Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-01-27

w. Lee Cusser was in Grand Rapid,
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Reed Is confined TO hel
home by sickness.
A. b. Hull Is confined to his room by
sickness again this week
Oliver l. Watkins OF Grattan was Q
visitor in the city Tuesday.
Hon. j. NJ Earle OF Lansing tran.
sacted business here Monday.
Miss Kittie Smith was in Casnovia
visiting her parents over Sunday.
L. b. Avery and wife OF Lowell were
guests at B. G. Curtis over Sunday.
w. P. Hetherington has the Hotel
Bedding ice house filled with fine nine
inch ice.
H. H. and 2. w. Gooding are enjoy
ing visit from their nephew, Hiram
Mason, Of Auburn, N. Y.
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. f. Smith enter
tanned her brother, E. II. Stone, OF
Almont few days this week.
Miss Mabel Ausbaugh is in lonia as
stenographer for Frank G. Miller where
she will remain until February 1st.
Fortuna Lodge, X. of p, installed
officers last night, worked the rank OF
Knight, and closed with a banquet.
The Goodfellowship Club will have a
reunion and banquet at Hotel Bedding
tomorrow friday afternoon and even
Ing.
w. H. Ricaby visited his old home
in Benton Harbor this week being
called there by the illness of his
ia Their.
George N.Foster attended the Grand
Lodge F. & A. M. in Grand Rapids
as representative from Bedding Lodge
No. 355
Mrs. Crippen, mother Of Mrs. o. j..
Golden, will arrive in the city Friday
and visit few weeks. She resides in
Alabama.
New ads. this week: T. Frank Ire
land, plumbing; w. |. Benedict, poul-
try food, Holmes Bros. clothing; Will
son & FREELY, furniture.
Will Hills, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Hills of Ionia, died in Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday. Mr.. Hills worked at Hotel
Bedding few years ago.
The ceremony of uniting in marriage
Corier Lake and Miss Ethel Herrick of
this city was performed by Rev. K. M.
LETTERS in Ionia. Saturday.
The Master Mason degree will be
worked at the Masonic Lodge Monday
night. Worshipful Master Foster de
sires full attendance of members.
Marcus Barker OF Stockton, Cal. l., has
been visiting his uncle, VIM j. Bar
ker. He will also visit in Gratiot
county and may possibly locate here.
Daisy Moore and her mother will
give an entertainment at the Opera
House Saturday evening of this week,
entitled "a true story of broken
Home.
T. f. Ireland has received word that
a sister residing in Illinois and who
has been suffering from an incurable
disease for some time past is near
deaths door. He expects to leave for
there tonight.
Miss Jennie Wagner will give a pu-
pills recital at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. b. Lapham Saturday evening.
She will be assisted by Mrs. II. A.
Lamb and the program included in the
invitation is an excellent one.
One of the large plate glass windows
in Lamb Bros. store was broken Mon
day by heavy crust of snow falling
from the caves of the block on the
awning. 1t broke one of the rods
which penetrated the glass. 1t will
cost $50 to replace.
Howard Hall returned Saturday from
his first trip on the road as travelling
salesman for the Belding-Hall Manfg.
Co. He had good success considering
his first experience and left Monday for
a several weeks trip through Indiana.
A. K. Hill, another salesman, was also
in the city over Sunday.
Rev. w. l.. Munger and wife were
given a surprise last night, in honor of
the twenty-fifth anniversary Of their
marriage, which occurred Sunday.
The Ladies Aid Society met there
in the afternoon and the gentlemen
came in the evening. A very pleasant
occasion was made Of the event and Mr..
Munger's pocket was lined with about
twenty silver dollars which is better
than Is to l..
The lecture course increases in pop
ularity as 1t progresses which is not to
be wondered at considering the fine
array OF talent that is being given us
at such a low cost. Many people stood
all through the entire entertainment
by the Ariel Sextette last Thursday
evening and felt we'll repaid for doing
so. The next OF the series will be a
| lecture by Wallace Bruce next week