Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

Local Brevities.

clayton Clemens arrived home from
his outing Tuesday night.
Mrs. James Buttolph OF Spencer is a
guest at Judson Buttolph's.
IL. Fl. Belding of Dayton, Ohio, is
registered at Hotel Bedding.
After several days Of zero weather it
is trying to rain this morning.
Don't forget the grand concert at
the Opera House Saturday night.
M. A. Beemer and family have
moved into the city from Stanton.
Mrs. Chas. Madden arrived home
from Sand Lake Tuesday evening.
Mrs Gregg who has been severely
Ill with grippe is very much improved.
l. Il. Waldo attended the funeral of
f. d. Johnson 10 Grand Rapids Sun
day.
Mrs. Calvin Dewey of Grand Rapids
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Holmes Tuesday.
-"ioo way DcSSlc udo rebuTuCu lTolu
Luther after spending the holidays
with her parents.
E. A. Horrigan is entertaining his
father and mother Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Horrigan OF lonia.
A. M. Smith of Ionia assisted in TIE
entertainment given by the Recreation
Club Tuesday night.
II. A. Robinson has been to Otsego
and other points the past week looking
for laundry location.
VIM. Hasenac and wife, who have
been operating the Is cent gallery
have gone to Lakeview.
George Hauck and family returned
to Lakeview this morning after pleas
ant visit with his brother, Peter.
Miss Myrtle Watson of Cedar
Springs presided at the piano at the
Minstrel entertainment Tuesday night.
The eleventh and twelve grade of
the High School are preparing to give
an entertainment in the Opera House
January 81.
New ads this week: Fisk Bangs, II.
F. Ireland, w. /. Benedict, w. M.
Reynolds, Nichols a. Sheldon, and J.
w. Fleming.
Bert Hills has reenlisted in the reg
ular U. S. army and the company to
which he is assigned is located ut Fort
Smelling, Mimi.
Z. ID. Hall, who has returned from
Los Angeles, Cal, has purchased the
Enoch Brown farm through the agency
OF Chas Brown.
The two big snow plows recently
purchased by the D., G. r. & W., have
arrived and are at the Ionia car shops
awaiting a snow storm.
There will be a joint A. o. U. w.
and d. OF II. anniversary social at their
hall Saturday evening, January 2lst.
Members bring their friends.
Mrs. Jason Hicks returned from Ash
field, N. c., last week. She left Burr
feeling much better and the boys will
remain for couple of months longer.
Mrs. Sarah Howe's son, Leonard,
has been quite sick several days, keep
ing her home from school duties. Miss
Eddy supplied her place in the school
room.
Adam Wagner has had his dwelling
house wired and is now enjoying cleo
trio lights. This convenience together
with the new addition makes his home
a pleasant one.
Dan S. Root Post and the w. K. G..
installed officers in their hall last Sat-
urday. The bad weather kept away
some of the members but the officers
were installed and a fine picnic dinner
was served.
A large number of travelling sales
men, representing Detroit, Chicago,
Grand Rapids, Toledo and Cincinnati
firms have been In the city several
days endeavoring to sell machinery to
the new factory.
Doric Chapter o. +. S. will have a
special meeting for work in the degree
Tuesday evening, January IL. Six can
didates will be received. At the close
the gentlemen will give an entertain
ment In the contest course.
Hib McElroy lost a hive dollar bill
out OF his pocketbook Monday. 1t was
folded up and slipped out somewhere
between Lamb Bros grocery and Fish
g. Nye's market. II it fell into honest
hands he will probably get 1t.
Leroy Witt and family are moving
to Alaska, Kent Co. Mr.. Witt has
contracted to take charge OF Mr.. ID. f
Elkertons large farm there. The
good wishes OF many friends here e
with them to their new home.
The boys OF the shoe factory ban'
are arranging to give concert in th'
near future the proceeds to go TOWARD
purchasing a new set Of uniforms. Wher