Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Local Brevities.


both very seriously i'll.
Mrs. Martha Joiner of Chase is O
guest at L. b. Lapham's.
o. F. Webster and family are again
occupying their residence.
The masquerade party Friday night
was attended by 90 couple.
Hear the Ladies' Ariel Quartette oil
Boston at the Opera House tonight.
Sheriff Frank l.. Moon and Judge F.
ID. Nj. Davis were in the city Monday.
Jesse E. Hall of Chicago was guest
OF his brother Brinton f. Hall Monday
Miss Efiie Howe was home from her
school to visit her mother Friday and
Saturday.
County School Commissioner &. b.
Hale was in the city Tuesday looking
after his fences.
Mrs. VIM. c. Thorn who has been
suffering from an attack OF pneumonia
Is now convalescent.
! Mrs. L. Hubbell and sisters Misses
Bertha and Jennie Reed, are visiting
in Owosso this week.
Miss Mary Parkhurst OF Greenville
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Weaver over Sunday.
Mrs. j. w. Kingsley has returned
from the north where she has been on
business several weeks.
Lester Grant was in Grand Rapids
on business for the new refrigerator
factory Monday and Tuesday.
Bookkeeper Guy Weter of the Bel
ding-Hall Mfg. Co. has been confined
to the house for several days by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Lapham are in
Rockford this week, being called there
by the serious illness of his sister, Mrs.
Piper.
Today is Candlemas day. If the
grounding sees his shadow look out
for six weeks more of good winter
weather.
The weather reports are not very en-
couraging as 'tis said another cold
wave is now descending from the
northwest.
Miss Kate Pryce of Cedar Springs
was guest OF friends in the city over
Sunday. She intends soon to go to
Oklahoma
A representative of the Stein-Bloch
Co. will be at Holmes Bros, the
clothiers, next Monday, showing u line
of spring goods.
Cad Luce, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fl. Luce, died at the home OF his par
ents wednesday, afternoon. He was
% years OF age.
David Salyer of Bowen's Mill, Mich,
and S. G. Salyer of Six Lakes were in
the city visiting friends and relatives
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Chave of the
Variety Store are both confined to
their residence this week by sickness.
Miss Bertha Madden is in charge of
store.
Hon. VIM. o. Webster of Ionia was
in the city Thursday and Friday inter
viewing a number Of our citizens with
reference to his candidacy for circuit
judge.
Miss Addie Warren, formerly en-
ployed by VIM. A. Wilder In the Bell
Telephone exchange, has engaged
with the Sanitary Refrigerator Co. as
stenographer.
John r. Promt OF Luther was guest
OF NJ. A. Reed over Sunday. He was
on his return home from Port Huron
where he had been attending Grand
Lodge +. & A. Nj.
The county silver convention TO
choose delegates TO the state and
judicial conventions, lneither Of which
has yet been called) is called TO meet
at 1onia on the 18th inst.
Those rash editors who announced
last week that the end OF winter had
come and we would have no more cold
weather have bitterly repented their
folly and desire forgiveness.
The inspiration institute and county
association of teachers for Ionia county
will be held In Ionia February 3rd and
4th. A program OF great interest to
teachers will be presented.
~ special meeting OF Bedding Lodge
No. 355 F. g. a. NJ. will be held Mon
day night, February 5, for work 10 F..
G. degree. The Worshipful Master
desires full attendance OF the mem
bers.
Rev. w. L. Munger left Wednesday
for Jackson TO take up his duties as
pastor Of the Ganson st. Baptist Church
That prosperity may attend him is the
wish OF the BANNER and many Belding
friends. The family remain here at
present.
B. f. Harrington was laid up with