Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-21
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

Rollin Tuthill OF this city has secured
"A position in the asylum for the GRIM
inal insane at Ionia.
The world laughs at girl who is
anxious to get married, and it laughs
If she becomes an old maid so what
can the poor girl do?
Ex-sheriff A. r. Montgomery and
Miss Almerene Osborn, teacher in
the Ionia High School, were married
at Eaton Rapids last week.
At the Michigan Hardware Mems
Association held in Detroit last week,
L. f. Ireland was made chairman of
the investigating committee.
VIM. j. Wilson of Belding was at w.
+. Mitchell's funeral in Berlin Tues
day and also made call on several
Saranac friends. Local.
The Smyrna Cemetery Association
will give an ice cream social at Smyr-
ma Friday evening of this week and
would like TO see good attendance.
The board of supervisors will con-
vene in special session at p. IN. Mon
day, August |, TO consider Mr.. Wagar S
request to build dam across Grand
River.
Will Fuller is home from Detroit
and he says that he is about tired of
professional base ball and will stay at
home in future looking after potato
usiness.-Greenville Call.
Don't forget the union picnic and
celebration at Long Lake Friday to-
morrow. Go and take your family,
also basket filled with good things to
eat, and put in day of solid enjoy
ment. You will not regret it.
Capt. S. w. Wheeler has arrived in
the city and will open a recruiting
office in the rear of the old armory
Root block, to recruit Co. |, 34th
Michigan, to its full quota. The num-
ber required is 26.-Ionia Sentinel.
There can be no lack of patriotism
urged against Belding girls. We
have knowledge Of one who has raised
company without getting permission
of Gov. Pingree and is captain of it.
She entertains her company seven
evenings Il week.
The Otisco Cemetery Association
will hold an ice cream social at the
residence OF j. d. Morse, corner Broas
and Mary sts., on Saturday afternoon
and evening, July % All are cor
daily invited to attend Ladies of
the association expected to furnish
cake.
Frank Tucker, the well known theat-
rical man, is in Ann Arbor to undergo
the amputation of his left leg, which
has become withered That accident
at Howard City has been pretty cost
ly thing for Frank. He has fought
amputation until it has become
necessity to save his life.
All members of the Woman's Relief
Corps are requested to be present at
the special meeting July 30, as ar
rangements for battalion picnic day
will be completed on that day. All
soldiers who are not members of the
g. A. II. are invited to kindly assist
with the supper battalion day.
Holmes Bros. OF this city, are now the
owners OF the Lansing Pant and Overall
Co. S plant, having purchased it at
chattle mortgage sale last Friday.
The following special from Lansing,
July 18th, says THE Lansing Pants
Il Overall company's plant, formerly
the Voorhees, Pants & Overall Co., OF
Ionia, was sold at noon today at chattel
mortgage sale to Holmes Bros. of Bel
ding for $l3, 300 Messrs. Holmes will at
once assume the proprietorship and
continue the business with j. Nj. Earle
as manager.
Dresser Patterson and Miss Mabel
Richmond both well known and highly
esteemed young people, the former a
rising young business man OF Lyons,
and the latter OF Shepherd, were mar
ried at the home of the bride by Rev.
Jefferson of Alma, Wednesday after
noon at four o'clock The following
guests were present: Geo. Chamber
lin and wife, and Mrs. Daniel Patter-
son, of Lyons; Frank Hutchins and
wife, Of Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Blake
OF Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Mclean of
Jackson. Lyons Herald.
In the August number of McClure's s
Magazine, Major-General Miles will
give an account of his observations and
experiences at the autumn mannuvres
of the Russian, German and French
armies last year. Among number OF
extraordinary military displays which
he saw at this time as special guest
was the grand review of the Russian
army held in honor Of President Faure
OF France. The article will be very
fully illustratpd with nortraita NJ anv.