Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-25

on that line so that another change
soon would not be very surprising.
The beautiful operetta Choosing
the National flower" will be given at
the Opera. House Friday night by the
city schools under the direction OF
Miss Agnes Spencer, who will be the
conductress assisted by Miss Kitty
Smith pianist. The music of the
opperetta is charming, the stage decor
atoms and scenery fine, while the
happy faces and merry voices OF the
school children will make scene long
to be remembered. Admission Is cts /,
school children 10 cents, reserved seats
10 cents extra.
The first entertainment of the lee
ture course which was given by the
| Wagner Male Quartette was pro
nounced success and everybody present
were we'll pleased with it. Their
voices blend in excellent harmony and
especially good was the tenor of Mr..
Vogelsang and the bass of Mr.. Shaw.
Miss Vreeland took the place OF Miss
Compton as reader and gave her selec-
tions in a manner that at once cap
tured the audience. There Is no dis
count on the Wagner Male Quartette.
The publishers of the Michigan G. E..
Herald, are using every effort to max e
that journal OF interest to Christian
Endeavorers of Michigan, and wish to
secure large number of subscribers
\ by January LIST, next. For this reason
\ they offer To send the Herald to any
address for one year for rs cents, reg
ular price SO cents. This offer will
hold good until January /, 1898. Adj
] dress, Michigan G. +. Herald, Tawas
City, Mich.
"Side Tracked" drew one of the larg-
est audiences at the Opera House Friday
night which has been attracted there
by theatrical company in long
time. Although the play was well
staged and run along smoothly the
tramp character as portrayed by Pat
Kane was not up to julie Walters rem
dition of it. The entertainment afford
ed lot of amusement
Chas. Garstone a former resident,
we'll known here, died in Lowell last
Friday and was buried Sunday He
was member of the Independent
Order of Foresters lodge of this city
and twenty-five members of the order
attended his funeral Sunday. He was
for several years a meat cutter in the
hatcher shops of this city.
Charley Martin came near losing an
eye at the basket factory Monday. He
was finishing up basket on one of the
machines when nail flew from it
striking him in the lid Of the right eye
below the pupil, puncturing so far that
1t was necessary to use considerable
force in extracting it.
G. NJ. Highly moved his stock OF Jew
elry and store fixtures to Lowell, Mon
day. His family will remain here for
a few weeks. Mr.. Highly is an excel
lent workman and while in business
here always kept first-class stock Of
goods.
The G.. A. r. hall is being put in
first-class shape for the exclusive use
partition with folding doors has been
put in and the interior painted aud
papered. The floors will also be car
peted.
When you shake hands, give an hon
est pressure, as though you are really
glad to see the party, and don't let your
hand feel as limp and lifeless as the
! tail of fish in the extended palm of
your new acquaintance.
A passenger on a rapid electric car,
seeing the many hairbreadth escapes,
became alarmed and said to the motor
man: "How often do you kill man
on this line?" "Only once" was the
prompt reply.
w. E. Porter has fine class of 81
pupils In voice culture TO whom he is
giving lessons. He Is desirious of or
ganizing a choral union where all
singers may join for small tuition
fee.
Will O'Bryon left Wednesday for
Bedding, where he has q position in the
dry goods store OF his uncle, G. G.
o. Bryon.-Stauton Herald.