Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-17

lew udys the past week.
Mrs. E. Z. Chapple and Mrs. Alfred
Locke are in Holly this week.
Hon. j. d. Morse has been granted q
pension, secured by Alfred Locke.
The Whist club will meet at Hotel
Bedding tomorrow friday evening.
Thos. Welsh has moved into the
house recently vacated by Fl. j. Bowen.
The reserved seat sale for Faust
will open at Hotel Bedding Monday
morning.
Brinton +. Hall returned from Chi
cago Monday, having spent Sunday in
that city.
Rilla Newcomber, who has been Wis
iting at Geo. Stout's, returned home
this morning.
E. G. Young and S. J. Whitlock of
Chicago we're registered at Hotel Bel
ding, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Felch are en-
PERTAINING his sister, Mrs. w. A. Gard
ner of Carson City.
Mort E. Peck left last night for Port
land where he will work for the Port
land Commode Co.
l.. b. Hall was in the city from Sag
NAV Monday. He visited with rela-
tives over Sunday.
Robt. Groom OF Owosso was in the
city Tuesday to attend the sale of the
WEIGH Casket Co. effects.
The Whist clubs visit to Ionia will
occur on Friday the 25th instead Of
Thursday the oath, on account OF an
entertainment there.
New ads this week: Spencer g.
Lloyd, dry goods; w. A. Wilder, wall
paper; L. Frank Ireland, hardware;
w. l. Benedict, school books.
H. L. Van Benschoten has put in a
new type writing machine in his law
Office direct from the factory and Miss
Ansbaugh manipulates the keys.
Q. f. Webster and Will Peck are in
Grand Rapids this week attending the
Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. The latter
went as representative OF the order
here.
Sparta is having an epidemic of
scarlet fever and the schools and
churches have been closed. Thirteen
cases OF the malady were reported
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lathrop and daughter, Lora,
from Iowa, and Mrs. Powell of Ronald
who have been visiting at Wilbur
Locke's left Wednesday to visit other
relatives.
The members of the G.. A. II. and
w. r. G. will have a social at the resi-
dence of Samuel Davis, two miles west
of Smyrna, on Thursday, February "a.
Oysters will be served.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Literary Exchange Club will be held
Thursday, February "A, at home Of
Mrs. Harry Lamb. Every member is
earnestly requested to be present.
Faust, =" one OF the strongest plays
ever presented, at the Opera House,
February 2Sth. The company is guar
anteed first class and an enjoyable eve
ming is certain for those who attend.
The Silk City Minstrels were accord
ed good house Saturday night, the
receipts being nearly $40. The APP
plause which their specialities brought
out attested the pleasure Of the
audience.
Mrs. Alvira Brownell, mother of
Mrs. VIM. A. Mcintyre, had the mis-
fortune TO slip down In the house,
Saturday, and fracture the right hip
bone She is 20 years old and the in
jury is a painful one.
The president of the junior union of
the Baptist church, Miss Mabel Cole,
entertained about 40 OF its members at
the home of her parents last evening.
After short and well rendered pro-
gram numerous games were INDUCED
in. A jolly time is reported by all.
The Baptist ladies OF the third ward
will serve ten cent tea at the home of
Mrs. Campbell, Wednesday, February
%, from $50 to 1870 p. m. Oysters
plain and with milk too, we'll promise
you first class stew; doughnuts and
coffee, all for dime; come to supper
and have good time.
The last OF the fixtures, machinery
and stock on hand of the Welch Cas-
ket Co. was sold at auction, Monday
and brought about $1,000. Some OF the
casket trimmings was struck off to the
Owosso Casket Co. and the machinery
was bought by w. p. Hetherington
for the Bedding Land & Improvement
Company.
The lecture Tuesday night by Ber-
nard Bigsby was a fine one but the
subject Rugby aud Westchester" was
ono not an wall adantad 40 a Raldfnu