Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18


Amos Green has returned from
Lowell.
Last week of school. The scholars
are happy.
The Fourth OF July is two weeks
from Saturday.
Rev. X. A. Mcconnell Is home from
Jackson county.
Mrs. Chas. Filkins Of Chicago, is Wis
iting friends here.
VanPelt & Foote have engaged in
the insurance business.
u. SOVEREIGN went to Stanton, Mon
day, to look over that city.
b. F. Harrington made business
trip to Saranac last Monday.
Miss Myrtle Brooks was guest OF
Greenville friends over Sunday.
Alderman Edwin Hunt left for a
short visit in Olivet, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Filkins OF New
Buffalo, are guests at M. A. Cooley's.
Miss Belle Rice went to Grand Rap
ids, Monday, to remain several weeks.
Frank Rice of Coopersville visited
his brother, j. r. Rice, over Sunday
To Mr.and Mrs. Morris Lightstone of
Eaton Rapids, formerly of Belding-a
son.
Mrs. w. l.. Cusser is entertaining
her friend, Miss Benedict, of Green
Vile.
A .J.tDoherty, of Glare, has been Wis
iting his brother, D. +. Doherty, this
week.
Mrs. j. f. Pinkham left Monday 20
visit her old home in South Haven,
Mich.
Mrs. Brooks and daughter are visit
ing relatives in Ronald for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Geo. w. French is receiving n
visit from Mrs. j. Fl. Maynard, of
Sparta.
G. G. Terwilliger entertained his
brother, Harry, from Lansing, Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. FELTON, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Luce, returned
to Stanton, Tuesday.
Chas. Hopkins and family are enter
tanning as guest, this week, Mrs. Ed.
Pelton, of Plymouth.
Mrs. L. II. Miller of Scottford, Ohio,
was guest of Mrs. McVean, at Hotel
Bricker, over Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Richmond of Saranac
has been a guest of her son, A. w.
Richmond, at Frank Mason's.
Ionia, Stanton, Howard City and
Cedar Springs are the neighboring
towns that celebrate July 4th this year
Mrs. viii Cobb and Mrs. Ralph
VanEvery have been spending the
week at Bignell's fruit farm in Smyrna.
Mrs. Geo. Wiley went by wheel to
make her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
j. Holcomb, visit near Ionia, Tuesday.
The Charlotte fourth of July com
mittee want French's kid band to come
down and play for them on the fourth.
Mrs. W. Hall of Reno, Nevada, and
Clarence Hale OF Dansville, are visit
ing at their brothers., Dick Hale, this
week.
j. f. Watson and wife, Miss Myrtle
Watson, and Mr.. and Mrs. McEowen of
Cedar Springs are guests at II. L..
Pages.
Rev. w. L. Munger has been in
Kalamazoo this week in attendance at
the commencement exercises of the
college.
The band will not give the Saturday
evening concert this week owing to
the absence of q number of members
from the city.
Chas. Merriman and family have
moved to Grand Rapids where he and
his son have secured the authorship in
one of the business blocks.
A fine dancing party will be given at
Madison's Hall in Grattan, Friday
evening, June 26 Music by Decker's
full orchestra of Ionia. Bill SOC.
Clay Tallman has been secured to
teach the Saranac schools as principal
for next year. He has had charge OF
the Smyrna schools for the past year,
and made fine record as an organizer
and instructor.
The Belding Savings Bank block
has undergone wonderful improve
ment this week IN outward appearance
by replacing the old iron pillar at the
corner entrance with fine column OF
scotch granite.
+. f. Fales has purchased the livery
outfit and business of a. j. Vincent and
for the present will continue it at the
old stand. Mr.. Vincent has exchanged
some Bedding property for a farm near
Iakeview and will move there soon.
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