Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-14

over Sunday.
Get commenceme mt programs at the
BANNER Office.
John Donovan was IN Detroit "A few
days last week.
Hon. j. M. Earle. of Lansing, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Benz. Parker has returned from
trip to New York state.
Miss Sarah Mcdonald, OF Lyons, is
visiting at John Donovan's.
ID. +. Sweet has moved his wife and
son, Will, to Laporte, Mich.
+. II. Nudge and wife of Ionia were
visitors in town over Sunday.
Miss Clara Sessions of Ionia is
guest at l.. l.. Holmes, this week.
Miss Edith Smith went to Cadillac
Tuesday, to visit couple of weeks.
Ball game. Saturday afternoon, be-
tween the Belding Silks and Green
vile team.
Mrs. Wood Jackson was in Grand
Rapids yesterday making purchases of
new millinery.
Roy Angel was taken very sudden
and very seriously i'll this week. Bet
ter this morning.
The BANNER prints and circulates
5000 copies this week. Advertisers
make a note Of it.
j. Warren Sheldon and family of
Lansing, have been guests at L. Il.
Halls this week.
A. N. Bedding of Rockville, Conn.
and Ed. Young of Chicago, have been
in the city this week.
George Stout's loss by fire was ad-
justed at 1922, and he has received a
check for the amount.
Mrs. Addie Gruler and son of Fow-
Ter, visited her sister, Miss Mollie Me-
Laughlin, oyer Sunday.
Clarence Stocum and Miss Bessie
Coon of Rockford were guests of friends
in the city over Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Mcdonald of Ionia, Wis
tied her sisters, Miss Maggie Mcdonald
and Mrs. John Donovan, this week.
f. A. Washburn is usually the first
to get his lawn decorated with plants
and flowers, and he was not behind
this year.
G. w. Merritt and wife, OF Chicago,
are registered at Hotel Belding. Mr..
Merritt is here for his health away
from business cares.
Wilbur Whitney, DR.. Smith, Frank
Unger and Nate Benedict took run
TO Saranac and Ionia, Sunday, and
dined at the Bailey House.
The Smyrna Cornet Band concert to
be given in the hall at Smyrna, Satur-
day night, May 23rd, promises to be a
fine affair. An excellent program is
prepared.
Mrs. Newman, mother of Helen a.
Newman, sustained a serious injury,
last week, by accidentally striking her
head against bureau. She is in a
critical condition.
New advs. this week: Holmes Bros,
Will Ricaby, The Variety Store, Croar-
kin & James, j f. Doherty & Co., Lamb
Bros, JIG. Cremin, Mikesell & Lloyd,
Il. +. Ireland, ii. A. Loewe, G.. w.
French and Colburn's Laundry Agency.
Jesse Spencer left Tuesday morning,
for Minnesota and will stop with
friends near st. Cloud in hopes of
recovering his health. He is suffer-
ing from lung trouble and his many
young friends hope to hear that the
change is beneficial.
Prof. j. G. VanWinkle, Miss Baker,
Mrs. Morehead Clarence Golden, Hal
johnson, Pearl Belding and Clara
Hogle rode their bikes to Ionia, Friday,
and attended teachers convention.
Mr.. Golden and Miss Bedding wheeled
on to Palo, remaining over Sunday.
II. A. Lamb and w. p. Hetherington
received this week, from the state fish
commission, 10000 wall-eyed pike fry
which they planted in Skelly and
Chaplin lakes. Wall-eyed pike are an
excellent fish and it is hoped they will
live and these waters get well stocked
with them.
Mrs. Terwillegar arranged surprise
party on her husband last Friday night
and it was very complete. Nearly
sixty of their friends gathered filling
the house to overlooking, he didn't
mistrust thing until they arrived.
Refreshments were served, games
played and Mrs. Terwillegar came in
for large share of praise for the way
she entertained.
The store in Hotel Bedding block
which was vacated this week by j. II.
Leyinson who has returned to Petos-
key with his stock OF goods, is being
fitted up in fine style. 1t will be occu-
pied by Will Ricaby Jeweler. w. A.