Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-10

Local Brevities.

Mrs. Nv. King has gone to st. Louis
to attend the Warrington college.
Alfred II. Locke and wife of lonis
were guests OF her people over Sunday
Chas. +. Locke and wife of Ionia were
visitors over Sunday at w. II. Locke's
Robert PEBBLES and wife returned
from Lansing Tuesday.
Jas. III. Luce is able TO be out on the
streets again after his long illness.
Mrs. b. F. Harrington returned from
New York City yesterday.
Charles Wagner was in Alma over
Sunday visiting his sister, Jennie
Wagner.
There will be a gramophone enter
tainment at the Baptist church We'd
nesday evening, November 9th.
Bible day exercises at the Baptist
church next Sunday night by the Sun
day school. Collection at close.
/. r. Waldo is a resident OF the third
ward having moved into town from the
farm.
+. A. Palmer has moved into the
city from the Chapman place where he
has been living for some time.
II. L. Van Benschoten is driving a
fine one horse rig. 1t is swell enough
for Broadway in New York.
Henry Humphrey was home from
Lansing to cast his vote Tuesday. He
was on his way to Cadillac.
Rev. A. O. Carman went TO Ovid yes
terday to attend the Lansing District
Ministerial Convention.
A blizzard struck this vicinity last
night and today the snow is piled up
high in some places.
Rev. Lynn b. Albert of Mishawaka,
Ind, has accepted call TO the First
Baptist church in Oakfield, Kent Co.
Mrs. w. w. Ireland OF Ashton, H.,
mother of L. Frank and Chas. Ireland,
arrived Monday and will reside here.
The Ladies Social Circle of the Con-
church will meet next
at two o'clock p. m. with
Mrs. Elvon Lloyd.
Miss Minnie Everett is clerking ev-
enings for Spencer & Lloyd to assist
them in the rush of business OF this
season of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hotchkiss of Manistee
county are visiting Mrs. w. X Peter
son and their nephew and niece Mrs.
Arthur Clay
Prof Ellis of Olivet college is in the
city today in the interests of college
work and will talk at the prayer meet
ing at the Congregational church to-
night
New ads. this week: w. |. Benedict
II. J Leonard, Peoples Grocery, G. G..
O'Bryon, w. A. Chave, Bedding Cash
Store Vincent Grocery Co., j. T. Web
Der, Ionia.
Miss Amelia Oleson has been in
charge of the New State telephone
Office this week during Miss Pressley's
absence on account of the death of her
grandmother.
The "Chip O. the Old Block" com
pany did not meet with much success
night. The house was 81 poor
one and the company was not an up
to-date one.
Through the carelessness of hunters
near Portland last week, Geo. Young
and VIM. Gibbs, farmers, lost stack
OF stalks and straw by fire and turkey
and calf by stray shots.
Arthur Kingsley and wife, of Ionia,
Mrs. TR. McSween, Of Reed City, and
c. w. Kingsley and wife, of Copenish,
were called here this week by the
death and burial of Miss Webster
The Eastern Star Chapter are pre-
pairing for literary contest again this
winter. The ladies will be pitted
against the gentlemen and the losers
will set up fine banquet at the close.
The Bedding Building & Loan Asso-
citation has sold through their agent,
Adam Wagner, the Geo. Hauck place
to VIM. Roell and Lot No. 81, Broas
addition, to VIM. Russell this week.
Lewis B. Hall of Saginaw was in the
city Friday. He was looking exceed
ingly pleasant and on inquiry the cause
was ascertained to be that he was papa
to fine daughter born the 10Th of
October.
j. A. Spencer and wife of this city
and Mrs. Calvin Smith OF Smyrna were
called to Cedar Springs Monday to at
tend the funeral OF DR.. g. S. Ford an
old resident of that place and a bro
ther-in-law of Mrs. Spencer and Mrs.
Smith.
Station Agent M. l.. Osterhout says
he has received the money that was in
the Office safe when the burglars tried
to tap it a couple Of weeks ago. 1t was
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