Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-20

Local BrevitieS.

on business.
ii. j. Cornell was in Grand Rapids
Wednesday.
Dr. q. A. Munich, of Detroit, is in
the city today.
Jay G. Hills of Chicago passed Sun.
day in the city.
Miss Luella Webster is quite sick
with malarial fever.
DR.. Pinkham made professional
visit in Ionia Monday.
ii. j. Leonard has been in Chicago
this week taking in the peace celebra
tion.
Mrs. Yost left today for visit of IA
couple OF weeks in Big Rapids and
other places north
Mrs. Con Eddy and friend Mrs. Smith
OF Petoskey have been guests of friends
In the city this week.
Mrs. George w. French of Ionia was
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. C.
ii. Hopkins over Sunday.
Will Clarke is in Lansing attending
the Grand Lodge |. O. o. f. as repre-
sentative from Silk City Lodge.
w. K. Clute and Dwight Sheldon
Will address u political meeting at
Smyrna, Friday night, October 81.
Mrs. F. l.. Reeves who has been
seriously i'll with malarial fever for the
past lew weeks Is slowly recovering.
w. /. Benedict has enlarged his cir
culating library and has added several
dozen volumes of excellent books to
the shelves.
Fisk Bangs, Jas. Wolcott and Lee
McElroy were out cunning for birds
the fore part of the week and the party
brought in fifteen partridge.
Will Olds is making arrangements
to move his greenhouse to the NJ. A.
Chapman place on the state road be-
tween this city and Cooks Corners.
Wilbur G. Whitney left Monday for
Kalamazoo to resume his duties in the
Commercial bank having spent two
weeks visiting relatives and friends
here.
New ads this week. Holmes Bros,
w. |. Benedict, c. G. O'Bryon, j. w.
Fleming, H. j. Leonard, Kingsley g.
Co., Chas. Eddy, w. M. Reynolds, A.
b. Hull
Mrs. Fred VanVickle has been re-
ceiving a visit from her sister and
brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Peb-
bles of FIT. Wayne. They returned
home Monday.
n great abundance of rain now.
Wells, cisterns and springs should be
well supplied, but farmers are getting
worried about their fall work which is
being seriously interfered with.
The Woman's Club was nicely enter
tanned by Mrs. Ellen Gregg Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Ellis read very fine
essay and Mrs. Coville presented the
club with an original club song.
Miss Beatrice Hamper Of Greenville
who has large class in this city in
vocal music will remain over Sunday
this week and sing at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning.
w. H. Ricaby and wife entertained
Hon. VIM. Alden Smith at tea Monday
night. Mr.. Smith complimented Mr..
Ricaby very highly on his ability and
taste in decorating the stage at the
Opera House.
N. Lapham left last week for the
upper peninsula to remain several
weeks for his annual hunt. He will
locate camp and will be joined later
by +. w Jersey, Mr.. Benton, Will
Clarke and Peter Martin.
Thos. Wood, of Rhinelander, Wis.,,
has been visiting G. M. Kingsley and
Will and Marion Case this week. Mr..
Wood was in the employ OF Mr.. Kings
ley when he first went into business
here but is now a bookkeeper.
Kingsley & Co. S store will be good
place to get cup of hot coffee free
Friday and Saturday as a lady repre-
senting JAS. Heekin q Co, coffee
dealers, will be there to show up the
merits of the Heekin brand by serving
a cup To all.
Mrs. Alonzo Smith OF Grattan re-
ceived the appointment Of Grand Esther
on the star of the Grand Chapter O. f..
). at the session of the order held in
Grand Rapids last week. Her many
friends here are pleased at the recog-
milton and honor she received.
Laboring men out of job are hard
to lind about here. Several farmers
have been in town this week looking
for help to assist in digging potatoes
but not man could be found. w. T..
Hetherington wanted to get helpers to
assist in farm work but succeeded in
finding only one.
A series of dancing parties are being
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