Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-09
Local Brevities.


Miss Maggie Mcdonald spent Sunday
at her home in Lyons.
Hon. J. M. Earle and wife OF Lansing
were In the city Saturday.
M. Reynolds, of Oakfield. visited his
son, w. NJ, the fore part OF the week.
The death OF Mrs. Sutphen's mother
is reported to have occurred this morn
ing
ExMayor Wrights family OF Green
vile were guests at DR.. Coville's Sun
day.
Miss Edith Dimmick Is the new
"hello" girl at Wilder's Bell telephone
exchange.
A bus load of young girls from
Greenville came down for a ride Tues
day evening.
Miss Ida Trimble, who has been so
seriously i'll, is reported as being a
little better.
Meeting Of the Eastern Star next
Tuesday evening at 1870. All officers
please bring In rituals.
Miss Cora Holmes spent Sunday with
County School Commissioner e. B.
Hale and wife at Ionia.
The Whist Club will meet at the X.
p. Hall tonight. A full attendance OF
the members is desired
Mrs. James Cramer, who has been
quite seriously Ill with lagrippe for
the past two weeks, is little better.
Mrs. Will Francis secured the prize
given by w. A Chave on the nearest
number OF cakes Of soap in the bridge.
Lincoln club annual banquet at Grand
Radios next Wednesday. A number OF
the faithful from Belding expect to at
tend.
A. b. Hull, the jeweler, has been
taking an enforced vacation from his
business the past week. Usual reason,
grippe.
John Bond, jr., returned from De-
troit Saturday, where he has been TAX
ing medical treatment, in an improved
condition.
The BANNER Office force has escaped
the prevailing epidemic pretty well up
TO this week but it has good grippe
upon US now.
A potato car caught fire last Friday
night Nightwatchman Riker discov-
cred it and it was extinguished with
out great amount of damage.
1t Is now grandpa and grandma
Locke, ten and one-half pound son
having been born to MIR. and Mrs.
Chas. p. Locke OF Ionia last Thursday.
The Democratic combination caucus
for the election Of delegates from this
city to the county convention will be
held 10 the several wards next Monday
evening.
The ladies OF the Royal Neighbors
OF America will give box social at
the X. p. hall pext week Thursday
evening, to which they invite all their
friends Boxes l5c each.
Mrs. Z. B. Lapham returned from
Rockford last evening but Mr.. Lapham
will remain day or two longer. His
sister who has been so very ill is now
considered out OF danger.
John Crawford and wife, OF Grand
Haven, and Mrs. DR.. Ford and Miss
Berta Ford, of Cedar Springs, were
called here this week by the death OF
Mrs. Calvin Smith, OF Smyrna.
Miss II. 4. Power was called to Cor
runna last week on account OF the ill
ness of her mother. Before returning
she expects to visit several wholesale
millinery establishments in the east.
A Mothers Meeting will be held at
the High School building Friday after
noon OF this week commencing at $3.50
O'Clock, conducted by Miss Margaret
Stevens. A general invitation is ex-
tended to all those interested.
Alderman II. l.. Page and wife en-
tertained few gentlemen friends at
their pleasant home Saturday evening.
Duplicate whist was played after which
light refreshments were served. II
was very enjoyable occasion.
After the close OF the regular session
of the K. OF +. lodge Tuesday, refresh
ments, music, cigars and general
good time were INDUCED in. The
regular meeting night has been
changed from Wednesday to Tuesday.
The extreme cold weather still con-
tinues without the least sign OF abate-
ment. The mercury has registered
from ten to twenty degrees below zero
each night this week, making two
weeks of it continuously without a
break, which is very remarkable and
unusual.
DR.. G.. G.. Perkins returned from
Saginaw Monday where he had been a
few days on business connected With
the Sanitary Refrigerator Co. While