Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-22
Local BrevitieS.
Merry Christmas to all.

Hon. j. ID. Morse is in Ionia today.
Miss Bessy returned to Luther We'd
nesday.
w. b. Travis is home to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. b. f. Hall was in Grand Rapids
Tuesday.
John Donovan has fine lot of Christ
mas holly.
II. w. Green OF Grand Rapids was in
the city Monday.
Miss Lena Leonard arrived home
from Olivet last night.
Smith Rowley has moved into town
and occupies his house.
w. p. Hetherington was in Grand
Rapids on business Tuesday.
Brinton f. Hall returned Tuesday
from business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. Geo. +. Smith is spending a
few days with her people in Carson
City.
Miss Edna VanSlyke of Petoskey has
arrived in the city to spend few
weeks.
Miss Bessie Cornell is home from
Big Rapids to spend Christmas and
New Years.
Miss Allie Vrooman has gone to
Cornwall, Ont, her old home, for few
weeks visit.
Miss Mary Carpenter left this morn
ing for couple of weeks visit with
relatives in Ovid.
DR.. and Mrs LaFevre of Charlevoix
who were guests of II. l.. Page left
Monday for Ohio.
Mrs. VIM. Hasenack of Grand Rap
ids is visiting her husband, the new 10
cent gallery man.
Misses Edith Dimmick and Florence
Hagadorn have been added TO the force
OF clerks at Chave's.
Byron Brown and mother will spend
Christmas in Charlotte. Mrs. Brown
will remain for a week.
Helen a. Newman has large basket
of Christmas holly and mistletoe sent
from friends in Alabama.
Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre and daughter
left Monday to spend few weeks with
her daughter, in New York state.
II. S. Campbell has returned from a
very successful trip in the south and
west selling Ballou Basket Co.'s pro-
ducts.
Mrs. Ed. Trail has returned from
Detroit. Her daughter, Nellie, re-
turned with her and will remain few
weeks.
NJ. A. Filkins and wife will spend
Christmas week with their daughter,
Grace Ryerson, in Ann Arbor at Chas.
McCotter's.
Miss Maggie Sisco has returned to
Bedding from Muskegon. She is enter
tanning Mrs. Chas. Calkins and daugh-
ter of Grand Haven.
DR.. and Mrs. Coville attended the
Sunday school convention at Orleans
Centre Sunday and the farmers insti-
tute at Smyrna Monday.
Mrs. Jason Hicks left Tuesday for
Ashville, N. g., to visit her sons, Burr
and Frank. They will accompany her
home if Burr's health is not improving
Hugh Nichols and Miss May Town
send were married in Ionia Wednesday
Their home will be at Mr.. Nichols
farm in Easton to which place they &c
today.
Jacob Weaver and wife were called
to Stanwood last Thursday to attenc
the funeral of his cousin, Carman Rock
a young man who was accidently sho
while hunting.
w. G. Sheldon and wife of Crane
Haven were guests OF their son Dwigh
Sheldon at Smyrna over Sunday. The.
also made short visit with j. A. Spen
Ger and family in this city.
Belding lodge F.. & A. M. will holt
their regular communication Monda!
night, December 26, at which election
OF officers will take place. The w. NJ
desires the attendance of all members
The tenth grade will give an enter
tanment at the High school on Frida!
evening, December % A fine pro
} gram has been prepared and goo,
time may be expected. Everybod.
come. Admission only five cents.
New ads. this week: T. Frank Ire
land, w. /. Benedict, Holmes Bros.
w. M. Reynolds, Kingsley & Co., Cit
Shoe Store, +. f. Chapple, Beldin
Cash Store, w. f. Bricker, Mrs. Car
penter, Fisk Bangs and The Penn
Store.
Mart Shannon, foreman OF the ms
chine shop in Factory A was surprise
o last night when about 80 gentleme
= and ladies visited his home. The boy
9 were from the factory and the compan
0 had fine time. Refreshments wer
y served and Mr.. Shannon was presente
3 with a fine $40 chair by John Emmor