Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-14
THE CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

| The ChUhChEs AND SOClEIlES.
Rev. "A. o. Carman left Tuesday for
the Nj. +. conference in session this
week at Ionia.
A reception will be given Rev. John
j. Staley and family at the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening,
Sept. 20. An invitation is extended to
all to come and meet them.
The Baptist ladies of the second
ward will serve a ten cent tea at Mr..
Henry Buttolph's, near Cook s Corners,
Wednesday, September 20, from to
o'clock All are cordially invited to
come.
The Modern Woodmen expect to
attend church Sunday morning with
the Baptist people to listen to SER
mon specially prepared for them by
Pastor Quick, and afterwards will visit
the cemetery where one deceased mem
Der is buried. The members are re-
quested to meet at the hall at $3.50
O'Clock.
Joseph Cobb is moving back onto his
farm.
Mrs. Leroy Fl. Clark, OF Howard
City, visited with her husband over
Sunday.
A dozen more looms have been or
dered for Bedding Bros. & Co. 3 silk
mill and are expected next month.
New advs. this week: f. r. Spencer,
w. /. Benedict,'A Behrendt, Booths,
Helen A. Newman, Ionia Street Fair.
Miss H. f. Power is in Grand Rap
ids, and before returning will visit De
troit with knowledge of all the latest
ideas in millinery.
A trio OF street musicians, playing
harp, flute and violin, were here Fri
day. An impromptu dancing party
was held in the evening in the Bedding
block, for which they played.
Frank G. Antcliff and his son John
left this week for Boyne, Charlevoix
county, where he has leased a large
farm and If the move proves successful
he will take his family there and make
their future home in that part OF Mich
igan. Mr.. Antcliff has been resident
here since 1855.
G. NJ. Wise, n. FL. Belding, w. p.
Hetherington, and Walter Lambertson
drove out to Murray Lake last Thurs
day for days fishing and returned
the following day with the finest catch
OF the season, having on the string 20
black bass and six pickerel. One OF
the bass weighed six pounds.
A. Traub, proprietor of the Bedding
Scrap Iron and Metal yard, was in
Howard City last week and purchased
all the iron and wire from the ruins OF
the Electric Light plant and Wooden
Mill fire. Mr.. Traub is doing an ex-
tensive business in buying old iron, old
rubbers and metals of all kinds.
George Hammond is his own worst
enemy and too often for his own good
and the good OF his family he quaffs
the Intoxicating cup. He did so Sun
day to such a degree that IL made him
noisy and Marshal Mitchell, desiring
TO have the city ordinances observed,
complained of him TO Justice Foote for
breaking one OF them. His honor
assessed him $3.50 and costs, which
were paid. George vowed he would
never indulge again, and IL Is one OF
the best VOWS he ever made in his life
II he will keep it To the letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Washburn were
in Ann Arbor last week making ar
engagements for Carlton TO begin his
course In the university. An excellent
boarding place was found and other de-
tails attended TO and he will leave for
that city as soon as the term begins.
Rufus Morse, son OF Hon. j. ID. Morse,
will accompany him. They will room
together aud enter the university at
the same time. They are both fine
young men and will be missed from the
social gatherings OF our young people,
but all wish them success Ia their
seeking after knowledge.