Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-10
It. Valentines day next Monday.


Rapids over Sunday.
| Carroll Brown and wife of Charlotte
is visiting at his mothers.
Ii. l.. Van Benschoten was in Port
land Monday and Tuesday.
DIR. Martin OF Lake Odessa was a
guest of DR.. p. Coville Monday.
b. l.. Russell Of Luther is visiting at
w. r. Olds' and other relatives here.
The Congressional Club will observe
February IA with valentine friponnerie.
Miss Maud Hessler Of Grattan is a
guest OF Mrs. Jacob Weaver this week.
l.. G. Epson is securing his ice for
the summer trade. 1t is of fine quality.
Mrs. III. l. Page left today for Cedar
Springs to visit her parents for few
days.
The Silk City Minstrels will open
out a; the Opera House Saturday
night.
Another car load OF looms and ma
chinery arrived for Bedding Bros. this
week.
Miss Kate Sabin has returned from
her visit in Grand Rapids and other
places.
Mrs. j. G.. VanWinkle has gone to
Grand Rapids to spend week visiting
relatives.
Revs. Golden, Munger and Child at
tended a ministerial conference at
Ionia Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Locke and sister, Miss
Drought, of Port Huron were guests of
relatives here this week.
Thos. Welsh says the opening sale
at Brokers double stores on Bridge
street were large last week.
The roads are in horrible shape at
present. The few days OF soft weather
has made them very slumpy.
j. H. Godfrey is clerking for w. M.
Reynolds during Mr.. Hopkins absence
as juror in the circuit court.
w. c. Spicer went to Detroit last
night with his regular weekly Install
ment of stock, taking several car loads.
The Washington club will hold it's
annual at Greenville February 22nd,
in the parlors and dining-room of Hotel
Phelps.
julius Stone OF Marion was visiting
In the city over Sunday. He returned
Wednesday but his wife will remain a
while longer.
Clarence Golden was home from
Grand Rapids over Sunday and made
his parents and numerous friends here
a pleasant visit.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
II. Fl. Gooding next Wednesday Feb
ruary Is, at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. M. II. Moore and daughter,
Daisy, accompanied by DR.. Morris,
went TO Ann Arbor today where Miss
Moore's limb will be amputated.
The next lecture in the course will
occur at the Opera House, Tuesday
night. 1t will be given by Bernard
Bigsby who is scholarly orator.
Helen A. Newman, who is out of the
city, will visit Olivet, Kalamazoo and
Chicago before her return to Bedding
in March with new spring millinery.
Members of Court Watchful No. 572
are requested to attend lodge Thurs
day evening, February 10. There will
be initiation and business of import
ance.
Robert |. Lawrence of Orange and
Josie Dean of Ionia were married in
Portland February z, by Rev. ID. f..
Willard. Miss Dean formerly lived in
this city.
A letter from L. Frank Ireland, who
is in Illinois, states that his sister died
Friday and was buried Sunday. Mr..
Ireland will arrive in Grand Rapids
tomorrow.
Doric Chapter, O. E. S., at its regu-
lar meeting held Tuesday night init
lated six members. A banquet will be
given in honor of its new members at
its regular meeting in March.
1t is thought that there will be a
scarcity of quail next season as the
recent heavy fall of snow will kill
many of them, the birds being unable
to extricate themselves from the drifts.
The Stratford Club, fifteen of them,
were entertained at the home OF Miss
Carrie Holmes in Orleans Monday
night. They went in a large sleigh
and the occasion was profitable and
pleasant one.
New ads. this week: +. Il. Spencer,
clothing; Robinson & Hudson, coffees;
w. |. Benedict, valentines; Holmes
Bros, pants; Il. Frank Ireland, hard
ware; w. A. Wilder, valentines;
Christopher Condos, Candy Kitchen.
The Silk City Minstrels which com