Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-16

Local Brevities.

city yesterday.
Ray Cowen Of Greenville spent Sun
day in the city.
Strawberries we're down to fifty cents
IA crate Tuesday.
A. l.. Pond OF Corruna was in the
city over Sunday.
The Fourth Of July celebration in
Bedding will be a hummer.
Miss Ellie Heron left today for
Newaygo to visit her home.
Mrs. Chad. Lee of Keene has been
"a guest of Mrs. b. G.. Stone this week.
The strawberry crop was never bet
ter and ripe cherries are now in market
also.
AL. Tuinstra was called to Grand
Rapids Monday by the death of his
father.
a. b. Hull left last night for week 5
visit with relatives in Corning, New
York
At Smith CranKshaw's yesterday,
the biggest boy of the season. Ten
pounds
Mrs. NJ. E. Bushert and daughter,
Ora, were in Ionia Wednesday on "a
business trip.
l.. +. and Plat Green wheeled TO
Morley Saturday for brief visit with
their parents.
Mrs. Chas Greiner of Kingsville,
Ont, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
G. A. Stanton
Ed. Trails saloon building is now
Illuminated nights by the new acety
lene gas lights.
Misses Ora Weeks and Allie Arnwine
were guests OF Mrs. b. N. Talcott at
lonia over Sunday.
Martin Ansbaugh entertained his
grandfather, l.. Pointer, of Ohio,
few days this week.
Nathoo, the Hindoo wonder, at the
Opera House Friday night. Admis-
sion 10 and % cents.
III. l.. nBenschoten has been Sc
cured to deliver an Grafton at Miriam
on the Fourth OF July.
Mrs. II. a. Lamb and daughter, Mar
gueritte, are spending a few weeks at
her old home in Richland.
Mrs. L. p. Mallet who has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. +. A. Palmer re-
turned to Mcbride yesterday.
Frank N. Holmes visited his wife in
Fowler over Sunday. She will return
home next week from her visit.
Fisk Bangs and wife are in Lansing
this week attending the commencement
exercises and grad uation OF his daugh
ter, Mollie Bangs.
w. j. Mosgrove and wife, at Hotel
Bricker, are caring for little Flossie
Gardner, they being warm friends of
the Gardner family.
Geo. w. French and children, Lyle
and Grace, were in the city over Sun
day. Lyle and Grace came up to at
tend Field day Saturday.
DR.. G. f. Smith is moving his den
tistry parlors into rear rooms of the
same block. He will have three large
rooms, light and pleasant.
Mrs. Marcia Rappleyea of Geneva,
n. y, and her mother Mrs. j. II. JOS
lin of Lakeview were guests of Mrs.
Jay Hubbard last Saturday.
Mrs. Q. f. Webster will leave tomor-
row for Asbury Park, N. j., where she
goes to attend the meeting of the
superior Lodge of the ID. of II.
N. 5. Whitney OF Richland was the
guest of his daughter Mrs. II. A.
Lamb, Sunday. He was accompanied
by Daniel Whitney of st. Paul.
J. p. Pressly has engaged with the
Michigan Clothing Co. as travelling
salesman for short time. He left for
Ionia yesterday to begin business.
Mrs Peter Martin picked the largest
amount of strawberries Tuesday at +.
l.. Carpenters that any one person
ever picked in one day, l44 quarts.
Mrs. L. Vroman has been granted a
pension of So per month and brings
with it about 500 In back pension.
Geo. $ Roosevelt acted as her attorney.
During the storm, Saturday. the dis
play show case of Miss II. +. Power
was badly damaged and several hats
blew of and the glass was broken.
Mrs. Coville attended club wo-
mans reception at the Pilgrim church
in Lansing Friday. Her daughter
was the guest OF Miss Bedford in lonia
over Sunday.
New ads this week: Robinson &
Hudson, Spencer & Lloyd, Kingsley &
Co, w. l. Benedict, w. M. reynolds,
Reed & Holden, f. A. Palmer and Il.
"A. Carten, Ionia.
A. Nj. Williams and wife and VIM.
Daniels and wife attended the funeral