Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-07
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MIS-. Bradley stone is visiting nei
son near Ionia, this week.
Miss Kate Pryce OF Cedar Springs is
visiting friends in the city.
Alderman Hunt and wife made a
business trip to Ionia, Wednesday.
L. l.. James left for Dexter yester-
day, he will remain about two weeks
Mrs. +. B. Hale of Orleans was the
guest OF Miss Cora Holmes, Tuesday.
j. Z. Doherty was called to Coleman
Wednesday to attend the funeral of a
friend.
The fence which enclosed last win
ter's ice rink on west Main ST. has been
removed.
Miss Minnie Leach of Rockford is
visiting her cousin, Miss Grace French,
this week.
FL. S. Campbell spent Sunday with
his family. He reports sales on the
road, good.
The Frank Tucker company played
East Lynne to very good audience,
Monday night.
Chas. Coon, the genial grocery clerk
at Cremin's, has gone to housekeeping
on Bridge street.
Rev. o. j. Golden was in Ionia yes
terday attending meeting in the in
terests OF church work.
The store fronts of Spencer Bros.
block have been receiving fresh coat
of paint of lighter shade.
Mrs. o. f. Webster went to Jackson
Tuesday, on business connected with
the order of Degree of Honor
The S. V. club gave pleasant leap
year hop at the vacant store in the
Bedding block, Tuesday night.
E. b. Lapham left for Detroit We'd
nesday to attend the Republican state
convention in session there today.
Mrs. Coville was in Ionia yesterday
in connection with her duties as secre-
tary of the county Sunday school asso-
citation.
E. E. Rummler has moved his mer-
chant tailoring establishment to rooms
on the second floor of the new Belding
block.
Geo. p. Richardson and daughter
Isabel who were guests at Hotel Beld-
ing last week returned to Chicago,
Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. HorrigaD visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. w. Loveland, last week,
returning Monday. Mrs. Loveland ac-
companied her.
Dan S. Root Post, G.. A. II. will hold
their Memorial day exercises at Smyr-
ma, Judge A. B. Morse having been
engaged as speaker.
Mrs. DR.. Ferguson entertained the
Junior Christian Endeavorer's at her
home, Saturday. The little folks had
very enjoyable day.
VIM. j. Wilson received a telegram
Tuesday of the death of cousin in
Lockport, N. Y, and he left for that
city on the evening train.
G.. w. French is soon to remove to a
new location in the city and is running
a removal sale at auction. His kid
band draws big crowds nightly.
The Model Market, Lewis & North,
proprietors. has been closed since Sat-
urday, but we understand it will be
opened again soon by Mr.. North.
G. w. French was in Kent County
last week and on May lst took in one
OF the best trout streams in Cannon,
bringing home ffty-two fine ones.
Miss Belle Roberts, who has been
unable to attend to her duties in the
office Of the Belding-Hall Manfg. Co.
on account Of sickness, is able to be out
again.
| Mrs. f.. H. Green who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. B. G. Curtis,
returned to Whitney, Ont, yesterday.
Last Sunday they visited relatives in
Lowell.
A concert is being arranged for to be
given by local talent at the Opera
House, during the present month, the
proceeds to help the X. p. band to pur-
chase uniforms.
The date of the band tournament to
be held in Portland has been set for
June 10th. G.. w. French has receiv-
ed an invitation to be present with his
kid band and he says he intends to go
with them.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Lavina
Bolton were held Wednesday from the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs. S. A..
Walker, with whom she had lived for
a number of years past. She was born
in Canada in 1912.
The ball game, last Saturday, was
too onesided to be interesting, the
Silks being too much for the Shoemak-
ers. The score stood % to 4. Smith
and Fish fornnad the hatterv for the