Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
y Observation-Disclosures
Local Brevities.

x&&&xxMxX&MNM& -
Chas. Wagner is home for few
days.
Brinton F.. Hall returned last Friday
from the east.
w. J. Pike, of Lakeview, was In the
city yesterday.
Fred A. Washburn made trip into
Ohio this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ID. Weter are enter
tanning her sister, Miss Belle Roberts.
New ads this week: Il. +. Ireland,
Spencer & Lloyd, w. |. Benedict, G.
Eddy & Co.
At AL. Tuinstra's Saturday morning
"A boy, 10 pounds. DR.. Pinkham swears
to the weight.
Miss Clara Graham was in Grand
Rapids over Sunday, the guest OF Miss
Lottie Bushnell.
G. w. Perry, of Howard City, was in
the city Wednesday, looking after his
real estate interests.
Mrs. Dwight Sheldon is visiting in
Grand Haven for week. Mr.. Sheldon
was there over Sunday.
Chas. Rich of Coral was in the city
Saturday having been out to visit his
mother on the old farm.
Mrs Mary Coville attended the
Woman Sufferagist convention in
Grand Rapids last week.
WB. Reed and l.. G. Crothers made
trip to Grand Rapids Friday on their
wheels, returning Saturday.
Mrs. N. j. Mclaughlin and son
Robert entertained their cousin Mrs.
Smith of Detroit over Sunday.
John II. VanNess, county agent for
the board of correction and charities,
was in the city Monday on official
business.
G. G. Mcconnell and Mrs. Lafayette
Mcconnell of Rockford are visiting at
II. b. Murdock's and Mrs. Phoebe
McConnell's.
Archie Dougherty made trip to
Midland last week on his bicycle, leav-
ing here Friday. His mother is also
visiting there.
Il. +. Harrington went to Stanton
Wednesday to appear before the board
of examiners on pension claims for dis
ability and increase.
Jesse K. Hall and wife and their son,
Edison w. Hall, OF Chicago, registered
at Hotel Bedding Saturday and re-
manned several days.
There will be work in the Fellow
craft degree at Masonic hall next Mon
day evening, May 8. All members are
requested to be present.
Alderman III. l.. Page left Tuesday
night on trip TO Petoskey, Charlevoix
and other northern points. He says its
on business with little trout fishing on
the side.
L. /. Barker and wife who have been
in Lake City this winter have been
visiting relatives and friends here.
They will go to Bay View to take Il
position in the Howard House for the
summer.
Frank G. Stocking has sold lots
number 81 and 81 on the Stocking
addition, to Frank Connell. Mr..
Stocking says he is bound to sell all
his real estate before he returns to
California.
Miss Nettie Wagner returned to Ann
Arbor Saturday and at the opening OF
the school year will return and take a
position in our city school. The board
have elected her to take the fifth and
sixth grades.
Mighty busy time now repairing
water pipes and getting them in shape
to use for lawn sprinkling. Almost
without exception they. had froze up
and burst, even where buried to a
depth of four feet or more.
The band Boys, at their concert
Monday night, cleared between sixty
and seventy dollars. Their new suits
are perfect fits and the boys may we'll
feel proud Of them. They paraded the
street from 5 until 6 o'clock p. m. and
made fine appearance.
Earle Vincent has purchased the
interest OF his father, j. b. Vincent,
in the Vincent Grocery Co. and will
continue it in his own name. He is
fitting up the corner store in the block
and when completed will certainly
have very commodious aud pleasant
room. He expects to increase the
stock and already has new Invoice
ready to place on the new shelving.
+. r. Spencer has had his old dwell
ling house moved from the corner OF
his lots on Bridge street to the north
side OF the same and Is laying the
foundation for a handsome new resi-
dence on the site OF the old enc. Mrs
Spencer has had a hand in designing