Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

10 and Is cents.
ID. f.. Wilson has purchased the va
cant lot formerly owned by VIM
Daniels, and is building "a fine barr
thereon. The lot lays between tn,
foot OF Congress street and Front stree
and petition has been circulated ask
ing the council to open and continu,
Congress street through it. If con
domination proceedings should be-
brought to assess damages to the owner
for taking it, the city would have t.
stand five-slXths of the expense and the
abutting property owners one-sixth
Mr.. Wilson would undoubtedly want a
good sum for the property, as real
estate has advanced in price during
the past six months.
Portland ladies to the number of IF.
teen or twenty have for some time kept
up an organization known as the Em
broidery Club for doing fancy work. 1t
was instructed by Miss Alberta Smith,
who had considerable experience in
work of that kind while in the employ
of the Richardson Silk Co. Last Thurs
day they visited this city, were shown
through the silk mills and we're much
delighted with what they saw and es-
pecially the embroidery department in
the Richardson Silk Mill and the
weaving at the Belding Bros. & Co.
II. l.. Van Burchotus and wife looked
after their welfare and showed them
around the town.
Mrs. Anna X. Raimann died We'd
nesday afternoon at five O'Clock. She
was 81 years old and with her hus band
came to this place about twenty years
ago. She was sick about four weeks
and follows her husband to the grave
In sless than three months from his
death. The deceased was born in Ger
many and has always been a hard
working woman and good wife and
mother. Funeral will be held at the
house Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Her son George and daughters Tressa
Raimann and Mrs. Mary Sisco of Grand
Rapids was with her in the last hours
of life.
The chrysanthemum sale which was
to have been the 18th and 18th OF Nov,
is changed to the 10Th and 18th, not be.
ing able to secure a store for the 18th.
The chicken-pie supper will be served
Thursday evening the 10th. commenc-
ing at five O'Clock and the oyster sup
per Friday night the 18th at the same
honr. Adults 20 cents, children Is. !
Chrysanthemums, aprons, homemade |
candies and other kind of plants |
in missionary booth will be for sale. |
All in the Deatsman store opposite |
Hotel Bricker. Door open at o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
The Loyal Temperance Legion Is an
composed of boys and girls
from the age of seven to seventeen
years and their weekly meetings are
very interesting They alternate be-
tween the different churches on Sunday
afternoons. The Legion will furnish
he music at the Blain temperance lee
,ure next Wednesday night at the Con-
church, and they will meet
or practice Sunday afternoon at three
''clock in the Baptist church, and also
1t p. m. Wednesday to go in body
o the lecture.
VIM. Alden Smith was in the city
Tuesday. He came up from Grand
Rapids by way of Lowell and boarded
he construction train there which
brought him nearly to Smyrna on the
lew line of railroad. Track laying
will reach smyrna tonight and it will
lot be many days before the iron horse
will be in sight of Bedding IL is expect
d the depot site at Smyrna will be To-
ated on the Bricker farm.
Herbert Godfrey who returned re-
eotly from the west where he had
cen several months, has been INSTALL =
d into the position at A. Fuhrmans :
made vacant by Bert Gregg's retire I
rent. He takes TO the boot and shoe Il
uslness rs naturally as a duck takes l
D water, and desires to have all his =
.iends call. 1