a bright hereafter.
Both of them perhaps hope that their
work on sentimental lines will offset the
other. Mr.. Edgars not only draws the hid
The times., 1896-02-07
THE LEADING LADY.
A VALENTINE DAY SKETCH.

Eopyright, 1896, by American Press Associa.
ton.
Miss Blanche Defoe, leading lady of the
Walkback Dramatic company, was in a
very bad humor as she stepped off the
train at Groveville. The weather had
Something to do with it, no doubt. 1t was
weather such as the English describe as
,s.tbeastly,' yet it was characteristic of
February.
But the weather was not all to blame.
Miss Defoe had been leading lady for
three months, and she was thoroughly dis
gusted with the stage. She had worked
for several years with this ambition in
view, and now that she had reached it she
wished that her lot had been cast any
whore but on the stage.
Tho prospect was certainly not alluring
The tour of the Walkbaok Dramatic COM
pany had not been successful. Salaries
had not been paid since the first week out,
and now there was possibility that the
entire combination would be stranded in
some out of the way nook on the New
England circuit.
She envied the young women whom she
saw in the cheerful homes she passed by
in her walk to the barnlike hotel. They
had fond mothers and kind fathers proba-
for years. They did not have to travel all
day in drafty, uncomfortable cars, eat
their meals at railroad restaurants and
wonder on what day they would be left
Npenniless among strangers.
Yet sbo realized that these same young
women envied her.
Fools, every one," she muttered to her
self and followed the rest Of the company
into the hotel.
In fact, good many people in Grove
vile were feeling rather sour that day.
The rain that had begun at daylight was
still falling steadily and was turning the
snow into slush that seemed to exert a
dampening and chilling influence over ev-
erythipg and everybody.
John Brickley was perhaps the most
cheerful man in town. Just why we will
see later. Let us state right here that the
dead walls and board fences Of Groveville
had announced for seven successive days
that on Feb. IA the Walkback Dramatic
company, ga grand aggregation of histri-