Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-04

Blanche Curtis, of Alma. were in Ionia
Tuesday.
Miss l.. Carnahan and Mrs. Wiley
visited friends in Greenville, Friday
and Saturday.
w. II. II. Davis OF cement well and
frost proof cistern fame was in this
city, Tuesday.
Miss Clara Hogle attended the lee
ture of Rev. ohm j. Lewis, in Greenville
Tuesday night.
Ferd Hauck is in Grand Rapids to-
day attending court The case against
him is in progress.
Mrs. f. B. Lapham entertained the
bachelor girls club last evening. Two
new members were initiated.
Harry Lester has dissolved partner
ship with Chas. Madden in the barber
business and will return to McElroy's
shop.
Will Benedict, Chas. Wagner, A. b.
Hull and Ernest Ludlow attended the
K. p. party at Greenville last Friday
night.
The weather for the past week has
been pretty snug winter weather and
the wood pile and coal bin has felt its
effects.
J. H. Daniels is in Shiloh, Palo and
other places in the county this week
delivering work and taking new orders
for pictures.
John Donovan and son were in Ionia,
Tuesday. He says his brother, Richard
is getting over the effects Of his recent
screening with gasoline.
II. Frank ireland and wife returned
from their trip to Illinois last Friday,
having visited relatives in Ashton,
Amboy and several other places.
Rev. w. H. Scott of Ionia, who has
been pastor OF the Church of Christ for
ten years, has terminated his labors
there and goes to Ravena, Ohio.
Percy d. Wells, of Greenvile, was
in the city Monday. He has secured a
position with the j. w. Butler Paper
Co., OF Chicago, as travelling salesman
for Michigan.
Mrs. DR.. Everette Of Saginaw and
DR.. G. A. Andrews of Grand Rapids
are contemplating starting sanitar-
ium at the corner of Washington and
Alderman streets.
Mrs. DIR. Coville attended the ban
quet rendered the ladies of the ST.
Johns Literary Association by the
ladies OF the Ionia club at the Bailey
House, Saturday.
A wedding occurred al the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Orser, Saturday night. Miss
Nettie Russell and Mr.. Jason [. Platt
were married by Rev. b. V. Child.
The Bedding Woman's Club has dis
banded and reorganization effected.
This club will be known as the Ladies'
Literary Exchange. The next meet
Ing will be held with Mrs. H. A. Lamb
Thursday, March IL, 1897.
The annual inventory is being taken
this week at the popular clothing house
of Holmes Bros. AT their great inven-
tory sale now on, the stock has been
materially decreased which will soon
be replaced by larger one than ever.
The X. p. parties we're closed Tues
day night with good attendance at
their Castle Hall. Joe KATE and Mrs.
DR.. Ferguson were awarded the first
prizes and Ben ANGEL and Myrtle
Reed the second in the contest during
the series.
The Occult Science Society OF Beld.
ing will give literary entertainment
at Mrs. DR.. Everett's, Washington and
Alderman sts., Saturday March q, at
1880 p. IN. II will end with a song
pantomine by little Daisy Moore. Adj
mission, ten cents.
City Treasurer, Frank VanPelt, is
closing up his tax collecting business
this week and says he has collected
the taxes up pretty close considering
the hard times. He hopes to be able
TO return less than three-hundred dol
lars to the county treasurer as uncol-
| lectable.
The Belding Hall Co. are pushing
business or business is pushing them as
never before. They manufactured
400 refrigerators in the "a working
days OF last month They are shipping
now ten car loads per week. Next
month they will increase IL to twelve,
and the month following will make il
fifteen car loads per week.