Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
Local BrevitieS.

Larry Gore died In Portland last
week.
Adam Fedewa was In Fowler over
Sunday.
AT Chas. Cutters In Chadwick Sun
day, girl.
Is this spring at lastp Everyone
sincerely hopes so.
Earle Furney OF Clarksville has been
visiting at Geo. G. Green's.
Mrs. g. D. Weter and son, Elwood !.
are in Grand Rapids visiting this week.
Miss Lena Leonard has been home
from Ollvet few days. She returned
today.
Special Ladies Quartette at Opera
House Friday night with an attractive
program.
Ed. Mehney has his confectionery
and tobacco store running in the
Spicer block.
A new barber shop has been opened
in the Splcer building, opening on
Pleasant street.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson Is in Grand
Rapids this week looking up the styles
for the coming season.
Majestic exhibit at Ireland's every
day and evening this week. Music
Friday afternoon and evening.
Senator J. K. Flood of Hart was in
the city a few hours this week. He
visited his old friend, G. M. Kingsley.
Mrs. Will Knott is receiving visit
from her sisters, Miss Pearle Phillips
of Petoskey and Miss Mona Phillips OF
Detroit.
The Woodmen announce another OF
those pleasant dancing parties to be
given by them at the Opera House
Abril 81.
Clarence Golden, who has been at
Leonards for the past year has retired
from the position of clerk and goes TO
Kalamazoo.
The Misses Jennie and Mary Wag-
ner returned to their college and
school duties at Alma and Grand
Rapids Monday.
The members OF the Bedding Whist
club are to be guests this evening OF
the Recreation club at their rooms, for
an evening at whist.
Ex-postmaster Harry Connell's coun-
tenance is wreathed in rosy smiles
with a radiance that is far reaching.
Do you ask why? A boy.
New ads. this week: A. B. Hull, w.
1. Benedict, Chas. Eddy & Co., Holmes
Bros, Miss II. E. Power, F. J. Wood,
G. G. O'Bryon, A. w. Howard.
Frank Hicks while going home from
the store recently slipped and wrenched
his right leg so badly as to throw the
knee cap out of place. He will be out
again soon however.
M. A. Chapman closed his year with
w. F. Broker last week and was en-
gagged by H. j. Leonard. Mr.. Chap
man is an excellent salesman and
GENIAL fellow to trade with.
Miss Cora Holmes is taking short
vacation from her duties behind the
counter at Leenard's and enjoying a
visit with friends In Ithaca. She also
expects to go to Marion before return
ing.
Henry Humphrey was not able to
come up from Lansing to vote Monday.
He recently fell and hurt himself. He
wrote TO friend here that he would
certainly have been here TO cast vote
had he been able.
The Shoe Factory band came out in
the evening after election and sere-
naded in honor of the Republican VIC
tory. a large crowd was on the streets
and the small boy with tin horn was
also in evidence. Mayor Spencer and
other successful candidates we're given
an ovation.
Will Yost of St. Louis visited his
sister and mother at w. b. Reeds over
Sunday. He has sold out his hardware
business there and intends leaving this
week for Alaska, not to seek gold in
the gold fields but TO engage In bus
mess in some of the new towns that are
springing up there and trade goods for
the shiny metal.
The school board at its meeting
Tuesday night voted to hire Prof. F.
I. Aldrich for superintendent OF our
city schools. He comes here from
Mendon where he has been for for the
past two years Previous to his en-
gagement there he was superintendent
OF the Rockford schools for four years.
Miss Minnie Everett was engaged as
teacher for the second grade and Miss
Myrtle Marshall of Litchfield for first
grade. This leaves three positions yet
to fill which will be done at another
session OF the board.
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