Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
Local Brevities.


Miss Maggie Mcdonald is i'll at hel
home in Lyons,
Owen Cooley is home from Crane
Rapids this week.
w. |. Benedict was in Grand Rapids
on business this week.
Arthur Clay and wife are spending
the week in st. Louis.
The Francis Labadie engagement was
cancelled. Too many shows.
State accountant Henry Humphrey
of Lansing was in town Friday.
III. l.. VanBenschoten is in Grand
Rapids on business trip today.
Geo. W. Smith has leased the west
store in the Wallace block for saloon.
w, |. Benedict's Nebraska brother
visited him a couple OF days this week.
Chas. Wagner entertained his friend,
Arthur Gebbhart of Bay City over
Sunday.
Miss Cora Holmes is entertaining
her niece, Vivian Holmes, Of Saranac
this week.
a. II. Stone has secured the Opera
House for an all day and evening dance
on July 4th.
The case of the people against M.
III. Moore has again been adjourned
until July I.
VIM. A. Staley and wife of Collins
were guests at H. l.. Van Benschoten' Is
over Sunday.
The Misses Jensen and Kruger have
opened dressmaking parlors in the
Webster block.
Mrs. Grace Pilkinton is assisting in
her fathers store during the absence
of Miss Mcdonald
Miss Myrtle Watson of Ceder Springs
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. H..
l.. Page, over Sunday
Mrs. AFRO Cole left Tuesday for Me-
dina Co, Ohio, to visit her mother
who is in feeble health.
w. A. Wakely and wife who have
been visiting at j G. VanWinkle's left
this morning for Chicago.
Master Harold Washburn left Mon
day for visit of several weeks with
relatives in Massachusetts,.
Eugene d. Hall of Los Angeles, Cal,
son of Dwight Hall is visiting rela-
tives in Disco and Oakiield.
Mrs. Fred Smith and little daughter
left Tuesday for an extended visit with
her people near Gaylord, Mich.
New ads. this week: II. S. DeHart,
Kingsley q Co., w. M. Reynolds, w.
|. Benedict and j. Hattie Burk holder.
All bicyclits who will take part in
the Fourth of July parade are request
ed TO report at Ricaby's store at once.
Chas. Coon moved into the Julius
Stone house on Bridge street last week.
EIe has been laid up "A couple of weeks
by sickness.
The New State Telephone Co. have
their poles and wires up and will soon
begin placing phones They have
painted them white with black base
Walter j. Hills and wife of Chicago
are visiting relatives and friends here.
They arrived Friday. Jay Hills ac-
companied them and remained over
Sunday.
Rev. O. j. Golden, DR.. |. S Morris,
Ed. Trowbridge and Clarence Austin
were in St Johns Tuesday attending a
district association meeting of the NJ.
Il. church.
Mrs VIII Knott entertained her sis
ter Miss Pearl Phillips of Chicago for
a few days. She went to Detroit Tues
day but will return the latter part OF
the week.
Rev FIR. Muer of Miriam left for
Detroit yesterday to be present and as
sist in the ordination of nine priests
for this diocese under charge of Bishop
Foley. There is to be class of thirty
or more ordained.
The dog and pony tent show, given
by Matt Whom Tuesday, was a good
one. 1t was amusing TO little folks es'
pecially and the older ones enjoyed il
as well. Our dumb animals are pos.
sessed Of a great deal more intelligence
than we are supposed TO give them
credit for.
The Oddfellows have purchased q
fine emblematic sign and have it al.
ready placed in front of their hall
II is the three links each of which il
surrounded by electric lights and wher
connected with the current will be one
of the finest on the street. 1t cost the
lodge about $50.
DR.. w. A. Dutt is laid up for short
time with badly sprained ankle. He
was out at Jacob Laux's in Miriam
Tuesday and his horse became fright