Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-22
Local BreyitieS.


Mrs. Clifford OF Detroit has been Wis
ting Mrs. Ed. Trail the past week.
w. ID. Ballou is very happy over the
arrival OF ten pound girl Monday.
Jesse Wilbur returned yesterday
from his trip to Milwaukee and Chi
cago.
Fred Rummler is getting to feel quite
like himself again and is down town
quite often.
The Misses Rose and Belle Rice of
Grand Rapids have been visiting at
their home.
The cases OF the People VS.. Hoyt and
krupp for assault and battery have
been settled.
Miss Holmes, trimmer for Miss II.
Il. Power, will return this week and
begin her work.
. Mrs. DIR. Green of Detroit is guest
this week of Mrs. NJ. A. Chapman and
Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin.
Miss Ella Brown returned last Thurs
day TO resume her duties as teacher of
English language and spelling.
ed. Lamb is in Ypsilanti this week.
Ills eye has been troubling him and he
Will have it treated while away.
Mrs. Minnie VanPelt was called to
Bellevue, Tuesday, by the death of her
brothers son, Harry Engleman.
II. l.. VanBenschoten and /. l.. Hub
bell were in Ionia Monday to attend
the opening day of circuit court.
New ads. this week: Kingsley & Co..
Spencer q Lloyd, Mrs. II. E. Power,
Robinson q Hudson, Cornell Bros,
and Cas-Ka.
Fifteen members of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps of this city attended a con-
vention and school of instruction in
lonia yesterday.
Geo. w. Hill was called to Detroit
last week by the sickness of his bro
ther, Burt, who has been taken down |
with typhoid fever
Chas. X. Foote left Tuesday morning
for Detroit to attend the Republican |
state convention which was held We'd |
nesday as u delegate from this city.
Bert Ohlinger has purchased house
and lot on Pleasant street of M. j.
Demorest and himself and wife are |
already cozily settled in their new
home
Miss Ella Jetfs who has been visiting |
at Guy ID. Weter's for several weeks
returned home Saturday. Mrs. Weter's
Mrs. "A. NJ. Roberts, of Adrian,
is visiting here.
II. Elkerton will close the steamboat
excursions on the river Sunday. He |
says next season new sidewheel |
steamer will be put on and many other
made.
Porter j. White at the Opera House
October Bird in Faust" Mr.. White
promises that his production will excel
all his previous efforts, having invest
ed $1,000 in new electrical effects. |
We are glad TO note that Mrs. M. A.
kessiter, our Grattan correspondent,
who has been quite sick, is better and
able to give US her weekly contribution
which iss highly appreciated by many
read ers.
Mrs. Frank Mason desires to inform
the ladies that she is now able to sup
ply the famous Snyder extracts, per-
fumes and toilet articles. Mrs. Mason
has worked up a large trade in this
line ofegoods.
The application for franchise for
the electric road was presented to the
city council last Friday evening and
referred to the ordinance committee.
A special meeting will be held this
week for report.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Holmes OF Kewau-
nee, Wisconsin, are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mason this week. Mr..
Holmes was employed as superintend-
ent In one Of the rooms at the Casket
factory here in former years.
Mrs. j. A. Spencer is receiving
visit from her niece, Mrs. Campbell, of
Missouri, whom she has not met before
IN forty years. When girl her par
ents lived on the Abijah Rich farm
out moved away during the war OF the
rebellion.
"A meeting of the subscribers TO the
good roads project will be held at
Hotel Belding Friday evening, for the
purpose of appointing committees and
making other arrangements for begin
ming work. Over 500 have been SUBJ
scrlbed by farmers along the line.
The success OF the lecture course
held last season has prompted the com
mlttee to contract for another and the
sale OF tickets has already begun. w.
l. Benedict has them at the drug store
ana Will sell them MT Sl.00 for the !