Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-06

last week.
e Mr.. Ferris of Big Rapids gave very
Interesting lecture on "How TO make
Q the world BETTER" at the hall here,
Tuesday evening.
ALTON
Dorus Church filled his ice house,
I last week.
/ Siegel Norman of Parnell was a
: guest at Dorus Church's, Sunday.
Ownie Byrnes is learning the barber
trade at Lowell with Mr.. Coppens.
About fifty have been converted at
the Swiss revivals and more to follow.
Rev. Mr.. Meter of Allegan preach
ed to the Swiss, Sunday evening, jan
uary 26.
Cyrus Ring and wife of Otisco visit
ed at his brothers, +. Ring, last week
Thursday.
Elder Crowell, IA former pastor here,
was guest at ID. A. Clawson's several
days last week.
Mrs. Harrington and daughter Flor
ence Of Cannonsburg visited at ID. A.
Church's, Saturday and Sunday.
We observed last week Wednesday,
January 20, in Mrs. E. Campbell's, of
Lowell, flower garden, pansies in
bloom, some just peeping through the
snow.
David Clawson had horse slip and
fall last week while drawing ice up the
hill by Horace Weeks, from Murray's
lake. He was obliged to borrow one
to get home as his was hurt so badly.
Last Weeks letter. .
Mrs. Ed. Miller is very sick. G
Willis Purdy is filling his ice house.
Dorus Church has built new ice
house. ~ CD
Mrs. Delaney, ST., is quite poorly in
health.
Sarah White is home again to
remain.
Logs are being drawn to the Ring
saw mill.
Mrs. Pat Murphy was on the sick list,
last week.
Mrs. Joe Beck had an attack of la
grippe, last week.
Mr.. Bricker of Bedding was in Alton
one day last week.
j. Frost and George Lewis are build
ing a new ice house.
Miss Lena Kropf of Lowell is home
for a few days visit.
Rev. Mr.. Rogotska had an attack of
lagrippe, last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Ford,
January 18th, bov.
VIM. Delaney is a sufferer from
Sciatic rheumatism.
Report is that we are about to lose
three of our neighbors.
John White of Lowell was "A guest at
Warren Ford's, Sunday.
Warren Ford expects to move on to
his own place this spring.
The Swiss meetings are still being
held with quite an interest.
Miss Elgie Ford is visiting at Jake
Mr.. and Mrs. Gle of Bedding visited
at +. Purdy's one day last week.
Seth G. Bates of Wiley is visiting
friends and relatives in this place.
Smith Godfrey is filling his ice
house. The ice is eleven inches thick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beck spent IA couple
of days with their daughter in Lowell,
this week.
Mrs. Otis White is at Grand Rapids,
caring for her son George and family,
who are sick.
T.. Ring hurt his back last week,
which laid him up for few days, but
is better now.
Mrs. VIM. Kennels is better and their
little boy is better. Had severe at
tack of tonsilitis.
The Swiss are holding series OF
religious meetings nearly every even
ing at the church.
Ralph Ford has IA new bicycle and
Sunday a number of the young men
we're learning TO ride and having II
great deal of sport.
A wood bee will be held at Stephen
Rennells' for the benefit of the church,
next week Wednesday. All turn out
and help in a good cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorus Church attend
ed the play, Saturday night, at Smyr-
ma and spent Sunday with Mr.. aud
Mrs. Sam Davis of Grattan.
Our road commissioner, Josie Lynn,
repaired the large washout at the foot
OF the large sand hill near Mr.. Rings
blacksmith shop, last week.
We expect that Alton will turn out
some OF the greatest pugilists the
world ever knew. The young men are