Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-22
Local BrevitieS.

Mrs. w. III. Ricaby is in Benton Hal
Dor to remain two or three weeks.
The alumni banquet will be held q
Hotel Bedding, Friday night, June 23d
Mrs. II. c. Lowe and daughter @
Maple Rapids has been the guest @
Rev. A. o. Carman.
-Four hundred and fifty births il
lonia county last year according /,
supervisors reports.
Chester Van Benschoten, of Perry
Mich, has been the guest of his cousin
ii. l.. Van Benschoten.
The band concert Friday night was
enjoyed by a very large crowd OF eager
and attentive listeners.
VIM. j. Barker and wife left Mon.
day Tor ten days outing at Petoskey.
They will take in the encampment.
Ben Angel has returned from his
trip on the road for the Richardson
Silk Co. and will spend few weeks at
home.
Mrs. E.McConnell and family drove to
Rockford Wednesday to attend the
funeral of her father-in.law, G.. c.. Nc
Connell
g. IL. Berry and Geo. S. Roosevelt are
after the appointment of census emu
merator for their respective wards of
this city.
Mrs. E. h. Hale of Ionia, wife of the
county school commissioner, was in
the city over Sunday, guest of Miss
Cora Holmes.
Gerald Kimberley went to Lyons.
Wednesday, taking his Tornado kodak
along to get some snap shots of that
hustling little town.
Miss Helen A. Newman attended
The Greenville Bay View class party. |
at Baldwin Lake, last week and spent |
very enjoyable day.
The M. E. society have arranged TO
secure the Canadian colored Jubilee
singers to give an entertainment for
hem in the church July 81.
WA. Mcintyre received word Satur-
lay that he was grandpa. A girl
'orn Friday at the home of his daugh.
er, Mrs. Landy, in York state.
Mrs. +. f. Howk, of Ionia, was in the
ity' Wednesday, arranging to ship
heir household goods, which have
een stored here for long time
The mother of Mrs. John Sayles. I
lrs. Ann Gardner, died at the resi- I
ence OF her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Whsle, in Ionia, Sunday, aged 81. s
Mrs. III. FL. Reed, who has been a I
uest OF her brothers, III. II. and z. w.
-ooding, left this morning for Tecum S
eh and thence to her home in New a
ork. $
james Cramer made a business trip
Iona Wednesday. Mr.. Cramer has
)mpleted the addition to his dwelling =
ouse and now has very convenient :
nd commodious home. =
Mrs. Coy Thompson of Leroy and i
ertha and Hazel Sevey of Cedar =
prlngs who were guests at AL. Wea- :,
srs and Fred Harding's part of last !,
eek returned Monday. -
Henry j. Leonard and wife are in Il
lvet, attending the college gradua- m
on exercises. Their daughter, Miss u
ena Leonard, finishes her course there II
Id graduates Thursday O
The graduating class has been busy I'll
the week and on the tip-toe of Ell
xlety In preparation for commence u'
ent exercises, which will be held at y
e Opera House tonight. g.,
The Russell family reunion will &C. al
r at Baldwin lake Saturday. Quite al
number OF relatives from abroad are
'embling here preparatory for at
ndlng the event which occurs yearly. be
E. ii. Hunt, OF Grand Rapids, an ex- w
herman OF the third ward OF this city, wi
'O'h w dDOub "a I
ar and half ago, was in the city Pc
Friday visiting his brother.in-law wi
A. Ryerson. he
The charter of the Royal Circle pa
ses next Wednesday evening, June da
n. Also it is an important business Fri
citing and every member is request KIN
to be present. Assessments and ia
es must be paid in. o'c
Y. Lapham and wife, and VIM. Dan. "i
and wife are camping out at Wab.
lake for a couple OF weeks. Mr.. v.
pham has closed his store during 90
time and also shut off the water at We
watering trough in the street.
H. D. Prall has a force OF sixteen -.
at work in his brick yard. He a.,
soon have several kilns of brick ,nu
d. There is great demand for :
OK and Mr.. Prall proposes TO man A.
cture enough to supply all who -,
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