Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-19


OF attending the meetings OF the Circle
and readiness to assist in the work OF
the society.
The following officers were elected:
President-Mrs Eta Mclaughlin.
First Vice President-Mrs b. V. Child.
Second Vice President-Miss Cooley.
Secretary-Mrs L. b. Lapham
Treasurer-Mrs. NJ. A. Chapman.
Auditing Committee-Mrs. II. ii. Gooding,
Mrs. DR.. Ferguson Mrs. c. r. Foote.
Chas. Wagner has been working at
his piano tuning during the past three
weeks under disadvantage. He
stopped at the Northern Hotel in Big
Rapids about three weeks ago and
man stole his grip containing his tun-
ing implements from the baggage
room. The fellow also took at the
same time an overcoat belonging to
the proprietor, and the funny part OF
it was that the night clerk helped him
put it on. The thief came into the
hotel at nine o'clock in the evening
he went into the baggage room and
pointed out to the clerk the coat and
grip. The loss was not discovered
until the next morning. Detectives
were put on his track and they over
hauled him in a lew days at Mt
Pleasant, but he had left the grip
which contained $40 worth OF tools at
another place and refused to tell where.
The fellow is having trial at Big
Rapids and Mr.. Wagner has been
called there as witness.
Doric Chapter o. E. S. held special
meeting Tuesday night and initiated
four candidates. At the close the
gentlemen gave an entertainment and
surprised the ladies with lunch. The
entertainment consisted OF tableaux,
charades, songs, recitations and an
original poem. DR.. Stanton, song. H.
j. Leonard, recitation. f. E. Ranney
delivered the poem. Tableaux were
rendered showing an African sunrise.
surrender OF Santiago by Gen. Toral
to Shafter, VIM. Tell, death OF little
Eva and Eva in heaven. Among the
stars were f. A. Wash burn, who i'm
personated Aunt Ophelia at the death
bed scene OF little Eva in Uncle Tom
Cabin, w. G.. Meach, Uncle Tom, w.
Z Hetherington as the son and G. ID.
III fnall IL.
shooting an apple off the sons head
with bow and arrow. T. +. Ireland
as Gen. Sbafter In the surrender Of
Santiago and Waldo Francisco as little
Eva in Heaven.
The casket factory building, which
has been lying dormant for a year or
more, has within the past week taken
on new life and workmen in the employ
of the Sanitary Refrigerator Co. are
hard at work clearing out the rubbish
and making it neat and clean. Several
partitions have been torn out for the
purpose OF enlarging the room to be
used as a machine room, making it
| light and commodlous. A couple OF
car loads of machinery have been order
ed and are now on the way to this city
to be set in place as soon as possible
after their arrival. The work of man
ufacturing it is expected will begin
about the first OF February and trav-
cling man from Kalamazoo has ordered
the first one turned out TO be shipped
TO him.
We have received the NJ A. G.. CAL
endar for 1899. The Michigan Agri-
cultural College, by the way, is in the
most prosperous condition OF its history.
There are at present in attendance 44O
students taxing the regular courses
and 80 taking special winter courses.
The enrolment will reach total for
the year OF at least $40. About 80 of
the regular students are ladies. The
courses are all practical, and at the
same time give young person very
thorough general education. Copies
OF calendar mentioned above will be
mailed TO any address, postpaid, on
receipt OF five two-cent stamps. Ad-
dress, College Field Agent, Agricul-
tural College, Mich.
We rejoice to see so many of our COR
respondents on hand this week. This
feature has been somewhat neglected
OF late but hope TO make it a stronger
feature from now on.
The Ladies Literary Exchange Club
will hold their annual banquet tonight
at the home OF Mrs. Arthur Conner.