Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-04

anu uaugnler nave Deen guests OF Df
Pinkham this week. Tuesday the,
went out to Long Lake for days out
ing. A. M. Williams accompanies
them.
Mrs. Rachel Hamlin and son, Ray
mond, OF Princeton, H., are guests o
L. Frank Ireland. They are on thei
way to Sturgeon Bay to join her hus
band, who is spending the summer
there.
The marriage of David Salyer anC
Mrs. Matilda Salyer took place at the
residence Of the groom i'm the Secont
ward last Sunday afternoon at -four
o'clock. There were "a number of rela
tives and friends present to witness the
ceremony which was performed by +
B. Lapham, Esq.
At the special school meeting hello
Friday night, the question of site ano
new school house for the Second ward
was under consideration. There was
only about twenty-five persons present
and the sentiment seemed to be about
equally divided relative to the pro-
priety of mourning the expense at this
time. 1t was ascertained that the
Millard site could be obtained for $500
and the Bedding Bros. for $1,000. A
motion was finally carried that it was
the sense of the district that site be
purchased and school house be built,
the whole to cost not more than 81 900,
and that the board call meeting to
vote on the proposition.
Andrew Fyfe of Grand Rapids is in
the city today In the interests of eapi-
talists who have secured a controlling
interest in the Lowell a. Hastings rail
road and its extensions. He is here
quietly for the purpose of looking over
the route through Smyrna and along
the liue TO Lowell, and to ascertain the
sentiment of our people relative to the
proposition of extending the line to
this city and of making Kalamazoo the
southern terminus. If the right of
way can be secured and sufficient en-
enlargement given, Mr.. Fyfe says the
men who are backing the enterprise
are able to have the road completed
this year. That another line is needed
leading out OF this city TO the west is
generally conceded and would be hail
ed with delight by our citizens. MIR.
Fyfe will remain in the city tonight
and have conference with our BUSH
ness men.
A letter received Tuesday by w. p.
Hetherington from G. A. Welch who
resides in Chicago gave an item OF
news that will be of much interest to
many people in the city who have been
anxious as to the whereabouts Of Ed.
l.. Wright. Mr.. WEIGH stated that he
and Walter j. Hills met Mr.. Wright
while they were coming out of theatre
few nights ago, shook hands and
talked with him, and also stated that
he was working in that city. Mr..
Wright left home last winter since
which time his family nor none of the
many friends he had in this city have
heard word from him. Mr.. Wright's
domestic relations were of the pleas
ATTEST character. His family is an
excellent one and very naturally they
were much depressed by his singular
departure and absence. 1t Is hoped
that circumstances will bring the fam
lily into happy union again soon.
The sudden and unexpected death of
Geo. f. Divine at his farm Saturday
morning was great surprise and
shock to his many friends, very few OF
whom even knew of his sickness. Mr..
Divine was in the city last week Mon
day and the following day was taken
sick with scarlet fever which became
SO acute that his physicians, Drs.
Pinkham of this city and Morgan of |
Greenville, who was also called, were |
unable to stay its progress, pneumonia
having set in TO aggravate the disease. |
Deceased was the son OF Westbrook |
Divine, one of the respected pioneers Of
this township and was born here in
June 1868, being 35 years old at his
death. He was respected as an honest
upright man and was kind, considerable |
and thoughtful in his family relations.
He married Eva Wright and to them
was born two children, boy and girl,
Vern thirteen years old and Loretta
Iour, who have the sympathy of all in
their sad aflliction. On account OF the
nature Of the disease the
burial took place Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. Mr. Divine had made ample
provisions for his family by leaving a
good large life insurance, 81 900 in the
Preferred Bankers, 81, 900 in the Mac
,abees, $1,000 in the A. o. U. w. and
1000 in other companies. |