Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

MISS mabel CASTOR, VINO mas Dcen inc
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Smith for sever
al weeks returned to Chicago, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. l.. Hubbell enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. f. Il. Schoonma-
ker OF Minneapolis, their cousins, sew
eral days last week.
Preaching at the Saints hall Sunday
by Rev. Rathbun at 2:30 and 1880
O'Clock p. m.
Fairs at Lowell and Howard City
are a thing of the past, the grounds
having been sold to pay the debts.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Con-
gregational church will meet with
Mrs. ID. f. Wilson next Wednesday,
August 18th at 2:30 o'clock.
There will be silver picnic in Graf
tan township one mile west OF the
Catholic church, Saturday. Rev. }.
f. Nugent of Iowa will deliver an ad-
dress.
Oscar johnson, his wife and daugh-
ter, Pearl, of Stanton, were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Conner over Sunday.
Miss Pearl will remain for couple OF
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casey returned to Chi
cago Tuesday. Mrs. Casey has been
visiting here for number of weeks
and Mr. Casey was here Sunday and
Monday.
Wilbur Whitney is visiting his par
ents in Richland and will remain for
two or three weeks. He took one Of
Benedict's kodaks along with him and
on his return will exhibit some ''snap
Shots"
A business meeting of the order
of the Eastern Star will be held
at the home OF Mrs. j. A. Divine, Mon
day evening, August %. All men,
bers and those wishing to join are re-
quested to be present.
A concert by Misses Cora and Grace
Playter students of the State Blind
school consisting OF music, recitations
and drills will be given at the M. +.
church, Wednesday evening, August
18th. Admission 10 cents.
The Union Harvest Picnic OF west
ern Ionia and eastern Kent will be
held at Saranac, Thursday, August 26.
Hon. Aaron Clark, of Caledonia, and
others will address the meeting. There
will be balloon ascension in the after
noon and everything will be done to
make the day one Of pleasure.
All aboard for Buffalo! Everybody
going should go with the Ionia county
battalion which has quarters secured
in the military camp. Through cars
from Belding, Portland and Lake
Odessa attached TO headquarters train.
Leaves Greenville, 4:39; Bedding, 4:5S,
evening of Aug. 23d and reaches Buff
falo at a. IN. the next morning.
Edward Insley and Olive S. Barry
were married at the residence of the
brides parents in Smyrna last night.
They were joined together by Rev. r.
A. Mcconnell in the presence of the
families of the parties. Mr.. Guy
Purdy of Smyrna and Miss Eva Will
liams of Portland were best man and
bridesmaid. The wedding was happy
one.
When l.. l.. Holmes and family were
returning home from campmeeting,
Sunday evening with double rig they
collided with Wilson 81 Friedly's hearse
at the corner of Bridge and Liberty
streets, the pole of the carriage going
through one of the plate glass in the
side. 1t was quite dark and Mr..
Holmes did not see the hearse until toe
late TO avoid the accident.
Maj. Frank r. Chase has been sue.
cessful in procuring "a pension for Eli
Rogers, the claim having been put in
by him over seven years ago and after
incessant work and perseverance il
| was ISOSubIy BIdubcu, VIC phSh PuJ
amounting TO about 81, 700. Several
other old soldiers whose claims were
in his hands have been handsomely re.
membered by the government, among
them being A. Button and j. Cooper.
John Laux, aged 10 years last April,
died at his residence this morning al
eight o'clock in Miriam. He was born
in Prussia and settled on the farm In
Otisco in 1855. He blazed his way into
the then wilderness and made the home
out OF a forest. Mr.. Laux has been In
poor health for several years, but wa:
taken down to his bed about a week
ago, he was conscious in the last hour:
and spoke good words to members o.
the family. He leaves two sons, Johr
NJ, and j. Il. Laux. Funeral at nine
o'clock Saturday morning in the
church at Miriam.
Tuesday afternoon, August IL, the
Ladies' Literary Exchange Club held
"a social session at the home of Mrs. M
b. Divine who is soon to leave thi,