Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-03

shortage In the ice crop this season.
Where are the open winter weather
prophets? In the blizzardy snow
drifts.
James Cramer suffered severe at
tack OF neuralgia OF the heart Tuesday
morning.
AT Joe Brennan's last Thursday, a
boy; and at Riley Owens Sunday. an
other one.
Miss Leta O'Bryon of Stanton, has
been visiting her brother Will O'Bryon
this week.
Freeman Sparks and family returned
to Coral Thursday, having been snow
bound here.
Look we'll to your fires. 1t would be
sad calamity indeed to burn out in
this weather.
Special meeting of Masonic Lodge
Monday night for work in Master
Mason's degree.
w. Ii. Holmes left last week for
Keawanee, Wis, where he has secured
"a good position.
The Coral News, f. U. O'Brien edi-
tor, was year old last week and it is
IA healthy yearling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Weaver enter
tanned Elmer McGarvey OF Grand
Rapids over Sunday.
The Ladies Literary Exchange club
will meet Thursday, February 10th,
with Mrs. Henry Friedly.
John Smith of Mt. Clemens, is
Smith. He was former resident
here.
Mr.. Samuel Lockridge of Wingham,
Ont, is in the city visiting his sisters,
Mrs. Geo. Crouter and Miss Anna
Empey
K. Engeman will leaye for Pennsyl
vanla this week where he will take
charge of meat market for his
brother.
From present weather indications it
would take good lot Of kindling wood
to have "hot time in the old town
tonight"
New ads. this week: E. II. Spencer,
clothing; I. f. Ireland, hardware; w.
L. Benedict, valentines; Kingsley &
Co., groceries.
The morning train from the south,
due at SOB, arrived this morning about
10 o'clock with one coach and two en-
gines hauling it.
The railroads in these parts have
abandoned all efforts to follow the
time cards but get trains through just
as often and when they can.
People who desire to travel had bet
ter remain at home nowadays. High
ways and railroads as routes for tran
sportation are very uncertain.
The past two weeks have been hust-
ling times for the wood and coal men.
Consumers have been obliged to burn
lot OF it to keep comfortable.
The Congressional Club will meet
next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. a.
l.. Spencer. Leaders: Mrs. Robert
Wilson and Mrs. A. l.. Spencer.
l. l.. Hubbell has returned from
Quincy, H., where he attended the
Grand Court of Honor last week as
representative of Silk City Court
The Belding Woman's Club will
meet next Tuesday afternoon, Feb. Sth
with Mrs. DR.. Coville, at two o'clock
sharp Leader, Mrs Amelia Godfrey.
j. II. Dancer of Stock bridge was in
the city Tuesday and arranged with
Adam Wagner to look after the rent
ing OF his block bought of w. F. Bricker.
Miss Anna Curtis who has been sick
at Asa Worden's since New Years is
so much improved that she expects to
go to her home in st. Louis this week.
Miss Maggie Mcdonald who has been
visiting at her home in Lyons for
several weeks has returned, and is
again behind the counter at G.. G..
O'Bryon's.
A load of Epworth Leaguers and G.
+. members went over to Mr.. Ross
near Cooks Corners Friday night to
attend the G. E. Poverty social and
report one OF the most enjoyable events
Of the season.
w. j. Knott had no sooner sold his
goats than he purchased large great
Dane dog, fine animal resembling
bloodhound and some people have
thought he was intending to start an
Uncle Toms Cabin Company.
K. K. Chapple drove to Coral Sun
day to attend funeral and was obliged
to leave his rig Monday and come home
on the cars. The train was late but
managed to reach Kiddville and he
walked in from there arriving home
about one o'clock in the morning.
The Daisy Moore benefit entertain