Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-15
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

A new postoffice has been established
at Dildine Corners, in Ionia county,
with Manly B. Lansing as postmaster.
Stowell j. Smith has the agency for
the valuable book Life and Achieve
ments of Admiral George Dewey" the
hero OF Manila Bay, and is taking a
lot of subscriptions.
Numerous fishing parties are made
up these days for trip TO the lakes in
this vicinity and bluegills. perch and
black bass are found to be biting the
hook quite brskly. The sport is ex-
cellent.
Frank Tobias, young farmer in
Dandy, was kicked by colt he was
leading and died instantly Monday
afternoon. The animals hoof struck
him squarely on the chin, driving the
jaw bone back to the base OF the brain.
In 1871 all the pictures of the attor-
neys of the lonia county bar were
grouped and framed by Miss Lowell
and the picture placed in the court
room where it now hangs back of the
judges desk. Another one with all
members of the present bar is being
prepared and will be hung along side
of it as a companion piece.
John +. Leonard, the employee of
Towers foundry who was cut so Sc
verely last week Monday by a saw, died
Saturday. He was veteran of the
late civil war, serving as drummer
boy. Mr.. Leonard had his pension
restored to him about two weeks ago.
He was member of the Court of
Honor, having 81, 900 insurance in the
order. Deceased was 90 years of age,
and leaves wife and two children.
The order issued by President Me-
Kinley last week releasing many offices
formerly on the civil service list, hits
pension examining boards. For this
reason there will probably be a change
in the Ionia county board before many
days. DR.. Alton, the Portland mem
Der OF the board informs the Observer
that he will not be greatly surprised if
at any time the board is invited TO
hand in their designations DR.. Alton
has been member of the board ten
years gether.-Portland Observer.
Smyrna not only boasts of fine band,
but is getting TO be quite Maccabee
town. having tent numbering l03
members. The success of the tent is
largely due to the energy of Command
er Harry G. Osgood. The members
attended memorial service at the
Smyrna Baptist church on Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Hills, of Greenville,
officiating They then marched To the
Smyrna cemetery and decorated the
grave of their only deceased member,
Sir Knight Ring, who died last winter
Sentinel.
There was a spectacle man in town
one day this week selling "goldn spec
tacles, worth one dollar "A dozen, for
SO each--quite fair profit, even for
peddler. We did not learn how many
victims he found; but he sold (to) one
woman, and when her hubby found it
out he made tracks for the hotel and
found old glasses just about stepping
into the bus in search OF green pastures.
"Come out Of there you ten cent fraud
and dig up the ten dollars you got from
my wife for this trash. Come, hustle
up or I'll mop up the sidewalk with
YOU" Old Glasses dug up Lowell
Ledger.
Portland sent a good delegation 20
the band convention at Belding We'd
nesday. The special train carrying
the band and citizens left Portland at
9:40 a. m, returning about 9 p. m.
Twelve bands attended the convention
and the crowd was large. The Belding
citizens did their full part to make the
convention a success and the arrange
ments made for taking care of the
bands we're satisfactory to all. The
fall convention was captured by Lyons,
the first ballot standing Lyons, 10;
Portland, 6; Ionia, 3. As Lyons has
never had the convention 1T Is gener-
ally conceded that it went to the right
place. Portland has every reason to
expect the convention next SPRING
Portland Review.
The Columbia, Is. C.,) Herald re-
Gently republished this interesting
item, which it originally printed in
the slavery days before the war:
Negroes sell as high as heretofore,
but they are hired out at lower rates.
For l2-year-old girl $50 is given, and
an S-year-old boy goes at 81. Peter,
belonging to the Mary Shock estate, is
hired ont for 1902; J. S. Clarkson :
Mary, % years old, sold for 81 100;
Alex, belonging to the estate OF the
Rev. d. Hall, brings 1896; Waugh
buys Willis for 1910; negroes OF w. II.
Irwin are sold on II months credit,
and II. G. Parker buys Eliza and child
for 81 Ill; Robert Lemon buys John,