Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-26


been in contact with any inflamable
substance there would certainly have
been conflagration. 1t was a clear
case of spontaneous combustion.
Mr.. and Mrs. David f.. Wilson enter
tanned James Edgar and wife Of Lake
view over Sunday.
Mrs. w. a. Eldred and daughter OF
Battle Creek are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs w. A. Chave.
Another of those popular dancing
parties will be given at Grattan, Fri
day evening, November 3D..
Members of Sunbeam Lodge, ID. of
H., are requested to be present next
regular neutrality-suspicious. matters.
The football game last Saturday re-
suited in victory for the Bedding
team over Greenville by score of 81
to nothing
The Factory Boys Benefit Associa-
ton gives dancing party at the opera
house tomorrow friday night. A
pleasant time is in store for partici-
pants.
Mrs. Il. M. Wilson entertained the
Congressional Club Thursday after
noon, October 10Th, with five o'clock
tea. A special program had been pre-
pared, the meeting being in charge of
the chairman of the program commit
tee. The next meeting is to be with
Mrs. Ii. j. Leonard, November 2nd.
The condemnation proceedings which
were begun some time ago by the new
railroad for right of way across land
adjacent to the river, owned by Levi
Broas in this city, has been discontin-
ued as settlement of the damages has
been arrived at. The road now has
clear title TO all right Of way along the
line.
Claudia Sparks and Mr.. Fred LaDu
were married Tuesday night at the
residence of the brides parents. The
groom is a grandson of Hon. S. w.
LaDu of Coral, and is brakeman on
one OF the passenger trains running
from Howard City to Detroit. The
couple took the night train for Green
vile and were showered with rice.
The List Quartette concert at the
opera house was fine treat and much
enjoyed by all present, which is just
sized audience but the house should
have been crowded, and it does not
speak well for the taste OF our citizens
when some comedy show will pack the
house even to standing room while
something really good as it was known
this entertainment would be is greeted
with about half as many.
Mrs. Z. G. Jameson served S
o'clock tea to a number of gentlemen
Monday afternoon, in honor Of her
husbands siXty-fifth birthday, and it is
sale TO say that it was equal, II not a
little superior, To "A ladies 5 o'clock tea
and the gentlemen present so voted il.
Mr.. Jameson was taken completely
by surprise. He and his good wife
have resided in Bedding for Is years
and it is hoped they may continue to
reside here twice that number OF years
longer and enjoy peace, prosperity and
happiness.
John Coles who has been in the en-
ploy of the Belding-Hall Mfg. Co. and
worked in the refrigerator factory for
the past nine years, has been obliged
on account Of failing health and the
infirmities that are incident to the
creeping on of old age to quit the posi-
ton he has held so long, that OF driv-
ing pegs In the tops and lids OF refrig-
orators used in their manufacture. Mr..
Coles has averaged driving 5000 day,
which, at that rate, counting out lost
time on account Of shut-downs, would
amount to over ten million pegs he has
handled
The 18th anniversary OF the birthday
OF Mrs. ID. b. Hoppough was celebrat-
ed at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
G. Il. Coleman, October 10th. There
were thirty-fve OF the relatives pres
ent and the occasion was one of much
pleasure To all, and especially to Mrs
Hoppough, whose declining years are
made comfortable and happy, surround
ed by near and dear relatives who look
carefully after her welfare and plan
reunion each year. Horace II. Hop.
POUCH and wife, OF York state, and Mrs.
l.. Il. Hall, pf Grand Rapids, we're
among the number present.