Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-01

Tuesday of typhoid fever. She was is
years old.
Mrs. Ed. Whitney was IN Cedar
Springs over Sunday, a guest OF Miss
Kate Pryce.
Laura Cahill aged 10 years died of
typhoid fever, Tuesday, and was buried
this morning.
f. H. T. Miller of Scottsville, N. Y,
who has been visiting in the city, re-
turned Monday.
B. +. Hall and C. A. Welch were in
Ionia, Tuesday night, and heard Curtis
Guild of Boston.
Do not forget the millinery opening
at Mrs. Jackson's Friday and Satur-
day of this week.
The Bedding Woman's club will
meet Tuesday, Oct.6th, at the home of
Mrs. Harry Lamb.
Mrs. Addie Sabin who has been Wis
iting in the city returned to New York
state this morning.
Mrs. Joel Smith who has been Wis
iting at Mrs. M. Smiths returned to
Lansing, yesterday.
Mrs. Esther Kingsley has returned
from Detroit and is at her daughters,
Mrs. o. f. Webster.
The entertainment at the Baptist
church last Saturday night is said to
have been a very fine one.
Carleton M. White and wife who
have been guests at Il. NJ. Wilson's
returned to Chicago, Tuesday
The Misses Belding, Baker and
Brown rode to Ionia Saturday on their
bikes, returning by evening train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obediah Holmes of
Coral took dinner at their cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Holmes on Saturday,
last.
Asa Worden is afflicted with cancer
in the throat and went to Ann Arbor
this morning to have it removed if pos
sible.
Miss Grace Blakeslee who has been
the guest OF Miss Cora Holmes return
ed to her home near Lowell, Sat-
urday.
l.. f.. Slovenian, a prominent farm
er of Sebewa, died suddenly Sunday
evening, by the bursting of blood
vessel of the brain.
Rev. B. V. Child was in Lansing
Monday attending the Lansing associa-
tion of Congregational ministers and
made an address before the meeting.
Messrs. Weter and Wise shipped the
first car load Of beans from this market
Monday. Mr.. Wise says it is the
earliest shipment OF new beans they
ever made
VIM. Daniels and wife went to Oak
field last week, Monday for a visit
with friends and he was taken severe
ly i'll that night being unable to return
home and is still very sick.
The Otisco Republican club will hold
its next meeting at Cooks Corners on
Wednesday evening, Oct. 7th. W. d.
Ballou OF Bedding will address the club.
The club now numbers 90 and hope to
double its membership. All are in
vited
DR.. Felix Meloche former resident
and practitioner in this city committed
suicide at the Urban Hotel in Ishpem-
ing, Tuesday. The Meloche Bros.
moved to that city from Ontonogan
after the big fire six weeks ago and
opened drug store.
Edwin Hunt, who employs spare
time occasionally in manufacturing
violins, has just received 1attering
letter from a friend in New York to
whom he sent couple on trial and for
sale. He has sold one already and
compliments them highly.
At the Demo-Free-Silver meeting
held Tuesday night in the Opera
House there were women, III kids
and 10 men in attendance, thirty-five
of whom we're Republicans. Labor agi-
tators, j. S. Tibbets and f. +. Allen
of Grand Rapids addressed the meeting.
w. L. Shipman has returned from
Milwaukee; while there he worked on
! the docks and one night three hobo
workmen pitched onto him because he
held his job, gave him a threshing and
made him promise to quit. He con-
cluded TO acquiesce in their demands
as the odds against him was approach
} ing the ratio of 10 to i.